South Carolina lawmakers have said Gov. Mark Sanford may be a lying sack of toe jam, but that doesn't disqualify him from holding the state's highest office. ...more

December 23, 2009

Still Playing All About Steve After success earlier this summer in "The Proposal," Sandra Bullock returns in another comedy, this time as a crossword puzzle lover who stalks a CNN cameraman (Bradley Cooper) who she thinks is her soul mate. Unfortunately, the film lacks something comedy requires - that is, funny scenes. 87 minutes (PG-13; sexual content including innuendos). ...more

October 30, 2009

For 28 years, we have been the closest friends, nurturing each other, being in contact several times daily. I respected her endurance. She was made of strong stuff and suffered my ministrations. Through the years, I always listened for sounds of distress. She was a constant in my life, available, dependable. Like a soul mate, she fed my hungers and slaked my thirsts. ...more

October 15, 2008

For many years, reality was out of vogue with Republicans. They ignored the reality of Iraq and Katrina, of Pakistan and Osama bin Laden. ...more

September 4, 2008

The memorial service started at sunset Sunday with prayers, hymns and recollections of Harlan "Lanny" Northcott. When it ended, an old-fashioned cookout began. ...more

July 20, 2008

Growing up in a small rural town, Ross McGinnis was more apt to get in trouble than on the honor roll. So he enlisted in the Army, and in just under a year found his soul mate, a brotherhood, and even himself. ...more

June 1, 2008

The timing is perfect. She couldn't have planned it any better. ...more

May 31, 2008

If the stories are to be believed, The Mars Volta's fourth album was inspired by - and nearly wrecked by - a Ouija board. The duo (Omar Rodriguez Lopez and Cedric Bixler Zavala) bought the board in Jerusalem, consulted it throughout a tour and later buried it when unexplained mishaps (computer glitches, an engineer's nervous breakdown) threatened to derail this album's recording process. ...more

February 14, 2008

As Valentine's Day approaches, all is not lovey-dovey in the high-stakes online dating industry. ...more

February 12, 2008

Bill Bunting, Florida Republican operative and all-around force of nature, cups his hand over the cell phone for just a second - "Hold on, dere, Guvnuh, I gotta take dis call" - then returns to the line to confess that he is just like at least 10 percent of the state's GOP voters ahead of Tuesday's Sunshine State presidential primary: undeclared, uncommitted and undecided. ...more

January 26, 2008