Pop Culture Happy Hour: Binge Viewing And A Summer TV Quiz
It’s not every week you get to hear me go full-on fan-crazy. (Okay, it’s some weeks, but usually not about …
Field Trip! 10 Books That Will Send Kids Exploring
When I recommend books to kids or grown-ups, I can almost always get them interested if I add “Oh, and …
Dan Kennedy: Fishing For A Tale
Dan Kennedy is a writer at heart, but if you ask him what he’s versed in, you’re bound to get …
Lesser-Known Knights
We all know King Arthur’s famous Knights of the Round Table, like Sir Galahad, sometimes referred to as the Knight …
Presidential Middle Names
Can you guess the Simpsons character whose first name is a Presidential middle name? If you said Milhouse, named after …
Board To Death
This game pays homage to the board game Clue, and its hilarious film adaptation, by adopting its standard phrasing for …
Anarchists Tempt A 1 Percenter In ‘The East’
In The East, a slightly batty, weirdly involving new thriller about corporate espionage and eco-terrorism, rising star Brit Marling (last …
The Political Becomes Personal In ‘Shadow Dancer’
James Marsh’s Shadow Dancer opens with scenes depicting the lead ups to a pair of violent acts separated by 20 …
Teenage ‘Kings Of Summer’ Rule A Predictable Sitcom World
Like the recent Mud, The Kings of Summer is a tale of feral adolescent pals in search of freedom and …
‘Now You See Me’: An Unconvincing Con Job
Magic is compelling when it actually amazes, accomplishing the difficult feat of freeing its viewers from disbelief and letting them …
events
