Over at the DG, I humbly suggest that it's OK to be friends with the people you work with. Here's an excerpt: "I used to hang...
Music: Barry Wenig on his favorite Beatles songs Movies: Annalisa Parent on schmalty summer sci-fi, and Sara Foss on "The Great...
Over at the DG, I make my NBA finals pick. Click here to read it.
Over at the DG, I review the new Baz Luhrmann spectacle "The Great Gatsby." Here's an excerpt: "Maybe 'The Great Gatsby' just...
OK, I'll admit it. I'm that annoying person you go to the movies with - not the one who talks through the whole thing or whose cell...
I’ve been a Beatlephile (I’ve been told that’s what they call us; “Beatlemaniac” is undignified) since...
Over at the DG, I ponder the phenomenom of the cult film "The Room." Here's an excerpt: "I’ve never been a big proponent...
Iron Man 3 (2013) *** Upstream Color (2013) **** People on Sunday (1930) *** Hansel and Gretel (2009) *** Tamara Drewe...
During my first pregnancy, once I was obviously showing, it was interesting to see people’s reaction. For the most part, they were...
Over at the DG, I write about my Memorial Day weekend, which started off cold and dreary but finished rather nicely. Here's an...
Over at the DG, I list my favorite Beatles songs. Here they are .
Over at the DG, I write about the new Ken Loach film "The Angels' Share," and the new Shane Carruth film "Upstream Color," which I...
This is from a few weeks ago, but I greatly enjoyed this piece by Devin Faraci at Badass Digest about how "Star Wars" is the most...
Over at the DG, my colleague Margaret Hartley writes about how gardening is still a few weeks away in her weekly column Greenpoint....
Over at the DG, I write about the comic dystopian novel "Super Sad True Love Story" by Gary Shteyngart. Click here to read more.
Over at the DG, I reflect upon graduations, and the value of education. Here's an excerpt: "I think we can all agree that...
Over at the DG, I write about a new kind of beer I'd never heard of before - so-called gypsy-brewed beer. Click here to learn more.
Big time journalists do all kinds of things I would never think to do. The latest example: When interviewing a young woman who...
Over at the DG, I review the movie "Iron Man 3." Here's an excerpt: "Watching 'Iron Man 3' is a bit like dropping in on old...
Our Nixon (2013) ***1/2 Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996) ***1/2 The Dark Crystal (1982) *** A Good...
These are my five favorite movies and why: 5. Wild Strawberries (1982, Ingmar Bergman) It would be...
Over at the DG, I make my NBA conference finals picks. Click here to read them.
Over at the DG, I write about stress. Here's an excerpt: "When I have a headache, I often tap into the bottle of pain relievers...
Over at the DG, I write about returning to the garden. Here's an excerpt: "My landlord and I have decided to give gardening...
Over at the DG, I review the new Jeff Nichols movie "Mud." Here's an excerpt: "The new movie 'Mud' is a boys’ adventure...