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"How to Survive a Plague:" AIDS and Hard Lessons Learned

Looking to the past for lessons on struggling against stubborn silence. As 2016 concluded, The New York Times reported that…

9 years ago

Tina Fey and Robert Carlock Make Great News Together

As though Tina Fey and Robert Carlock had not already given the world enough laughter (in the form of hit…

9 years ago

Scientists Agree That Grapefruit Isn’t Always Great Fruit

Grapefruit is a snack with a variety of health benefits — but if you take certain medications, you may have…

9 years ago

Flipping the Script on Chekhov with Stupid F#@king Bird

April 21-22; 25-29 Even people who love theater enjoy hating it — sometimes. Just like NPR's cerebral navel-gazing and an…

9 years ago

Sydney Summer: One Sure Way to Beat ‘the Seattle Freeze’

When he heads Down Under for a break from winter weather, Kevin also finds himself charmed by the sunny dispositions…

9 years ago

Turn into Page, Arizona for Spectacular Canyon Views

The last stop on our National Parks road trip is Page, Arizona, where we wanted to visit a few well-known…

9 years ago

Streisand to Speak in Series at Tribeca Film Fest

April 19-30 As in past years, the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival’s impressive lineup of films is reason enough to attend.…

9 years ago

The Lost City of Z: It’s a Jungle out There

Charlie Hunnam — who played a beguiling twink in the original British Queer as Folk and a gruff biker in…

9 years ago

Run (Like Forrest Gump), Don’t Walk to Monument Valley

If you’ve seen ever watched Forrest Gump, there’s a scene where he takes a run all by himself. That moment…

9 years ago

Is <em>Tommy’s Honour</em> Par for the Course in Golf Films?

With no disrespect intended, I think it’s fair to say that golf is often quite boring to watch. Films about…

9 years ago