The Holidays are over, but there’s still time to see one of the better holiday movies. And, it’s actually more relevant now (at the start of the new year) than it was over the holidays. The plot of “The Bucket List” doesn’t sound all that inspirational: two guys from different sides of the tracks end…

Several days ago, when I asked if Britney Spears would be “saved” by Oprah, I was being facetious. But, as it turns out, I was being prescient. Over the weekend, Spears’ parents asked Oprah protégé, Dr. Phil McGraw to speak with their troubled daughter at Cedars Sinai Medical Center; apparently without Britney’s knowledge. As fellow…

I feel especially qualified to spread the news about the opening of “Pie Bakery & Cafe” in Newton Center, Mass by two women piemakers, Ellen Kaplansky and Paige Retus. Not only do I stay in Newton a few days a week during the semester (when I’m teaching at BU), which means that I’m about to…

Denzel Washington’s “The Great Debaters” is still racking up critical acclaim and awards buzz, while seeking to build a bigger audience at the box office. The film tells the based-on-truth story of the debate team at a small African-American college in the 1930s South which goes on to challenge some of the nation’s best teams.…

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