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Athough I normally avoid reality shows (because I'm not interested in dieters, dysfunctional families, or desperate "celebrities...

Those who are regular readers of this blog may have noticed that I've been referencing Smithsonian magazine in recent posts. The reason...

"The Wilkersons’ costliest board was the 1972 painting Water Dreaming at Kalipinypa, a dazzling patchwork of stippled, dotted and cross...

This year is the 50th anniversary of the publication of To Kill a Mockingbird, which is getting a lot of press. Invariably, in the articles...

Many times in the past, I'm sure, I rolled my eyes if I saw an old person poring over the Obituaries section in the newspaper. I thought...

That weird Lost finale a couple of weeks ago continues to spark my interest in how creative works reach a conclusion. I mentioned memorable...

Since the "Lost" finale, I've been thinking about memorable TV show finales. Apparently I'm not alone. I googled "mem...

Back in October, I wrote a post about how the TV show "Lost" would end . I had no predictions, given that I was not a steadfast fa...

CBS Sunday Morning had a Mo Rocca segment today on comedians and actors who perform dramatic readings of celebrity writing in a New York the...

In my last post , I tried to get all philosophical about the ridiculous cost of private colleges, and how this is going to push out more cre...