Walter Donaldson is most famous for composing “My Blue Heaven,” “Makin’ Whoopee,” “My Mammy” (Al Jolson’s theme song), and “Yes Sir, That’s My Baby.” The son of a piano teacher, he was among the most prolific hit songwriters of the 1920s. Born in
Continuing my regular column of comic book top tens, a focus this week on Marvel’s skull-shirted Charles Bronson wannabee. Inspired by the reference to him in the newspaper headline read by the cabbie in the opening shot of the trailer for the 2010
On Friday, I mentioned an oddity on Amazon that I thought was weird: I could not complete the buying process until I agreed to sign up for Amazon Prime. (I did, then called and canceled). So far, it appears to have been a one time glitch.
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"Law & Order," "24" and "Lost" seldom had lighthearted moments. But Emmy host Jimmy Fallon gave them a comedic poke in the funnybone Sunday night to mark the end of their distinctive runs this year.
Fallon channeled Elton John and "Candle in the Wind"
Check out the full gallery of photos from the upcoming GeorgeGeorge Clooney thriller,.
Academy Award winner George Clooney stars in the title role of this suspense thriller, filmed in Italy. Alone among assassins, Jack (played by Mr. Clooney) is a
Combine That Championship Season, Jason Miller's 1973 Pulitzer prize-winning play about a group of men held together in adult life through the malign influence of their high-school basketball coach, and Alan Alda's popular 1981 movie Four Seasons, in
Your weekend home work assignment is Chris Whalen’s invective, :
This article asserts that, in dealing with the 2007-2009 financial crisis, the Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) has placed its role as monetary agency and de facto steward of the market for U.S.
Every year I review the Emmy Awards. To get you ready, and for any new readers of this blog, here are selected samples of my Emmy reviews from 2006-2009. You'll find this year's edition on Monday morning.
The people in the first ten rows you don’t
As Last of the Summer Wine comes to an end, here are some last lines from famous TV shows Aug 26 2010 By Brian McIver IT'S the short snippet of dialogue that can make or break the legacy of a television show. But the last line of a classic TV series can
Sometimes a single TV episode can exemplify the spirit of its time and the properties that make television a unique medium. A Very Special Episode presents The A.V. Club’s survey of TV at its most distinctive.
In 1967, The San Francisco Chronicle and
