Spring has delivered plenty of surprises. The Los Angeles Times , the New York Times , and USA Today (among others) all gave The Three Stooges rave reviews. I am still soothing that the underrated Shemp was left out of the screenplay. He was often the Read More...

Months ago, this column predicted that high priced gas would be one of the hot topics in the 2012 presidential campaign. But even I underestimated the extent to which partisan contenders would attempt to parlay pump pain into personal gain. I’m Read More...

The headline is a tribute to Jethro Bodine, one of the truly great characters in the history of television, as played by Max Baer. Jethro would tackle fifth grade arithmetic with zeal, and tell Buddy Ebsen about his “cipherin’” and “gezintas”. Read More...