I've always been fascinated by the history of vaudeville.  One of the most colourful stories of that era (my favourite, growing up) was ...

I don't normally blog on politics and try very hard to keep an unbiased view of what's going on in our nation's capitol.  But be...

In this day and age of digital and pocket-sized video cameras, it is an awesome experience to watch " Shooting Iwo Jima ," a fasci...

FINALLY - in the 21st century, the art world is beginning to acknowledge the contributions women have made to the art world.  I've alway...

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – Miep Gies, the office secretary who defied the Nazi occupiers to hide Anne Frank and her family for two years and s...

It's so hard to believe 29 years has passed since that awful day in December when John Lennon was shot dead in front of his home, The Da...

Pappas' story reminded me a little of the movie " Rudy " - only Billy seems to be more of a defeatist (i.e., puts all his eggs...

Remember the days when TV meant ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS? I remember living in the Chicago area as a child and we had a nice TV set, but not mu...

John Lennon would have been 69 today... Happy Birthday, John! I wonder what he'd say about Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize on his bi...

The music world has been devoid of imagination and colour for many years now... that's my opinion. But Lady Gaga has burst on the scene ...