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 Maury Allen

 

2009
Teddy Was My Hero: Dec. 21, 2009

Another Yankee Decade: Dec. 7, 2009
Jeter at the Top: Nov. 30, 2009
No Room At This Inn: Nov. 23, 2009
Andre's Open Testimony: Nov. 16, 2009
Mark One For Cheaters: Nov. 9, 2009
Bye, Bye, Rush!: Oct. 19, 2009
The Ladies Are In: Oct. 12, 2009
The Gold Standard: Oct. 5, 2009
A Letter to God: Sept. 28, 2009
Image is Everything: Sept. 21, 2009
Meet Mr. Grumpy: Sept. 14, 2009
The Torre Story: Sept. 7, 2009
My Favorite Team of Them All: Aug. 31, 2009
Winning the Wimipiness Award: Aug. 24, 2009
Joe DiMaggio Regrets...:Aug. 17, 2009
The Little Flower: Aug. 10, 2009
Cash Cow Cooperstown: Aug. 3, 2009
Dolph Schayes Returns: July 27, 2009
Sports Overload: July 20, 2009

The Autograph Hunters: June 8, 2009
Who Saved Baseball?: June 1, 2009
Poker Players and Pals: May 18, 2009
Image of Mark Sanchez: May 4, 2009
Another Look at Jackie: April 20, 2009
Walter O'Malley Revisited: April 6, 2009
Al Jackson Remembers: March 30, 2009
"A Criminal Injustice": March 23, 2009
The Corporal Was A Pitcher: Feb. 23, 2009
Nasty Nadya: Feb. 16, 2009
Baseball is Back: Feb. 9, 2009
The Inside Wrestler: Feb. 2, 2009
The New Rupert Murdoch: Jan. 26, 2009
Baseball Hall of Fame: Jan. 19, 2009
The Shape of Things To Come in 2009: Jan. 5, 2009

2008

My New Year's Resolution: Dec. 22, 2008

My Advertising Hates: Dec. 15, 2008
King George III: Dec. 8, 2008
History of the Game: Dec. 1, 2008
Thanksgiving Guys: Nov. 24, 2008
Hope Lives Eternally: Nov. 17, 2008
Firsts I Remember: Nov. 10, 2008
Back To St. Pete: Oct. 27, 2008
Rachel and Michelle: Oct. 20, 2008
Maury's Joe Torre Story: Oct. 13, 2008
Quayle in the Oven: Oct. 6, 2008
The Cruel, Cruel Month of October: Sept. 29, 2008
A True African-American: Sept. 22, 2008
Lou Gehrig and Image: Sept. 15, 2008
Presidents I Have Known: Sept. 1, 2008
We Need Adlai Badly: Aug. 25, 2008
The Cubs of '08: Aug. 11, 2008
Farewell To Jerome Holtzman: July 28, 2008
Farewell Bobby Murcer: July 14, 2008
Back To Cooperstown: July 14, 2008
Big Brown Shoes: June 30, 2008
Does Race Matter?: June 23, 2008
A 58-Year Crush on 'South Pacific': June 9, 2008
Mike Piazza Retires: May 26, 200
Robert Merrill Remembered: May 19, 2008
Farewell to Buzzie: May 5, 2008
My Favorite Team: April 21, 2008
No Crying in Baseball? Guess Again!: April 7, 2008
Vero Beach Farewell: March 24, 2008
Man's Greatest Invention: Feb. 25, 2008
Brothers in Sports: Feb. 11, 2008
The Return of Denny McLain: Feb. 3, 2008
The Goose is Loose: Jan. 28, 2008
Lamar Hunt's Super Bowl: Jan. 28, 2008
Laughing with Johnny Podres: Jan. 21, 2008
Predictions of Things To Come in 2008: Jan. 7, 2008

2007
My Holiday Gifts For Sports Heroes: Dec. 17, 2007

O'Malley in The Hall: Dec. 10, 2007
Barry Bonds and the End of Baseball Heroes: Nov. 26, 2007
Marvin Miller, Revolutionary: Nov. 19, 2007
Does Intelligence Count?: Nov. 5, 2007
More of Al Gore?: Oct. 22, 2007
Sure, There's Crying: Oct. 5, 2007
Bob Feller Returns: Oct. 2, 2007
Great Art From the Negro Leagues: Sept. 17, 2007
Vick's Dog Days: Sept. 3, 2007
Farewell To the Scooter: Aug. 20, 2007
Tiger Tames the Field: Aug. 20, 2007
The NBA Gambling Scandal: July 30, 2007
Summer's Hottest Film: 'The Bronx is Burning': July 9, 2007
The Bonds Chase: July 2, 2007
1941--The Greatest Year in Sports: June 18, 2007
AROD At Night: June 11, 2007
Barney Stein's Dodgers: May 28, 2007
David Halberstam: May 14, 2007
Well-Regulated Militia: April 23, 2007
Rants of Racism: April 16, 2007
A Farewell To Stadiums: April 9, 2007
A New Jackie History Lesson: April 2, 2007
Hillary's White House: Feb. 26, 2007
"Letters From Iwo Jima": Feb. 19, 2007
Baseball's Rainbow Complexion Today: Feb. 5, 2007
Mickey Mantle's Restaurant: Jan. 29, 2007
A Victory For Integrity: Jan. 15, 2007

2006
No Mark McGwire: Dec. 18, 2006

The State of Sports: Dec. 4, 2006
A TV Miniseries About the 1977 Yankees: Nov. 13, 2006
"Flags of Our Fathers": Oct. 30, 2006
Curt Flood and Buck O'Neil: Oct. 16, 2006
'The Echoing Green': Oct. 2, 2006
Roy Negron's 'The Boy of Steel': Sept. 25, 2006
Billie Jean King: Aug. 14, 2006
Rachel Robinson: Aug. 7, 2006
Hall of Fame Legends: July 31, 2006
Wimbledon Wishes: June 26, 2006
My Cousin, Jesus: June 12, 2006
Welcome Back, Dixie Chicks: June 5, 2006
The Boy Who Fell Out of the Sky: May 22, 2006
Toots Shor: The Movie: May 10, 2006
Berkow's Way with Words: April 20, 2006
I'll Never Forget That CCNY Basketball Victory: March 20, 2006
Our Favorite Comic Book Heroes: March 6, 2006
Did You See Me in 'The Odd Couple'?: Feb. 27, 2006
Spring Training Ritual: Feb. 13, 2006
Halberstam's New Work of Art: Jan. 23, 2006
Marbles Mountain: Jan. 2, 2006

2005
World Baseball Classic? Phooey!: Dec. 19, 2005
My Sacred Duty: Dec. 5, 2005
Welcome To...Scootergate: Nov. 14, 2005
I'm the Scrooge of Halloween: Oct. 31, 2005
Chicago, A World Series and Memories: Oct. 24, 2005
Roberto Clemente and the Ethnicity Issue: Oct. 3, 2005
Sports Counts: Sept. 19, 2005
A New 'League of Their Own'?: Sept. 5, 2005
Willie in Cooperstown: Aug. 8, 2005
The Immortal Bobby: July 27, 2005
HBO's "Mantle": July 4, 2009
Celebrating the New Stadiums: June 20, 2005
Voices of Summer: May 23, 2005
Lou Gehrig and His Legend: May 16, 2005
Yogi Berra is Turning 80: May 2, 2005
Broadcaster Mel Allen: April 25, 2005
"Up For Grabs": April 18, 2005
My Brooklyn Dodgers: April 11, 2005
Danny Gardella--Baseball's King of Laughter: March 21, 2005
A Lasting Friendship: Feb. 28, 2005
Canseco's Lonely Future: Feb. 21, 2005
Naming the Super Bowl: Jan. 31, 2005
Maury & Johnny: Jan. 26, 2005
The Legacy of Rod Kanehl: Jan. 10, 2005
The People We Most Want To See Less of in 2005 (with staff): Jan. 10, 2005
Final Salute--Robert Merrill: Jan. 3, 2005
A Christmas Car Experience: Dec. 20, 2004
Magnificent Seasons: Dec. 6, 2004
Red Auerbach: Nov. 15, 2004
Curse vs. Curse: Oct. 27, 2004
Heroes of James Madison High: Sept. 27, 2004
Memories of Brooklyn Baseball: Sept. 13, 2004
Nine Innings From Ground Zero: Aug. 16, 2004
Jose Contreras, Family Man: July 5, 2004
D-DAY--Yesterday and Today: May 31, 2004
Ladies in Iraq: May 24, 2004
Baseball in the Spring: May 3, 2004
Tears and Ted Williams: April 12, 2004
Baseball, Gentlemen, Baseball: March 29, 2004
'Miracle' Movie: Feb. 16. 2004
Baseball Players of the 1950s: Feb. 2, 2004
They're Here! Jewish Baseball Cards: Jan. 19, 2004
Where Have All the Heroes Gone?: Dec. 8, 2003
Arthur Gelb's 'City Room': Nov. 10. 2003
George Plimpton Not Dead: Oct. 6, 2003
Return to Glory: Sept. 22, 2003

Bill Werber--Oldest Living Yankee: Sept. 1, 2003
The Masterful David Halberstam: July 28, 2003
Saluting Leonard Koppett: June 30, 2003

The Jerome Holtzman Baseball Reader: May 5, 2003
It's the Real Deal: March 31, 2003
The Case for Gil Hodges: Feb. 10, 2003
Conversations with Clone Babies: Jan. 6, 2003
Memories of Christmas: Dec. 16, 2002
The Punch: Dec. 2, 2002
My Losing Season: Nov. 18, 2002
Hatin' Halloween: Oct. 28, 2002
Again, the Giants!: Oct. 21, 2002
Racist Red Sox: Oct. 14, 2002
The Enigmatic Sandy Koufax: Sept. 23, 2002
The Legend of the Yankees: Sept. 2, 2002
Muhammad Ali: Aug. 12, 2002
Incredible John McEnroe: July 28, 2002
The Immortal Ted Williams: July 7, 2002
Ernie Harwell: June 23, 2002
The School Named for Mickey: June 9, 2002
That Mets Book!: May 26, 2002
The Barry Bonds Dilemma: May 5, 2002
Bobby Knight's Own Book: April 21, 2002
Memories of Mets Gone By: March 31, 2002
All Those Books About the Yanks: March 3, 2002
A Poignant Night to Remember: Feb. 3, 2002
In Memory of A Colleague: Dick Schaap: Jan. 20, 2002
An Avalanche of Heisman Memories: Jan. 6, 2002
My Own Major Leaguer: Dec. 16, 2001
I'll Never Forget: Bo Belinsky: Dec. 2, 2001
The Book That Changed My Life: Dec. 2, 2001
Whitey, You're the Tops!: Nov. 4, 2001
So This is Chicago Baseball?: Oct. 21, 2001
Reflecting on Terror: Sept. 30, 2001
A Bitter Memory & Its Legacy: Sept. 9, 2001
A Chat with Carl Erskine at Cooperstown: Aug. 26, 2001
In the Matter of David Cone: Aug. 5, 2001
An Insider's View of the Yankees: July 8, 2001
The I HATE Golf Book: July 8, 2001
Yogi Berra: Why Nicknames Count: June 3, 2001
Zim and Pee Wee: May 20, 2001

 JIM BAWDEN

 


2009
Memories of Raymond Massey: Dec. 21, 2007

Ten Great Film Directors Pick Their Favorites; Dec. 7, 2009
Edward Woodward: Nov. 23, 2009
Anne Shirley--A Remarkable Career: Oct. 26, 2009
Remembering Stanley Kramer: Oct. 12, 2009
Memories of "The Starlost": Sep. 28, 2009
The Second Coming of "Suspense": Aug. 3, 2009
A Tip of the Hat to Karl Malden: July 13, 2009
Farewell, Brave Farrah: June 29, 2009
Direct From the Studio: June 29, 2009
Bea Arthur: May 4, 2009
Vincente Minnelli and His Movies, Part Four: April 20, 2009
Vincente Minnelli and His Movies, Part Three: April 13, 2009
Vincente Minnelli and His Movies, Part Two: April 6, 2009
Vincente Minnelli and His Movies, Part One: March 30, 2009
Natasha Richardson Remembered: March 23, 2009
"Gone With the Wind": Feb. 16, 2009
"How Green Was My Valley": Feb. 16, 2009
Our Handy Dandy Oscars Ballot: Feb. 16, 2009
Are TV Networks Dead?: Jan. 26, 2009

2008

A Lunchtime Chat with Van Johnson: Dec. 22, 2008
Talking With Nina Foch: Dec. 15, 2008
"Bringing Up Baby": Dec. 1, 2008
I Hate Rudeness: Oct. 24, 2008
Movies That Make You Scream!: Oct. 27, 2008
How I Learned About Canada At the Movies: Oct. 13, 2008
Guess What? We're Having An Election, Too!: Oct. 6, 2008
Picking the Emmy Winners: Sept. 15, 2008
Now Let Us Praise Radio Drama: Sept. 1, 2008
Hugh Laurie and the British Invasion: Aug. 11, 2008
Hybrid Television?: Aug. 4, 2008
Movie House Memories: July 21, 2008
The Award Show That Thinks Too Young: July 14, 2008
Old Faces, New Places; July 7, 2008
The Leacock Legacy: June 30, 2008
Joe Pevney Remembered: June 23, 2008

2004

Remembering Fay Wray: 2004

2001

My Chat with Vincente Minnelli: 2001

2000

Audrey Totter: 2000
All About Eve: 2000
A Few Last Words with Irving Rapper: 2000

 

 Joanne Engelhardt

 


2009

Late-Life Love: Dec. 7, 2009

New York, Friendly New York!: Aug. 31, 2009
The Best Reason to Visit Palm Springs: Aug. 3, 2009
Living A Life in Constant 'Jeopardy': June 8, 2009
Going To Africa with "Out of Africa": Feb. 16, 2009
The Starving Children of Zimbabwe: Jan. 5, 2009

2008

Hoping For Relief: Oct. 27, 2008
Grandmotherhood--Up Close & Personal: Sept. 15, 2008
Confessions of A Gymnastics Freak: Aug. 4, 2008
Curse of the Glass Ceiling: June 30, 2008
The Sunshine Girl: June 9, 2008
It Used To Be--My Kind of Baseball: April 21, 2008
What I Learned From My Daughters: March 17, 2008
My Homage to Teachers: Jan. 21, 200

2007

Great Toilets I've Known: Dec. 17, 2007
Confessions of A Middle-Aged Beach Bunny: Nov. 5, 2007
Collected Tales of Painted Nails: Oct. 22, 2007
Ray Doherty--In Celebration of His Life: Aug. 20, 2007
My Wonderful Ray: July 16, 2007
Confessions of A Theatre Addict: April 9, 2007
A Very Sanitary Cruise: March 19, 2007
A Special Friendship: Jan. 22, 2007
Patient Joanne X: Jan. 1, 2007

2006

The Fragility of Relationships: July 31, 2006
We Can Work It Out!: May 29, 2006
Hoffman IS Capote: Feb. 27, 2006
For Earlene: Jan. 16, 2006

2005

Presenting Mrs. Lucky: Dec. 5, 2005
Bonds That Just Grow Stronger: Oct. 31, 2005
The Intimate Lives of Movie Stars: Oct. 24, 2005
We All Scream For...ICE CREAM!!!: Sept. 12, 2005
Egypt in August--Not!: Aug. 15, 2005
Once...Twice...Three Times A Bride: Aug. 1, 2005
My Life As A Car: June 27, 2005
Almost 10 Rules For My Sendoff: May 23, 2005
Reading for the Joy of It: March 28, 2005
The Oscars: My Very Own Super Bowl: Feb. 21, 2005
People We Most Want To See Less of in 2005 (with staff): Jan. 10, 2005
Becoming An Actress--Act Two: Jan. 3, 2005

2004

Becoming An Actress--Act One: Dec 6, 2004
The Great Eight-Day Ballpark Marathon: Nov. 15, 2004
How To Create A Monster (without really trying): Sept. 20, 2004
To RV or Not To RV: June 7, 2004
Vacationing in Hell: April 26, 2004
Timeshares R Us: March 8, 2004

2003

Let's Do Manhattan Real Cheaply--Part 2: Nov. 17, 2003
Let's Do Manhattan Real Cheaply--Part 1: Nov. 10, 2003

 Bucky Fox

 


2009

Dandy Decade: Dec. 7, 2009

Turned Off: Nov. 30, 2009
Merry Mae on MLB TV: Nov. 23, 2009
Pacquiao--And How!: Nov. 16, 2009
Yank-Ease: Nov. 9, 2009
Angel Nirvana: Oct. 12, 2009
Losing With Jason: Sept. 28, 2009
Remembering Air Force Football: Sept. 14, 2009
Angel Heaven: Sept. 7, 2009
Wicked Vick: Aug. 17, 2009
Angel Corner: Aug. 10, 2009
Angel Angles: July 13, 2009
Parade Rout: June 29, 2009
On A Roll On the Radio: June 1, 2009
The Missing Mets: May 26, 2009
I Want Answers Now!: May 11, 2009
The Misery of A Missouri Fan: March 30, 2009
Going Bowling: Feb. 9, 2009
Steel Certain: Jan. 26, 2009

2008

A Great 2008: Dec. 22, 2008
What A Difference A Decade Makes: Dec. 8, 2008
The Right Vote: Oct. 27, 2008
Prayers and the Right Man: Oct. 13, 2008
USC Stands For 'Unprofessional Sports City': Sept. 22, 2008
Olympic Waves: Aug. 18, 2008
Golden Games: Aug. 4, 2008
From the Cheap Seats: July 21, 2008
Loss Angeles: June 23, 2008
Turn It Up!: June 9, 2008
French Open For Business: May 26, 2008
Guts and Gory: May 12, 2008
Baltimore Baseball Strikes Out: April 7, 2008
Hire Me!: March 17, 2008
The Gamblin' Man: March 10, 2008
Super Roll For the Pats: Jan. 28, 2008
Rallying For Romney: Jan. 21, 2008

2007

Bucky's 2007 Calendar of Stars: Dec. 10, 2007
In Praise of Great Coaches: Nov. 26, 2007
'Cheers & Jeers' Strikes Again: Nov. 5, 2007
Meet the Mess: Oct. 2, 2007
Sports Musings ala The Buckster: Aug. 20, 2007
The Sport of It: July 30, 2007
A Dad For All Sports Seasons: June 11, 2007
The Dancing Champions: May 28, 2007
A Jackie Robinson Hit: April 23, 2007
Staring at the Stars: April 16, 2007
The Buckeyes Don't Stop Here: March 19, 2007
Let the Sunshine State In: Jan. 29, 2007
Best of 2006--He's Young: Jan. 1, 2007

2006

Quite Upsetting: Dec. 4, 2006
Rollin' Rutgers: Nov. 13, 2006
Agassi's Fun Run: Sept. 4, 2006
Hovering Angels: July 3, 2006
Meet the Mets: June 19, 2006
Spring Ahead: April 3, 2006
Marching On with Those Lakers: March 6, 2006
Kobe To the Max: Jan. 30, 2006
A Live 2005: Jan. 2, 2006

2005

Living Legends: Dec. 5, 2005
Timeout For T.O.: Nov. 14, 2005
Spooky Sports: Oct. 31, 2005
Trying To Have A Ball: Oct. 5, 2005
This Swiss Can't Miss: Sept. 19, 2005
Israel's Double Tennis Threat: Aug. 29, 2005
Lowe Expectations: Aug. 8, 2005
On Top of the World: July 27, 2005
Where Have You Gone, Richard Nixon?: July 4, 2005
Getting Our Phil: June 20, 2005
Why Baseball is #1: May 30, 2005
Baseball Fireworks: May 16, 2005
Right On!: April 25, 2005
Picky, Picky Baseball Picks: April 4, 2005
Baseball in the Sun: March 28, 2005
Lost in Laker Land: Feb. 28, 2005
Super Gap: Feb. 14, 2005
It's 'Super' Time!: Jan. 31, 2005
More Jive in 2005: Jan. 10, 2005
People We Most Want To See Less of in 2005 (with staff): Jan. 10, 2005

2004

The King of 2004 and His Challengers: Dec. 20, 2004
College Daze: Dec. 6, 2004
The Book on Phil Jackson: Nov. 22, 2004
Bucky's Fall Festival of Nitpicking: Oct. 27, 2004
From Baseball to Ballots: Sept. 27, 2004
Dems Sing A Nervous Tune: Sept. 6, 2004
The Tiger Woods of Tennis?: Aug. 2, 2004
Big Points: July 5, 2004
Three Cheers For...May 24, 2004
Let's Go Mets...and Dodgers!: May 3, 2004
The Presidential Sweet: April 12, 2004
Upsetting Times: March 29, 2004
Sports in the Desert: March 15, 2004
A Break Too Long: March 1, 2004
20 Things To Hate About Sports: Feb. 16, 2004
The Black Quarterback Syndrome: Feb. 2, 2004
Wanted--Competition for ESPN: Jan. 19, 2004

 Sid Frigand

 

SIDNEY'S ALMANAC & OTHER COLUMNS

2009

Musings On An Anniversary: Dec. 7, 2009

Midsummer Musing--New York's Big Parade: Aug. 3, 2009
All Hail the Inventresses Among Us: June 29, 2009
An Almanac Exclusive--The Forgotten Man: March 16, 2009

2008

Almanac Musings: Nov. 17, 2008
The Perplexing Wristwatch Mystery: Sept. 22, 2008
Let's Go To The Hop!: June 30, 2008
Three On A Match: March 10, 2008

2007

Come Blow Your Alpenhorn: Aug. 20, 2007
Proverbs Anyone?: June 18, 2007
Save Us From Syndromes: March 12, 2007
Almanac Musings: Jan. 1, 2007

2006

The Presidential Library: Dec. 4, 2006
The FBI Gets By: Oct. 16, 2006
Hither, Thither and Yon: Aug. 21, 2006
Voyage to Octogenaria: July 31, 2006

2005

Three Quickies: Dec. 5, 2005
To Whelm or Overwhelm: Oct. 10, 2005
Day of Reckoning Has Come...and Gone: Aug. 15, 2005
Great Missing Sock Mystery Explained!: July 11, 2005
Woman Shortage in Grygla: May 23, 2005
Was It 'Statuary Rape'?: April 25, 2005
Generation Gapping Made Easy: April 11, 2005
Gangsta Rap Wars: April 4, 2005
Why Some States Are Red While Others Are Blue: Jan. 24, 2005
Oceans Four: Jan. 17, 2005
Outing Those Anonymous Sources: Jan. 10, 2005
People We Most Want To See Less of in 2005 (with staff): Jan. 10, 2005

2004

A Joyous Holiday...and Happy Returns: Dec. 13, 2004
Almanac Potpourri: Dec. 6, 2004
Let Them Eat Venison!!: Nov. 22, 2004
John Swifties: Oct. 19, 2004
How To Host A Vigil At Home: Oct. 4, 2004
Putting on the 'Dog': Aug. 16, 2004
Coming To Terms with English: Aug. 2, 2004
Much Ado About Everything: July 26, 2004
A Cicada Lost in Brooklyn: June 28, 2004
The Flatliners Within: May 17, 2004
Almanac Musings: April 26, 2004
Cockelers, Musselers & Molly Malone: March 8, 2004
Hard Luck Oscars: Feb. 16, 2004
Running For Office: Feb. 2, 2004

2003

Almanac Predictions for 2004: Dec. 21, 2003
Planning A Proper Anniversary Bash: Dec. 8, 2003
Crazy Car Names: Nov. 17, 2003
Weapons Found in Iraq: Oct. 20, 2003
Win A Free Vacation: Sept. 29, 2003
When is Defense Not A Defense?: Sept. 22, 2003
Senior Drug Addict Nabbed in Florida Sex Spree!: Aug. 18, 2003
Almanac Insights into The Next TV Season: July 28, 2003
How Important is A Good Vocabulary?: July 21, 2003
My Day of Reckoning Has Come...And Gone: July 14, 2003
Bulletins From Around the World: June 30, 2003
Lots of Ways America Can Fight Bunions: June 9, 2003
Hold the Mayo. France Strikes Back: May 19, 2003
Liberals Find Religion: May 5, 2003
Iraq's Toxic Chemical Shortfall: April 14, 2003
Ignoring Bulgaria: April 7, 2003
Big Shakeup Forecast for Homeland Security: March 10, 2003
How Iraq Got Its Name: Feb. 24, 2003
The New York Olympics: Feb. 3, 2003
Color Me Aubergine: Jan. 13, 2003
Hapless Hijinks: Jan. 6, 2003

2002

Hallmark Indicted: Dec. 16, 2002

 Murry Frymer

 


2009

What I Learned In This Decade: Dec. 7, 2009

God Loves You, George: Nov. 9, 2009
The Lost, The Bewildered, The Retired: Sept. 28, 2009
Obama, Always Obama: Sept. 21, 2009
Firing Days: Aug. 10, 2009
Can We Talk?: Aug. 3, 2009

2008

The Madoff Mystery: Dec. 22, 2008
Look For the Silver Lining: Oct. 27, 2008
Meeting Paul Newman...or Not: Sept. 29, 2008
Ohmygod! Look Who's Famous!: Sept. 22, 2008
Future Shock is Here For Newspapers: Aug. 11, 2008
BORED: May 19, 2008
Kiddie Crime: April 7, 2008

2007

Working On--A Philosophical Debate: Dec. 10, 2007
Like Topsy, We Grew: Nov. 26, 2007
Let's Everybody Blog!: Nov. 5, 2007

2006

Merry Christmas, Many Times Over: Dec. 18, 2006
Anita O'Day at Fort Huachuca: Dec. 4, 2006
--30--: Nov. 13, 2006
Bigger and Better?: May 29, 2006
The Nominee I Missed: Feb. 27, 2006
War? What War?: Feb. 20, 2006
Lost Again: Jan. 30, 2006

2005

Once Upon A Blog: Dec. 5, 2005
Where Did All These People Come From?: Sept. 5, 2005
The American Foreign Legion: Aug. 29, 2005
The Pope and I: May 2, 2005
We Need A Little Christmas Now: March 21, 2005
People We Most Want To See Less of in 2005 (with staff): Jan. 10, 2005

2004

Big News! Columnist Snuffed!: Dec. 6, 2004
In God (and Bush) We Trust: Nov. 8, 2004
Here's to Georgie! He's True Blue: Oct. 19, 2004
If Frymer Replaced Sharon: Oct. 11, 2004
One Nation Under God; One Nation Not: Sept. 6, 2004
Hype Is On The Way: Aug. 2, 2004
Go Moore! Beat Bush!: July 5, 2004
Lost and Founded: April 19, 2004
Who's Getting Married in the Morning?: March 1, 2004
Sure, We're Crazy!: Feb. 16, 2004

2003

Frymer Reloaded: Dec. 8, 2003
Arnold and Me: Aug. 18, 2003
My Own 'Do Not Call' List: July 7, 2003
Michigan Then...and Now: June 30, 2003
A Dictionary for the New Millennium: May 12, 2003
The Bombs Bursting in Air: March 24, 2003
The Difference Down Under: Jan. 13, 2003

2002

Web Sites, Now and Then: Dec. 2, 2002
Happy Hour in the Oval Office: Nov. 11, 2002
Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer: Aug. 12, 2002
UH OH!: June 30, 2002
Milton Berle: Alone at 80: March 31, 2002
Let My People Go: March 24, 2002
All Silly All the Time: March 10, 2002
Forget Enron! We're All Going To Be Rich!: Feb. 10, 2002
'Blue Light' Blues: Jan. 27, 2002
Trying to Remember: Jan. 20, 2002

2001

Stop the Century, I Want To Get Off: Dec. 30, 2001

A Small Anniversary: Dec. 2, 2001
Murry the Bounty Hunter: Nov. 22, 2001
Willy Lomans by the Millions: Nov. 11, 2001
Reflecting on Terror 2: Oct. 28, 2001
Why Doesn't Adolf Like the Jews: Oct. 7, 2001
Everything Changes, Everything Changes: Oct. 7, 2001
Reflecting on Terror: Sept. 30, 2001
Bad? How BAD Was It?: Sept. 9, 2001
News for Dummies: Sept. 2, 2001
When Life Begins: Aug. 26, 2001
Murry Frymer: So Little Time...To Be A Kid: May 27, 2001
Lincoln was Wrong: You CAN Fool All of the People: March 11, 2001
To Tell the Truth: Jan. 7, 2001

2000

Murry Slept Here: Oct. 9, 2000
Guilty Pleasures: July 10, 2000
The Valueless Society: June 12, 2000
Speak Now . . . or Forever Hold Your Fee: May 15, 2000
I'm Your Son. You're My Mother: May 1, 2000
The Lost Columns of Hershey Frymer: April 17, 2000
I Should Have Been Born a House . . . In Silicon Valley: April 10, 2000
Go Jew!: March 28, 2000
Say What? The Rise & Fall of Eloquence: March 13, 2000
Forget Plastic, My Children!: March 6, 2000
The Lonely Crowd: Feb. 28, 2000
My First Travel Issue: One Man's Favorite Places: Feb. 21, 2000
What's In a Dot.Com? Feb. 4, 2000
Happy Endings: Jan. 24, 2000
Number, Please: Jan. 10, 2000

1999

Prepare for A Mid-Life Crisis: Dec. 3, 1999
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly from the U.S. Postal Service: Dec. 1, 1999

 GORDON GREB

 

2009
Secrets of The Professor's Time Machine For Dummies: Dec. 7, 2009

The Professor's Reel Life: Aug. 10, 2009
I'm A Yankee Doodle Dandy: May 11, 2009
The America I Saw in 1941: April 6, 2009
How A Boy Journalist Became A Newspaperman: March 16, 2009
Hooray For Mickey Mouse!: Feb. 16, 2009

2008
Seasons Greetings From A Golden Oldie: Dec. 22, 2008
Escape of the Prisoner From A Chinese Cookie Factory (Part Two): Dec. 22,
Confessions of A Prisoner in A Chinese Cookie Factory (1): Dec. 15, 2008
A Modern Christmas Carol: Dec. 8, 2008
The Dog Ate My Memoirs: Dec. 1, 2008
Halloween On Wall Street: Oct. 27, 2008
Farewell To Tigre: Oct. 20, 2008

Yes, the Sky is Falling: Sept. 29, 2008
The U.S. Grant Connection: Sept. 1, 2008
Lights, Camera, Action!: June 16, 2008
The Homecoming: April 7, 2008
A Muslim Future For Europe?: Feb. 18, 2008
"Patton": Feb. 18, 2007
Importing Islamic Laws: Feb. 11, 2008
How To Learn A Foreign Language: Feb. 3, 2008

2007

Some Thoughts While Waiting For A Haircut: Dec. 3, 2007
Woes of A Premature Christmas: Nov. 26, 2007
Will the Real Next President Please Stand Up?: Nov. 5, 2007
My Brother, Wally: Oct. 22, 2007
How Bigotry Can Sneak Up On A Guy: Sept. 17, 2007
Birthdays Can Be Funny: Aug, 20, 2007
"Lord, Give Me My Daily Paper!": Aug. 6, 2007
The Seven Worst Wonders of California: July 16, 2007
Going Hollywood: June 25, 2007
Our First Dictator?: May 28, 2007
Lost in China: April 23, 2007
Living to 80 is A Nutty Idea: April 2, 2007
Best 1935: Feb. 19, 2007
I Am Doctor...Who?: Feb. 5, 2007
Down on the Farm: Jan. 29, 2007
Since Our President Won't Listen...:Jan. 15, 2007

2006

Taking Stock of Your Life at Christmas: Dec. 18, 2006
Possible Signs of Maturity?: Dec. 4, 2006
Rooting For the New Deal in Hard Times: Nov. 20, 2006
A Child's Garden of Mutants: Oct. 30, 2006
Shadows Often Cast Our Futures Ahead: Oct. 23, 2006
How To Survive on $40 Per Month: Oct. 16, 2006
Goodbye, Old Man Depression: Oct. 9, 2006
Being Poor in America is No Joke: Oct. 2, 2006
Looking For Answers: Sept. 25, 2006
An Open Letter to Ted Sielaff: April 20, 2006
The Movie They Didn't Want Us To See: March 13, 2006
Professor Shocked By Movie Censorship: Feb. 27, 2006
My Own Fight with McCarthyism: Feb. 6, 2006

2005

Memoirs of A Sandlot Kid: Dec. 5, 2005
Adrift in L.A.: April 18, 2005
The Further Adventures of Rusty, Boy Aviator: April 4, 2005
Love and Romance in Old Salamanca: March 21, 2005
It's the 'New' Old World!: March 14, 2005
Greb's Great American Movie Deal: March 7, 2005
Silents, Please!: Feb. 21, 2005
Has Orwell's 1984 Finally Arrived?: Feb. 7, 2005
Is There A Better Way To Choose Our Leader?: Jan. 24, 2005
Bye, Bye, New Deal!: Jan. 17, 2005
The People We Most Want To See Less of in 2005 (with staff): Jan. 10, 2005

2004

Lycus & His Fine Spirits: Dec. 6, 2004

Deja Vu Theatre 3: The Big Broadcast: Nov. 15, 2004
Memories of Armistice Day: Nov. 8, 2004
Deja Vu Theatre 2: Nov. 8, 2004
The Deja Vu Theatre: Oct. 27, 2004

 

 Paul Hertelendy

 


2009

The Slow and Rusty Road To Freedom: Dec. 7, 2009

Mother Nature Studies Math: Dec. 7, 2009
A Suite of Sweet Recollections: Nov. 30, 2009
A Thanksgiving Haiku: Nov. 23, 2009
Perchance A Dream: Nov. 16, 2009
Enriching Poetics: Nov. 9, 2009
Long-Faced Stag Party: Oct. 26, 2009
Lost at 7,000 Feet: Oct. 19, 2009
Awaiting Flying in the Breeze: Oct. 12, 2009
A New Red Menace: Oct. 5, 2009
The Mini-Monster Roars: Sept. 28, 2009
Shimmer--Elevated Art: Sept. 21, 2009
Time Flies: Sept. 14, 2009
Sunshine Flows Past Tree Trunks: Sept. 7, 2009
A Diamond in the Rough?: Aug. 31, 2009
Precocious Prospects: Aug. 17, 2009
Terrains for the Tremulous: Aug. 10, 2009
Moon-Struck: Aug. 3, 2009
Encroachment: July 27, 2009
I Thought I Heard A Voice of God: July 20, 2009
Haiku of the Poetic Muse: July 13, 2009
Hospi-Tally--Two Views: June 29, 2009
Puppy Love Reversed: June 15, 2009
Aviary Artistry: June 8, 2009
A Legendary Poet's Source of Inspiration: June 1, 2009
Soccer Dad: May 27, 2009
Duty Or Diversions: May 18, 2009
Planet's Plight in Flight: May 11, 2009
Blending: May 4, 2009
Lullaby To Heart-Skip Days: April 20, 2009
Horse On A Mission: April 13, 2009
The Player Fielded Illegally: April 6, 2009
The Wondrous Sprite: March 30, 2009
History Under Wave-Chewed Cliffs: March 23, 2009
Home--Poetic Torpor: March 16, 2009
Rain Forest: March 9, 2009
Compati(NA)bility: March 2, 2009
Grandma Outwits Automatons: Feb. 23, 2009
Resonance of the Great Emancipator: Feb. 9, 2009
La Boheme: Feb. 2, 2009
The Ship Called 'Morrow: Jan. 26, 2009
Lofty Gates Unlocked, At Last: Jan. 19, 2009
Leave My Love: Jan. 5, 2009

2008

Them, Not Me--A Christmas Plea: Dec. 22, 2008
Hallowed Traditions: Dec. 15, 2008
A Slice of Bark: Dec. 8, 2008
Night of the Hug-Melt Chocolates: Dec. 1, 2008
Apart From the Election Outcome: Nov. 17, 2008
Plunging Into Past and Future: Nov. 10, 2008
The Grotesque Mask Speaks Up: Oct. 27, 2008
Of Bishops, Of Slippage, Of Faith: Oct. 20, 2008
Misnomer: Oct. 13, 2008
A Boy's Idol Passes: Sept. 29, 2008
Saga of A Caretaker's Softened Heart: Sept. 29, 2008
Castle in the Sky: Sept. 22, 2008
Wildlife, Stilllife: Sept. 15, 2008
Pagan Lady Tolerates No Sacrilege: Sept. 8, 2008
Culture Clash: Sept. 1, 2008
Transition: Sept. 1, 2008
Blinded By the Guide: Aug. 25, 2008
A Summons To Deny: Aug. 18, 2008
Canine Rocking Chair: July 14, 2008
Reflections on the Fourth: July 7, 2008
An Ounce of Prevention: July 7, 2008
Don't Look Back, Dear Orpheus: June 30, 2008
After the Birthday: June 23, 2008
Tough-Love Fog: June 16, 2008
The Knew-Wave Attraction: June 9, 2008
Worlds in Flesh and Blood Atremble: May 26, 2008
Grander and Grandeur: May 19, 2008
...Or Die Trying: May 12, 2008
Birdcott: May 5, 2008
con Font rations: April 21, 2008
Realized Over Green: March 24;, 2008
Timeless Summons: March 17, 2008
Reflecting Warmly, Frondly: March 10, 2008
"On Time": March 3, 2008
Hi-Tech Revolution: Feb. 3, 2008
Don't Look Back, Dear Orpheus: Jan. 28, 2008
A Jack London Ode: Jan. 21, 2008
Oddest of Couples: Jan. 7, 2008

2007

A Lover's Plea: Dec. 17, 2007
A Train, A Yearning and A Goal: Dec. 3, 2007
DOGGONE: Nov. 26, 2007
Busted Peace Pipes: Nov. 19, 2007
Message From the Vanished: Nov. 12, 2007
Imperfect Afternoon: Nov. 5, 2007
A Moon Expended: Oct. 22, 2007
Treasures of the Wild: Oct. 15, 2007
Meditation on Tranquility: Oct. 1, 2007
Florid Starburst: Sept. 17, 2007
Ring-Wrung: Sept. 3, 2007
Psyched In: Aug. 20, 2007
The Winged Missionary, etc.: July 16, 2007
Frozen Bride: July 16, 2007
Red, White, I'm Blue: July 3, 2007
Hope That Springs Internal: July 2, 2007
Radiant Warmth: June 25, 2007
An Inconvenient Storm: June 11, 2007
Rampart Access: June 4, 2007
Sodden Thought: May 28, 2007
Breaking the Ice: May 21, 2007
Mate of the Gauchos: May 14, 2007
The Catalytic Ship: April 23, 2007
Predators: April 9, 2007
Blue Face: March 26, 2007
White Horse in the Mountains: March 19, 2007
On A Paris Venture: March 12, 2007
The God of War: March 5, 2007
NEST: Feb. 26;, 2007
An Endless Moebius-Strip Acknowledgement For A Book: Feb. 5, 2007
Braided Leashes: Jan. 22, 2007
The Calm of Wild Life: Jan. 8, 2007
Tolling Into Elevated Spaces: Jan. 1, 2007

2006

Christmas Season: Dec. 18, 2006
Coastal Fog: Dec. 4, 2006
Airport Bound: Nov. 13, 2006
A Solid Constitution: Oct. 30, 2006
Stone Giants: Oct. 23, 2006
High in the Alps: Sept. 25, 2006
Total Recall: Aug. 21, 2006
Haiku Times Two: July 31, 2006
Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai: July 3, 2006
A Valentine Beside the Shore: July 3, 1980
Nirvana Expended: July 3, 2006
Old Town--Island of the Past: June 26, 2006
Great Wall Without End: June 19, 2006
Siberian Icebox Thawing: June 12, 2006
Liberation By Diploma: May 29, 2006
Owl on Eagle Peak: May 22, 2006
Plunge Into Alternatives: May 10, 2006
Hope That Springs Eternal: April 20, 2006
Haikus and Shorties in Earnest: April 3, 2006
Knife Sharp Rejection: March 20, 2006
Adult Ed For John and Julie: March 13, 2006
The Ref's A She: March 6, 2006
Timing: Feb. 13, 2006
Flood: Feb. 6, 2006

A Moebius-Strip Poem--Going Around in Circles: Jan. 16, 2006

2005

Christmas 2005: Dec. 19, 2005
A Toast...After Several Others: Dec. 19, 2005

Two Poems of Celebration: Dec. 5, 2005
That Dog-Gone Election: Nov. 14, 2005
Beach, Together--Shell We?: Oct. 31, 2005
Streamlines Sublime: Oct. 24, 2005
Running Free on Air: Oct. 10, 2005
My Low-Cost Therapist Named Steinway: Oct. 4, 2005
Inscribed in Wood and Memory: Sept. 19, 2005
A City's Silence: Sept. 12, 2005
De-Composing: Sept. 5, 2005
Vanishing Act to Emulate: Aug. 22, 2005
The New Encyclopedia On Good Health: Aug. 15, 2005
A Mountain of Denials: Aug. 8, 2005
High-Risk Operations: July 28, 2005
Abyss: July 12, 2005
Land of Wondrous Marvels: July 4, 2005
A Friend To Howl About: June 27, 2005
After the Fall is Over: June 20, 2005
The Forest's Perfect Crime: May 30, 2005
Orni Stud: May 23, 2005
Peaceable Kingdom: May 16, 2005
Environment in Extremis: April 18, 2005
Creative Writing: April 11, 2005
The Evolving Psyche: March 28, 2005
The Showoff: Feb. 28, 2005
Vacillating Valentine: Feb. 5, 2005
People We Most Want To See Less of in 2005 (with staff): Jan. 10, 2005

2004

A Santa Claus Haiku: Dec. 20, 2004
Costa Rica--Night of the Howler Monkeys: Dec. 6, 2004
Thanksgiving International: Nov. 22, 2004
Inspiration From the Artifacts: Nov. 8, 2004
As A Jaybird: Oct. 4, 2004
Gridloquacious Cyclic Choreography of La Gridloque: Sept. 27, 2004
The Train To Bermuda: Sept. 20, 2004
SUEÑO DE OTRAS NOCHES: July 26, 2004
Shakedown Cruise: April 26, 2004
Cafe: April 19, 2004
Marriage Law Imbroglio: March 29, 2004
Marine Onslaught: March 15, 2004
A Cool Valentine: Feb. 16, 2004
Our Herd of Coltish Young Observatories: Jan. 19, 2004
A Poet's Visions of Hawaii: Jan. 5, 2004

 

2003

Teetering on the Cliffs of Java: Dec. 8, 2003
Berkeley Comes to the Bishop: Nov. 10, 2003
Wedding in A Golden State: Oct. 26, 2003
The Sea Wolf in Sheep'sClothing: At Ocean's Plunge: Sept. 29, 2003
Troubled Poetry on the Vine: Sept. 15, 2003
The God of War: Sept. 1, 2003
Congregations Straddled and Embraced: Aug. 11, 2003
Resting Place: (Penultimate) Searching for Zoltán: Aug. 4, 2003
Two New Poems of Summer: July 28, 2003
Home: Poetic Torpor: June 23, 2003
On A Paris Visit 2003: April 21, 2003
On the Precipice: March 10, 2003
As If It Were Fiction: Jan. 27, 2003
Help! I'm Stranded in the Sierra Wilderness!!!: Jan. 6, 2003

2002

Fuji Stick: Oct. 21, 2002
Mother Nature--Blast It!: July 21, 2002
Frozen in the Sun: Jan. 27, 2002

 KENT HOLSATHER

 


2009

Thomas Wolfe Was Right: Dec. 7, 2009

Baseball, the Family Way: Aug. 10, 2009
Beware of...The Master: March 30, 2009
The Old Winter Blues: Jan. 5, 2009

2008
The Mystery Room: Oct. 27, 2008

Holsather Has Just Left the Ball Park: June 30, 2008
The 60-Minute Man: May 26, 2008
Every Boy Needs A 'Fortress of Solitude': Feb. 11, 2008


2007

The Man Who Invented the Housefly AirForce: Nov. 26, 2007

A Child's Garden of Memories: Oct. 5, 2007
Ma & Pa Kettle: Alive & Well in British Columbia?: June 4, 2007
Colonoscopy--The Movie: Jan. 8, 2007


2006
"The Screaming Hills": Oct. 30, 2006

A Kid on the Caribou Trail: Sept. 25, 2006
Junior High Daze: June 26, 2006

2005

Remember the Alamo! Please?: Dec. 19, 2005
Fishing with the Old Norwegian: Sept. 19, 2005
Mama's House: Aug. 5, 2005
Legacy of Smoke: May 16, 2005

Road Trip--The Quest For Beer: May 4, 2005
The Day Clyde Beatty Came To Town: March 28, 2005
Wake-Up Call: Jan. 24, 2005

2004

Drive-In Dreams of the Motor Vu: 2004
Parks' Store: March 1, 2004

 Stan Isaacs

 

2009
The D'Lugoff Legacy: Dec. 21, 2009

IRED Ratings--2009: Dec. 7, 2009
Astaire Vs. Kelly: Nov. 30, 2009
When Jewish Fighters Ruled: Nov. 23, 2009
The Ominous Shadow of Chaosistan: Nov. 16, 2009
The World Series Most of You Missed: Nov. 9, 2009
Musings Inspired by Playoff Baseball: Oct. 26, 2009
All You Ever Wanted To Know About Sports Movies: Oct. 19, 2009
A New Hero...From Congress?: Oct. 12, 2009
"The Philly Fan": Oct. 5, 2009
Wisdom in the Public Prints: Sept. 28, 2009
The Less-than-classy U.S. Open Tennis Meet: Sept. 21, 2009
That Glorious Day in 1950: Sept. 14, 2009
The Grand Old Young Man of Tennis: Sept. 7, 2009
A Hidden Treasure Named Tony: Aug. 31, 2009
My Sports Overhaul Plan: Aug. 24, 2009
Budd Schulberg, 1914-2009: Aug. 17, 2009
Shaky Rules at the Hall of Fame: Aug. 10, 2009
Ahem! It's Still Baseball Time!: Aug. 3, 2009
Remember the Rehnquist Rumba?: July 27, 2009
What I Did On My Summer Excursion: July 20, 2009
Giants...by the numbers: July 13, 2009
How To Make the Court Turn Left: June 29, 2009
Beware the Blogs!: June 29, 2009
Hats Off to Hochman: June 15, 2009
Borel's Big Mistake: June 8, 2009
Reasons For Loving the Belmont Stakes: June 1, 2009
The Unforgettable Woodie: May 25, 2009
A Filly For the Ages: May 18, 2009
Brooklyn By the Numbers: May 11, 2009
'You Know-itis' Infects Biden: May 4, 2009
Paying the Price: April 20, 2009
A Browser's View of Sports: April 13, 2009
A Freud's Eye View of the National Pastime: April 6, 2009
Putting Hollywood Quotes in the Right Mouths: March 30, 2009
Bracketing the Presidents: March 23, 2009
Boondoggle-arama?: March 16, 2009
A Historic Injustice: March 9, 2009
That Incredible Game: March 2, 2009
A Sportscasting High Wire Act: Feb. 23, 2009
Slumdog Casablanca: Feb. 16, 2009
Milestones From Baseball's Rule Book: Feb. 9, 2009
Sports in America, Part Two: Feb. 2, 2009
Sports in America, Part One: Jan. 26, 2009
The Goat That Inspired A President: Jan. 19, 2009
The Angst of Victory?: Jan. 12, 2009
'Bowl'-ing For Chuckles: Jan. 5, 2009

2008

Sports Guy Goes Longhair: Dec. 22, 2008

Governor Superfan: Dec. 15, 2008
The Embarrassing Bill Kristol: Dec. 8, 2008
IRED Ratings 2008: Dec. 1, 2008
Muhammad Ali's Place in History: Nov. 24, 2008
Pro Football in Philadelphia: Nov. 17, 2008
A Salute To Ivy League Football: Nov. 10, 2008
A Series Game To Treasure: Oct. 27, 2008
Barack Obama, Sports Dude: Oct. 20, 2008
Talk About Bum Advice!: Oct. 13, 2008
The Catbird Seat Rhubarb: Oct. 6, 2008
Pitchers Who Go All The Way: Sept. 29, 2008
Revising the Legend of Leonard & The Chipmunks: Sept. 22, 2008
Watching Out For No. 2: Sept. 15, 2008
The Prince of Prognosticators: Sept. 8, 2008
The Book You Must Have Now!!!: Sept. 1, 2008
Fighting McCain's Chutzpah: Aug. 25, 2008
Adventures of the Ultimate Letter Planter: Aug. 18, 2008
Welcome to the Hall of Shame: Aug. 11, 2008
The Skeptics' Primer For the Olympic Games: Aug. 4, 2008
Olympic Memories of 'Moon' Mondschein: Aug. 4, 2008
Women To Match Our Mountains: July 21, 2008
The All-Star Scam & Other Issues: July 14, 2008
The Wimbledon Report: July 7, 2008
There's Something About Mary Carillo: June 30, 2008
Jottings From Dog-Eared Notebooks: June 23, 2008
The Ultimate Golf Match: June 17, 2008
The Big, Big Brown-Out: June 9, 2008
Day of the Big Fire (by Ellen Isaacs): June 9, 2008
Some Gleanings From The Sporting Life: May 26, 2008
Big Brown and Racing's Future: May 19, 2008
...After the Fall: May 12, 2008
Classy Tim McCarver: May 5, 2008
Just A Few Words with Lou Piniella: April 21, 2008
Beware the Chinese Olympics!: April 7, 2008
The Un-Baseball Park Rises Again: March 31, 2008
In Love With the Essence of Baseball: March 24, 2008
The Un-Natural: March 17, 2008
What About the New Cuba?: March 10, 2008
Rich Details of Louis-Schmeling II: March 3, 2008
The Brown Bomber vs. Hitler's Pride: March 3, 2008
The Red Flag Tennis Match: Feb. 25, 2008
"There Will Be Blood": Feb. 18, 2008
The Roger Clemens Affair: Feb. 18, 2008
Super Bowl #42--The Big Upset: Feb. 4, 2008
When Is An Endorsement NOT An Endorsement?: Feb. 3, 2008
Meet the New Dream Team: Jan. 7, 2008

2007

Another Big Boo For O'Malley: Dec. 17, 2007

Shifty's Boys: Dec. 10, 2007
A Grand Old Rivalry: Dec. 3, 2007
IRED #47: Nov. 26, 2007
A Remembrance of Norman Mailer: Nov. 19, 2007
More Memories of Charles Schulz: Nov. 5, 2007
A Rewarding Day at the Races: Oct. 29, 2007
Exit--JoeTorre: Oct. 22, 2007
In Tribute to Al Oerter (Part Two): Oct. 22, 2007
In Tribute To Al Oerter (Part One): Oct. 15, 2007
Of Generals and Presidents: Oct. 4, 2007
Let's Call It...Philadelpheuphoria!: Oct. 2, 2007
A Scarlet Letter For Belichick?: Sept. 17, 2007
A Student Speaks Up: Sept. 3, 2007
Pshaw to Bonds' Record: Aug. 20, 2007
A Browser's View of Pugilistic Fare: Aug. 20, 2007
The Sports Front--Once Over Lightly: Aug. 6, 2007
Shame Time For Sports: July 30, 2007
HBO's "Brooklyn Dodgers--The Ghosts of Flatbush": July 16, 2007
The Final Take for Charles Lane: July 16, 2007
Images From Wimbledon 2007: July 9, 2007
Once Upon A Time At Wimbledon...: July 3, 2007
Bill Nack: June 25, 2007
The Old Pro--Larry Merchant: June 18, 2007
Rags to Riches--Filly of the Century?: June 11, 2007
A Game To Remember: June 4, 2007
Focus on The Preakness: May 21, 2007
Playing Catchup On Sports: May 14, 2007
A Windy Night Out With the Phillies: April 23, 2007
The Glory of No. 42: April 16, 2007
Bumbling Along with Bush & Co.: April 9, 2007
The Dilemma That is Pete Rose: April 2, 2007
The Orchid Man: March 26, 2007
A Favorite Curmudgeon: March 19, 2007
A Night At A Cathedral of Basketball: March 12, 2007
In Praise of Ira Berkow: March 5, 2007
Cartoonist Tony Auth--An Appreciation: Feb. 26, 2007
Best 1981: Feb. 19, 2007
Super Bowl, Delightfully Sloppy Super Bowl!: Feb. 5, 2007
The Return of Isaacstan: Jan. 29, 2007
Unforgettable! That's What It Was!: Jan. 22, 2007
Our View From the Couch: Jan. 15, 2007
The Anatomy of Two Great Plays: Jan. 8, 2007
The Saga of Lieberman's Leap: Jan. 1, 2007

2006

Defending the Arts: Dec. 18, 2006

The 2006 IRED Ratings: Dec. 4, 2006
The Tale of A Good Dog: Nov. 20, 2006
Tony Kornheiser--The Prodigy Grown Famous: Nov. 13, 2006
A Sampler of Sports Musings: Oct. 30, 2006
A Smorgasbord of Baseball-iana: Oct. 23, 2006
The Tigers' 'D' is A Winner: Oct. 16, 2006
A Baseball Playoff Sampler: Oct. 9, 2006
Basesball Did the Kid In: Oct. 2, 2006
Waking Up Echoes of Jimmie Foxx: Sept. 25, 2006
The Tilden Tragedy: Sept. 4, 2006
Jewish Major Leaguers--Then & Now: Aug. 28, 2006
The 'Feud' That Never Happened: Aug. 21, 2006
Short Shots in Sundry Directions: Aug. 14, 2006
The Radio Days of Woody Allen: Aug. 7, 2006
My Updater on July Sports: July 31, 2006
A Bit of Rich Wimbledon Lore: July 3, 2006
I Would Like To Like Soccer, But...:June 26, 2006
The U.S. Open--From Tedium To Disaster: June 19, 2006
A Typical TV Saturday: June 12, 2006
Art or Hollywood Kitsch?: June 5, 2006
The Philadelphia Inquirer--Skewed On Sports: May 29, 2006
The Awful, Awful Preakness: May 22, 2006
Time For Another Secretariat?: May 10, 2006
Was it Dobbin? Sparky? Mr. Ed?: April 20, 2006
Ah! Baseball's Back!: April 3, 2006
A Pox on the Face of Baseball: March 27, 2006
Two Fever-Inducing Sports Events: March 20, 2006
The Truth About Pat Tillman: March 13, 2006
Our Favorite Comic Book Heroes: March 6, 2006
A Movie Curmudgeon Wails Anew: Feb. 27, 2006
Do You Believe in Miracles?: Feb. 20, 2006
Stan Meets A Drag Queen: Feb. 13, 2006
Super Bowl Report: Feb. 6, 2006
Shhh! It's the Super Bowl!: Jan. 30, 2006
My Life-long Passion for Liebling: Jan. 23, 2006
Thoughts While Doing A Playoff Weekend: Jan. 16, 2006
Paterno's Overweening Mystique: Jan. 9, 2006
The Man They Called 'King Kong': Jan. 2, 2006

2005

Academia's Moola Bowls: Dec. 19, 2005

Readers Strike Back: Dec. 19, 2005
The 2005 IRED Ratings: Dec. 5, 2005
Pee Wee and Jackie...Forever: Nov. 14, 2005
Lessons From the Horse Racing Bible: Oct. 31, 2005
Stan Picks A Candidate: Oct. 24, 2005
Was It Truth Or Myth?: Oct. 10. 2005
Bob Costas--Premium Broadcaster, Pt. Two: Oct. 3, 2005
Bob Costas--Premium Broadcaster, Pt. One: Sept. 26, 2005
Waking Echoes of Mel Ott: Sept. 19, 2005
A Match for the Ages: Sept. 12, 2005
Age Vs. Youth on the Golf Course: Aug. 29, 2005
The Wickers of Merion: Aug. 29, 2005
Some Baseball...By the Numbers: Aug. 22, 2005
Revenge of the Armchair Spectator: Aug. 15, 2005
The Education of A Horse Trainer: Aug. 8, 2005
Telling the Whole Truth: Aug. 1, 2005
In Defense of Philadelphia Sports Fans: July 27, 2005
'Cinderella Man' Rings True: July 18, 2005
A Long-Ago Walk in the Windy City: July 14, 2005
How About A Little THISA & THATA?: July 4, 2005
"We Don't Need Your Stinkin' Stadiums": June 27, 2005
My Love Affair with the Belmont Stakes: June 20, 2005
The Stain That Endures: May 30, 2005
Koo's Big Coup: May 23, 2005
Horse Race Betting 1A: May 16, 2005
How Two Masters Saw the Derby: May 2, 2005
They Call It Citizens Bank Park: April 25, 2005
An Evening with Saul Bellow: April 18, 2005
I Become A Phillies Fan...Well, Almost: April 11, 2005
Isaacstan Endures!!: April 4, 2005
It's Stan, the Baseball Answer Man: March 28, 2005
Steroids in Baseball--The Past is Finally Present: March 21, 2005
If Your Name is Isaacs, Take A Bow: March 14, 2005
A Cheerful Goodbye to Bad Bill Safire: March 7, 2005
Only the Baseball Fans Are Pure: Feb. 28, 2005
A Curmudgeon's View of the Oscars: Feb. 21, 2005
Farewell To My Home Town: Feb. 14, 2005
Super Bowl XXXIX: Feb. 7, 2005
Let's End Philly's Despair: Jan. 31, 2005
The Greatest Athlete of Them All Was...: Jan. 24, 2005
In Memory of Two Remarkable Friends: Jan. 17, 2005
The True Legacy of Reggie White: Jan. 10. 2005
The People We Most Want To See Less of in 2005 (with staff): Jan. 10, 2005
The Day I Discovered the Maldive Islands: Jan. 3, 2005

2004

Immortality and Its Price: Dec. 13, 2004

Curse of the IRED Ratings: Dec. 6, 2004
The Great American Baseball Novel: Nov. 29, 2004
Gentlemen Don't Win Elections: Nov. 15, 2004
Big News From Isaacstan!: Oct. 27, 2004
Stan's Baseball Grab Bag: Oct. 19, 2004
California, 1934: Oct. 11, 2004
The Day the Mets Won the Pennant: Oct. 4, 2004
Let's Hear It For the Cheyney Wolves!: Sept. 27, 2004
If I Ruled the Sports World: Sept. 20, 2004
ESPN is A Good Thing, I Think: Sept. 13, 2004
The Lombardi-von Clausewitz Strategy: Sept. 6, 2004
Stan's Olympiad, Part Three: Aug. 30, 2004
Stan's Olympiad, Part Two: Aug. 23, 2004
A Yank at Oxford: Aug. 23, 2004
Stan's Olympiad, Part One: Aug. 16, 2004
Smarty Jones--Another Might-Have-Been: Aug. 9, 2004
Convention Hollering: Aug. 2, 2004
The Man Who Celebrated Red Barber: Aug. 2, 2004
A Paean To HBO & ESPN: July 26, 2004
A Visit With A Music Man in London Town: July 5, 2004
An Homage to Roger Bannister: July 5, 2004
A Soccer Innocent Abroad: June 28, 2004
Let's Not Forget Sam Nahem: June 14, 2004
The Sad, Sad Tale of Smarty Jones: June 7, 2004
There Once Was A Horse: May 31, 2004
The Japanese in the Press Box: May 24, 2004
Smarty at the Preakness: May 17, 2004
Charley Smash: May 17, 2004
Charting the Races: May 10, 2004
Oops! This Tout Was No Smarty Pants: May 3, 2004
The Great Chocolate-Covered Graham Cracker Tasting: May 3, 2004
...And the Winner of the Kentucky Derby is...:April 26, 2004
Opening Week Walkabout at the Ball Park: April 19, 2004
(Rotisserie) Baseball is MY National Pasttime: April 12, 2004
Our 'Sissy' President?: April 5, 2004
Baseball at the Supreme Court: March 29, 2004
Baseball, Steroids and the Union: March 15, 2004
A Tip of the Hat to Howard Dean: March 8, 2004
Let Us Now Praise Larry Ritter: March 1, 2004
SUPER BOWL XXXVIII: Feb. 2, 2004
Five Nominees for the Hall of Fame: Jan. 19, 2004
Some Short Shots in Sundry Directions: Jan. 5. 2004

2003

The Spirit of Nixon Lives...on Left Lapels: Dec. 21, 2003

A Night at the Fights--Hearthside with HBO: Dec. 8, 2003
This is the Weekend of MY Big Game: Nov. 17, 2003
Ten Events That Flowered in The Garden: Oct. 26, 2003
Innings To Die For: Oct. 20, 2003
Shoemaker and Arcaro: Oct. 20, 2003
The 'Swoosh' Could Be America's Salvation: Oct. 13, 2003
Curse of the Closer: Oct. 6, 2003
The Ring Judging Follies: Sept. 29, 2003
A Communist Sports Writer: Sept. 22, 2003
Pity All News Junkies Abroad: Sept. 15, 2003
Some Ravings of An Irate Left Fielder: Sept. 8, 2003
The IRED Ratings Strike Again: Aug. 25, 2003
Scrooge Rides Again!: Aug. 18, 2003
A Weekend on the Road with Howard Dean Groupies: Aug. 11, 2003
The Seabiscuit That Never Was: Aug. 4, 2003

When Hillary Met Costas: July 28, 2003
Mel Ott--His Record is Fading: July 21, 2003
Chickenhawks on Parade: July 14, 2003
The Life and Times of the Copyboy Seven: July 7, 2003
Remembering: Two Great Men: June 30, 2003

The Eatery of Sports Legends: June 23, 2003
Funny Cide Failed, but NBC Saved the Day: June 9, 2003
Presenting the Preakness: May 19, 2003
Rooting For A Triple Crown Win: May 12, 2003
NBC's Kentucky Derby...A Scorecard: May 5, 2003
Grisham Must Be A Fan of Stan the Man: April 21, 2003
Stan's Letter: April 14, 2003
The Mystery of Paul Revere's Horse: April 14, 2003
A Left-Fielder's 2003 Opening Day: April 7, 2003
Baseball is Icummen In: March 31, 2003
More Truth From Inside Iraq: March 24, 2003

Chicago--I Love the Razzle Dazzle Razzmatazz: March 17, 2003
Bush vs. Saddam: March 10, 2003
Jim Brown & Me: March 3, 2003
My Calaveras County Jumping Frog Adventure: Feb. 17, 2003
Gambling and A Little Reality: Feb. 10, 2003
An Asylum for Saddam...and Bush?: Feb. 3, 2003
The Super Bowl: Jan. 27, 2003
When Some Silence Might Be Golden: Jan. 13, 2003
New Jersey, New Jersey: It Was A Football Paradise: Jan. 6, 2003

2002

Faces in the Crowd--2002: Dec. 30, 2002

Classic Reruns--in the Nick of Time: Dec. 16, 2002
The One and Only Christmas Stakes: Dec. 16, 2002
A Night in the Control Room with Roone Arledge: Dec. 6, 2002
A Sports Scribe Rare Was Old George Phair: Dec. 2, 2002
The Cuban Baseball Days of Ernest Hemingway: Nov. 25, 2002
An Appreciation (almost) of the Pick Six Rogues: Nov. 18, 2002
New York, New York is Outsmarting Itself: Nov. 11, 2002
All the World Loves Sandy Koufax...Well, Almost: Nov. 4, 2002
A Day at the Races: Oct. 28, 2002

The Cyclops of TV's World Series Sees Everything: Oct. 21, 2002
A Triumph for Anti-Yankee Fans: Oct. 7, 2002
North to Alaska!: Sept. 30, 2002
Justice for Merkle: Sept. 23, 2002
I'll Fly No Flag on Sept. 11: Sept. 9, 2002
A Day at the Races in Vietnam: Aug. 19, 2002
Rating the World's Flags: Aug. 19, 2002
The Stuff of Dreams: Aug. 12, 2002
Philadelphia Philly Phans are Phun-Filled Phanatics: Aug. 5, 2002
Off the Road with Jack Kerouac: July 21, 2002
A Measured Look at Ted Williams, Mortal Slugger: July 14, 2002
Broadway Bill: July 14, 2002

The Wound That Won't Stop Festering: June 30, 2002
Top Jock Jerry Bailey & the $269.20 Payoff: June 16, 2002
Rooting Against A Triple Crown: June 2, 2002
Ira Berkow's Bountiful Book: May 26, 2002
IRED No. 2: May 12, 2002
Curious Baseball News: May 5, 2002

Don Zimmer, Race Track Man?: April 28, 2002
A Schmooze Conversation about Barry Bonds: April 21, 2002
Baseball Memories Are Made of This: April 14, 2002
Thucydides Had Nothing on Woody Broun: March 31, 2002
Vacationer in Vietnam: March 24, 2002
Isaacstan Frozen Out of Winter Olympics!: Feb. 17, 2002
A Night of Boxing in London: Feb. 17, 2002
Pardon Me if I Don't Warm Up to the Winter Olympics: Feb. 10, 2002
A Sports Idol Who Was Loved at Home: Feb. 3, 2002
Are We Ready for TV's Death Channel?: Jan. 27, 2002
What's in A Name? What About Joe?: Jan. 13, 2002

2001

Ali, the Movie, Wakes Up Some Echoes: Dec. 30, 2001

In Baseball the Rich Get Richer--It's Just Business: Dec. 23, 2001
The Coming of Age of Isaacstan: Dec. 16, 2001
Pro Football is Better on the Tube: Dec. 9, 2001
This Young Woman Has Some Racing Pedigree: Dec. 2, 2001
A Passionate Plea to Clean Up Boxing: Nov. 18, 2001
The Premier of Isaacstan Has A Dilemma: Nov. 11, 2001
New York World Series: Oct. 28, 2001
Reflecting on Terror 2: Oct. 21, 2001
Budd Schulberg: Back in the Ring Again: Oct. 14, 2001
Reflecting on Terror: Sept. 30, 2001
Tracking Down the Elusive 'Walk-off Home Run': Sept. 9, 2001
There Once Was A Tennis Player from Nepal: Sept. 2, 2001
The Great Toll-Booth Shotmakers Are A Dying Breed: Aug. 26, 2001
Sudden Death Madness: Aug. 5, 2001
Bobby Valentine's Mini Hall of Fame: July 29, 2001
A Day at the Giants' Xanadu by the Sea: July 22, 2001
Revisiting the Shot Heard 'round the World: July 8, 2001
Some Great Days in Brooklyn: July 1, 2001
The Isaacs Ratings: June 24, 2001
The Belmont Stakes: June 10, 2001
They Still Carry Brown Paper Bags: June 3, 2001
The Dazzling Race Calls of Tom Durkin: June 3, 2001
The Legendary Seabiscuit: May 27, 2001
The Preakness: May 20, 2001
Billy Crystal's '61*' Isn't the One I Remember: May 6, 2001
Bobby Riggs wasn't such a buffoon after all: April 8, 2001
All-Time  Dream Team: April 1, 2001
CALL TO ARMS!: March 25, 2001
There Once Was A Man Named Luisetti: March 11, 2001
Playing the Whining Game: March 4, 2001
Carter vs. Giardello...One More Time: Feb. 25, 2001
 Sublimely Preposterous Sports News: Feb. 11, 2001
A Statue to Honor Two Boys of Summer: Feb. 4, 2001
CLASH of the TITANS: Jan. 21, 2001
The Passing of A Giant: Jan. 7, 2001

2000

My Advice to All Gridvid Widows: Dec. 31, 2000

Pete Rose: Dec. 10, 2000
Hit This Sign & Win A New Suit!: Nov. 10, 2000
Helen Wills Moody: Nov. 3, 2000
Joe DiMaggio: Oct. 27, 2000
How Tim McCarver Became A Kvetch!: Oct.16, 2000
The Olympic Games: Supermarket of Sports: Sept. 15, 2000
Show Us El Dinero!: Aug. 8, 2000
A Visit to the Headwaters of the Hooligan Tide: June 29, 2000

 

 Michael Johnson

 

2009

Getting Your Head Around A Trillion: Dec. 7, 2009

America--A Dysfunctional Nation at Halloween 2009: Oct. 26, 2009
Naked Came the Columnist: Aug. 31, 2009
Whose Leader is the Most Hated? (with Robert Taylor): Aug. 24, 2009
The Fall of A Great Magazine: July 20, 2009
The Cliburn Conundrum: June 15, 2009
Report on Cannes 2009: May 28, 2009
The French Work Ethic: May 18, 2009
The Coco Chanel Movie Boom: May 11, 2009
Salman Rushie--Thriving While Condemned: May 4, 2009
Be A 'Stand-Up' Guy: April 20, 2009
Latte, Cappuchino...or 911?: April 13, 2009
Why We Dislike Banks: March 23, 2009
Go Ahead, Laugh It Away!" March 16, 2009
Shocks of the Near Future: March 9, 2009
France Presents Its Movie Awards: March 2, 2009
A British Blow To Free Speech: March 2, 2009
The Open-Minded Future: Feb. 9, 2009
The Enduring Limb of The Divine Sarah: Feb. 2, 2009
Has Sarko's Rise Reached Its Waterloo?: Jan. 26, 2009

2008


The Gypsy Dilemma: Dec. 8, 2008
American Power Abroad: Nov. 17, 2008
The Obama Victory--How It Happened: Nov. 10, 2008
Laughter As Medicine (Updated): Oct. 6, 2008
The Initiation of Sarah: Sept. 15, 2008
Tattoos Are Making Noos: Sept. 15, 2008
Ms. Dati's 'Blessed Event': Sept. 8, 2008
McCain's Astonishing Running Mate: Sept. 1, 2008
The Biden Choice: Aug. 25, 2008
Piano By Starlight: Aug. 25, 2008
Tracking Down Solzhenitsyn: Aug. 18, 2008
Everything's Coming Up Jesus!: Aug. 11, 2008
The Everlasting Appeal of Stendhal: Aug. 4, 2008
An Addiction That's Now Cool: July 14, 2008
When A Frog Is Not A Frog: June 30, 2008
Le Holiday Dinner From Hell: June 16, 2008
Why, It's Horse, Of Course!: June 9, 2008
Demolition Man: May 26, 2008
Montaigne Rises Again: May 19, 2008
An Anglo-Saxon in A Latin World: May 12, 2008
The Echoing Genius of Bernard Hermann: May 5, 2008
A Martian Calls: April 21, 2008
Global Warming--The Safer Bet: March 24, 2008
Pity Us Billionaires: March 17, 2008
Confessions of A Conservative: March 10, 2008
Les Oscars de France: March 3, 2008
Revisiting A French National Nightmare: Feb. 25, 2008
"West Side Story": Feb. 18, 2008
War Surplus--Nazi Style: Feb. 11, 2008
An Adjustment For the French Work Ethic: Jan. 28, 2008
The French Eat Up Celebrity Culture: Jan. 21, 2008
Is Good Cheese on the Way Out?: Jan. 7, 2008

 

2007

When Holiday Tunes Infest Your Brain: Dec. 17, 2007
Lyke Magazine--A Hatchery For Talent: Dec. 3, 2007
Where Did All the Good Craftsmen Go: Nov. 26, 2007
Sarkozy's Women: Nov. 19, 2007
Memories of 'Peanuts': Oct. 29, 2007
The Growing Lure of 'Deathsites': Oct. 22, 2007
You Are Now Entering the French Bullfight Zone: Oct. 3, 2007
Mr. Johnson Goes Walking: Sept. 17, 2007
The Great European Butt Hunt: Sept. 3, 2007
So Long, Sara Jane: Aug. 20, 2007
France and the Occult: Aug. 6, 2007
Do You Really Want To Live To Be 100?: July 16, 2007
Defending Against Murdoch: July 9, 2007
His First All-Grape Infusion: July 2, 2007
The Chinese Are Coming, The Chinese Are Coming!: May 28, 2007
Beginning the Sarkozy Era: May 14, 2007
Death to Corks?: April 23, 2007
Sea Story: March 26, 2007
Brush Up On Your Montesquieu, Mr. Bush: March 19, 2007
The World-Wide Wonder Contest: March 12, 2007
Rivals For Power in France: Feb. 5, 2007
Arrachage!: Jan. 22, 2007
True Confessons--The Reporter As P.R. Man: Jan. 15, 2007
France24: Jan. 8, 2007

2006

The International 'Borat' Brouhaha: Dec. 18, 2006
Ah, France! How Sweet It Was!: Dec. 4, 2006
Bagdad Cafe--The Musical: Nov. 20, 2006
Bush's Plan To Tame Media 'Reptiles': Oct. 30, 2006
Lady Presidents' Summit: Oct. 16, 2006
Can She Be the Next Presdient of France?: Oct. 9, 2006
Motoring With Megwind: Oct. 2, 2006
The Worldwise SUV Menace: Sept. 4, 2006
Racing 'mones: Aug. 28, 2006
Cranky Old Man? Sign of Intelligence!: Aug. 21, 2006
The Book Business--Not Dead Yet!: Aug. 14, 2006
CNN's Super Scooper: Aug. 7, 2006
Who Really Knows the News?: July 3, 2006
And Now For The Placenta Story...:June 26, 2006
Yanks Take Gas at Cannes: May 30, 2006
The Language Issue: May 29, 2006
Requiem For A Featherweight: May 22, 2006
Our White House...in France?: May 10, 2006
Condi Loses It?: May 10, 2006
The Fallout From Chirac's Surrender: April 20, 2006
The Pope's Privates: April 3, 2006
Is the AP Wire Short-Circuiting?: March 27, 2006
French Wine Industry Imperiled?: March 20, 2006
A Trembling Nation: March 6, 2006
The Resurrection of the Dissidents: Feb. 20, 2006
'Good Night and Good Luck': Feb. 6, 2006
If I Coached England's Soccer Team...: Jan. 30, 2006
Relic of A War: Jan. 9, 2006

 

2005

The Joy of Book Burning: Dec. 19, 2005
The Great French Car-Torching Debate (with Robert Taylor): Dec. 5, 2005
Larry King--The Celebrity's Friend: Dec. 5, 2005
Revolt of the Ignored: Nov. 14, 2005
Oh, My Aching...Thumb?: Oct. 31, 2005
Making A Home in Bordeaux: Oct. 24, 2005
Meow! Can We Talk?: Sept. 12, 2005

LETTERS FROM LONDON:
Plain English: May 30, 2005

The Expatriate Test: May 23, 2005
The Strange Case of the Battered Pilot: May 16, 2005
CAUGHT! By the Parking Nazis: April 11, 2005
Get Yourself A Book Club: March 21, 2005
Happiness Overkill?: March 7, 2005
So Long, Gonzoman: Feb. 28, 2005
Legendary Maxwell Perkins: Jan. 31, 2005
Johnson-Taylor III (with Robert Taylor): Jan. 24, 2005
The People We Most Want To See Less of in 2005 (with staff): Jan. 10, 2005

'B'-Movies 2004: Jan. 3, 2005

2004

Saving the Foxes: Dec. 20, 2004
Mr, Rather: In the Name of God, Just Go!: Dec. 6, 2004
The Hallowed Practice of Smacking: Nov. 29, 2004
Wild Turkey Dinner: Nov. 22, 2004
My 'Frozen Shoulder' Syndrome: Nov. 8, 2004
"The Woman in White": Sept. 27, 2004
Laziness is My Middle Name: Aug. 30, 2004
The Other Olympiad: Aug. 23, 2004
Big Primes, Big Payoff: Aug. 9, 2004
The Other Career of Poet Pablo Neruda: July 26, 2004
In A French Bookshop: June 28, 2004
A Tall Story: June 14, 2004
Impressions of America--2004: May 31, 2004
Abu Ghraib--Crisis in Command?: May 17, 2004

Look Out! Here Come the Easterners!:May 10, 2004
Editors on the Defensive: April 26, 2004
A Coalition Wobbles: April 19, 2004
Brits and Yanks Failing History: April 12, 2004
Aliens R Us: April 5, 2004
Alistair Cooke: The Final Chapter?: March 29, 2004
England's New Age of Scum: March 15, 2004
Get Set For Identity Crisis: March 1, 2004
It's the Ever-Popular Joe Bob: Feb. 16, 2004
Religious War...Over Headscarves?: Feb. 2, 2004
Vengeance is Mine: Jan. 19, 2004
The Practice of 'Mathturbation': Jan. 5, 2004

2003

Christmas Fare Indeed...Dec. 21, 2003
Both Sides Now (with Robert Taylor): Dec. 8, 2003
I Pass For Canadian!: Nov. 10, 2003
The BBC Turns Timid: Oct. 26, 2003
Fairwelle, Inglesh: Oct. 13, 2003
Remembering Plimpton: Oct. 6, 2003
Girls Who 'Kiss for Money': Sept. 29, 2003
The United States--One Year Later: Sept. 22, 2003
How the Red Sox Killed A Grandmother: Sept. 15, 2003
England Gagging on Too Much News: Aug. 18, 2003
Jerry Springer: An Opera?: Aug. 4, 2003
Mystery of the Dead Scientist: July 28, 2003
The Ever-so-proper Cool of Tim Henman: July 14, 2003
English Law is Still 'A Ass': June 23, 2003
There's An Upside to House-Hunting in France: June 9, 2003
TV and the Iraq War: April 21, 2003
Truth--The First Casualty in Iraq: March 31, 2003
The Spooky Art: March 31, 2003
Mixed Signals From Paris: Feb. 24, 2003
Why Can't They Be More Like Us?: Feb. 10, 2003 (with Robert Taylor)
Blimey! Gun-Totin' Brits?: Jan. 27, 2003
In Celebration of English Humor: Jan. 6, 2003

2002

Santa Bombs in the Tyrolean Alps: Dec. 16, 2002

Political Suicide on the Crowded Streets of London: Nov. 4, 2002
Stringing Words Together: Oct. 14, 2002
Killing Little Girls: Sept. 30, 2002
How About A Little Velvet in the U.S. Iron Fist?: Sept. 9, 2002
My Country, Right or Wrong: July 28, 2002
When is A War Not A War?: June 30, 2002
Laughter as Medicine--The Ultimate Test: June 23, 2002
The 88-tooth Monster Rides Again: May 26, 2002
Why the Catholic Church Needs A Good Shake-up: May 19, 2002
Betrayed Again By the Business World: April 14, 2002
Gosford Park: March 17, 2002
My Daughter Enters the Ring: Feb. 17, 2002
Return of the Little Prince: Feb. 17, 2002
London Taxis & the Art of the 10-Minute Monologue: Jan. 27, 2002
London's New 'F'-Word: Federalism: Jan. 6, 2002

2001

Helsinki in Winter: Dec. 23, 2001
Learning to Live Abroad Starts with Some 'Unlearning': Dec. 2, 2001
Why the British Are Confused About the War on Terrorism: Nov. 18, 2001
The Pianist: March 17, 2003

On Writing: How To Make Them Stop Breathing: Dec. 2, 2002

(also see BOOK EXCERPTS)

 Joyce Kiefer

 


2009

'Catching Up' in Oregon: Dec. 7, 2009

The Eternal Spectre of Disease: Nov. 30, 2009
Bates Motel Anyone?: Oct. 16, 2009
Searching For the Real Texas: July 13, 2009
Finding Our Personal 'Oregon Trail': June 15, 2009
Happy 100th Birthday, Dr. Bentel: May 4, 2009
Discovering the Real Florida: April 6, 2009
The Decline and Fall of Penmanship: Jan. 26, 2009

2008

The Fundamentals of A Merry Christmas: Dec. 22, 2008
The Day the Fates Had Their Way With Me: Dec. 1, 2008
The Bad Old Days of Halloween: Oct. 27, 2008
Adieu, Apples; Hello, Grapes?: Sept. 8, 2008
The Rich Tapestry of Winnemucca: Sept. 1, 2008
Memories Of A Frontier Woman: July 21, 2008
The 31-Hour Day: May 26, 2008
Is Easter Becoming Just Nostalgia?: March 17, 2008
The Registration Rush--For Kindergarten?: Feb. 11, 2008
In Search of the Perfect Pet: Jan. 7, 2008

2007

Houses Are Not Homes: Nov. 26, 2007
Goin' To Wisconsin: Oct. 15, 2007
Joyce's Very Excellent Cellphone Adventure: Sept. 17, 2007

Postcards From the Road: Sept. 3, 2007
Welcome to Alcatraz!: July 30, 2007
Back to Grade School: May 21, 2007
If Your Son's in Iraq...: April 2, 2007
Neurasthenia Anyone?: March 26, 2007
Best 1944: Feb. 19, 2007
The Lonely Beauty of Antelope Island: Jan. 22, 2007

2006

Blue Christmas: Dec. 18, 2006
A 'Singleton' Speaks Out: Dec. 4, 2006
So This Is Washington: Oct. 30, 2006
The Girl Grads of Mercy High: Sept. 25, 2006
The Last Camping Trip?: Sept. 4, 2006
No Clothes For the Wedding!: Aug. 14, 2006
Trains That Pass in Summertime: July 3, 2006
Always in My Heart: June 12, 2006
Recipes As Gateways: April 20, 2006
Snowbound: March 20, 2006
Make Room For Granny: Feb. 13, 2006

2005

Our Assault On A Queen: Dec. 5, 2005
Still Pals...After All Those Years: Oct. 31, 2005

Exploring Utah's Remote Canyons: Oct. 5, 2005
New Orleans...Before Disaster: Sept. 5, 2005
Those Vacation Cravings: Aug. 22, 2005
A Pilgrim's Report: Aug. 1, 2005
Mario the Writer and His Family: June 27, 2005
Bridal Bouquet: May 30, 2005
Our Joyce--Book Club Defender!: May 2, 2005
The Man From the Moon: April 18, 2005
Pope John Paul II--A Personal Tribute: April 4, 2005
On the Road in Winter: Feb. 14, 2005
The People We Most Want To See Less of in 2005 (with staff): Jan. 10, 2005

2004

What You Need To Make Cranberry Chutney: Nov. 22, 2004

Trailing the Wild Horses: Oct. 11, 2004
North to Alaska: Aug. 30, 2004
Waiting For Florence: Aug. 9, 2004
Where Skunks Go To Die: July 26, 2004
Epitath For A Hungry Lion: May 24, 2004
Shrines For A Shameful Past: May 24, 2004
Best of Show: May 3, 2004
Everybody's Irish on St. Paddy's Day: March 15, 2004
Prom Night in the Twilight Zone: Feb. 2, 2004

2003

A Christmas Lesson: Dec. 21, 2003
Our Modern Maturity: Dec. 8, 2003
Report From Election Central: Oct. 3, 2003
A Wedding in Paradise...Without SPAM: Sept. 8, 2003
Wandering the Redwood Empire: Aug. 18, 2003
The Story of Carmen: July 14, 2003
The House of Four Generations: May 12, 2003
Guilty Pleasures: General Hospital: April 21, 2003
Shadows Over the Homefront: March 24, 2003
The 'Dark Energy' of A Child's Imagination: March 3, 2003
The News Nobody Wants To Hear: Feb. 3, 2003

2002

Resurrecting an American Christmas: Dec. 16, 2002
On Writing: Can the Gift Be in the Genes?: Dec. 2, 2002
To Have and Have Not: Nov. 11, 2002
So Much Italy...so little time: Oct. 21, 2002
When in Rome...:Oct. 7, 2002
Things Like That Don't Happen in Real Life: Sept. 9, 2002
The Lure of Lonesome Highways: July 28, 2002
Divine Secrets of the Black Masque Sisterhood: June 23, 2002
Why I Go to Mass: May 19, 2002
My Husband's Passion is for A Baseball Team: April 21, 2002
Mourning Electra: March 24, 2002
Return to Salt Lake: 40 Years Later: Feb. 24. 2002

 CHUCK MCFADDEN

 


2009
Pardon My Puns: Dec. 21, 2009

The Agony, The Ecstasy and Health Care Reform: Dec. 7, 2009
Confessions of A Technological Noodnik: Nov. 30, 2009
Along the Payback Trail: Nov. 23, 2009
The $250 Bonus For Every 'Mature' Adult: Nov, 9, 2009

How To Be A Good Wife, 1955-Style: Sept. 21, 2009
Joe Wilson, Name Caller: Sept. 14, 2009
For Sale Now--The Harvard Look: Sept. 14, 2009
'Know Nothings' On The Rise?: Aug. 10, 2009
Shopping Malls With Wings?: June 29, 2009
Let's Show A Little Respect for Basil Rathbone: June 1, 2009
Specter the Defector: May 11, 2009
Stop the Presses!: May 4, 2009
What, No Chemicals?: April 13, 2009
How Really Important is How You Look?: April 6, 2009
Culture Clash at the AIG Corral: March 23, 2009
The 'Catch Phrase' Menace: March 9, 2009
with Mary Lou Mangold

A Blowhard Floats To the Top: Feb. 9, 2009
Tieless and Proud of It: Feb. 2, 2009
21 Guns For Obama: Jan. 26, 2009
The Troubled GOP Future: Jan. 19, 2009
The Seer Strikes Again: Jan. 12, 2009

2008

Make Room For Mediocrity: Dec. 8, 2008

The View From A Couple Hundred Columns Later: Dec. 1, 2008
The Epic Stupidity of the Big Three: Nov. 24, 2008
Aftermath--Where Does the GOP Go From Here?: Nov. 10, 2008
Divided America: Oct. 27, 2008
The Final Showdown: Oct. 16, 2008
McCain-Obama 2: Oct. 8, 2008
The Baden-Palin Showdown: Oct. 6, 2008
The Campaign So Far (with Doug Willis): Oct. 6, 2008
Russia's 'Sarah' Paranoia: Sept. 22, 2008
Sarah Palin--A Mistake That Worked?: Sept. 8, 2008
...And Now the G.O.P.: Sept. 1, 2008 (with Doug Willis)
So, It's Joe Biden: Aug. 25, 2008
What Convention?: Aug. 25, 2008 (with Doug Willis)
Aftermath--The John Edwards Meltdown: Aug. 18, 2008
Nitpicking For America!: Aug. 11, 2008
Our Mysterious New TV Set: July 14, 2008
Candidate McCain, Computer Illiterate: June 23, 2008
L'Affaire Stone!: June 9, 2008
Will the G.O.P. Stoop To Conquer: May 19, 2008
The Awkward Art of Compromise: May 12, 2008
Cairo's Traffic Chaos: April 21, 2008
Fate and the Political Appointee: March 17, 2008
Victoria's Secret Cleans Up?: March 17, 2008
The Confoundedly Impressive William F. Buckley, Jr.: March 3, 2008
The Man Who Found Dr. Livingstone: Feb. 25, 2008
"Cavalcade": Feb. 18, 2008

Pouting At the Polls?: Feb. 11, 2008
An Overdose of Nice?: Feb. 3, 2008
Five Modern American Myths: Jan. 28, 2008
Let's Dream the Impossible Dream (with Doug Willis): Jan. 21, 2008
Real Men 2008: Jan. 7, 2008

2007

Those Celebrity Endorsements (with Doug Willis): Dec. 17, 2007

Shape Up, Santa!: Dec. 17, 2007
Tough and Stupid: Dec. 10, 2007
Caught in the Web: Dec. 3, 2007
Fashions For Candidates: Nov. 26, 2007
Have A Big, Fat, Happy Thanksgiving!: Nov. 19, 2007
How Life May Change During A Writers' Strike: Nov. 12, 2007
The P.R. Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight: Nov. 5, 2007
A Californian On the Oregon Trail: Oct. 15, 2007
Ken Burns' "The War": Oct. 5, 2007
How the Brains of Liberals & Conservatives Really Work: Sept. 17, 2007
Are We Watching A Magic Show?: Sept. 3, 2007
Be Smart--Stop Eating!: Aug. 20, 2007
Look Who's Talking!: Aug. 6, 2007
More Actors For President?: July 2, 2007
'Tarting Up' the News: June 18, 2007
Feeding Frenzy For New York Tabloids: June 11, 2007
Our News I.Q. Dips Again: May 14, 2007
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys: April 23, 2007
Chuck Does Vegas: April 9, 2007

2006

The 'Law and Order' Candidate?: March 26, 2006
Can He Sew On A Button?: March 19, 2007
Payback For Ann Coulter?: March 12, 2007
A Gun Nut Gets Shot Down: March 5, 2007
"Little Miss Sunshine": Feb. 19, 2007
Notes On Another Scandal: Feb. 5, 2007
Bogart--50 Years Later: Jan. 29, 2007
Did Bush Get Out the Needle?: Jan. 29, 2007
The Incredible Shrinking Models: Jan. 8, 2007
My Wife's Favorite Candidate: Jan. 1, 2007
A Holiday Gift for American Reporters: Dec. 18, 2006
Ready For the Rich Life?: Dec. 4, 2006
Homogenized? O.K. For Milk, But Not Us!: Nov. 20, 2006
Christian Conservatives and The Foley Mess: Oct. 16, 2006
The Plutonian Blunder: Sept. 4, 2006
Canada's Gift to Hollywood: Aug. 28, 2006
Those People Who Buy Their Own Furniture (UGH!): Aug. 21, 2006
The Lieberman Defeat: Aug. 14, 2006
Will the F.C.C. Go To War Against 'The War'?: Aug. 7, 2006
Have We Got A Job For You!: June 26, 2006
Lift A Tab To Open? Not Likely!: June 5, 2006
Epitath For A Great TV Show: May 22, 2006
Vive La French Way?: April 20, 2006
I Guess My Invitation Got Lost in the Mail: March 27, 2006
Chuck Noble, Backstage Husband: March 20, 2006
Our Favorite Comic Book Heroes: March 6, 2006
Another Memoir: Feb. 20, 2006
Bush Rules Out Senate For Laura: Feb. 13, 2006
Razor Wars--2006: Feb. 6, 2006
An Industry Called Influence: Jan. 16, 2006

2005

My Predictions for 2006: Dec. 5, 2005
Coming of Age...at 68: Oct. 10, 2005
Katrina's Big Winners and Losers: Sept. 19, 2005
The DOVE Revolution: Sept. 12, 2005
Katrina--A Bush Nightmare: Sept. 5, 2005
Pat Robertson and His Spooky Values: Aug. 29. 2005
Is 'Intelligent Design' Winning the Word War?: Aug. 22, 2005
First Cars Are Forever: Aug. 15, 2005
Keeping Balance in Our Universe: July 13, 2005
The Scoundrel's Favorite Refuge: July 4, 2005
Can GM Save Itself?: June 20, 2005
Slow Days in Journalism: May 30, 2005
A Future For Journalism?: May 23, 2005
In For the Long Haul: May 16, 2005
Celebrating Mr. Wodehouse: April 11, 2005
CASABLANCA--The Chinese Musical: March 21, 2005
The Shell Game Resurrected: March 7, 2005
The Incomparable David Niven: Feb. 28, 2005
Did I Tell You I Got A New Car?: Feb. 21, 2005
What's In A Word?: Feb. 7, 2005
Bush Privatizes Congress!: Jan. 31, 2005
The Ever-So-Cool Peter Gunn: Jan. 17, 2005
The People We Most Want To See Less of in 2005 (with staff): Jan. 10, 2005
Predictions 2005: Jan. 3, 2005

2004

Those Contradictory Voters Out There: Dec. 6, 2004
France Bans Yanks From the Louvre: Nov. 29, 2004
Aftermath--The Cultural Divide: Nov. 8, 2004
Religion Comes to the Voting Booth: Oct. 27, 2004
Bush vs. Kerry--The Final Showdown: Oct. 19, 2004
Bush vs. Kerry, The Rematch: Oct. 11, 2004
Bush vs. Kerry, Round One: Oct. 4, 2004
Should Edwards Be Unleashed?: Sept. 20, 2004
Chuck's Convention Report Cards: Sept. 6, 2004
Here We Go Again!: Aug. 23, 2004
Cherchez le Fone?: June 28, 2004
The Great Bisby Brainstorm: May 10, 2004
London Rolls Out A Welcome Mat: May 3, 2004
The Great Veep Dilemma: April 5, 2004
Ride the Pink Elephant: March 15, 2004
Lucky, Lucky Republicans: March 1, 2004
Beware Martian Saboteurs!: Feb. 2, 2004
How About Some Original Ideas for Hollywood?: Jan. 19, 2004
Literary Deal of the Century: Jan. 5, 2004

2003

Yasir Arafat, Fashion Trendsetter?: Dec. 8, 2003
Governator One--Rise of the New Machine?: Nov. 17, 2003
Trouble Ahead for Ah-Nold and George: Oct. 20, 2003
How To Understand the Recall: Oct. 6, 2003
Welcome to Banishment Island: Sept. 29, 2003
A Sea Change in U.S. Politics: Sept. 15, 2003
How We Look From Mars: Sept. 1, 2003
A Spirited Defense of A Golden State: Aug. 18, 2003
If It's Good Enough for the Boys....: Aug. 4, 2003
The Lesson of California's Recall Earthquake: July 28, 2003
The Twister Heading for Gray Davis: July 21, 2003
McFadden Goes to Russia, Part 3: July 14, 2003
McFadden Goes to Russia, Part 2: July 7, 2003
McFadden Goes to Russia: June 30, 2003
SARS--Look for the Silver Lining: May 19, 2003
In Politics, Pictures Count: May 19, 2003
The Phantom Veep Stalks Again: May 19, 2003
Bill Bennett's 'Book of Hyposcrisy': May 12, 2003
A Toast to the Ultimate Flack: April 21, 2003
Bye, Bye Concorde!: April 21, 2003
Pig Bladder Diplomacy: April 14, 2003
Darn That Republican Guard: April 7, 2003
Shock and Awe For Us All: March 31, 2003
War is Riveting!: March 24, 2003
Testament of An Oscar Slacker: March 17, 2003
The Fundamentalist Things Apply: March 10, 2003
It's All About Control: March 3, 2003
In Defense of France: Feb. 24, 2003
So You Want MORE Reality Shows?: Feb. 17, 2003
Hatred at First Sight: Feb. 3, 2003
WITHDRAW!: Jan. 27, 2003
Rules Are Made To Be Broken: Jan. 13, 2003

Callie--A Woman's Best Friend: Jan. 6, 2003

2002

Here Come the Seven Dwarfs: Dec. 30, 2002
Trent, We Hardly Knew Ye...: Dec. 30, 2002
TV News: It Pays To Be Ignorant: Dec. 2, 2002
Come Again?: Nov. 25, 2002
Greasepaint Comes to Washington: Nov. 11, 2002

The Bracing Breeze of Sexual Scandal: Nov. 4, 2002
Saddamskedaddle: Oct. 14, 2002
Meathead vs. The Terminator: Sept. 30, 2002
Pres. Bush: Bigfoot of Diplomacy: Sept. 23, 2002
Here's to Negative Campaigning: Sept. 16, 2002
The Real Scoop on Amadeus: Aug. 26, 2002
Sex Isn't Selling Products Anymore?: Aug. 5, 2002

Disney Means Security!: July 28, 2002
Coming Clean--Corporate Style: July 21, 2002
Frankensteins & Their Little Monsters: July 14, 2002
The Consequences of Narrow Vision: July 7, 2002
Liars, Liars, Pants on Fire: June 30, 2002
The Patriotism Sweepstakes: June 23, 2002
Cell Phones or Hell Phones?: June 16, 2002
Beware Storm Clouds: June 9, 2002
A Movie Actor's Digital Dream (or nightmare?): June 2, 2002

My Wife, the Hairdo Guinea Pig: May 26, 2002
The Al-Joe Dialogues: May 19, 2002
The Joy of Being James Garner: May 12, 2002
Disinterested in Proper English?: May 5, 2002
Day of the Writer?: April 28, 2002
Ouch! It's His Real Opinion!: April 21, 2002
Impractical at Any Speed: April 14, 2002
Dudley Moore: March 31, 2002
Dark Days for Religion: March 31, 2002
Terror Comes in Color Schemes: March 24, 2002
Smile When You Say That...if You Still Can!: March 10, 2002
Hollywood's Blowing Smoke Again!: March 3, 2002
Is it True What They Say About...?:Feb. 24, 2002
The Myth of Full Disclosure: Feb. 17. 2002
Graft Ain't What It Used To Be in Washington: Feb. 10, 2002
This Just In: Money Does Buy Happiness!: Feb. 3, 2002
Our Enemies Need A History Lesson!: Jan. 27, 2002
Osama for President?: Jan. 20, 2002
Safe and Sane Pretzels?: Jan. 20, 2002
Is A Dumpster Dick Cheney's Manifest Destiny?: Jan. 13, 2002
Are You Ready for Warlord Chic?: Jan. 13, 2002

Gore's Whiskers: Reconsidered: Jan. 6, 2002

2001

Don Rumsfeld, Alpha Male?: Dec. 30, 2001
God's Good News About Flat Earth: Dec. 23, 2001
Americans Love/Hate A Free Press: Dec. 16, 2001
Hollywood's Afghan War Project: Dec. 9, 2001
Bad Day for the Big Guy Upstairs: Dec. 2, 2001
I Love JAG: Nov. 22, 2001
A Yankee Tourist in China, Part 2: Nov. 18, 2001
A Yankee Tourist in China, Part 1: Nov. 11, 2001
Reflecting on Terror 4: Oct. 21, 2001
Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes: Oct. 14, 2001
Reflecting on Terror 2: Sept. 30, 2001
Reflecting on Terror 3: Sept. 30, 2001
Reflecting on Terror 1: Sept. 30, 2001
Check Our Guns? Isn't This Still America?: Sept. 9, 2001
The Menace of Familiar Voices: Sept. 2, 2001
All Hail the NEW Al Gore!: Aug. 26, 2001
Why is Public Education Wearing A Dunce Cap?: Aug. 19, 2001
Wake Up Call for Philip Morris?: Aug. 12, 2001
Why Do Republicans Have More Nightmares?: Aug. 5, 2001
Yikes! Our Daughter's Going to be An Intern in Congress: July 22, 2001
Welcome to the Negative News Era: July 8, 2001
With Women, Sizes Count: July 1, 2001
The Curious Case of Mr. David Manning: June 17, 2001
The House That Tom Built: June 10, 2001
Real Men Burn GAS!: May 27, 2001
In The Time of the Great Darkness: May 13, 2001
Governor Arnie: April 22, 2001
George W. on 'General Hospital'?: April 8, 2001
 Season of the Hick!: April 8, 2001
 Mr. Bush: Man of Changes: March 25, 2001
Are Men Wittier Than Women?: Feb. 11, 2001
Portrait of the Artist As A Teenage Sci-Fi Geek: Feb. 4, 2001
When they turn you off....Get it on!: Jan. 28, 2001
What's in A Word?: Jan. 21, 2001
 Doin' the Confirmation Conga!: Jan. 14, 2001

2000

Pres. Bush & 'The West Wing': Dec. 24, 2000
Ins & Outs of the Bush-Gore Administration(s): Dec. 3, 2000
Our Fashion Statement: Take Nothing Seriously!: Nov. 20, 2000
Forecast for the Morning After the Election: Nov. 2, 2000
Do We Want A President... Or A Beer-Drinking Buddy?: Oct. 25, 2000
Understanding the Reporter Americanus: Oct. 16, 2000
Season of the Swing Voter: Oct. 6, 2000
In the Land of Open Mikes: Sept. 29, 2000
Radio Spots Before Our Eyes: Sept. 22, 2000
How To Be A Master Debater: Sept. 4, 2000
Me & My Miata vs. the Mazda Corporate Nannies: Aug. 29, 2000
William Powell: Aug. 22, 2000
How About A 'Survivor' TV Spectacle for 2004 Conventions?: Aug. 14, 2000
Was Ronald Reagan Always the Same Behind the Mask?: July 25, 2000

 

 RON MILLER

 


Three Deeply Dark Xmas Gifts: Dec. 21, 2009
Fiction--Christmas 2056: Dec. 21, 2009
A Decade of Darkness: Dec. 7, 2009
The 10-Year Milestone: Dec. 7, 2009
"Zombies on Broadway": Nov. 30, 2009
The Holiday You Shouldn't Celebrate Alone: Nov. 23, 2009
"Dracula"--The Official Sequel: Nov. 23, 2009
"A Dog Named Christmas": Nov. 23, 2009
Why Pacquiao is King of the Ring: Nov. 16, 2009
Sara Paretsky's 'Hardball': Nov. 16, 2009
The Resurrrection of 'V': Nov. 9, 2009
"A Place of Execution": Oct. 26, 2009
Where Have All the Horror Actors Gone?: Oct. 26, 2009
"Endgame": Oct. 19, 2009
Two Stars Rise From The "Super Six": Oct. 19, 2009
Robert B. Parker's "The Professional": Oct. 19, 2009
Stephen L. Carter's "Jericho's Fall": Oct. 12, 2009
Revenge of the Zombies: Oct. 5, 2009
The Revolution Hollywood Put On Hold: Oct. 5, 2009
"Dexter by Design": Sept. 28, 2009
A Curse Upon Floyd Mayweather, Jr.: Sept. 21, 2009
TV's "The Vampire Diaries": Sept. 14, 2009
Graham Greene's "A Gun For Sale": Sept. 7, 2009
A Suitable Time For Mourning: Aug. 31, 2009
"Manson": Aug. 31, 2009
Movies Where Music Really Counted: Aug. 31, 2009
Ed McBain's "Cop Hater"--The Book & The Movie: Aug. 24, 2009
Losing A Literary Icon: Aug. 17, 2009
Stieg Larsson's "The Girl Who Played With Fire": Aug. 10, 2009
Clyde Ford's "Whiskey Gulf": Aug. 3, 2009
Brenda Joyce--Death of A Scream Queen: July 27, 2009
Walter Cronkite: July 20, 2009
When the Indiscreet Meet to Eat and Bleat: July 13, 2009
Miss Marple Does It With Mirrors: July 13, 2009
"The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane": June 29, 2009
When White Boy Singing Groups Ruled: June 8, 2009
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: May 29, 2009
My Ultimate List of Collectible Horror Films: May 18, 2009
The Long Lost Luis Bunuel Version of 'The Sound of Music': May 11, 2009
Hello, Manny! So Long, Ricky!: May 4, 2009
"Wallander": May 4, 2009
"Harper's Island": April 20, 2009
Remakes Are Us: April 13, 2009
Revolution For the Home Video Market: April 6, 2009
Joe Gores' "Spade & Archer": April 6, 2009
Robert B. Parker's "Night and Day": March 30, 2009
"The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency": March 23, 2009
"Silks": March. 16, 2009
Adjusting To Our Economic Meltdown: March 9, 2009
"The Clairvoyant": March 2, 2009
Oscarcast 2009: Feb. 23, 2009
"A Darker Domain": Feb. 23, 2009
One Magic Night with "How Green Was My Valley": Feb. 16, 2009
Dead Certain: Feb. 16, 2009
"King of the Zombies": Feb. 9, 2009

Tracing Perry Mason: Feb. 2, 2009
Last Count--Ingemar Johansson: Feb. 2, 2009
John Updike and the Angst of Suburban Life: Feb. 2, 2009
Shane Mosley, Miracle Worker: Jan. 26, 2009
"Murder By the Clock": Jan. 26, 2009
Patrick McGoohan: Jan. 19, 2009
The Elegant Ricardo Montalban: Jan. 19, 2009
He Who Must Be Reverred: Jan. 19, 2009
"The Price of Butcher's Meat": Jan. 19, 2009
"The Mysterious Doctor": Jan. 12, 2009
P.D. James' "The Private Patient": Jan. 5, 2009
The Passing Parade--2008: Jan. 5, 2009
"The Nanny Express": Jan. 5, 2009
"A Kiss At Midnight": Dec. 22, 2008
Ghosts of Christmases Past: Dec. 22, 2008
Heavyweight Curse Upon Us: Dec. 15, 2008
John Sturges--Up Close: Dec. 15, 2008
Major Horror: Dec. 15, 2008
The Golden Glow is Gone: Dec. 8, 2008
"Rough Weather": Dec. 8, 2008
The Phenomenon of 'Twilight': Dec. 8, 2008
"Front of the Class": Dec. 1, 2008
"The Christmas Choir": Dec. 1, 2008
The Changing Face of Mystery: Dec. 1, 2008
Writing For Millions: Dec. 1, 2008
"Fashion in Film": Nov. 24, 2008
"Moonlight & Mistletoe": Nov. 24, 2008
"Hangover Square": Nov. 24, 2008
"The Unseen Alistair Cooke": Nov. 17, 2008
"An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving": Nov. 17, 2008
"The 'Oldies But Goodies' Killer": Nov. 17, 2008
How Legends Are Made: Nov. 10, 2008
"Accidental Friendship": Nov. 10, 2008
An American Dream Comes True: Nov. 10, 2008
"Primal Fear": Oct. 27, 2008
Imported Horrors of the 21st Century: Oct. 27, 2008
Methuselah Whups the Champ Bigtime: Oct. 20, 2008
Will 'CSI' Survive the Changes?: Oct. 13, 2008
An Open Letter to John McCain: Oct. 13, 2008
"The Last Enemy": Oct. 6, 2008
Flirting With the Enemy: Oct. 6, 2008
Mike Hammer's Last Case?: Oct. 6, 2008
A Paul Newman Primer: Sept. 29, 2008
Talk About Drama!: Sept. 29, 2008
60 Years Is Enough!: Sept. 22, 2008
"Fringe": Sept. 22, 2008
Backstage at the Emmys: Sept. 15, 2008
HBO's "True Blood": Sept. 15, 2008
"Terminator--The Sarah Connor Chronicles": Sept. 15, 2008
Now the Real Fun Begins: Sept. 8, 2008
Who Stole the Real John McCain?: Sept. 1, 2008
Dear Chelsea, I Love You: Sept. 1, 2008
"The Furies": Sept. 1, 2008
China Gold, USA Mold: Aug. 25, 2008
Claude Lelouch's "Roman de Gare": Aug. 25, 2008
Ben Bova's "Mars Life": Aug. 25, 2008
"Vicky Cristina Barcelona": Aug. 18, 2008
"Dear Prudence": Aug. 18, 2008
Farewell Inspector Lynley: Aug. 11, 2008
Loving the Olympics: Aug. 11, 2008
Three Olympic Boxing Immortals: Aug. 4, 2008
The Most Unforgettable U.S. Olympic Boxers: Aug. 4, 2008
Cotto vs. Margarito--A Ring Classic: July 28, 2008
I Found It At The Movies: July 21, 2008
Jonathan Kellerman's "Compulsion": July 14, 2008
Ruth Rendell's "Not in the Flesh": July 7, 2008
Every Writer Has A Book Inside: July 7, 2008
The Last Days of "Foyle's War": June 30, 2008
"Read You Like A Book": June 30, 2008
"A Gunfighter's Pledge": June 30, 2008
The Elegant Majesty of Cyd Charisse: June 23, 2008
Revisiting A RadioThriller on TV: June 23, 2008
Elizabeth George's "Careless in Red": June 16, 2008
Return of Inspector Lewis: June 9, 2008
Radio's Greatest Gumshoes: May 26, 2008
"FINAL APPROACH": May 19, 2008
"SHARK SWARM": May 19, 2008
"IRON MAN": May 12, 2008
The Strange Story of Pier 23: May 12, 2008
Golden Boy Returns: May 5, 2008
The Complete Film Credits of Bernard Herrmann: May 5, 2008
Ten Movies You Can't Imagine Without Their Music: May 5, 2008
"The Gracie Allen Murder Case": April 21, 2008
Larger Than Life--Charlton Heston: April 7, 2008
A Fresh Taste of 'Wire in the Blood': April 7, 2008
Jules Dassin--Out of the Darkness: April 7, 2008
Henry Hathaway's 'Kiss of Death': March 31, 2008
Richard Widmark--Icon of Noir: March 31, 2008
Patrick Quentin's 'Black Widow': March 31, 2008
The Dark Side of Being Batman: March 24, 2008
Minette Walters' 'The Chameleon's Shadow': March 17, 2008
Sara Paretsky Breaks Through To The "Other Side": March 10, 2008
Let's Have A Clinton-Obama Merger!: March 10, 2008
Robert Parker's "Stranger in Paradise": March 3, 2008
"V--The Second Generation": March 3, 2008
Reviewing Oscarcast '08: Feb. 25, 2008
Two Dark Thrillers Critics Fumbled: Feb. 25, 2008
Forecasting the Oscars: Feb. 18, 2008
"Rocky": Feb. 18, 2008
"Juno": Feb. 18, 2008
"Michael Clayton": Feb. 18, 2008
"Atonement": Feb. 18, 2008
The Dark, Dark World of Sweeney Todd: Feb. 18, 2008
Drowning in A Party Caucus: Feb. 11, 2008
Why the 'Dream Ticket' Would Work: Feb. 4, 2008
What's New in Dark Video?: Feb. 4, 2008
Laura Crum's 'Chasing Cans': Jan. 28, 2008

Will the Real Dexter Please Stand Up?: Jan. 21, 2008
They Also Left Us: Jan. 14, 2008
Saluting Curtis Harrington: Jan. 14, 2008
Robert B. Parker's "Now and Then": Jan. 7, 2008
Ron's Darkest Christmas List: Dec. 17, 2007
The Remarkable Transformation of Meg Tilly: Dec. 10, 2007
The Search For Famous People: Dec. 3, 2007
"The Note": Dec. 3, 2007
"No Country For Old Men": Dec. 3, 2007
The Hollywood Memorabilia Items I Want Most: Dec. 3, 2007
Some Thoughts About A Man Named Nachman: Nov. 26, 2007
My Favorite American Mystery Authors: Nov. 26, 2007
The Boom Years?: Nov. 26, 2007
The Indestructible Ernest Borgnine: Nov. 19, 2007
The Legacy of Norman Mailer: Nov. 12, 2007
The Majesty of 'American Gangster': Nov. 12, 2007
The Last Hank Crosses Over: Nov. 12, 2007
Emergency Measures For TV Land: Nov. 12, 2007
TCM's Marvelous Month of Mystery: Nov. 5, 2007
Your All-Night Festival of Horror: Oct. 29, 2007
"Robodeer!": Oct. 29, 2007
Robert Liparulo's 'Deadfall': Oct. 22, 2007
Ten Mysteries That Ought To Be 'Born Again': Oct. 15, 2007
Three Voyages Into Darkness: Oct. 3, 2007
"The Brave One": Sept. 17, 2007
3:10 To Yuma: Sept. 17, 2007
Jane Wyman--An Appreciation: Sept. 17, 2007
Some Horror Remakes That Worked: Sept. 3, 2007
Remaking 'Halloween': Sept. 3, 2007
"Vow of Vengeance": Sept. 3, 2007
The Late, Great Bob Ligon: Aug. 20, 2007
Cornell Woolrich's 'Waltz into Darkness': Aug. 20, 2007

Thomas Perry's "Silence": Aug. 6, 2007
Ingmar Bergman--A Giant Falls: Aug. 6, 2007
'Evening' Goes Gently Into the Night: Aug. 6, 2007
"Cagney & Lacey"--The Inside Stuff: Aug. 6, 2007
King vs. Poe: July 30, 2007
The Complex 'Die Hard' Screen Saga: July 30, 2007
Old Blood, New Blood and Lots of Blood: July 16, 2007
Martin Cruz Smith's "Stalin's Ghost": July 16, 2007
Two Classic Mystery Series: July 9, 2007
"La Vie en Rose": July 9, 2007
Tami Hoag's 'The Alibi Man': July 2, 2007
Our Mysteries Through Foreign Eyes: June 25, 2007
A Star is Born? No. 1--Doris Day: June 25, 2007
Nancy Drew--The New Movie: June 18, 2007
Reliving A Boyhood Dream: June 18, 2007
My Dad's Secret Passion: June 11, 2007
'Foyle's War' Forever!: June 11, 2007
The Joys of Schlock Horror Movies: June 4, 2007
"You've Got A Friend": June 4, 2007
"Marco Polo": May 28, 2007
The Return of 'Jericho': May 28, 2007
War in the Movies: May 28, 2007
Ship of Fools--The Next Generation, Part Two: May 28, 2007
Ship of Fools--The Next Generation, Part One: May 21, 2007
"PANDEMIC": May 21, 2007
Ruth Rendell's 'The Water's Lovely': May 21, 2007
John Mortimer's 'Rumpole & the Reign of Terror': May 14, 2007
Val McDermid's 'The Grave Tattoo': May 14, 2007
Whatever Happened to 'Dark Corridors--The TV Show'?: April 23, 2007
The Great 'B' Western Quiz: April 23, 2007
Raised on 'B' Westerns: April 23, 2007
A Peek into the Future of Hercule Poirot: April 16, 2007
Arlo Polishes the Legacy: April 9, 2007
The Movies' New Dark Avenger: April 2, 2007
Hollywood's Mixed-Up Mysteries: March 26, 2007
With Heroes Like These, Who Needs Villains?: March 19, 2007
Ladies in Retirement: March 19, 2007
Hooray For Un-Buried Treasures: March 12, 2007
Robert B. Parker's "High Profile": March 6, 2007
The Oscars--What Went Down?: Feb. 26, 2007
Saluting Ian Richardson: Feb. 26, 2007
'Doc' Severinsen's Last Tour: Feb. 26, 2007
"Ghost Rider": Feb. 26, 2007
2007 Oscar Trivia Test: Feb. 19, 2007
Previewing the 2006 Oscars: Feb. 19, 2007
"The Departed": Feb. 19, 2007
Best 1940: Feb. 19, 2007
Best 27-28: Feb. 19, 2007
"Babel": Feb. 19, 2007
Farewell Frankie Laine: Feb. 19, 2007
Count Dracula Comes to...PBS?: Feb. 5, 2007
The Sally Lockhart Mysteries--The Ruby in the Smoke: Jan. 22, 2007
Joseph Wambaugh's 'Hollywood Station': Jan. 15, 2007
Robert B. Parker's "Hundred Dollar Baby": Jan. 8, 2007
Rocky Balboa--Anerican Movie Icon: Jan. 8, 2007
'Hannibal Rising': Jan. 8, 2007
They Left Us in 2006: Jan. 1, 2007
Mystery Highlights of 2006: Dec. 18, 2006
The Best TV Christmas Gifts They Don't Make: Dec. 18, 2006
Going On 8: Dec. 4, 2006
Poe and the Real Marie Roget: Dec. 4, 2006
Laurie R. King's 'The Art of Detection': Nov. 20, 2006
Salute To A Villain--Jack Palance: Nov. 13, 2006
Minette Walters' 'The Devil's Feather': Nov, 13, 2006
The Return of Dick Francis: Oct. 30, 2006
RandaRanda: Oct. 30, 2006
Five Frightful Females: Oct. 23, 2006
How Dark is the Future of Mystery?: Oct. 16, 2006
"Final Days of Planet Earth": Oct. 9, 2006
My Unsensational Debut As A Community Activist: Oct. 2, 2006
The Return of Two Noir Classics: Oct. 2, 2006
Here Comes 'The Killer' One More Time: Oct. 2, 2006
'The Black Dahlia': Sept. 25, 2006
Reunions R Us: Sept. 25, 2006
Glenn Ford--A Complex Man: Sept. 4, 2006
The Dark Masters of Dark Corridors: Sept. 4, 2006
Movies Like No Others: Sept. 4, 2006
The Legacy of Tod Slaughter: Aug. 28, 2006
The Mystery of Buddy: Aug. 21, 2006
Five Screen Heavies Who Lightened Up: Aug. 14, 2006
"The Night Listener": Aug. 7, 2006
It Was Easy!--The Legacy of Mickey Spillane: July 31, 2006
Can A Sidekick Be A Star?: July 3, 2006
The Movies' Very First Superman: July 3, 2006
Aaron Spelling's Biggest Hit Shows: June 26, 2006
Aaron Spelling--Smiling All the Way: June 26, 2006
Michael Collins' 'The Secret Life of E. Robert Pendleton': June 26, 2006
The Best TV Westerns On DVD: June 19, 2006
"Desolation Canyon": June 19, 2006
Women in the Saddle--The Best of the Best: June 19, 2006
Western Movies--A Golden Dozen: June 19, 2006
'The 4400'--My New Addiction: June 12, 2006
Laura Crum's 'Moonblind': June 5, 2006
My Summer on the Rock-O-Plane: June 5, 2006
The Things We Do This Summer: June 5, 2006
Where Do You Start With Noir?: May 29, 2006
Why I Didn't Serve My Country in the Military: May 29, 2006
Ron's Mystery News: May 22, 2006
'The Curse of King Tut's Tomb': May 22, 2006
'The Da Vinci Code'--The Movie: May 22, 2006
Why Do It Again?: May 10, 2006
The New Season of 'Mystery!': April 20, 2006
'In From the Night': April 20, 2006
"My Family and Other Animals": April 3, 2006
"Basic Instinct 2": April 3, 2006
Rita Mae Brown's 'Sourpuss': March 27, 2006
We're Losing Our Oscar Icons: March 20, 2006
Your 2006 Mystery Test: March 13, 2006
The 2006 Oscar Telecast: March 6, 2006
If A Superhero Marries...:March 6, 2006
My All-New Family of Superheroes: March 6, 2006
The Superheroes You're Glad You're Not: March 6, 2006
Our Favorite Comic Book Heroes: March 6, 2006
The Year Oscar Ignored Hollywood: Feb. 27, 2006
"Munich": Feb. 27, 2006
"Brokeback Mountain": Feb. 27, 2006
How Oscar Got So Light On His Feet: Feb. 27, 2006
How TV Botched Two Classic Mysteries: Feb. 27, 2006
Clyde W. Ford's 'Precious Cargo': Feb. 20, 2006
"Capote": Feb. 20, 2006
"American Gothic" DVD SET: Feb. 13, 2006
"CRASH": Feb. 13, 2006
Ruth Rendell's '13 Steps Down': Feb. 6, 2006
King of the Cop Shows: Jan. 30, 2006
'Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door': Jan. 30, 2006
PBS' 'Bleak House': Jan. 23, 2006
'The Water is Wide': Jan. 23, 2006
'Hidden Places': Jan. 23, 2006
Whatever Happened To...Instrumental Pop Music Stars?: Jan. 16, 2006
TV's All-Time Best Thriller--"24": Jan. 9, 2006
"School Days": Jan. 9, 2006
"The Ice Harvest": Jan. 2, 2006
The Passing Parade--2005: Jan. 2, 2006
My House on the Green: Jan. 2, 2006
The Old and New 'King Kong': Dec. 19, 2005
Let's Update Our Christmas Carols: Dec. 19, 2005

Six Years in Our Online 'Retirement Home': Dec. 5, 2005
P.D. James' 'The Lighthouse': Dec. 5, 2005
"I Love A Mystery": Nov.14, 2005
"The Reading Room": Nov. 14, 2005
Why Halloween Is My Night: Oct. 31, 2005
TV's All-Time Best Saturday Night: Oct. 31, 2005

Trick or Treat Horror Movie Test: Oct. 31, 2005
Ron's Very Dark Xmas List: Oct. 24, 2005
Sherlock Holmes & The Case of the Silk Stocking: Oct. 10, 2005
P.D. James' 'The Murder Room': Oct. 6, 2005
David Morrell, Master of the Thriller: Sept. 30, 2005
David Morrell on Rambo: Sept. 30, 2005
"Creepers": Sept. 30, 2005

Remembering Robert Wise: Sept. 28, 2005
"Murders in the Rue Morgue": Sept. 19, 2005
The Rising Tide of Anger: Sept. 5, 2005
'SUPERNOVA': Aug. 29. 2005
The Return of 'Foyle's War': Aug. 29, 2005
Sara Paretsky's 'Fire Sale': Aug. 22, 2005
"McBride" for the Defense: Aug. 8, 2005
Close-up: Steve Martini: Aug. 1, 2005
Here Comes SPENSER: July 25, 2005
The Brief Magic of 'Moonlighting': July 18, 2005
Heavyweight Champs As Movies?: July 4, 2005
Laurie R. King Speaks Out: July 4, 2005
The Val Lewton Collection--At Long Last!: June 27, 2005
"In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner": June 20, 2005
James M. Cain's 'Mildred Pierce': May 30, 2005
A Video Treasure Chest Finally Opens: May 30, 2005
Frederick Forsyth's 'ICON': May 23, 2005
4.50 From Paddington--Three Versions with Three Marples: May 16, 2005
Stuart McLean--King of Canadian Radio: May 16, 2005
Mystery Writers with Aliases: May 5, 2005
The First 'Elvis' Movie: May 2, 2005
The 10 Mystery Movies I'd Most Like To See: April 25, 2005
Ridley Pearson's 'Cut and Run': April 18, 2005
The New Miss Marple: April 11, 2005
'Blind Justice' and the Blind Detective Genre: April 4, 2005
The One and Only Clyde Beatty: March 28, 2005
PBS' 'Malice Aforethought': March 28, 2005
'The Sapphire Sea': March 28, 2005
Steven Bochco's 'Murder One' on DVD: March 21, 2005
The Triumphant Comeback of PBS' 'Mystery!': March 14, 2005
The Bizarre Legacy of Andy Sipowicz: March 7, 2005
The 2005 Oscar Telecast: Feb. 28, 2005
'The Kennel Murder Case': Feb. 28, 2005
'Home Sweet Homicide'-The Book & the Movie: Feb. 21, 2005
'Without Apology': Feb. 21, 2005
Picking the 2004 Oscar Winners: Feb. 21, 2005
Sports and the Oscars: Feb. 21, 2005
John D. MacDonald's 'The Executioners' and the Two 'Cape Fears'
My Secret Valentine Girl: Feb. 14, 2005
'The Maltese Falcon'--75 Years Later: Feb 7, 2005
My Happy Days with 'Happy Days': Jan. 31, 2005
CBS' 'The Magic of Ordinary Days': Jan. 24, 2005
The Late, Great Mr. Carson: Jan. 24, 2005
Ruth Rendell's 'The Rottweiler': Jan. 24, 2005
PBS' 'Island at War': Jan. 24, 2005
Jane Doe--Vanishing Act: Jan. 17, 2005
The DaVinci Code Special Illustrated Edition: Jan. 17, 2005
Hallmark's'Hall of Mystery': Jan. 10, 2005
Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Phantom of the Opera'--The Movie: Jan. 10, 2005
The People We Most Want To See Less of in 2005 (with staff): Jan. 10, 2005

Ed McBain's 'HARK!': Jan. 3, 2005
The Passing Parade--2004: Dec. 20, 2004
David Suzuki, Superstar: Dec. 13, 2004
'Penguin Pool Murder': Dec. 13, 2004
Five Years Forward: Dec. 6, 2004
Living Without Dan Rather: Nov. 29, 2004
Those Unforgettable Mexican Warriors: Nov. 29, 2004
'The Case of the Weird Sisters' vs. 'The Three Weird Sisters': Nov. 29, 2004
'Love's Lovely Counterfeit' vs. 'Slightly Scarlet': Nov. 22, 2004
Beware Men Who Cook Thanksgiving Dinner: Nov. 22, 2004
PBS' 'Pollyanna': Nov. 22, 2004
'Back When We Were Grownups': Nov. 15, 2004
Know Your TV Detectives: Nov. 15, 2004
Now Comes the Darkness: Nov. 8, 2004
Faye and Jonathan Kellerman's 'Double Homicide': Nov. 8, 2004
PBS' 'Henry VIII': Nov. 8, 2004
'Mischief' vs. 'Don't Bother to Knock': Oct. 27, 2004
'Frankenstein'--The Monster That Just Won't Go Away: Oct. 19, 2004
"The Lost Prince": Oct. 11, 2004
"I Married A Dead Man": Oct. 11, 2004
My New Rules For Films Noir: Oct. 4, 2004
The Man From Greenpeace: Oct. 4, 2004
Will America Buy the New Dalgliesh?: Sept. 27, 2004
"Poe & Fanny": Sept. 20, 2004
Alien vs. Predator: Sept. 13, 2004

Frankenstein vs. The Mummy: Sept. 13, 2004
Look Who's Coming Back!: Sept. 13, 2004 (with Donna J. Plesh)
The Versatile Elmer Bernstein: Sept. 6, 2004
"After Dark, My Sweet": Sept. 6, 2004
Playing For the Ashes: Aug. 30, 2004
Sheriff David Reichert: Aug. 30, 2004
Michael Collins: Aug. 23, 2004
Jeffery Deaver: Aug. 16, 2004
Laura Crum's 'Forged': Aug. 9, 2004
How TV News Let Us Down: Aug. 2, 2004
The G-String Murders/Lady of Burlesque: Aug. 2, 2004
The Black Camel: July 26, 2004
Tami Hoag (2004): July 26, 2004
'Crossing the Meadow': July 5, 2004
The Squandered Legacy of Marlon Brando: July 5, 2004
The Amazing 'Fahrenheit 9/11': July 5, 2004
Foyle's War, Season Two: July 5, 2004
A Thief of Time: July 5, 2004
The Franchise Affair: July 5, 2004
A Shilling for Candles vs. Young & Innocent: June 28, 2004
Aubrey--Ex-Cheerleader, Part 5: June 28, 2004
Mystery! Newsbreak: June 14, 2004
Aubrey--Ex-Cheerleader, Part 4: June 14, 2004
The Late Irene Manning: June 7, 2004
Reagan's Great Screen Performances: June 7, 2004
Susan McBride's 'Blue Blood': June 7, 2004
'In A Lonely Place': June 7, 2004
Aubrey--Ex-Cheerleader, Part 3: June 7, 2004
The Passing of A Great Lady--Anna Lee: May 31, 2004
The Man Who Watched the Legends Die: May 31, 2004
'The Unsuspected': May 31, 2004
Aubrey--Ex-Cheerleader, Part 2: May 31, 2004
Meet Jack Frost: May 24, 2004
Death Penalty Offenses!: May 24, 2004
Aubrey--Ex-Cheerleader, Part 1: May 24, 2004
Roy Jones, Jr.--Kayoed!: May 17, 2004
Sherlock's Greatest Mysteries: May 10, 2004
My Mother's Eyes: May 3, 2004
Vitali Rules...Maybe!: May 3, 2004
Wimsey on the Screen: May 3, 2004
"Dardevil Dan & Molly Rainbow": April 26, 2004
"Plainsong": April 19, 2004
Facing the Chasm: April 19, 2004
A Century of Great Sci-Fi Films, Part Two: April 19, 2004
A Century of Great Sci-Fi Films, Part One: April 12, 2004
Vengeance of the Exposed Columnists: April 5, 2004
John Stanley's 'Nightmare in Blood'--The DVD: April 5, 2004
Robert B. Parker's "Bad Business": March 29, 2004
Secret Desires of the Columnists: March 29, 2004
V.I. Warshawski On Film: March 15, 2004
Resurrecting Rumpole: March 8, 2004
The Hatchet Man: March 8, 2004
Reviewing the Oscar Show--2004: March 1, 2004
"Blacklist": March 1, 2004
Black Images On A White Screen: March 1, 2004
Oscar's Favorite Mysteries: Feb. 16, 2004
Previewing the 2003 Oscars: Feb. 16, 2004
Going to Extremes!: Feb. 16, 2004
Oscar's 10 Most Underrated Winners: Feb. 16, 2004
A Mr. Moto Treasure Chest: Feb. 2, 2004
'Crazylegs'--Movie Star: Feb. 2, 2004
Television's Shameless Election Coverage: Feb. 2, 2004
"The Blackwater Lightship": Feb. 2, 2004
Pop Stars and the Movies: Jan. 19, 2004
Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness: Jan. 19, 2004
One Last Salute: Jan. 5, 2004
The Coming of Snow...and the Relatives: Jan. 5, 2004
Year 5, Here We Come!: Dec. 8, 2003
P.D. James' 'The Murder Room': Dec. 8, 2003
'Timeline'--The Movie: Dec. 8, 2003
Penny Singleton--'Blondie' Forever: Nov. 17, 2003
'Dr. Renault's Secret': Nov. 17, 2003
PBS' 'Coyote Waits': Nov. 10, 2003
'Black Dahlia Avenger': Nov. 10, 2003
Jack Elam: Death of A Classic 'Bad Guy': Oct. 26, 2003
Memories of Frankenstein: Oct. 26, 2003
Clint Eastwood's 'Mystic River': Oct. 20, 2003
Steven Bochco's 'Death By Hollywood': Oct. 20, 2003
Who Are These Hollywood People Anyway?: Oct. 20, 2003
'Goodbye, Mr.Chips': Oct. 13, 2003
The Man Who Laughs: Oct. 6, 2003
Legendary Elia Kazan: Oct. 6, 2003
'Warrior Queen': Oct. 6, 2003
Paul Newman in 'Our Town': Sept. 29, 2003
Men in Jeopardy?: Sept. 29, 2003
The 55th Annual Emmy Awards: Sept. 22, 2003
Minette Walters' 'Fox Evil': Sept. 22, 2003
The Mystery of Johnny Cash: Sept. 15, 2003
The Surprising Career of John Ritter: Sept. 15, 2003
The Dark Legacy of Charles Bronson: Sept. 15, 2003
Curse of The Shadow: Sept. 8, 2003
'Swimming Pool': Sept. 1, 2003
The Joys & Pain of 'R.J. Syndrome' (with Patricia J. Geister): Sept. 1, 2003
'Freddy vs. Jason': Aug. 25, 2003
Kevin Costner's 'Open Range': Aug. 25, 2003
Elizabeth George On Television: Aug. 25, 2003
All Hail Queen Elizabeth: Aug. 18, 2003
Talking Mit Der Terminator: Aug. 18, 2003
Hard Luck for Mystery Writers: Aug. 11, 2003
'Seabiscuit'--Another View: Aug. 4, 2003
The Return of Hetty Wainthropp: Aug. 4, 2003
Dennis Lehane's 'Shutter Island': July 28, 2003
Radio Mystery Movies: July 21, 2003
The Many Lives of Buddy Ebsen: July 14, 2003
My Guilty Pleasure is--Charlie Chan: July 14, 2003
The Original Thrill of CinemaScope: July 7, 2003
Katharine Hepburn--Queen of the Silver Screen: June 30, 2003
The Way It's Supposed To Be: June 30, 2003
Gregory Peck: June 23, 2003
Inside The House of Seven Gables: June 23, 2003
Happy Father's Day, Pop!: June 9, 2003

The Blood 'n Guts Championship of the World: June 9, 2003
The Comic Legacy of Bob Hope: May 19, 2003
Robert Stack: May 19, 2003
The Coming Mystery! Summer: May 19, 2003
Laura Crum's 'Hayburner': May 12, 2003
Karen Morley and the Hollywood Blacklist: May 5, 2003
The Dark Flood to Video: May 5, 2003
An Evening with Marvin Hamlisch: May 5, 2003
Tamara's Wedding: April 21, 2003
My Secret Craving For Olivia: April 14, 2003
Ten Classic Silent Movie Horrors: April 14, 2003
The Jury: April 7, 2003
Laurie King's Next Step: April 7, 2003
Reviewing the Oscar Show: March 24, 2003
War Isn't 'Neat' Anymore: March 24, 2003
2003 Oscar Preview: March 17, 2003
Chicago vs. Oscar's Past Musical Winners: March 17, 2003
The Roads Not Taken: March 17, 2003
Oscar's Darkest Corridors: March 17, 2003
Best Picture Trivia Test: March 17, 2003
The Ring: March 10, 2003
Why Not Try A Mystery Convention?: March 3, 2003
My Top 10 Reasons to Keep Loving France: Feb. 24, 2003
One Hour Photo: Feb. 24, 2003
On Writing: I Write, Therefore I Am: Feb. 17, 2003

Thomas Perry's Dead Aim: Feb. 17, 2003
Linda Fairstein: Feb. 10, 2003
The TV Romances I'd Most Like To See: Feb. 10, 2003
Columbo Makes TV History: Feb. 3, 2003
How To Be A TV Series Collector: Feb. 3, 2003
In Memory of...Richard Crenna: Jan. 27, 2003
Brush with Fate: Jan. 27, 2003
Foyle's War: Jan. 27, 2003
Meet the New Sherlock Holmes: Jan. 13, 2003
Fond Farewells: 2002: Jan. 6, 2003
Will the Real Charlie Chan Please Stand Up?: Jan. 6, 2003
A Man's Best Friend: Dec. 30, 2002
My Dark Christmas Gift List: Dec. 16, 2002
A Gangster Cap for Clifford: Dec. 16, 2002
Roone Arledge: Force of Nature: Dec. 6, 2002
Where Do We Go From Here?: Dec. 2, 2002
The Resurrectionists: Dec. 2, 2002
The Locket: Dec. 2, 2002
The Decline and Fall of Our Thanksgiving Dinners: Nov. 25, 2002
Skinwalkers: Nov. 18, 2002
Horror Writers and the Movies: Nov. 11, 2002
Remaking Hitchcock: Nov. 4, 2002
The Most-Feared Trick-or-Treater in Halloween History: Oct. 28, 2002
JASON X: Oct. 21, 2002
Overdue for Recognition: Oct. 14, 2002
Famous Monsters I've Known: Oct. 7, 2002
J.A. Jance: Sept. 30, 2002
Ruth Rendell's 'Simisola': Sept. 23, 2002
Blood Work: Sept. 16, 2002
Leading Us Straight to Hell?: Sept. 9, 2002
Jolson Sings...Again?: Sept. 2, 2002
My Secret Life As A Bareback Rider: Aug. 26, 2002
The Survivors Club: Aug. 26, 2002
A Great Deliverance: Aug. 19, 2002
Joyous Joan Baez: Aug. 19, 2002
Bourne Again!: Nov. 12, 2002
Is the 'Slasher' Era Finally Over?: Aug. 5, 2002
Farewell Horace Rumpole: July 28, 2002
Dying For A Change: July 28, 2002

Remarkable Rosemary Clooney: July 23, 2002
Remembering Rod Steiger: July 21, 2002
John Frankenheimer: July 14, 2002
Murder Rooms: July 14, 2002
Just For Laughs: July 7, 2002
Into Each Life Some Hair Must Fall: July 7, 2002
Mystery of the Missing Videos: June 30, 2002
Gone For Good: June 23, 2002
The Two Mr. Ripleys: June 16, 2002
Tyson's Final Bow?: June 9, 2002
The Curve of the World: June 9, 2002
The Summer of Mystery!: June 9, 2002
Tain't Funny, McGee!: June 2, 2002
Earl Emerson Heats Up: June 2, 2002
Widow's Walk: May 26, 2002
Exit Lew Archer; Enter Lew Harper?: May 19, 2002

Mothers: May 12, 2002
Too Dead To Swing: May 12, 2002
PBS' The Road From Coorain: May 12, 2002
CBS' 'Little John': May 5, 2002
Nevada Barr's 'Hunting Season': May 5, 2002
My Own Loaner Kid: April 28, 2002
Robert Urich: April 21, 2002
Adam and Eve and Pinch Me: April 21, 2002
Effie vs. The Maniac: April 14, 2002
The Late, Great Billy Wilder: March 31, 2002
Murder of A Sleeping Beauty: March 31, 2002
The Way We Live Now: March 31, 2002
Uncle Miltie Plays Heaven: March 31, 2002
The Oscar Show 2002: March 25, 2002
Anne Perry: March 24, 2002
Et tu, Oscar?: March 17, 2002
"A Beautiful Mind": March 17, 2002
"Moulin Rouge": March 17, 2002
The 2002 Oscar Trivia Exam: March 17, 2002
"In the Bedroom": March 17, 2002
"Unforgiven": March 17, 2002
Oscars for Westerns?: March 17, 2002
The Return of Jane Tennison: March 10, 2002
Dashiell Hammett & The Three Falcons: March 3, 2002
In Memory of John Thaw: Feb. 24, 2002
Look Who's Coming to 'Mystery!': Feb. 24, 2002
Thompson Meets Tavernier: Feb. 17, 2002
Death of An Outlaw: Feb. 17, 2002
Broads in Boxing: Feb. 17, 2002
Addicted to the Manly Art of Self-Defense: Feb. 17, 2002

TV & Mystery Writers: A Love-Hate Relationship: Feb. 10, 2002
Say Goodnight, Mr. King: Feb. 3, 2002
"Bertie & Elizabeth": Feb. 3, 2002
Element of Surprise: Jan. 27, 2002
My Sister's Keeper: Jan. 20, 2002
Justice is My Destiny: Jan. 13, 2002
The Murder of Stephen Lawrence: Jan. 13, 2002
Mystery News: January, 2002: Jan. 6, 2002
The Best Columns of Year Two: Dec. 30, 2001
The Big Sleep: Dec. 30, 2001
Effie and the Christmas Indian: Dec. 23, 2001
Meet Lieutenant Hilderbrand: Dec. 23, 2001
The 39 Steps: Dec. 16, 2001
Strangers On A Train: Dec. 9, 2001
The Ten Best TV Shows of 2011: Dec. 2, 2001
Killing the Shadows: Nov. 22, 2001
Goodbye Dear Scotty: Nov. 22, 2001
My Uncle Silas: Nov. 18, 2001
The Thin Man: Nov. 18, 2001
In Love & War: Nov. 11, 2001
Today the Turtles, Tomorrow the World?: Nov. 11, 2001
Braggarts Get Stomped!: Nov. 11, 2001
The Surgeon: Nov. 11, 2001
I Was A Teenage Caveman!: Nov. 4, 2001
Black Delta Night: Oct. 28, 2001
Minette Walters: Oct. 21, 2001
Dear Ray, We'll Never Forget You: Oct. 21, 2001
Survive This, You Suckers!: Oct. 14, 2001
The Ponder Heart: Oct. 14, 2001
Breakaway: Oct. 14, 2001
Dorothy McGuire: Oct. 7, 2001
P.D. James: A Celebration: Oct. 7, 2001
Reflecting on Terror: Sept. 30, 2001
Overkill: Sept. 2, 2001
More Dinosaurs and Talking Apes?: Aug. 19, 2001
PBS' 'Mystery!': The Season of Darkness: Aug. 12, 2001

It's Time For Detective Dream Teams: Aug. 5, 2001
Where the Deer & the Jack Rabbits Roam: July 29, 2001
What's So Funny About Horror?: July 8, 2001
The House We Lived In: July 8, 2001
Salute to Jack Lemmon: July 1, 2001
I Was A Monster Boy: June 24, 2001
Talking Heads 2: Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet: June 24, 2001
Potshot: June 17, 2001
Encore: The Tough Guy I'll Never Forget: June 17, 2001
1st To Die: June 10, 2001
Anthony Quinn: June 10, 2001
The Thrilla in Vanilla: June 3, 2001
The Dark Legacy of Robert Blake: May 27, 2001
The Festering Future of Network Television: May 27, 2001
Mothers from Hell!: May 13, 2001
Folly: May 6, 2001
Laura: How the Famous Film Obscures the Classic Novel: April 27, 2001
Michael Ritchie: April 22, 2001
The Man Who is Nero Wolfe: April 22, 2001
The Old Settler: April 22, 2001
Ten Favorite Mystery Movies You Probably Never Saw: April 15, 2001
Confessions of A Matinee Idler: April 15, 2001
Anthony Dexter: April 8, 2001
"When Billie Beat Bobby": April 8, 2001
My Days at Monkey Ward: April 1, 2001
What If Dick Francis Really Means It This Time?: March 25, 2001
South Pacific: March 25, 2001
Kathie Lee--Diva of Drama: March 11, 2001
Armed & Dangerous: March 4, 2001
Amy and Isabelle: Feb. 25, 2001
Charles Trenet: Feb. 25, 2001
The Long, Long Reign of Columbo: Feb. 25, 2001
My Dinner with Hannibal: Feb. 18, 2001 
Episode Three: Monster Vs. Monster: Feb. 18, 2001
Episode Two: Programmed To Kill!: Feb. 11, 2001
Episode One: Distress Call From the Far Frontier: Feb. 4, 2001
Kate Flora: Feb. 11, 2001
Hooked in the Dawn of the Sci-Fi Age: Feb. 4, 2001
Alternate Worlds: Feb. 4, 2001
The Uncertain Future of PBS' 'Mystery': Jan. 28, 2001
"The Flamingo Rising": Jan. 28, 2001
If Dorothy L. Sayers Came Again...: Jan. 21, 2001 
Jackie Chan,Cartoon Hero?: Jan. 14, 2001
Pop Stars: Jan. 7, 2001
The Pest Control Man's Vacation: Dec. 31, 2000
Farewell, Dr. Bramwell!: Dec. 31, 2000
My Favorite Christmas Cards: Dec. 24, 2000
'The American': Dec. 24, 2000
Marie Windsor: Dec. 17, 2000
Black Christmas: Dec. 17, 2000
SHOU: Dec. 10, 2000
Jane Goes To the Movies: Dec. 3, 2000
The Runaway: Dec. 3, 2000
 
Be Glad You're Not A Doctor on ER!: Dec. 1, 2000

Curt Siodmak Is Immortal!: Nov. 22, 2000
'Red Planet': Nov. 16, 2000
The Val Lewton Legacy: Nov. 9, 2000
Steve Allen: Nov. 7, 2000
What's A Nice Girl Like You...Big Hairy Paw Like That?: Oct.31, 2000
My Five Favorite TV Horrors: Oct. 31, 2000
 The Five Worst TV Horrors: Oct. 31, 2000
Lorie Ham: Oct. 26, 2000
Cora Unashamed: Oct. 24, 2000
Sheen vs. Locklear: Oct. 17, 2000
When Our Heroes Go Bad!: Oct. 12, 2000
Eastwood...without A Net: Oct.10, 2000
Richard Farnsworth: Oct. 9, 2000
Cuco Sanchez: Oct. 9, 2000
Tami Hoag: Oct. 5, 2000
Debate No. 1: Oct. 4, 2000
Gilmore Girls: Oct. 3, 2000
Felicity Hairdo Report: Sept. 30, 2000
Val McDermid: Sept. 28, 2000
Andromeda: Sept. 26, 2000
Dale Furutani: Sept. 21, 2000
James Schmerer: Sept. 14, 2000
Robert B. Parker: Sept. 7, 2000
Why TV Cheats Mystery Fans: Aug. 31, 2000
Hollow Man: Aug. 17, 2000
Jessica Speart: Aug. 17, 2000
Laura Crum: Aug. 10, 2000
Nancy Davis, Movie Star: July 27, 2000
Here Today,Where Tomorrow?: July 18, 2000
Guilty Pleasures: July 10, 2000
When TV Moppets Grow Up: June 27, 2000
Susan McBride: June 22, 2000
Marilyn Wooley: June 15, 2000
Exiles on Main Street: June 8, 2000
They're doing the TV show all wrong!: June 6, 2000
My Times With BOB HOPE: May 25, 2000
The Dark Origins of Sherlock Holmes: May 16, 2000
This Can Happen To You, Too…if You Watch TV Too Long!: May 9, 2000
Was "Dial M for Murder" the Best 3-D Film?: April 27, 2000
If I Ran Hollywood: April 18, 2000
Bomba of Hollywood: March 29, 2000
Welcome to My "Antique Road Show": March 14, 2000
HITCHCOCK: Did He Really Treat Actors Like Cattle?: March 9, 2000
They're Not Playing Our Songs And Now We Know Why: Feb. 23, 2000
Trial By Fire: Feb. 17, 2000
The Horror Movie Market Crash of 1946: Feb. 9-10, 2000
Whatever Happened to "Make Out" Music?": Dec. 6, 1999

 ANDY MURCIA

 

Two Young Coots in Love: Dec. 21, 2009
The Young Lawyers: Dec. 7, 2009
Growing Up 'Brooklyn': Nov. 30, 2009
Try Them Elsewhere!: Nov. 23, 2009
Farewell To A Cop: Nov. 9, 2009
Revenge of the Traffic Cop From Hell: Oct. 19, 2009
Hail To the Chief: Oct. 12, 2009
Roy Hargrove Big Band--Emergence: Oct. 5, 2009
Come To California: Sept. 21, 2009
Reverse Racism?: July 27, 2009
I Was A Hotel Dick, Pt. 6: June 1, 2009
Some TV Ads I'd Like To Nuke Into Oblivion: May 18, 2009
Justice Finally Calls For Phil Spector: April 20, 2009
The Anti-Diet Book Diet: April 13, 2009
Senseless Slaughter: March 23, 2009
"Cash Only?": March 23, 2009
Good Day, Mr. Harvey: March 9, 2009
I Was A Hotel Dick, Pt. 5: Feb. 23, 2009
Memories of A Champ--Jose Torres: Feb. 2, 2009
I Was A Hotel Dick, Pt. 4: Feb. 2, 2009
I Was A Hotel Dick, Pt. 3: Jan. 26, 2009
I Was A Hotel Dick, Pt. 2: Jan. 12, 2009
I Was A Hotel Dick: Dec. 22, 2008
An Ex-Cop's Warning To All 'Cycle Sissies': Dec. 1, 2008
The Bum Rap: Oct. 27, 2008
Breast Cancer Memories: Oct. 13, 2008
Beware the 'Big Wink' at Election Time: Oct. 13, 2008
Death of A Cop: Sept. 1, 2008
My Best Buddy: May 12, 2008
Trouble (D) Man: April 7, 2008
Prostitution 101: March 24, 2008
The Depressing Shame of Eliot Spitzer: March 17, 2008
Chicago Style Steppin': Dec. 17, 2007
Gangster College #9: Frank Lucas: Dec. 3, 2007
Farewell to Robert Goulet (with Ann Jillian): Nov. 19, 2007
Latimore is Back Atcha: Nov. 19, 2007
Be Careful in Public Toilets: Oct. 4, 2007
John Davidson, Star-Maker?: Sept. 17, 2007
Gangster College #8--"Lucky" Luciano: Sept. 3, 2007
Memories of Merv (with Ann Jillian): Aug. 20, 2007
This Old Body!: July 30, 2007
Papa's Weapons of Mass Destruction: June 11, 2007
The New Face of 'Cool'?: May 21, 2007
Warming Up A Cold Case: Feb. 26, 2007
Remembering Barbara McNair (with Ann Jillian): Feb. 19, 2007
Our Special Night at the Golden Globes: Jan. 22, 2007
The He-She Syndrome: Jan. 1, 2007
My Nasty E-Mail Adventure with Capt.Cucumber: Dec 18, 2006
Krazy Kramer: Dec. 3, 2006
They Call These Slobs Heavyweight Contenders?: Sept. 4, 2006
It's A New Day in Hollywood: July 3, 2006
Remembering Aaron Spelling (with Ann Jillian): July 3, 2006
"Raging Bull": April 3, 2006
Luther Vandross--The Melody Lingers On: March 13, 2006
Remembering 'Baby' Jessica (with Ann Jillian): Feb. 6, 2006
Chicago Crime--Unvarnished Truth: Jan. 9, 2006
How My Dad Put A Cork in Madam Sherry: Dec. 5, 2005
Andy's New Weapons of Mass Destruction: Nov. 14, 2005
Why I Dislike Halloween: Oct. 31, 2005
Memories of Tammi: Oct. 24, 2005
The Spittin' Image of Baseball: Sept. 19, 2005
BIG RED: Aug. 29, 2005
Andy's Armed Robbery Institute for Dopey Bastards: Aug. 22, 2005
Inspired By Lance: Aug. 1, 2005
The Big Chest Caper: July 15, 2005
Be Careful How You Answer the Phone!: July 4, 2005
Keeping Ann's Name Off the Streets: June 20, 2005
Gangster College No. 7: May 6, 2005
Andy's Bruschetta: April 4, 2005
Hey There, Sammy!: March 28, 2005
Rape and Money: March 7, 2005
Las Vegas? Don't Go There!: Feb. 14, 2005
Johnny Carson & Me (with Ann Jillian): Jan. 24, 2005
The Summer of Martin Luther King: Jan. 17, 2005
The People We Most Want To See Less of in 2005 (with staff): Jan. 10, 2005
Santa Is A Crook!:Dec. 20, 2004
'Homicide: On View': Dec. 6, 2004

The Last Straw For Reality TV?: Nov. 29, 2004
A Boy and His Turkey Dinner: Nov. 22, 2004
My Son, the Lawyer: Nov. 8, 2004
The Cops, The Midget and Malodorous Mona: Oct. 19, 2004
SOULYWOOD: Oct. 4, 2004
Beware of Park Creeps!: Sept. 20, 2004
Pier People: May 17, 2004
A Little Barber Shop Nap: March 1, 2004
'The French Connection': Feb. 16, 2004
Ann Miller Was Funny!: Feb. 2, 2004 (with Ann Jillian)
Our Party's Thoughtful Predictions: Jan. 5, 2004
"Have A Heart Attack? No, Thanks, Just Had One!": Dec. 8, 2003
Character Really Does Count: Dec. 8, 2003
The End of the Affair: Oct. 26, 2003
My Pal, The Coffee Queen: Oct. 13, 2003
Bless You, Donald O'Connor (with Ann Jillian): Oct. 6, 2003
The Real 'Exit Wounds': Sept. 8, 2003
'S.W.A.T.': Aug. 25, 2003
Good Night, Mr. Hines: Aug. 18, 2003
The Book Tour From Hell: July 21, 2003
Barry White--Let the Music Play: July 7, 2003
Where Did Loyalty Go?: June 30, 2003
Gangster 'College'--Part 5: June 9, 2003
Gangster 'College'--Part 4: May 19, 2003
Gangster 'College'--Part 3: May 12, 2003
Twelfth of Never: Mom's Day for Ann: May 5, 2003
Gangster 'College'--Part 2: April 21, 2003
Gangster 'College,' Part 1: April 14, 2003
My Four Big Sisters: March 31, 2003
60 Minutes of Fun!: March 31, 2003
The FIRST Picture Show: March 17, 2003
They Call Me MISTER Bagel Maven: March 10, 2003
Stop the Suicide!: March 3, 2003
'Killer' Eateries: Feb. 24, 2003
The Canary Who Couldn't Fly: Feb. 17, 2003
The Lana Clarkson Murder: Feb. 10, 2003

The Bookie Raid: Feb. 3, 2003
In Memory of...Nell Carter: Jan. 27, 2003
Yes, I'm Addicted to Food: Jan. 13, 2003
A Missing Christmas Bell: Dec. 16, 2002
Stroll with Me Down Storefront Row: Dec. 2, 2002
A Citizen Like You Caught the Murderers: Oct. 28, 2002
The Lady in Red: Oct. 21, 2002
Dream House!: Sept. 16, 2002
You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling?: Sept. 9, 2002
The Dead Don't Dance: Sept. 2, 2002
Some Thoughts About An FBI 'Whistle-blower': Aug. 5, 2002
Police Brutality?: July 21, 2002

Sitamore & Rinehart: July 14. 2002
A Good Man: June 23, 2002
Andy's Road Rage Remedies: June 16, 2002
I'm Proud of My Catholic Church: May 19, 2002
The Pimping Field: April 28, 2002
Blake's No Flake: April 21, 2002
Guilt by Association: April 14, 2002
The Girl From 'On the Waterfront': March 17, 2002
Staying Alive with 'Killer': March 10, 2002
Bright Lights, Big City (with Gina Gallo): March 3, 2002
My Secret Love: Feb. 24, 2002
Broads in Boxing: Feb. 17, 2002
Murcia's Law: Boxing's in My Blood: Feb. 17, 2002
Murcia's Law: Our Tragic Valentine: Feb. 10, 2002
Murcia's Law: Anatomy of A Shooting: Feb. 3, 2002
Murcia's Law: Puccini & Me: Jan. 20, 2002
Murcia's Law: Imperfect Samaritan: Jan. 6, 2002
Spaghetti for Santa: Dec. 23, 2001

 GERALD NACHMAN

 

Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright: Dec. 21, 2009
Television's First American Idol-maker: Dec. 7, 2009
Tales From the Publishing Crypt: Oct. 26, 2009
A Nobel Gesture: Oct. 19, 2009
All the News Unfit to Print: Sept. 28, 2009
Have A Real Great Existence!: Sept. 21, 2009
Where Have All the Credits Gone?: Aug. 10, 2009
Playing Uncle Walter: July 27, 2009
A Few Kind Words in Defense of Cars: July 20,. 2009
The Benighted 'Tonight Show': July 13, 2009
Pop Star Dies! Media Flips!: June 29, 2009
The DayAfter 'Tomorrow'--Part Three: June 29, 2009
The Day After 'Tomorrow'--Part Two: June 15, 2009
The Day After 'Tomorrow'--Part One: June 8, 2009

Rabbit At Rest: Feb. 3, 2009
Yes, He Can, But Can I?: Feb. 2, 2009
Good Shoemanship: Dec. 22, 2008
Cliches in Action: Dec. 15, 2008
The Fascination Sweepstakes of 2008--A Critical Study: Dec. 8, 2008
Waiting For Obama: Dec. 8, 2008
Words For the Unwise: Dec. 1, 2008
The Bridge To Anywhere: Oct. 28, 2008
Welcome To Palin County: Oct. 27, 2008
Depressed? Who, Me?: Oct. 27, 2008
A Day at the Sarah Palin Rumor Mill: Sept. 22, 2008
Sarah, We Hardly Know Ye...But What the Heck!: Sept. 8, 2008
Lincoln at Gettysburg: Sept. 1, 2008
Convention-al Wisdom: Sept. 1, 2008
All the News Fit To Skimp: Aug. 4, 2008
American Satire's Last Gasp: July 21, 2008
Not Been There, Done Nothing; July 14, 2008
Death Of A Newsman: June 23, 2008
Beige Like Me: June 16, 2008
The Rascally Columnists of San Francisco: June 16, 2008
Enter and Sign In, Please!: April 7, 2008
A Belated Auld Lang Syne: Jan. 21, 2008
Life Is A Cabaret, But It's Closing Time (afterword): Nov. 26, 2007
Autumn in New York: Nov. 26, 2007
Limbo Revisited (Part 34): Nov. 19, 2007
Seriously Writing (Part 33): Nov. 12, 2007
Behind the Cover (Part 32): Oct. 29, 2007
One Knight in Shining Armor at My Service (Part 31): Oct. 22, 2007
That Old Gang O' Mine (Part 30): Oct. 15, 2007
End of the Trail (Part 29): Oct. 3, 2007
Remembrances of Flings Past (Part 28): Oct. 1, 2007
How Long Has This Been Going On? (Not Very): Sept. 17, 2007
Bravos and Boos For Mr. ShowBiz (Part 27): Sept. 17, 2007
Single...with No Children (Part 26): Sept. 3, 2007
All the President's Mutts: Sept. 3, 2007
Almost A Broadway Baby (Part 25): Aug. 20, 2007
Nachman Finally Goes Hollywood (Part 24): Aug. 6, 2007
"Quirks" (Part 23): July 30, 2007
Little Man About Town (Part 22): July 16, 2007
You Can Go Home Again--and Again and Again (Part 21): July 16, 2007
From Pigs to Blogs (Part 20): July 9, 2007
On the Road Again (Part 19): July 2, 2007
A Few Forgotten American Idols: July 2, 2007
A Negative Force in Fashion?: June 25, 2007
With Sadie At Sardi's (Part 18): June 25, 2007
Discovering America (Part 17): June 18, 2007
The Sopranos--The Movie: June 18, 2007
Father's Day 1953 (Part 16): June 11, 2007
Media Ring Around the Rosie: June 11, 2007
Book Marks (Part 15): June 4, 2007
Agents of Doom (Part 14): May 28, 2007
Down the Syndicate Drain (Part 13): May 21, 2007
Sowing My Wild Cheerios (Part 12): May 14, 2007
A Columnist Conspiracy (Part 11): Oct. 23, 2007
Small Frog in A Big Pond (Part 10): Oct. 23, 2007
Take Me Back to Manhattan (Part 9): Oct. 23, 2007
Who Was That Ho I Saw You With?: April 16, 2007
A-Junketing We Will Go! (Part 8): April 16, 2007
My Years As A Journalistic Starlet in Oakland (Part 7): April 9, 2007
Portrait of the Journalist As A Young Rube--Part 6: April 2, 2007
Portrait of the Journalist As A Young Rube--Part 5: March 26, 2007
Portrait of the Journalist As A Young Rube--Part 4: March 19, 2007
Who, Me, President? Etc.: March 12, 2007
A View From the Brooklyn Bridge--Part Three: March 12, 2007
A View From the Brooklyn Bridge--Part Two: March 5, 2007
A View From the Brooklyn Bridge--Part One: Feb. 26, 2007
"The Queen": Feb. 19, 2007
I Blab, Therefore I Am: Jan. 29, 2007
Art Buchwald & The Art of Humor: Jan. 22, 2007
Signs of Les Times: Jan. 15, 2007
Hollywoodese Spoken Here: Jan. 1, 2007
Right Here on Our Stage Tonight--Ed Sullivan!: Dec. 18, 2006
The Cocktail Party--A Survival Manual: Dec. 4, 2006
All Aboard For Library Heaven: Oct. 23, 2006
Eat Your Heart Out, Michelin Man!: Oct. 9, 2006
Late-Breaking Interplanetary News: Sept. 4, 2006
Who Let the Dog Books Out?: Aug. 28, 2006
American Mythology: Aug. 14, 2006
Dumb-De-Dumb-Dumb: Aug. 7, 2006
My Date with Miss Right: July 3, 2006
The Swift Demise of Dan Rather: June 26, 2006
Your Drowsy Broadway Chaparone: June 19, 2006
Deadline Approaches For the Press: May 10, 2006
Baseball's Great Hot Dog Scandal: April 20, 2006
Whatever Happened to Russell Baker?: April 3, 2006
Anchors Away: March 27, 2006
Our Favorite Comic Book Heroes: March 6, 2006
The All-Time Jerrys: Feb. 27, 2006
Sitting Duck: Feb. 20, 2006
Famous Rejection Slips: Jan. 30, 2006
Designed For Disaster: Jan. 9, 2006
My Whack at Golf: Jan. 2, 2006
Single Bells, Single Bells, Single All the Way: Dec. 19, 2005
May I Show You the Door...?: Dec. 5, 2005
All Hail, Blue and White!: Nov. 14, 2005
Back To Unreality: Sept. 5, 2005
The Crazy Giraffes of Omaha: Aug. 15, 2005
The Fonda Syndrome: May 16, 2005
Beauty and the Best: May 2, 2005
The Celebrity Life: April 11, 2005
Very Advanced English 101: April 4, 2005
Broadway, Gimme A Break, Will Ya?: March 14, 2005

Ya Gotta Know the Territory--True Believer's Guide/Musicals: March 7, 2005
Death of A Playwright: Feb. 21, 2005
Words From the Would-Be Wise: Feb. 7, 2005
One Last Time Around the Block: Jan. 31, 2005
Wherrrrre's Johnny?: Jan. 27, 2005
Tell the Home Run Goodbye!: Jan. 10, 2005
The People We Most Want To See Less of in 2005 (with staff): Jan. 10, 2005
Food Fight: Jan. 3, 2005
Don't Date Yourself: Dec. 13, 2004
I'm A Member of the Liberal Minority: Nov. 15, 2004
Hot To Read A Newspaper: Aug. 30, 2004

God Loves Good Guys With Guns: July 5, 2004
Saint Ronnie: June 14, 2004
News For Incoming Martians: May 31, 2004
The Guy I Left Behind: May 17, 2004
Confessions of A Book Tour Slut: April 19, 2004
Paar For the Course: Feb. 2, 2004
DEAD--The Prequel: Feb. 2, 2004
My Life Upon the Wicked Stage: Jan. 19, 2004
Lenny's Garbled Legacy: Jan. 5, 2004
GOD Makes A Nice Comeback: Dec. 8, 2003
Return with Us...to Those Thrilling Formats of Yesteryear!: Sept. 1, 2003
Tomorrow's Gay Divorcees: Aug. 25, 2003
Bang-bang, We're Dead: March 24, 2003
Another Heartfelt Saga: March 10, 2003
Eureka! Classics Finally Out on DVD: Feb. 24, 2003
In Memory of...Two Mighty Pens: Jan. 27, 2003
Leaving An Impression: Jan. 13, 2003
On Writing: Inklings of A Career in Writing: Dec. 16, 2002
Latest Government Scare Tactics Unveiled: Dec. 2, 2002
Merchants of Grief: Sept. 9, 2002
Backstage: Sept. 2, 2002
A Comic Force of Nature: March 31, 2002
Beware Those Graven Images!: March 17, 2002
Here Come the Broadway Bio-Stars: Updated Jan. 13, 2002
Broadway's All-New Dark Age: Updated Dec. 16, 2001
"The Producers" Let Me Down: Dec. 2, 2001

Reflecting on Terror: Sept. 30, 2001
Take Me Out of the Ball Game!: May 13, 2001
"Klaatu, Borada, Nachman!": Feb. 4, 2001
Gerald Nachman's JAZZ!: Jan. 28, 2001
Gimme A B! Gimme A U! Gimme An S! Gimme An H!: Jan. 7, 2001
The Critics: Love 'em or Leave 'em: Nov. 1, 2000
Who's Laughing Anyway?: Sept. 27, 2000
Pop Go the Hollywood Weasels!: Sept. 13, 2000
O Where,O Where Have Those Pin-Up Girls Gone?: Aug. 23, 2000
Guilty Pleasures: July 11, 2000
Surviving Television's Latest Trend: June 28, 2000
So Many Opinions... So Little Time!: June 14, 2000
Our New (Silent) Movie Stars: April 26, 2000
Muzak, Muzak, Everywhere…And Not A Note I Like!: April 19, 2000
Crossdressing For Success: April 5, 2000
Let's Really Hear It For . . . Just About Anybody!: March 15, 2000
Shakespeare You Da Man! Feb. 16, 2000
Broadway Enters A New "Dark Age": Jan. 26, 2000
Now That Hollywood Is Thinking Small: Jan. 21, 2000
Babylon: The Director's Cut: Jan. 19, 2000
Best of the New Books Hot Off the Millennium Press: Jan. 12, 2000
If God Did TV Talk Shows: Dec. 3, 1999
Lamenting Lost Showtunes of Deservedly Obscure Composers: Dec. 1, 1999

 

 DONNA J. PLESH

 

How Watching TV Has Changed In A Decade: Dec. 7, 2009
Head-Shrinkers R Us: Nov. 9, 2009
Best of the Best For Fall: Sept.7, 2009
Let the Talk Wars Begin!: Aug. 17, 2009
"Blue August": Aug. 10, 2009
Coming Soon To Cable TV: Aug. 10, 2009
Nobody Asked Me, But...July 20, 2009
Walter Cronkite Sidebar: July 20, 2009
Three Doses of Geunine Reality: June 15, 2009
Nobody Asked Me, But...: June 8, 2009
On the Bubble: May 11, 2009
"Southland": April 6, 2009
The Return of "Cupid": March 23, 2009
"Better Off Ted": March 9, 2009
"Ashes To Ashes": March 2, 2009
What Shows Do People Really Watch?: Feb. 16, 2009
"China Beach": Dec. 1, 2008
A Ricky Gervais Letdown: Nov. 10, 2008
Exotic Expeditions--A Week of Them: Nov. 10, 2008
"Life on Mars"--U.S. Version: Oct. 6, 2008
"The Amazing Race": Sept. 15, 2008
"The Mentalist": Sept. 8, 2008
"The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle": Sept. 1, 2008
"The Locator": Aug. 25, 2008
"Gavin & Stacey": Aug. 18, 2008
Young and Naughty...Again!: Aug. 4, 2008
The Plight of BBC America: July 28, 2008
A Cornucopia From Cable: July 21, 2008
"Entertainment Tonight" Revisited: July 7, 2008
The Summer of Reality...Gone Wild!: June 23, 2008
Come Aboard PBS' "Carrier": April 21, 2008
"Return to the Amazon": March 31, 2008
HBO's "John Adams": March 10, 2008
Hello, TV 2008!: Jan. 7, 2008
The 2007 Fall TV Season: Sept. 17, 2007
TV's Upcoming Goodies: May 28, 2007
Rekindling the Fever for 'Lost': April 2, 2007
'Robin Hood': Feb. 26, 2007
The Librarian--Return to King Solomon's Mines: Dec. 4, 2006
Two New Sitcoms: Nov. 20, 2006
Has 'Lost' Lost Its Way?: Nov. 13, 2006
The Return of 'Meerkat Manor': Sept. 25, 2006
Some Special NotesAbout the Fall TV Season: Aug. 28, 2006
The New TV Shows: Aug. 28, 2006
"Vanished": Aug. 21, 2006
"Broken Trail": June 19, 2006
Helen Mirren as 'Elizabeth I': April 20, 2006
Another Cousteau, Another Odyssey: March 27, 2006
Biff! Boom! BAM! It's NBC's 'Heist': March 20, 2006
TV's Basket of Goodies: Feb. 13, 2006
Saturday Night is the Loneliest TV Night of the Week: Oct. 31, 2005
Three Fall TV Creepers: Sept. 12, 2005
"Everybody Hates Chris": Sept. 12, 2005
"My Name is Earl": Sept. 12, 2005
'SUPERNATURAL': Sept. 5, 2005
HBO's 'ROME': Aug. 22, 2005
'The Comeback': May 30, 2005
'EMPIRE FALLS': May 23, 2005
CBS' 'ELVIS' Miniseries: May 2, 2005
"The Night Detective": Jan. 31, 2005
'The Life & Death of Peter Sellers': Dec. 6, 2004
'Murder in Suburbia' & 'Waking the Dead': Nov. 15, 2004
"Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars": Oct. 11, 2004
Austin Stevens, Snakemaster!: Oct. 4, 2004
'Lost': Sept. 13, 2004
Look Who's Coming Back!: Sept. 13, 2004 (with Ron Miller)
'Jack & Bobby'--The Real Deal: Sept. 6, 2004
Alone at Last: 'Joey': Sept. 6, 2004
'Messiah': July 26, 2004
"The Amazing Race 5": June 28, 2004
Look Out! New TV Season Coming: June 7, 2004
Helen Mirren and Her Jane: April 5, 2004
Welcome to 'Deadwood': March 8, 2004
The Reality of TV Today: March 1, 2004
'Trust' Isn't Catching: Feb. 16, 2004
PBS Remembers the Alamo: Jan. 19, 2004
Jonathan Creek--Black Canary: Dec. 21, 2003
Television Does December: Dec. 8, 2003
The Fall TV Season...So Far: Nov. 10, 2003
Fox's ' 'Arrested Development': Oct. 20, 2003
Goodbye, 'EastEnders': Oct. 13, 2003
ABC's 'Karen Sisco': Sept. 29, 2003
NBC's 'Coupling': Sept. 22, 2003
CBS' 'Hope and Faith': Sept. 22, 2003
CBS' 'Two and A Half Men': Sept. 15, 2003
CBS' 'Joan of Arcadia': Sept. 15, 2003
CBS' 'The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire': Sept. 15, 2003
HBO's 'Carnivale': Sept. 8, 2003
Dead Gorgeous: July 7, 2003
The Talented Mr. Monk: June 30, 2003
Two Winners From England: June 16, 2003

'Keen Eddie': June 9, 2003
Upfronts and Personal: April 21, 2003
Time To Depart!: Feb. 17, 2003

My Guilty TV Pleasures: Feb. 10, 2003
Some Reasons to Still Watch Television: Jan. 13, 2003
News=Promos at 'Entertainment Tonight': June 9, 2002
Where Have You Gone, My 'Pasadena'?: Feb. 10, 2002

Will There Ever Be Another 'Moonlighting'?: Dec. 9, 2001
'Friends" & A Sexy British Cousin: Oct. 7, 2001

 


 JOHN STANLEY


How I Became A TV Horror Movie Host & Learned To Love It: Dec. 7, 2009
The Man Behind 'Why We Fight': Jan. 30, 2006
The Duke's DVD Avalanche: Dec. 5, 2005
Samuel Fuller's Dream: Dec. 6, 2004
The Horrors of Making A Low-Budget Horror Movie: April 19, 2004
Remembering A Buddy Named Ebsen: July 14, 2003

Uncle Miltie in Motion: March 31, 2002
In the Early Days of Cosby: Dec. 2, 2001
The Point Men: Oct. 7, 2001
SAGA of the SANDPAPER KID: April 27, 2001
A Memory of Stanley Kramer: Feb. 25, 2001
Shadow of the Vampire: Feb. 11, 2001
Left Behind by 'Left Behind': Feb. 4, 2001
Finding Forrester: Jan. 21, 2001
"Thirteen Days": Jan. 14, 2001
Wes Craven Presents Dracula 2000: Jan. 7, 2000
"Unbreakable": Dec. 10, 2000
"Proof of Life": Dec. 10, 2000
"The 6th Day": Nov. 30, 2000
Book Of Shadows: Blair Witch 2: Oct. 31, 2000
My  Five Favorite Horror/Sci-Fi Movies: Oct. 31, 2000
The Five Worst Horror/Sci-Fi Movies: Oct. 31, 2000
Urban Legend: Final Cut: Oct. 19, 2000
Dirty Harry & My Son: Oct. 13, 2000
Some Inside Stories About Clint Eastwood: Oct. 13, 2000
The Exorcist: Sept. 28, 2000
The Composer From The Black Lagoon: Sept. 7, 2000
Max Steiner, Part 2: Sept. 1, 2000
Preserving Steiner: Sept. 1, 2000
Max Steiner: Aug. 25, 2000
The Best Scores of Max Steiner: Aug. 25, 2000
Adventures in Sound: Aug. 18, 2000
What Lies Beneath: Aug. 11, 2000
A Saddle for Nancy: July 28, 2000
America's Forgotten Action Hero: 'Brass' Bancroft: July 26, 2000
'X-MEN': July 21, 2000
Guilty Pleasures: July 14, 2000
An obsession with a place called Iwo Jima: July 7, 2000
This Remake Deserves the Shaft!: June 23, 2000
'Picnic' The Sexiest Movie Alive In 1955!: June 16, 2000
Enduring the Latest Spinoff is a "Mission Impossible": June 9, 2000
'Frequency': June 2, 2000
My Lunch at Home with Bob Hope: May 29, 2000
A Salute to Those About to Die From Director Ridley Scott: May 19, 2000
Sinking to New Depths In the "Dive, Dive!" Movie Genre: May 12, 2000
Do You Remember 3-D Comic Books?: May 5, 2000
My Golden Summer of 3-D: April 28, 2000
Final Destination: April 14, 2000
Film Composer George Duning: April 7, 2000
De Palma Loses "Face" With "Mission to Mars": March 17, 2000
Dimitri Tiomkin: The Composer Living in My Head: March 3, 2000
Dick Powell's Journey Into Darkness, Part I: Feb. 24, 2000
Dick Powell's Journey Into Darkness, Part II: Feb. 25, 2000
Reliving His Wars With Samuel Fuller: Feb. 18, 2000
An Open Letter to Wes Craven: Feb. 11, 2000
Being John Malkovich: Feb. 8, 2000
Supernova: Jan. 28, 2000
Gig for a Gigolo: Jan. 14, 2000
Galaxy Quest: Jan. 7, 2000

 

 AUDREY YEAGER
-MOORE

 

What Ever Became of David?: Dec. 7, 2009
Winter's Comin': Sept. 21, 2009
Standing For Those Who Stood For Us: June 29, 2009
Are You Really, REALLY, Ready?: March 2, 2009
What A Character!: Dec. 1, 2008
Gosh, It's Almost Over!: Oct. 27, 2008
Oh, Sarah! Keep Smiling!: Oct. 16, 2008
A Norman Rockwell Election?: Sept. 15, 2008
How To Have A Gold Medal Brain: Aug. 11, 2008
Thank You, Mr. Jones: July 28, 2008
The Universal Soldier: June 16, 2008
Taking Issue With The Tissue: March 24, 2008
The Other Side of the Moon in Small Town America: Jan. 7,
Without A Song: Oct. 4, 2007
A Pause on the Way to Being 'Really Old': Sept. 3, 2007
Don't Monkey Around With My Rights!: Aug. 14, 2006
Bunnies in Jeopardy: April 3, 2006
In Love Again--With Cinderella Man: Feb. 13, 2006
Losing A Mother: Jan. 9, 2006
My Defense of Christmas: Dec. 19, 2005
Social Graces Not So Gracefu: Dec. 5, 2005
I Withdraw My Nomination: Oct. 31, 2005
Where Does Fat Go? Sept. 27, 2005
Elegance Defined: July 28, 2005
I Can't Get No Satisfaction: June 20, 2005
Offended to the Max!: March 28, 2005
This Pie Was A Lemon: Dec. 6, 2004
Old Glory is Still Glorious: Sept. 20, 2004
Two Books To 'Catch-Up' OnThis Summer: Aug. 2, 2004
Off On A Tangent: June 28, 2004
HELPLESS: May 17, 2004
My Debt to Martha: March 29, 2004
The Fire in My Kitchen: Feb. 16, 2004
Progress? Show Me!: Jan. 5, 2004
The Waiting Gift in the Orchard: Dec. 21, 2003
May We Always Dance: Dec. 8, 2003
The Best Candidate Has the Nicest Smile: Oct. 26, 2003
Three Sudden Blows to Our Popular Culture: Sept. 29, 2003
Deliver Us from Bum Service: Sept. 22, 2003
A Woman in Need of Rehab: Sept. 1, 2003
Watch Your Coattails!: July 28, 2003
The Miracle of the Wallet: July 14, 2003
Beware!!! Cut-Rate Vacations!!!: June 30, 2003
Doctor Jekyll and My Dad: June 9, 2003
The Analyst: May 19, 2003
Nesting Instincts of the American Female: April 21, 2003
If I Could Talk To An Iraqi Grandmother: April 7, 2003
She's in the Jailhouse Now!: March 31, 2003
Going to the Chair!: Feb. 24, 2003
On Writing: Writing and Why I Do It: Feb. 17, 2003
Not the Time for Violins: Jan. 27, 2003
No Line Through Her Name: Jan. 13, 2003
There'll Always Be A Christmas 'Up North': Dec. 16, 2002
Even Frogs Get the Blues When It Rains: Dec. 2, 2002
How OKAY Are You?: Nov. 18, 2002
Blame It on Ireland: Oct. 28, 2002
My Annual Most Embarrassing Moment: Oct. 7, 2002
Give Me A Door to Lock: Sept. 23, 2002
A Dark Harvest: Sept. 9, 2002
Gone With the Chicken: Sept. 2, 2002
Give Us A Little Smile, Kid!: Aug. 26, 2002
When America Stepped on the Gas: Aug. 5, 2002
When An Old Friend Lets You Down: July 7, 2002
The Shock of the 21st Century: June 16, 2002
Join the Blonde Nation?: June 2, 2002
Mother Joined A Biker Gang: May 12, 2002
Beasts Are Among Us: May 5, 2002
The Tears of Many Tomorrows: April 21, 2002
Judge Me Not! I'm A Fan!: March 3, 2002
When I Wasn't Looking: Feb. 3, 2002
Tattoo or Not Tattoo?: Jan. 20, 2002
The Orphanage: Jan. 6, 2002
Countdown to Christmas: Dec. 23, 2001
Two Years is Long Enough: Dec. 2, 2001
A Child's Anguish: Nov. 11, 2001
Reflecting on Terror 2: Oct. 21, 2001
Reflecting on Terror: Sept. 30, 2001
There's No Place Like Home: Sept. 9, 2001
When Dads Start Hating All Boys: Aug. 12, 2001
Not Exactly Peanuts & Crackerjacks: July 29, 2001
Girl Overboard HMS: July 8, 2001
Know-it-alls & Know Nothings: June 17, 2001
Umbrellanacht!: April 27, 2001
Was There Ever A Winter Like That One?: April 22, 2001
Abbott and Costello Meet the Grandkids: April 15, 2001
 White Coats Give Me the Blues: March 4, 2001
Daddy's Packard Was A Lady: Feb. 18, 2001
 Who Writes the Songs?: Feb. 11, 2001
One Short Black Hair: Feb. 4, 2001
A Homage To the Great American Handbag: Jan. 21, 2001
Black Holes & Stuff Like That: Jan. 14, 2001
Acts of Kindness: Dec. 24, 2000
In Celebration of Jane: Dec. 3, 2000
Mission Impossible at the Used Car Lot: Nov. 8, 2000
All That Glitters: Sept. 25, 2000
The Innocent Face of Tragedy: July 20, 2000
Tee For Whom?: July 5, 2000

 DAVID ZINMAN

 

The Mistakes That Nearly Killed Me: Nov. 9, 2009
The Little Tree That Wouldn't Give Up: March 9, 2009
Inside the Milk-Cancer Controversy: Feb. 23, 2009
Love Insurance For Sale: Feb. 9, 2009
Baseball Cards and Boyhood Dreams: Dec. 22, 2008
The Man With the Machine Gun Mouth: Oct. 13, 2008
Oscar's Legion of the Neglected: Feb. 18, 2008
Getting Involved: Jan. 21, 2008
The Festival Where Shaw Still is King: Oct. 5, 2007
Do Today's Germans Still Remember?: Jan. 29, 2007
Losing Your Partner in Life: Sept. 25, 2006
There's Life After The Last Picture Show: Feb. 27, 2006
The Haunted Rescue Mission: Dec. 5, 2005
The Day Huey Died: Sept. 21, 2005

The Foreign Flavor of College Sports: April 18, 2005
Dear Senator
: A Secret Daughter Speaks: Feb. 14, 2005

Who Exactly Does 'Who's Who' Think I Am?: Jan. 17, 2005
'Strom' On Stage: Dec. 6, 2004
The Samaritan Syndrome: Nov. 15, 2004
The Second Coming of Chautauqua: June 14, 2004
"My Greatest Shot": April 5, 2004
Cass Irvin--Myth Buster: March 29, 2004
Service, Anyone?: Jan. 5, 2004
The Ring: Dec. 8, 2003
A Paradise for Actors: Oct. 20, 2003
Strom Thurmond: July 7, 2003
Beyond the Blue Verizon: March 10, 2003
The Class That Stuck Together: Jan. 27, 2003
The Perfect Golf Shot: Sept. 2, 2002
A Duffer's Valiant Try for Valhalla: April 21, 2002
Epitaths Anyone?: March 24, 2002
A Teacher Learns: Feb. 10, 2002
The Night I Auditioned for 'Cabaret': Jan. 20, 2002
Why I Took My Hernia to Canada: Dec. 2, 2001
Reflecting on Terror: Sept. 30, 2001
Celebrating AVA: July 22, 2001
Words From A Loving Father: June 17, 2001
Eat the Runt: June 10, 2001