The previous installment of the Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) retrospective discusses "Killer's Kiss." You get the impression that Sterling Hayden’s two-time loser Johnny Clay never read much...
I have been a practising Christian all my life and a deacon and Bible teacher for many years. My faith is a source of strength and comfort to me, as religious beliefs are to hundreds of millions of...
Blogs allow those who have traditionally had no voice and very little social power to be heard. In this atmosphere, "mommy blogs" have become big business. Dooce is the most popular personal blog and...
Barack Obama nominated for his first opening on the Supreme Court Puerto Rican Bronx native Sonia Sotomayor. The appellate court judge has more judicial experience than anyone currently on the bench,...
In recent years, Kate Royal has been hailed as one of the emerging opera singers in the classical music world. The British lyric soprano is the winner of the 2004 Kathleen Ferrier Award, 2004 John...
The waiting is the worst. The knowledge that something truly awful is coming, and there’s nothing you can do but stand by and watch. You see, my blue pen is running out of ink, and there’s...
For the past ten years the Irish government has spent public money with the financial acumen of a five year old in a sweet shop. Salaries soared. Public servants scaled the career ladder with...
Let's talk about sex, shall we? Just with that line, I've opened up all sorts of doors. Talking about sex takes many shapes and forms, particularly in present-day America, where we have a cultural...
The sequel has become a quick way for the movie industry to draw in viewers. With the cost of production studios are reluctant to take chances and instead fall back on cookie cutter plots that seldom...
In his new book, The Anti-Globalisation Breakfast Club: Manifesto for a Peaceful Revolution, Laurence Brahm, an ex-lawyer who worked closely with many East Asian governments during their economic...
