Classics Archive

Academy Awards 2014: They shoot movies, don’t they? - Oscar Week. It’s like the week before the Super Bowl --- we’re all supposed to care. I’m a bad citizen, I guess, because I’m having trouble with that. My problem?

The Nutcracker - Our daughter hated ballet school, maybe because she started before she was three years old. She hid in our arms during class, refusing to take her turn. The other

The Snowman - The best holiday stories are fables. “Believe,” they instruct us. “Love,” they dare us. “Trust,” they implore us. And the child in us --- connecting with the child who inspired the

Weekend Classics: Shutdown edition - Ah, the government shutdown, God's gift to the stupid. My favorite quote, so far, is from Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN): "We're not going to be disrespected. We have to get something