Hope and Uncertainty in the MLB Playoffs

Hope and Uncertainty in the MLB Playoffs

The weather’s getting cooler, the days are getting shorter, and it’s finally time for one of my favorite things in the world of sports: playoff baseball. The MLB playoffs started last week after a drama-filled last day of the regular season that saw four teams...
Do the Oscars Matter Any More?

Do the Oscars Matter Any More?

These days, when opening the morning paper, it sometimes seems that movie news belongs in the Obituary section.  Like last week, when we learned the Arclight chain of theaters, including the Los Angeles location with its iconic Cinerama Dome, shuttered even as the...