I saw the new Wizard of Oz movie. I went last Thursday, the night before "Oz the Great and Powerful" was officially released, to a "preview" that was open to...
When was the last time you went treasure hunting? At summer camp? Digging through a Cracker Jack box? Last week, thousands of budding treasure seekers were so inspired, they crashed...
This weekend, the Northeast is getting a snowstorm. A big one. Predictions were anywhere from 3 to 30 inches. Travel plans have been frustrated. Driving will be a mess. It...
This past week, Southwest, which likes to brag about being the "no-fee" airline, announced a new fee: You can pay $40 to board the plane sooner. This is separate from...
It is a love triangle for the 21st century: a real man, a fake woman and a bunch of Internet impostors. Still, I do not understand the anger directed at...
Here is my 2012 Year in Review: The president was re-elected. We argued over the outcome. Obamacare became law. We argued over the cost. Three states voted in gay marriage....
Turn on the news. We've become far too used to that sentence. It usually means something horrible has happened. We heard it when O.J. Simpson was being chased by police...
Stick to sports. I've heard it often. So have many of my colleagues. NBC's Bob Costas just heard it in spades. Costas focused his halftime commentary last Sunday night on...
Over a film? Really? A film that was never distributed? A film that almost no one has seen? A film that had 14 minutes uploaded to YouTube? This tragedy is...
The funny thing about writing a book is that everyone asks you, "When's it being published?" and then it's published and you go on tour telling people it's published and...