Travel & Visitors Guide - March 30, 2013
How to do Disney World
My kids and I make our annual family trek to Walt Disney World every spring. We are on trip no. 12 together making lifetime memories. Below is my personal opinion on how to "do" Disney - from pre-planning to accomodations to food to waiting in line!

Movies & TV - Feb. 14, 2013
"Safe Haven" offers no protection from Sparks' clichés
An astute audience member paying attention during the opening credits of "Safe Haven" will notice the film is the first product from Nicholas Sparks Productions. Yes, it seems Sparks has turned his brand of weepy predictable romantic drama into a certified business, and that's exactly what "Safe Haven" feels like: business.

Music - Feb. 5, 2013
Beyonce is a one-name wonder
Everybody loves Beyoncé, right? Well, they do and they don't. With the Super Bowl hype reaching a climax, the entertainer known as Beyoncé dominated headlines.

Dining - Jan. 24, 2013
Chef makes avante-garde food accessible at c. 1880
Chef Thomas Hauck's dishes at c.1880 are bright, offbeat, purposefully plated and intelligently crafted. He has soundly developed both sides of his chef brain. It is, after all, important to be both an artist and a technician. c.1880's early success is the result of Chef Hauck honing both of these skills to a fine edge.

Movies & TV - Dec. 5, 2012
Five Hitchcock highlights
Between the naming of "Vertigo" as the greatest movie of all time this past summer, "The Girl" on HBO and now "Hitchcock" hitting theaters, Alfred Hitchcock is discovering an even longer pop cultural shelf life. With all of that going on, it seems as good a time as any to take a look at a few of the master's most masterful works.