Why take kids as young as four and indoctrinate them with beliefs (and the exact makeup of these beliefs is immaterial) that might adversely affect them for the rest of…

That old dictum about an individual  only living life in his or her own head is even more worrying when you realize your head is lying to you all the…

When the boardroom took over the newsroom sometime in the 80s we lost an (the?) essential safeguard to our democracy and freedom. Where is the fearless journalism that brought down…

If we happen to benefit from “lucky sperm” and achieve some universally-accepted standard of living in this world (like enough to eat and a color tv), shouldn’t we have a…

While the rest of the world holds the written Constitution of the USA – if not the application of that Constitution – as the model for democracy, in this country…

by Grace McCaffrey photography by Michael Lavine The light that Michael Shannon brings to the screen, big or small, is undeniable. His performances are raw and often coarse in presentation,…

by Ashleigh VanHouten photography by David Needleman I’m an old fan of Brendan’s (since the good old days of Encino Man); I’m used to seeing Brendan play the somewhat naïve,…

by Sylvia Karcz Erika Christensen is very excited about her new cycling craze. With bike rides consistently averaging 40 miles or more, the 28-year-old actress is, literally, always in motion.…

by Chesley Turner photography by Randall Slavin Don’t ever mistake Ethan Hawke for taking words, issues, themes, at face-value. He looks beyond the words to the meaning behind them, spinning…

by Zoe Stagg Some people pleasantly surprise you, and some completely blow you away. From the first moment Kerry Washington begins assuredly explaining her self-created, Interdisciplinary Performance Major, you know…

Every day a new diet regime emerges, often completely contradicting yesterday’s fad for achieving Madison Avenue’s perfect female form. Do you think it is coincidence that these messages – subliminal and not…