David “Chim” Seymour – The Invisible Man

David “Chim” (pronounced shim, from his surname Szymin) Seymour was born on November 20, 1911 in Warsaw, Poland to parents of Polish-Jewish descent. Forty-five years later, killed while covering the Suez Canal...

‘Side Effects’ Cures What Ails You

In the days of Xanax, Zoloft, Prozac, Valium and more magical tablets designed to fix all your problems, it’s easy to forget that these substances aren’t perfect. And, depending on your reasons for popping such...

Nine Actors on the Head of a Pin

Try concocting a story around a corporate military base in Iraq, dabbling into torture as a means of retrieving information, add a young first-time-out ingénue as interrogator, an intractable administrator and at...

Oscars 2013: The Academy Celebrates the Year in…Music?

As the annual crescendo in the film-award-ceremony circuit, the Oscars predictably generate a lot of buzz. This year, though, in a show littered with song-and-dance routines and tributes to some of Hollywood’s most...

‘Safe Haven’ Can’t Hide From Nicholas Sparks’ Clichés

Seasonal film releases have become much predictable in recent years. If it’s Halloween, it must be time for either a Saw or Paranormal Activity movie to be in theaters. Likewise, if it’s late winter or early...

Perfectly Polish Poznań, Sans Sleep

In some parts of the world, sleeping in public is a felony. It’s true.

Odd as that sounds, I should know: I’ve come dangerously close to being handed a hefty fine or being brought to a police precinct for...

Oscar Watch 3: Locks and Longshots

If you enjoy Oscar night as much as I do, you’ve spent a great deal of the last month anticipating who will be able to add the illustrious title “Academy Award winner” to their names in film previews. Some...

A Valentine to Ferlinghetti

If you think a valentine is a message from the heart to someone special, and that someone special for you is Lawrence Ferlinghetti — considered by many to be the bestselling poet of the modern era — then...

Artist of the Week 2/13-2/19: Lalage Snow Gives a Voice to the Faces Behind the War

The Good, the Bad, and the Glittery of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week