It’s not much of a secret — Holland Taylor loves Ann Richards.

And it’s little wonder why: the former governor of Texas who died in 2006 was a larger-than-life personality, a political...

More so than any film, actor, director or other Hollywood hotshot, it was Uncle Sam who was the big winner at this year’s Academy Awards. Maybe not from the standpoint of a tangible Oscar tally, but certainly...

A camera lens sheds light on a story, anchored on a character’s emotion, notes acclaimed photographer Bill Gekas. Portraying one’s expressions can be a “reflection of moments in everyday life,” the...

Modern society has and continues to witness the rapid evolution of technology and information systems, creating realities that would defy even the most active imaginations of eras past. How has the digital era...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...