A Shroud of Thoughts

Here are the answers to the Yuletide quiz posted December 27 . 1. The Puritans in England banned Christmas in what year? 1647 2. Who brought...

Crime fiction writer Donald E. Westlake and actor Bernie Hamilton recently passed. Donald E. Westlake died December 31 of an apparent heart ...

I have written in this blog before about how I don't particularly like New Year's Day. As I see it, it has always been a rather drab...

When it comes to pop culture, the year 2008 was much like any other year. It had its highs and lows. It had those things which made it uniqu...

I have complained before in this blog about how Americans do not celebrate the twelve days of the Yuletide. That is, they don't seem to ...

Playwright Dale Wasserman and novelist Hilary Waugh recently passed. Dale Wasserman, who wrote the play One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ...

Two figures from the world of film recently passed. One was Harold Pinter, the playwright and screenwriter. The other was director Robert Mu...