Tomorrow is Opening Day for the Red Sox at Fenway…and here’s a thought to go with the new season: it may not happen this year. It may not happen next year, but soon the Red Sox are going to win it–and hopefully while Fenway still stands. The importance of the new owners can’t be overstated.… Continue reading

Just came from the new sneak preview of The Two Towers. It runs after the Fellowship of the Ring playing in theaters today. And it looks spectacular! The excellent Bernard Hill will be featured as King Theoden and his intro in the preview is a great shot of him being armed by his soldiers as… Continue reading

If you really want a glimpse of what’s inside Hollywood, take a look at this piece in today’s Salon by Nikki Finke. These are the people who decide every year what is and what is not worth seeing on a movie screen. It’s a breath of fresh air that no one from New Line or… Continue reading

Anyone who reads Pat Holt’s excellent Holt Uncensored newsletter will not be surprised that Amazon has angered a lot of writers by adding links to their book listings for used versions of their books. Authors don’t share in any royalty of used book sales. But while some are outraged at the idea, other authors think… Continue reading

Wednesday, March 27, 2002: The Boston Globe carries a piece today discussing the (supposedly) surprising anger of conservative Catholics about the current scandals. Actually, conservative Catholics have been angry for a long time–this scandal is really the last straw probably in what may drive the right wing of the church to force Cardinal Law to… Continue reading