2004 Brought More Good Documentaries

As box-office analysts contemplate 2004’s numbers and trends, one thing will be apparent: It was another good year for documentaries. The genre really picked up box-office steam in 2002, when Michael Moore’s “Bowling for Columbine”—about...

Christmas in Australia

There’s more to Australia than kangaroos and koalas, Nicole Kidman and the Crocodile Hunter. And there’s more to an Australian Christmas than tinsel and trees, Santa and snow. Located in the southern hemisphere, Australians celebrate Christmas mid-summer....

After Arafat: An Opening for Peace?

A week after U.S. elections, President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair jointly declared their renewed commitment to invigorate the stalled Middle East peace process. The sudden illness and death of Yasser Arafat, president of the Palestinian...

Welcoming a Child

Our senses work overtime during Advent. Our skin comes alive from the chill in the air. Colors seem brighter and clearer, smells more intense. Our taste buds explode from special treats and festive meals. Our senses work overtime during Advent. Our skin comes alive...

Wrapped in the Robes of Politics

My Uncle Will called me this week. He was very excited. “Have you heard about Circuit Judge Ashley McKathan down in Covington County?” Unfortunately, I had heard of him. Judge McKathan shocked lawyers and others this past week when he appeared in his court...

‘Ocean’s Twelve’

Rewatchability. Some movies have it, some don’t. The 2001 remake of the Rat Pack classic “Ocean’s Eleven” had—and has—it. Each time you watch it, you see something new. It’s got rewatchability. The same crew that made “Ocean’s...