“Home Again” is a single-mom rom-com with a twist: The kids are courted, too
Reese Witherspoon's latest star vehicle "Home Again" is pretty much a standard wish-fulfillment chick flick. But oh, what wishes. And oh, what fulfillment.
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Book review: A master class in creative nonfiction 聽
In "Frames of Reference," one of the chapters in John McPhee's "Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process," this longtime staff writer for the New Yorker visits his granddaughter's 12th-grade...
Book review: Projecting our own desires onto Yellowstone’s landscape
In "Wonderlandscape," an energetic and insightful new book on Yellowstone, journalist John Clayton shows that, at least as applied to America's first national park, the "best idea" has been an...
And the Emmy goes to … music supervisor
The term "music supervisor" may conjure the image of a foreman on a worksite, a bundle of keys jangling on his belt as he oversees musical laborers of some kind.
CNN’s “The Reagan Show” is a look back at an era that set the stage for Trump
At the end of his presidency, Ronald Reagan confessed to David Brinkley of ABC News that "there have been times in this office when I wondered how you could do...
Commentary: Curious about home-schooling families? Ask them this one question.
What they do want to know is when my son will go to school, not if: "I'm sure this is fine for now, but you're going to send him eventually...
How to eat vegetarian or vegan while traveling
"Vegan travel is like a treasure hunt, a fun challenge. At first, I thought I'd starve looking for sustenance, but the reality is I find too many things to try...
Rep. Rohrabacher calls on fellow Republicans to protect medical marijuana from feds
Republican Dana Rohrabacher from California asks his congressional colleagues to keep his medical marijuana protections sponsored amendment intact.
Think you can’t get smoky flavors from a gas grill? Try this.
Gas grilling is to barbecue what two-hand touch is to actual football: fun, but certainly not as serious.
The Southern glory that is tomato gravy
It casts a wide net in the South, where geography, economics and other factors have shaped distinct subregional cuisines.