Digging deep into John Wayne’s western films to find gems
Reading Time: 4 minutes He made scads of westerns, ranging from mediocre to excellent. Count Red River, Rio Bravo, True…
Silent Witness of a Holocaust Suitcase
Reading Time: 5 minutes A Canadian family helped solve the mystery of a teenage girl’s life and death at Auschwitz
In praise of Hee Haw’s old-time country laughs – and music
Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s time to bring back Hee Haw and its successful brand of comedy and country music to…
If you like medieval drama, The Last Kingdom fits the bill
Reading Time: 3 minutes While not scrupulously accurate, it is still quite engrossing
Time for a rational approach to environmental issues
Reading Time: 4 minutes Fortunately, some writers and thinkers still believe in healthy debate and intellectual discourse on the environment.…
A revisionist history of who won the U.S. Civil War
Reading Time: 4 minutes While history may show the South lost on the battlefields, it may have won the war…
Christmas pantomime a charming holiday tradition
Reading Time: 4 minutes There’s no requirement to stick to the details of the original story. The entertainment imperative trumps…