I’m grieving the loss of my TV Mom this week. Barbara Billingsley, who as June Cleaver played Mom to […]
Malcolm Gauld“Superman” Post Mortems
My, how the Internet age speeds up the information cycles! No sooner has Waiting for […]
Classic Quips
In writing this blog, I am fortunate to get a frequent assist from folks our […]
Superman (Part 3)
Distilled down to its core, the film’s message promotes the idea that there is only […]
Superman (Part 2)
Those who had seen the film told me to bring my handkerchiefs and prepare to […]
Waiting for Superman (Part 1)
I entered the Manhattan movie theater with a mixture of anticipation and trepidation. For decades […]
Family Car
A Hyde mother sent me this last week. Having wrestled with newly minted teenage drivers […]
True Prep = Hyde
Remember The Preppy Handbook from the early 80s? Author Lisa Birnbach poked good-natured fun at all things […]
The Kids Are (Not) Alright #2
Before you dismiss me as a lunatic fringe player of the blame game, I got […]
The Kids Are (Not) Alright
In “We’re Number 1(1)” (NY Times, 9/12/10), Thomas Friedman chides us for contributing to our […]