My high school biology teacher, Mrs. Varnum, had a favorite saying: "Beauty is only skin-deep. But - oh, that first layer!"
It was her way of acknowledging that we were shallow creatures stupefied by the superficial. She assumed we'd mature and ... more

He was misrepresented as the Quiet Beatle; George Harrison's life and music spoke volumes. And as Martin Scorsese's documentary illustrates, "quiet" may have been a lazy shortcut to describe an enigmatic, complex and spiritual man.
"George had a deep feeling ... more

The eternal teenager has died.
Dick Clark, a music- and television-industry pioneer who for most of a six-decade career seemed ageless, had a massive heart attack Wednesday morning in a hospital in Santa Monica, Calif., where he had gone for ... more

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? (Hint: The guy dresses up in a cape and runs around at night. And it's not Batman.)
The Shadow still knows -- as do Flash Gordon, the Lone Ranger, the ... more

Quite often I read a column or article in one of the wine magazines that causes me to think about my own experiences with wine, and I am compelled to offer my opinions or thoughts about the subject.
In a ... more

In the early 1940s three Knoxville radio stations, WBIR, WNOX and WROL, brought most of our entertainment.
They carried network shows and locally produced shows. All three signed on at 6 a.m. with WROL and WBIR signing off at midnight. ... more

David Sirota is tooling around his hometown, giving what he calls "his '80s tour." He points out a billboard for the Philadelphia 76ers that boasts the basketball team's logo. One recycled from the 1980s.
He then swings by the steps ... more

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The producers of award-winning documentary Hot Flash Havoc (www.hotflashhavoc.com ), confronting the issue of menopausal hormone therapy -- which became controversial following a widely-discredited 2002 Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study -- have announced that the film will be released to ... more

The Westminster Kennel Club (WKC) Dog Show is considered the ultimate showcase of purebred dogs. With 2,500 champions, representing 173 breeds, this show offers dog lovers across the United States an opportunity to view the "best of the best" and ... more

No wine drinker likes pouring the remnants of a good bottle down the drain, especially in this economy.
But what to do when you open a bottle to have one glass and then have a bunch of leftover wine that's ... more

They didn't call him "King of Late Night" for nothing.
It's not simply generational myopism: There never was and probably never again will be a TV star with the cultural power and reach of Johnny Carson. For 30 years, from ... more

Jeanne Martinet's idea of heaven is what many people consider holiday hell: parties, lots of them, filled with strangers.
"When I enter a party where I don't know anybody, it feels like I'm at a banquet and I can't wait ... more