Four Short Documentaries
See four short films about loss. Not cry-your-eyes-out grief — tales of loss that are both wistful and hopeful.
Biographies
World Goes Nuts Over Bad Jerry Lewis Movie
Yes, it’s redundant to say “bad Jerry Lewis” movie, but footage of his famously bad clown-in-a-concentration camp movie has been released. That is, footage from the making of it.
Whitey Bulger Found Guilty
Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger was found guilty of a whole lotta crimes, including 11 murders.
Post No Bills
Pranksters in Portland respond to a golf course’s call for order.
James Wan Biography: New!
Read our profile of James Wan, the director of Saw, and see my brief review of his latest movie, The Conjuring.
Bread Trucks and Breakthroughs: Notes from the Early Days of Educational Computing
A look back from someone who was there: at Douglas Englebart’s famous 1968 San Francisco demo, and at the bright early days of computers in schools.
The Walter Mitty Trailer Looks a Little Too Deeply Meaningful
Please, no more life lessons from comedy heavyweights!
The Jane Austen 10-Pound Note: Did the Bank of England Bungle the Quote?
The words are all right, but the meaning is all wrong.
Pope Francis on Gay People: ‘Who Am I To Judge?’
The new straight-talking Pope is wasting no time shaking things up.
Rafael Nadal Flies Randomly Through the Air
Summer in Spain, where tennis stars are catapulted through the skies.