Kristian Lin
R.I.P., Jim Johnson
While all the offseason NFL coverage is dominated by Michael Vick coming back and Brett Favre not coming back (to the latter of which...
Racial Profiling in Massachusetts
Well, now, this is disturbing. Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. was arrested at his home by Cambridge police after a neighbor called reporting...
Disapparations
I had a few leftover thoughts from my review of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. I was struck by which parts of J.K....
Midyear Movie Lists
I was recently asked to take part in a poll of critics and fans about the 50 greatest movies of all time. The results...
Brazil 3, USA 2
For a while there, we had the mighty Brazilians on the ropes. It was fun while it lasted, wasn't it? Just like the last...
A More Crowded Oscar Race
For more than 60 years, five films have been nominated each year for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Yesterday, the Academy announced that...
A Great Day for U.S. Soccer
U.S. soccer fans won't soon forget this day, when Team USA defeated Spain 2-0 in the semifinals of the Confederations Cup. Not bad for...
Possibly Gay Judges and Singers
President Obama still has to pick a Supreme Court justice to replace David Souter, and most of the candidates on his shortlist are women....
Searching for Sonny
If you were intrigued by my profile of Andrew Disney, you can watch his short film Searching for Sonny here, while other teasers can...
Spring sports roundup
The Mavericks’ series with Denver got ugly on a number of fronts. There's no need to rehash it all here, but the series did...
