Entertainment

In ‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale,’ the curtain falls on tradition 47
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Uncategorized
- September 19, 2025
‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’ is not what I expected. Being only slightly familiar with the franchise, I assumed the close to the 15-year-old Downton Abbey storyline would be hard to follow. I planned, much to her despair, to ask my wife (by necessity, I’d claim) the names of each character, information on their motivations,
READ MORE
Grandpa Visits Green Gables 21
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Literature, Uncategorized
- September 17, 2025
Recently a friend with stellar taste in literature was taken aback when she learned I’d never read any of L.M. Montgomery’s “Anne of Green Gables” books. In my parenting days, my daughter and her Atlanta cousin both devoured as many of these stories as they could get their hands on, and two of my granddaughters,
READ MORE
The Culture-defining Power of ‘The Paper’23
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Uncategorized
- September 15, 2025
When NBC announced a follow-up to their hit show “The Office” last January, the internet was skeptical. “I don’t think this is a good idea,” one commenter wrote on Facebook after hearing the announcement. “A spinoff could ruin [The Office’s] legacy.” I was skeptical, too. “The Office,” in many ways, feels unique – a creation
READ MORE

The Lesson of Netflix’s ‘Unknown Number’ Is That Parents Hold the Power to Protect—or Destroy 28
- Entertainment, Family, Featured, Uncategorized
- September 8, 2025
(Spoiler Alert: Revealing information about the show will be discussed in this article.) Netflix’s recent hit-documentary, ‘Unknown Number: The Highschool Catfish’ is truly horrific. Not in a violent way, though. ‘Unknown Number’ is no slasher flick nor war drama. No, the horror factor in ‘Unknown Number’ comes in witnessing just how dramatically a parent fails
READ MORE
‘If You Don’t Have to Throw the Kids in the Bathtub, They Haven’t Played Hard Enough.’31
- Culture, Education, Entertainment, Family, Featured, Uncategorized
- September 3, 2025
A guard in a Wabash, Ind., prison gave me that title. The prison was featured in a 2017 video, “Free the Kids—Dirt Is Good,” where inmates are permitted two precious hours a day outdoors. The short film contrasts that privilege with data showing that children spend less than an hour a day outside their house. At
READ MORE
Feminists Learn the Wrong Lesson From Taylor Swift’s Engagement 26
- Culture, Entertainment, Family, Featured, Uncategorized
- September 2, 2025
Taylor Swift is engaged to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, and the internet is chock full of hot takes on her relationship, her upcoming marriage, and the takeaways from both. Keyboard warriors are busy making sense of it all – “Kelce is making a huge mistake,” “Swift is a trad wife now,” “the
READ MORE