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Sinking ships
November 19, 2009 It took a leap of faith to go see “2012” on Friday the 13th. Watching the apocalypse is bad enough ... having an accident on the way home would be the icing on the cake. more »»
Old goats, new tricks
November 12, 2009 Being a skeptical kind of guy, I’ve never been inclined to delve deeply into astrology. But this could be because I’m a Capricorn. more »»
Scary is scary
November 5, 2009 It’s normally a quiet place, but once a year — on Halloween — the street where I live becomes ground zero. more »»
Where’s Amelia?
October 29, 2009 Some people think it’s eccentric that I use the road by the airport runway whenever I drive between town and my home Upcountry. more »» 
Vienna Teng
October 29, 2009 Working as a Silicon Valley software designer, Vienna Teng sometimes imagined a more creative life beyond the confines of her computer cubicle. more »»
Parents behaving badly
October 22, 2009 It was sheer coincidence that “Where the Wild Things Are” opened the same weekend the nation was up in the air with “balloon boy. more »»
Comedy of last resort
October 15, 2009 Although they’re the most famous lovers in history, Romeo and Juliet weren’t around long enough to discover one basic truth on the subject: True love gets boring. more »»
The invention of zombies
October 8, 2009 Zombies — you can’t live with ’em, you can’t live without ’em. At least not at the movies. more »»
Virtualocity
October 1, 2009 Sometimes they’re people. Sometimes they’re robots. Sometimes they’re animated, sometimes they’re holograms. Sometimes they’re cute animals that can talk. more »»
Changing channels
September 24, 2009 Watching the Emmy Awards Sunday was an educational experience. The first thing it taught me is I don’t know much about television anymore. more »» 
What ‘9’ adds up to
September 17, 2009 ‘9” is one of those movies that keeps reminding you that the people who made it are smarter than you are. more »»
End of the dark ages
September 10, 2009 ‘Corny!” whispered the woman sitting behind me to to her husband during Sandra Bullock’s climactic scene in her new comedy, “All About Stev. more »»
History lesson
September 3, 2009 School’s back in session; new lessons have begun. Last weekend they were in history, a subject that becomes more relevant as you realize you’re becoming part of it. more »»
License to kill
August 27, 2009 With a hundred-watt twinkle in his eye and a Kentuckee twang in his voice, Brad Pitt cavorts through “Inglorious Basterds,” playing Nazi-scalping Lt. more »»
Welcome to District 9
August 20, 2009 Tops at the box office this week, the unusual sci-fi parable “District 9” is full of special effects, but manages not to lose its way in them. more »» 
Deep in the valley, high on the peaks
August 6, 2009 Two years ago, four Maui cycling friends got off their bikes and went for a walk. more »»
Beach bummed
July 30, 2009 They’re going to have to change the name of the Kapalua Fun Swim. Unless your definition of fun includes near-death experiences. more »»
Magic words
July 23, 2009 When I talk about magic, it doesn’t take long to start sounding like a Hallmark card. Double rainbows over Haleakala. Staring into the eye of a whale. more »»
Nervous titters
July 16, 2009 Over the top is not a place most performers want to be. It’s generally an embarrassing spot to find yourself in, knowing you’ve gone too far, and people are watching. more »» |
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