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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: The most inspirational military leader I know: 1 of 11

When Burwell Bell ("B.B." to his friends) joined the Army in 1969, it was only to fulfill the four-year service obligation that came with an ROTC scholarship. But he didn't leave after four years, or even twenty. When Bell finally retired from the Army 39 years later, it was as a four-star general - one of the highest-rankin...
Arts & Humanities > Horror, Mystery & Suspense Book reviews: Just After Sunset, by Stephen King: 1 of 3

As is usually the case with a collection of Stephen King's short stories, "Just After Sunset" is a mixed bag. There are a couple of truly great stories, several very good ones, and a few pieces of self-indulgent hooey (hey, when you're Stephen King, you can do that, right?). From the perspective of a book reviewer, it's a so...
Arts & Humanities > Horror, Mystery & Suspense Book reviews: The Bodies Left Behind, by Jeffery Deaver: 1 of 1

For readers of mysteries and thrillers, it's a familiar formula: take a likeable character (tough, but vulnerable, of course), put him (or her) in a seemingly inescapable situation, throw bad guys at her (or him), and see what happens. Every now and then, a clever writer comes along and reinvents the formula. And occasionall...
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Hancock: 11 of 19

There's a great twist halfway through "Hancock," but the movie's best surprise is that it's so much better than it has to be. Just the novelty of its concept - coupled with the fact that people (like me) would pay to watch Will Smith read from a phone book - is enough to get audiences into the theater; but, like its hero, th...
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Frost/Nixon: 6 of 8

In the interest of full disclosure, I should tell you that I wasn't very politically aware when British talk show host David Frost took former President Richard Nixon to task (and ultimately to the woodshed) during a series of television interviews in 1977. When the interviews aired, I was still at a stage in my life when I ...
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Australia: 10 of 12

"Australia" has prompted some pretty extreme reactions from critics. Those who perhaps drink more than they should have called it a masterpiece, while those prone to histrionics have deemed it a disaster. A more appropriate assessment, of course, lies somewhere in between. "Australia" is certainly no disaster. It's a grand, ...