An iconic scene in the Tom Hanks’ film Big takes place in the toy store F.A.O. Schwarz. There is a long piano mat stretched out
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So Horror Movies Scare You? Good, That’s the Idea by Sheldon Lee Compton
I’ve been revisiting horror films the last few months. I used to watch them religiously. There should have been a temple and some version of
Homelessness in America: Faces, Voices by Tom Darin Liskey
Houston is a lot more diverse than outsiders may realize. When I’m downtown, I like to grab my camera and walk around to take pictures.
Against Genius by Laura Jean Moore
I have been at my Kipling again, and I know to say so can at once raise questions about my loyalties and inner politics. He
The Unexpected Beauty of Alzheimer’s by Sandy Ebner
When my mother received her Alzheimer’s diagnosis in the spring of 2013, my sisters and I thought only of the potential horrors that lay ahead,
Terrible Title, Beautiful Film — Home for the Holidays by Sheldon Lee Compton
A movie’s title matters a great deal. I’ve heard it said very few times but watched it in action several. Back in the old, old
