The Baltimore Consort, an early music group with a 32-history of music-making and recording, is touring this month performing a program of Christmas carols and short pieces from old England, Germany, France and Finland. Friday night they...

Contagion is like a mini-series that has been chopped down to movie length. It is about a worldwide epidemic caused by a mysterious agent that covers the globe quickly. The storytelling is Steven Soderbergh-ish which is neither good...

A friend just reminded me that today is Ludwig van Beethoven’s birthday. If he were still alive he’s be 241, which would make it hard for him to blow out the candles on his cake. From what...

As the Presidential Election heats up, the issue of Health Care Reform is in danger of becoming an either/or issue at the polls. The Republicans want to dismantle what is there. The Democrats want to defend it....

This morning I listened to some astute political observers discussing the presidential prospects of former Utah governor Jon Huntsman. The buzz largely came down to why he has not connected with potential Republican primary voters so far...