Born in 1972, Ernest Cline is of my generation and his novel Ready Player One is peppered with all the touchstones of our youth. Raised in a world of orange shag carpeting and wood paneled dens, we were there for the advent of home computing with the TRS-80 making way for the Commodore 64. We [...]

JMDrama’s production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” was the most fun I’ve had at the theatre this year. Do yourself a favor and check out the remaining three shows on August 18,19 and 20. Tickets are available here. Held at the Registry Theatre on Frederick Street, it’s a tiny little space, no [...]

In the aftermath of the Korean war my mother’s brother left an enigmatic note on his pillow before stepping out for school. He never returned and the family lamented his apparent suicide. A half century later a list of names is published in Koreas’ national paper. Part of the warming relations between North and South [...]