Debuting this week on HBO, “The Gilded Age” is a new series from celebrated writer Julian Fellowes. Known for creating the smash hit series “Downton Abbey,” Fellowes has a signature perspective, looking at class, culture, money and power through an “up…
List of DVD release dates for Jan. 25 and beyond
Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change: JANUARY 25: American Rust 25: Birds Like Us 25: Moffie 25: Tom and Jerry: Cowboy Up! 25: Finding Alice: Series 1 FEBRUARY 1: Ghostbusters: Afterlife 1: Cliffo…
New on DVD: ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ dusts off the proton packs
A reboot of the 1980s spectral comedy franchise tops the DVD releases for the week of Feb. 1. “Ghostbusters: Afterlife”: A third sequel to the slacker comedy about busting ghosts, this time with the next generation tackling the spectral presence (and i…
Living with Children: Kids should be given a healthy dose of vitamin N (‘no’)
I often go looking for parenting ideas that illustrate the difference between so-called “parenting” and mere child-rearing. They abound. My latest find came in the form of a 2018 article on fatherly.com by parent coach Dr. Stacy Haynes titled “I Never …
Debra-Lynn B. Hook: January blahs about to give way to the February fidgets
It’s a wonder I’m writing this column. First I had to lift my hands. Then I had to will my fingers to move across the keyboard. Like the rest of us, I have been suffering through the blahs of January 2022, possibly the blah-est of all Januarys ever. Fr…
Lori Borgman: She has a monopoly on losing
The next time we have a family game night I’m going to phone in sick. They’re simply too exhausting. Everyone wants to play me. Grandkids jump up and down and yell, “I want to play Grandma! I’m next to play Grandma!” They all want to play me because th…
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FDA halts use of 2 treatments found to be ineffective against omicronWASHINGTON — U.S. regulators restricted the use of a pair of COVID-19 monoclonal antibody therapies after scientific evidence suggested they are unlikely to be effective against the o…