The Twilight phenomenon--four books and a movie--is running rampant at our house.  Hardly a day goes by that smoldering vampire-boy, Edward Cullen, and his snack-sized girlfriend, Bella Swan, don’t come up in casual conversation.  Me...

You can't turn on a radio these days without hearing Jason Mraz singing the highly-addictive "I'm Yours". It's got a Reggae-pop lilt, smart lyrics and charm to spare. Jason, who grew up in Mechanicsville and made his musical theater debut at Dogwoo...

When I lived in Manhattan, you could get your copy of Sunday's New York Times on Saturday night. I loved hauling it home, turning on Saturday Night Live and scanning the Sunday Magazine, the Book Review, the Wedding section. These days, the Times is ...