Presidential Debate #1 — Clinton Keeps Her Cool, But Trump Goes Off the Rails
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 Photo: AP Wow, that was a hot mess. As Presidential historians said on cable news on Monday night, this debate was like no other, and truer…
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Debate Preview — What Each Candidate Needs To Do
SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 Photo: Getty I know this column will be absolutely useless come Monday at 9pm ET. But I’m going to write it anyway. The eyes of the…
“The Magnificent Seven” Is Not What It Could Have Been, But It’s Still a Lot of Fun
SEPTEMBER 24, 2016 Out of all of the films that are coming out this fall (even the Oscar bait), the one movie to which I was most looking forward…
Oliver Stone’s “Snowden” Just Comes a Little Too Late to the Party
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016 If you have been fortunate enough to see Laura Poitras’ Academy-Award winning documentary “Citizenfour” about the days just before and after Edward Snowden revealed the illegal…
If You’re Flirting With Voting for a Third Party Candidate, Please Take a Breath
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 Photo: Getty About a month ago, I was talking on the phone with a long-time friend, a highly-respected judge living in Maine, and the subject turned,…
“The 68th Annual Emmy Awards” — A Surprisingly Fun Ceremony With Some Major (And Deserved) Underdog Wins
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 Color me surprised. When I heard that Jimmy Kimmel was to host Sunday night’s Emmy Awards, my heart sank a little because I remember his last…
Liar
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 Photo: AP Remember Emily Litella? She was the old-lady character created by Gilda Radner on “Saturday Night Live” who was hard of hearing and then outraged…
How To Release Your Health Records — Clinton Issues a Detailed Document, and Trump Appears On “Dr. Oz”
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 Photo: The Atlantic Wednesday was “Release Your Health Records Day” in the campaign, always a fun event. Hillary Clinton’s doctor offered a detailed account of her…
Clint Eastwood’s “Sully” Proves the Power of Pairing a Strong Movie Star With a Strong Director
SEPTEMBER 13, 2016 Clint Eastwood is 86 years old. I don’t mean to be an ageist — I’m a Medicare recipient myself — but how this man turns out…
Hillary Clinton’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Weekend
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016 Photo: Getty I had written a “terrible, horrible, no good, very bad” piece on Donald Trump a few months ago when he had a doozie of…
