1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (939+ words) The show deals honestly with the persistent issues women’s sports face in their efforts to build successful teams. How the hit TV show ‘Ted Lasso’ has brilliantly shined a light on women’s sports The final, dialogue-free scenes of the…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (436+ words) Kimberley Tait is the author of “Bright Stars,” which publishes this week and from which this essay is adapted, and of “Fake Plastic Love.” I got my first cellphone two months before Sept. 11, 2001, a chunky block of plastic with a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (201+ words) “Robot Chicken” took fans on a trip down cartoon memory lane on Sunday night with a new special celebrating 25 years of Adult Swim. During the new special, the colorful and pixelated Mooninite aliens Ignignokt and Err (voiced by “Aqua Teen…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1053+ words) It is not hyperbole to say that Dolly Parton was the most universally loved and respected American in the world. In a culture obsessed with fame and celebrity, we have a propensity to exaggerate the worth of actors, singers and…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (377+ words) ‘The X-Files’ pilot was all about skepticism and wanting to believe The Boston Globe ‘The X-Files’ was all about skepticism and wanting to believe This week in Autopilot, a Globe series on great first television episodes: Pilot air date: Sept....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (445+ words) In all the times I’ve moved — state to state, city to city, town to town — only my most recent relocation several years ago received commentary from a moving guy. After hauling dozens of boxes upstairs to my new study, the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (385+ words) Unfortunately, “The Magic Faraway Tree” feels mechanical as it jumps from one expected emotional beat to another. The closest this film comes to “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” territory is Beth (Delilah Bennett-Cardy), who is as obnoxious and demanding…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (606+ words) Artist spotlights Maine women who’ve made a difference The Boston Globe Artist spotlights Maine women who’ve made a difference Plus: King Richard’s Faire returns and NYC welcomes a new hotel Learn about a dozen influential women who have shaped public…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (424+ words) The movies have their favorite novelists: Dickens, Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, Patricia Highsmith, Jim Thompson, Philip K. Dick, John Grisham. Preference is not necessarily a matter of quality, though it can be a factor. Others are plotting, characterization, dialogue, and, maybe…...