movie review

Grab a bag of Oreos and ponder the meaning of it all This movie spoke to me loud and clear, and it said, "You're just too stupid to write a review of me." First, there's a lot of lecturing about

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Feature | Thursday, June 19,2003

Confessions of a supernumerary— EXTRA!

My three-day marathon of naps and doughnuts

By Randy Erwin Skalicky

Supernumerary (-noo'me rer'e, -nyoo'-) [adjective, noun, pl. -aries] adj.1. beyond the usual or necessary number; additional; extra. 2. beyond the number needed or desired; superfluous. noun 1. an ex

Guest Opinion | Thursday, June 12,2003

Everybody’s a star . . . not really

Springfield loves karaoke. So what if it can’t sing?

By Randy Erwin Skalicky

The quality of the voice has little to do with singing. Placido Domingo can sing, but so can Willie Nelson. Singing depends on weight and balance and knowing when to shut up. It's not a matter of norm

Feature | Thursday, May 1,2003

Ode to the drive-in

Everything old is new again

By Randy Erwin Skalicky

The persistence of vision is a wonderful thing. I can still see my father handing over a few dollars to a man bathed in a single white light, his head swarming with moths and June bugs swirling up to