Already in the press there have been stories of plans to dampen the public’s expectations of Obama. The expectations are undoubtedly beyond being satisfied by any human being.

Something went wrong during Australia’s conservative ascendancy, writes Mark Davis in The Land of Plenty: Australia in the 2000s, a new title from Melbourne University Press. Reviewed by KEN GELDER.

He did it his way: It wasn't the surfing that prompted Doug Pray to make his latest documentary. It was the arithmetic. "Surfwise" tells the story of nine children and two adults living in a 24-foot camper for 15 years and loving it. The film (which op

The one thing that all US Army personnel have in common is their choice to wear the uniform and volunteer to serve the nation, regardless of who is in charge and regardless of if they agree.

September 03, 2008 By Ben Sher I've found it irritating that, on the rare occasions that popular movies have tackled the issue of gay conversion therapy, they've treated it as a joke.