New York City's Hell's Kitchen never sleeps. John Masterson talked about walking around that gritty-turned-gentrified community on the west side of Manhattan in the wee hours of the morning and seeing dancers go through their routines and hearing piano players pound out music for them. ...more

March 13, 2009

New York City's Hell's Kitchen never sleeps. John Masterson talked about walking around that gritty-turned-gentrified community on the west side of Manhattan in the wee hours of the morning and seeing dancers go through their routines and hearing piano players pound out music for them. "It's alive," he said. ...more

March 4, 2009

Chefs are like you and me. They love a good sitcom. That's why Mark Heimann, executive chef at the Renaissance Vinoy Resort & Golf Club, based his dinner menu for Thursday and Friday on "Seinfeld." ...more

February 25, 2009

Every character on "Damages" is damaged. Every one of them has secrets which make for plot twists and surprises as the season unfolds. ...more

January 7, 2009

OK, dancing queens, put on the white spandex and sing your heart out in the safety of your own home. "Mamma Mia!" hits DVD shelves today. You can also expand your Academy Award knowledge with an Oscar history book and share the madness with the newest CD from Fall Out Boy. ...more

December 16, 2008

Previously at Raymond James Stadium ... When we last saw the University of South Florida play at home, the Bulls were nationally ranked and in contention for the Big East title. Gas was more than $3 a gallon. ...more

November 15, 2008

When we last saw the University of South Florida play at home, the Bulls were nationally ranked and in contention for the Big East title. Gas was more than $3 a gallon. Now 28 Days Later (ironic, isn't it, horror movie fans?), there have been quite a few USF plot twists. ...more

November 14, 2008

Canceling the last day of workouts is fast becoming as much a part of Bucs training camp as hot, humid weather and two-a-day practices. ...more

August 15, 2008

"The Sugar Queen," by Sarah Addison Allen (Bantam Books, $22) ...more

June 1, 2008

GRACE IS GONE *** This John Cusack drama is a somber, intimate and largely nonpartisan reflection on the casualties of war. When his soldier wife dies, Cusack is unable to tell their young daughters that Mom isn't coming home - so he delays the inevitable by taking them on a cross-country road trip to a Florida amusement park instead. ...more

May 29, 2008