Editor Pick: Culture and Society

I appreciate the Jewish tradition of linking celebrations and traditions to the celestial rather than the secular.

Centuries later, it will still be one damn thing after another.

In essence teachers are always teaching even when they are not in the classroom. Teaching is a not just a job; it is a labor of love.

Apparently the Bush White House somehow acquired The Cone of Silence from the TV series Get Smart, altering it's decision-making process just as it contemplated invasion of Iraq.

President Obama has a chance to define his presidency at this time, just as President Bush did with Iraq. How he chooses to proceed will set the course for the rest of his time in office and be utilized by both parties in forthcoming elections.

It is necessary and compelling that the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was honored on the 50th anniversary of his famous speech, but now we have to go about continuing the process.

Schools chancellor Tisch sounds more like New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan promising a Super Bowl victory than the Yankees icon the Babe promising a home run.

Moranis comes out of retirement for a comic tribute to his ethnic heritage.

This cerebral play with a bite boasts a fine ensemble cast and an undercurrent of foreboding that leaves you speechless at the end.

It is no stretch to say that until Bernstein actually started promoting Beatles, people on this side of the pond thought that Beatles were just bugs.