My parents like the gifts that I give them. My father recently mentioned the stew that he made in the Instant Pot that I gifted him last year. My mother still wears the shawl that I got her once. The framed pictures of their grandkids that I had tucked into…

Christmas Began on a High Note I placed a cinnamon candle in the foyer of my NJ home to greet family members as they arrived. In the living room by the fireplace, we drank wine, and nibbled on grapes, chips, and cheese, and listened to holiday standards,. As the kids…

The driver leaning against a black sedan straightened his tie. The well-dressed man and his associate exited the building. Smoke from the running engine pushed past the towers of snow piled on the curb. The driver brushed away a speck of ice from his wool coat. In the white-out of…

Maid offers so much with its content and social commentary. Along with the expert cast and the realistic production — is a script that raises awareness of abusive relationships, the struggles of poverty, and the tribulations of government support systems. Through Paula, the show depicts the effect of mental illness…

So captivated by Taylor-Joy’s performance in The Queen’s Gambit, the visual drama, Scott Frank’s “heart-palpitating quick” and “lingering shots”, many overlook Walter Tevis’ presentation of America. Instead of the picture-perfect Leave-It-to-Beaver and The-Brady-Bunch sitcoms, typical of the cold-war era, Tevis depicts the American family as broken and American friendships as…

Photo by Christopher Sardegna on Unsplash Nagi makes her cake batter before she pours it into the pan. Pfizer and BioNTech will first send the government “ additional doses of their Covid-19 vaccine” before the government donates them. U.S. and Russian officials discussed issues before they addressed them. Since the…