Chris Wooden is serious about entertaining East Tennessee. His sprawling multi-attraction Frightmare Manor is a must-see attraction dr...

This is post number 2, 281 of yer Cup of Joe, which first published August 3rd 2005. Stats show 6 people saw that initial posting. Since the...

The photo is from backstage during the production of "A Wrinkle In Time" I directed this summer. There's me and the wei...

Hey now, prisons aren't a business -- they are an Industry!

"There are some knee jerk reactions to the phrase 'Dear White People' and I get it. No one wants to be called racist, and so...

A campaigner for Joe Carr arrives with signs and his pickup truck at exactly the moment Sen. Lamar Alexander arrives in Morristown for ...

My absence on this page is due to aliens, time-and-space travel, and even an evil brain. All are elements of Madeleine L'Engle's...

Why is a House Judiciary Committee holding hearings on theology? Seriously, why? It can't be legal. Just look at the reality here - some...

I suppose the above is not a surprising thing to see outside the Supreme Court. (via The Washington Post )

My Congressman, Republican Phil Roe, sent an email this morning echoing the party's press release with some words meant to gain attent...

I suppose I'm a Debbie Downer today, but the Supreme Court ruling yesterday giving privacy protections to smartphones and requiring ...

With Congressional approval ratings hitting a low of 16%, the moment yesterday when House and Senate leaders held hands, swayed and sort of ...

"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" was a raw, relentless assault on moviegoers in 1974. And it's still as grim and challenging toda...

I've noticed that in the last few days, I've gotten thousands of hits on this page from China - thousands. Spam comments land consta...

Why is Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey intent on taking out 3 members of the state's Supreme Court? Is it a political power grab? The reasons ...

I noticed an image of four film directors who have been the premiere filmmakers of the last few decades, Scorsese, Spielberg, Coppola a...

Who knew? Cartwheels at public meetings in Arizona - that is prohibited by law. One lone lady fights for her right to cartwheel. Toting ...

For some years I've been a fan of Betsy Phillip's writing , she's wicked smart and has a razor sharp style and calls out BS for...

" If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail...

And a fine Saturday morning to you, dear readers. Does it seem like I have not been writing? Sadly, this is true - I've not been wri...