From 2014: Graham Parker? Graham friggin’ Parker? Where the hell has that guy been? If you made a list of artists whose rock ‘n’ roll personified the sound of the mid-to-late 1970s, I think Graham Parker and The Rumour would have to be near the top. The top, that is, of the lists of people who actually heard the man. He was the guy that the critics insisted you had to know. Frankly, I think one of the things that hurt Graham Parker and The Rumour was that people who loved them demanded we love them, t

From 2014: Rene Syler's latest gig is as host of “Sweet Retreats,” a new show on the Live Well network. On it, she tackles vacation and vacation budget challenges for couples eager to find the perfect getaway for their time and budget.

From 2014: These Things Happen came out in paperback this week and HBO recently committed to a half-hour comedy pilot based on the book and produced by Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Productions. Not bad, Richard Kramer. Not bad.

From 2014: Charles W. Cherry's opinions in today's interview are blunt and not always what you expect. He has strong views on a number of subjects, including President Obama’s recent initiative, Affirmative Action, the University of Florida law school and more. If you’ve got teens in high school or college -- of any race, creed or color -- this is worth your time!

From 1984: Of all the songs Jerry Vale has recorded, the silver-haired vocalist has many favorites. But the one he would like most to be remembered for is “You Don’t Know Me,” recorded in 1957. (Written by Eddy Arnold and Cindy Walker, it was later a hit for Ray Charles.)

From 2014: If you are a 16-year-old girl – or know one – you will probably enjoy reading "Double Take." And because Laura Kennedy places her tale in Florida’s world famous Greek sponge fishing village, Tarpon Springs, it is also quite picturesque. I’m delighted to welcome to the show today a dear old friend.

From 2014: It really is no wonder that Shannon Wheeler’s Too Much Coffee Man – “TM,” of course – caught on and has endured for decades. After all, he’s a caffeine-based superhero, the only kind of power a human being was likely to acquire before gene-splicing and robotics. That – and his head is a coffee cup. With a handle.

From 2014: Mark Raso's "Copenhagen" — which won the 2014 Audience Award at Slamdance — is thoroughly compelling, particularly when William and Effy share the screen, although William’s character is perhaps a bit uneven in his emotional responses at times. But at his age – or hers – what can one truly expect?

From 2014: You may have to suspend a bit of disbelef to swallow one of the earliest conceits of The Ascendant – that mega-super-genius Garrett Reilly could ever get past his distaste and hatred for America’s armed forces after what they did to his brother. But once you get past that little quagmire, it’s smooth sailing in Drew Chapman’s wild ride through Chinese-American relations, international intrigue, an undeclared Internet war and so, so much more.

From 2014: There are so many great, small moments in"Detroit Unleaded," but my favorite is when Sami wants to kiss Naj, but she continually rebuffs him. “Can you blame me?” he asks with puppydog eyes. “No,” she says, which cracked me up. This film is sort of an Arab-American version of Kevin Smith’s Clerks – without all the scatalogical and off-color humor.