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Having grown up in the Hudson River Valley of New York, I hit the fishing lottery. There are vast, clean freshwater reservoirs that filter water for New York city residents, as well as lakes, ponds and streams — many holding some type of large, beautiful trout. April 1 was more than

With immediate access to so many sources of entertainment at once, “film junkies” and critics alike seem to be dwindling in numbers, drawn instead to media that’s instantly accessible — if often worse.  Movie theatres around the globe are struggling to stay in business as fewer and fewer people decide

Ever since I read the quote “My words are unerring tools of destruction, and I’ve come unequipped with the ability to disarm them,” I have truly never been the same.  Mind you, this came from the first book in the whole series: there were six more left with the

Every few months, someone online announces they’re “taking a break from social media.” It is always phrased like a spiritual journey: a much-needed pilgrimage toward inner peace. They promise they’ll “touch grass,” read more, maybe even rediscover who they are beyond the screen. And yet, a week later,

Something is wrong with the children.  But contrary to what this country’s administration would have you believe, the culprit isn’t Tylenol or drag queens reading picture books. No — the reason this next generation is so feral is undoubtedly their unfettered access to the internet. To preface, I myself

The ideas of George Orwell have thoroughly saturated modern political discourse. His novels such as “1984” and “Animal Farm” have given us numerous devices to describe state hypocrisy and overreach, including “Big Brother” and “doublethink.” There is no doubt that Orwell wanted to warn us about what happens when power