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More sports-related movies, with a little help from the boss
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Or ‘The perils of judging 20 food trucks in Randleman’
Read MoreBoss was fun-loving, but also cared a lot about doing our jobs well
Read MoreAge is never having to say you're starving
Read More1981 Best Picture ‘Chariots of Fire’ remains gold medal winner
Read MoreRecently passed actor had a long string of great movies
Read MoreThe first of three articles on the popular actor who died recently
Read MoreFrom Adam Sandler to Kevin Costner, stars are attracted to golf movies
Read MoreProlific actor made his. mark in comedies like ‘Tootsie’ and ‘9 to 5’
Read MoreWith director Barry Levinson leading the way, several good films have been set in Baltimore
Read MoreSometimes – but not too often – the film can be better than the book it is based on
Read MoreGood film versions of Fitzgerald's work are woefully lacking
Read MoreStars like Anette Benning, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Julianne Moore shine
Read MoreOut in the parking lot, Scoop pursued Squirt with his camera, taking a series of angles despite the victim’s best efforts to hide his face with his shopping bag.
Read MoreSome of the best from last year include historical ‘Golda,’ ‘Rustin’ and ‘Society of the Snow’
Read MoreMy names rings a bell with a former English teacher
Read MoreDirector helmed some of the most familiar films in the ‘60s and ’70s
Read MoreYou can't take the cruise if you miss the boat
Read MoreHonorary Oscar was too little, too late for this talented director
Read MoreActress started making movies in the 1930s and had several memorable roles
Read MoreA look back at a year's worth of columns
Read MorePart 8 of some good but somewhat obscure films
Read More“Christmas happens every year at this time so don’t pretend you didn’t see it coming.”
Read More“I don't wanna sound like a spoil sport, but doggone it, I'm tired of dodging bullets. Not to mention cars and SUVs and Mack trucks.”
Read MoreHere's another group of excellent movies that were beyond the mainstream
Read MoreMama would dress me up on the days when a photographer came to take pictures for the yearbook. Mama adorned my neck with a clip-on bow tie.
Read MoreHemingway has written some of the great stories ever, and many have been made into good films
Read MoreMovies from the works of novelist Carson McCullers are most all excellent.
Read MoreI hope you didn't forget to throw your clocks against the wall
Read MoreWhatever happened to the good old days of riding the school bus?
Read MoreWhen older folks get together, the talk turns to their ailments
Read MoreIn my youth, a hospital was the last place you wanted to be
Read MoreSeveral of Ed McBain's many novels were turned into great movies
Read MoreOur playroom has more cars and trucks than a vehicle auction yard. If placed end-to-end, they would stretch to the Toys “R” Us in Greensboro.
Read MoreSeveral good movies use these all-American competitions as the subject matter.
Read MoreWe are now about two months away from Year 3 for Randolph Hub
Read MorePopular comedian also left us a legacy of excellent serious performances
Read More“You yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Christ Jesus. — 1 Peter 2:5 ESV
Read MoreA rose by any other name would still smell to high heaven
Read MoreIf you can find a place or places to hang a basket, you can grow vegetables there
Read MoreSouthern playwright wrote many of the scripts for his movie adaptations
Read MoreStarting tomato plants out small and then transplanting them is a good way to go
Read MoreAfter a string of strong performances, actress was largely forgotten
Read MoreFond memories stirred by sight of a nondescript building in Greensboro
Read MoreImprov comedian turned director found his niche
Read MoreNot taking life too seriously seems to be the best advice
Read MoreHandsome actor became the epitome of a ‘movie star’
Read More“A soldier once said, ‘When I die, do not play Taps over my grave. Instead, play Reveille, the morning call, the summons to arise.’” –Anonymous
Read MoreThe best I can say about licorice is that it didn't stick to your teeth like Milk Duds
Read MoreThe third, and last, entry about movies from last year that didn’t get noticed much, but deserved mention.
Read MoreHere’s another batch of good movies from last year that didn’t get much notice.
Read More“If there was anything Grandma was good at, it was funeralizing.”
Read MoreGreat Italian beauty passed away recently at age 95
Read MoreAntiques are getting younger every day
Read MoreCan you put a price-tag on a clean room?
Read MoreFamiliar character actor is still working in his 90s
Read MoreOwning a movie camera made Daddy a cinematographer
Read MoreYou can change your world by changing your words. … Remember, death and life are in the power of the tongue. — Joel Osteen
Read MoreA pileup on the Information Superhighway
Read MorePixar animation studio has created a string of good times for everyone.
Read MoreCar seats need to come with instructions
Read More'Tis the season to be rotund
Read MoreLet’s be naughty and save Santa the trip. — Gary Allan
Read MoreA visit from the Ghost of Christmas Presents
Read MoreChristmas as the BIG DEAL of the year is a fairly recent development
Read MoreIt's pretty easy to guess one's age by the content of their conversations
Read MoreRecycle those mums (or ‘October roses’ as grandma used to call them)
Read MoreFour and on the floor: Saying yes to all the shots that were offered.
Read MoreRosemary grows in two basic types: that which grows upright, and that which acts as groundcover.
Read MoreMore than 50 movies have been made from the stories of Charles Dickens.
Read MoreThe women in my family do all the cooking while the men sit around and mumble.
Read MoreGerman director Wolfgang Petersen had a string of hit movies in the United States.
Read MoreThere are certain pressures in playing tennis for a million dollars. The true pressure, however, lies in playing your spouse.
Read More‘The Great Stone Face,' silent era star Buster Keaton, was the master of physical comedy.
Read MoreSoftball tournament program from 1957 honors young women from Asheboro.
Read MoreOak galls usually don’t cause significant long-term damage to the trees they fall from.
Read MoreElvis averaged three films a year in the 10 years he made movies in Hollywood, and a few of them aren't too bad.
Read MoreFriendsville had a long wooden table just outside the meeting house and on courtly meetin' it was covered with fried chicken, pot roast, a host of casseroles and more desserts than you could shake a fork at.
Read MoreThe culture has shifted: boys prefer to ride to ball practice with their soccer moms.
Read MoreSometimes movie titles are difficult - if not impossible – to figure out. But it doesn't mean the movie is bad.
Read MoreThere is nothing scary about the plant that blooms around Halloween and has a witchy name.
Read MoreAging 101 should be a required class for all high school students. … I tell young people to live a long life, just don't grow old.
Read MoreSome of the worst movie titles are actually attached to some pretty good movies.
Read MoreWe have to realize this is the computer age. Nobody writes anymore., everyone texts, emails, copies or prints. If they to write, they print. Now, most students can print as fast or faster than they can write in cursive. They just can't sign their names.
Read MoreHurricane Hazel, which hit the coast in October of 1954, left a permanent mark on Myrtle Beach.
Read MoreMovie columnist Rusty Hammond offers more sleepers from 2021
Read MoreLast week wasn't the first time I'd slipped into the role of accidental historian. Indeed, my professorial days go back at least 20 years.
Read MoreThere are those, I'm told, who change their closets according to the weather…
Read MoreAm ability as a distance runner was Larry's claim to fame in high school baseball and basketball, and resulted in one somewhat “fixed” match race.
Read MoreThis is an old tradition that started as a superstition many years ago. It is basically you should not say thank you when you are given a plant, or it will either not grow well or it may die if you thank the giving party.
Read MoreScissors seems to be the preferred way to open most of today's packaging.
Read MoreA good deed for a struggling neighbor turned into a handful of extra work.
Read MoreThe Marx Brothers used a script only as a starting point, much preferring to make it up as they went along.
Read MoreMaypop fruits do make a very satisfying pop when they land upside your brother's head. But, according to one source, the name could be a corruption of the name “maracock,” which is what the Powhatan and and Algonquin Indians called it.
Read MoreWhat is it with this memory thing? The brain can be defined as a mass of nerve tissue in the cranium of vertebrate animals in charge of remembering thousands of the least significant details, and occasionally something of importance.
Read MoreI’m 75 years old and still haven’t mastered the art of chewing. It seems simple. You put food in your mouth and move your jaws up and down until the morsel is ground fine enough to enter the esophagus.
Read MoreJimmy is officially trained in mechanics, electronics, information technology, landscaping, French cooling, martial arts, rocket science and brain surgery. I, on the other hand, am trained in none of the sciences or technologies.
Read MoreMr. Movie: Finding a few sleepers from 2021 's offerings.
Read MoreA look at the top movies by actress Anne Heche, who died in a tragic accident at age 53.
Read MoreCleaning is something that doesn’t come naturally to a man. I’m certain of this. There’s something unnatural about cleaning. Dirt is natural; leaves, grit, mud, dust bunnies, clutter, all natural.
Read MoreThe last “who said that” column was so popular (okay, three people kind of mentioned it in passing), that I decided to do another.
Read MoreColumnist Warren Dixon has receptionists on his mind.
Read MoreThe rest of the world is comfortable using the metric system, but thanks to American pushback in the 60s, we don't have a clue.
Read MoreIf everybody got a second, does that mean there were 7 billion extra seconds out there?
Read MoreThis was unusual, even for long-time photographer Paul Church
Read MoreWhy is the Randolph Hub account not a gmail account? You'll never guess the answer.
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