efore I got married, I had something in common with Old Tom: we both shared the same last name. In fact, Thomas Parr is a distant relative of mine, and, as you can imagine, he’s become entrenched in our family mythology. He’s certainly an interesting character who...
magine stumbling upon an old wildlife park. The paint on the signs is faded, the buildings are starting to crumble, and the whole thing has a sweet-sour air of decay. Ahead, one low building with a door that is slightly ajar beckons. You pull open the door, and the...
itcom laughter was once ubiquitous, something funny happened onscreen, and viewers were barraged with laughter, presumably from a studio audience. We’re so used to that type of laughter we don’t think much about it anymore — but maybe we should. Laughter wasn’t always...
