Movie: ‘Killer Joe’ (2012)

Movie: ‘Killer Joe’ (2012)

As a cop, a profession that exudes Mars-infused energy, Killer Joe Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) uses firepower to protect the community in his redneck Texan town. As a part-time hit man – a Mars-Pluto combo – Killer Joe turns families’ murderous fantasies into...
Television: ‘Breaking Bad’: Destination Hell

Television: ‘Breaking Bad’: Destination Hell

“Breaking Bad,” now broadcasting the first half of its final Season 5, is as red-hot as hell. And it’s all because early on Walter White (Bryan Cranston) hatched a diabolical plan. The series’ inevitable trajectory to the underworld has been a brilliant exercise in...
Movie: ‘The Imposter’ (2012)

Movie: ‘The Imposter’ (2012)

“The Imposter,” a new true-crime documentary directed by Bart Layton about a missing and then seemingly found child, is a bulging sandwich containing layer-upon-layer of deceits. The movie is set in Texas where blond 13-year-old Nicholas Barclay disappeared in 1994,...
Fashion: Moccasins

Fashion: Moccasins

Nothing beats the sure-footed confidence of walking barefoot. But in a pinch – and when your five-inch stilts are what’s doing the pinching – then moccasins do the trick. When carrying off a look that harkens back to tribal legacies and crafts, mocs in a wide range of...
Astrology: Fashion: Peplums

Astrology: Fashion: Peplums

Just when you think the top of your garment is ending at the waist, the fabric takes an expansive ruffle-like twist and becomes a faux short skirt. The peplum, fashion’s hot overskirt, adds a eye-catching bottom finish to blouses and jackets and a third dimension to...