'The Other End of the Line': Phoning It In
Oct 30th, 2008 · James Dodson's cross-cultural romantic comedy brings its unlikely lovers together from home bases that are oceans apart. It's implausible and formulaic — but the stars are charming enough.
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'Zack And Miri,' Making Trouble In Some Ad Markets
Oct 24th, 2008 · Seth Rogen's upcoming romantic comedy, written and directed by Kevin Smith, is stirring controversy. If the title — Zack And Miri Make A Porno — isn't enough, there's an ad campaign that's got some parents up in arms.
McCain's Former Brazilian Flame Tracked Down
Sep 23rd, 2008 · We reported last week that political candidates in Brazil changed their names. Several Brazilians are running under the name Barack Obama. Now John McCain gets equal time. His memoir "Faith of My Fathers" recalls his liaison with a Brazilian fashion model. It happened 51 years ago, when he was in the Navy. He never named her, but Brazilian reporters tracked her down. Maria Gracinda Teixeira says McCain was romantic and a "good kisser."
Rejection Revisited: 'Eugene Onegin'
Sep 12th, 2008 · Tchaikovsky combined a personal, romantic entanglement with a passionate story by Pushkin to create Eugene Onegin, a fiery drama that soon became the composer's most popular opera.
Men Can Blame Romance Woes On Gene Variant *
Sep 2nd, 2008 · A new study suggests a single gene is related to how well men form bonds with their romantic partners. Having one variant of the gene was associated with lower scores on bonding. Two copies doubled the odds of men saying they had had a recent marital crisis.
Romance and Regret: Verdi's 'La Traviata'
Jun 27th, 2008 · Verdi's romantic hit got a tepid reception at its first performance, in 1853, but it's now one of the most popular operas of all time — and has even starred in a couple of Hollywood blockbusters.
Love and Ruin: Saint-Saens' 'Samson and Dalila'
Jun 20th, 2008 · Camille Saint-Saens lived from the waning years of music's classical era, all the way into the early decades of 20th-century modernism. The tumultuous, romantic opera, Samson and Dalila is one of his many masterpieces.
Dating with Dad: A Reluctant Son's 'Assisted Loving' **
May 28th, 2008 · When Bob Morris' widowed father decided to start dating again — at the age of 80 — guess who found himself sorting through the personals? In Assisted Loving, Morris chronicles the search for Dad's new Ms. Right — and his own misadventures in the romantic jungle that is Manhattan's gay ghetto.
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