The musical sensation ‘La La Land’ is a reminder of movie magic and that sometimes we need to fall in love again, J.P. Devine writes.

On this Christmas Eve and feast of Hanukkah, when we light the tree and the first candle in the menorah, remember that there is darkness around the world and children in need of our love, J.P. Devine writes

This winter’s Great White Bull comes not with whipping winds and big cold flakes, but instead softly, with no battle to be fought and no victory to be won, J.P. Devine writes.

Muffled voices, the smell of coffee, Vicks VapoRub, smoke on the porch — the senses aid recollection of the attack on Pearl Harbor, J.P. Devine writes.

This 2018 Democratic survival plan calls for a group of older hands, with better movie memories, who can do the necessary undercover work of a modern campaign, J.P. Devine writes.

Instead of watching Rachel Maddow and Chris Matthews, J.P. Devine is tuning in to Turner Classic Movies and QVC.

After the Nov. 8 election, people in despair should resolve to enter this day fully with sword and shield at the ready, J.P. Devine writes.

The Vatican’s recent guidance about cremation has posed big questions about death, J.P. Devine writes.