When it comes to learning how to drive in southern California, the watchword is “vamonos.”

Before the name of the royal tyke was known, J.P. Devine took time out to speculate.

“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” — William Faulkner.

J.P. discusses his life history with hot weather.

“Short Cuts,” roughly based on Raymond Carver’s short stories, is distinctly a Robert Altman film.

The cost of being forgetful is steep, whether it’s measured in dollars or pride.

The Maine International Film Festival, held each year in Waterville, Maine, is about to convene. It is my job as the lone film critic/reviewer for the Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal to sit up and pay attention

Columnist J.P. Devine revisits the old observation: Just because you think they’re out to get you doesn’t mean that they aren’t.

She, who officially retired this week at an undisclosed age, is home for good.

As the years pass, times change and kids get older, the days of primo Father’s Day gifts are coming to an end.