Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle is about as good as a stoner movie can get – and we mean that in an enthusiastic way, not a disparaging one. It is sufficiently stupid on its surface, but has some surprisingly good, smart laughs in it. Plus, as much as it's about a couple stoners craving a meal, it's also about being in your early 20's and not really sure what to do with yourself......

One of the most common, and legitimate, criticisms of the music of Stephen Sondheim by performers and critics alike is that he's not tuneful enough. "Hummable," I think is the word most often used by these critics. And yet somehow, a week after seeing The Arden Theatre's production of Assassins, I simply can't get the music out of my head. It may not be hummable, but goddamn if it isn't memorable. That's a sure......