As one film-fan friend and I made a very worthwhile drive all the way to State College for The Life of Chuck, our rambling conversation lamented the ongoing onslaught of sequels, remakes and franchise spin-offs. With so many dreary and derivative offerings, it sometimes seems like Hollywood no longer wants to take chances. But lo
As July Fourth approaches like a whizzing bottle-rocket, regular readers of Webb’s “Weird Words” might wonder what thematic approach could possibly connect this holiday with our ongoing study of vocabulary. Well, among other things, 7/4 serves as another reminder that we don’t care for kings in this nation — which is one major reason we
Ernest Hemingway. Randy Wayne White. Doc Savage. John Buchan. Eliza Lucas Pinckey. These are some recent reads as your Webb Weekly wordsmith works his way towards 1,000 books in retirement (currently at 759 titles, yay). Since that’s where I get most of the oddball vocab in these columns, I thought I’d share a few new
If something reads the same backwards as it does left to right, that is called a palindrome. As we saw last week in “Weird Words,” palindromes can be numerical — like all the dates from 5/20/25 through 5/29/25. Of course, those work only if you overlook the slashes, which is what most palindromers do —
Nine free concerts in 28 days. That’s what Williamsport’s world-famous Repasz Band has lined up for the summer of 2025. Venues and occasions include local parks, annual festivals, summer holidays, nearby nursing homes, a national convocation in Gettysburg — and even two brand-new sites where the group has never played before. Just a few weeks
