Movies
Local filmmaker turns a news nugget into an essay on subculture as family unit.
Feb. 25, 1999
Television
The most scintillating aspect of the documentary about Billie Holiday that airs on public television’s “American Masters” series tonight is the subtle way it demonstrates how her music reflected her life.
Aug. 4, 1986
The channel gives ‘Loveline’s’ Dr. Drew nine celebrity cases and then rolls film.
Jan. 9, 2008
Opinion
Few places in the United States have been as hard hit by the opioid crisis as Philadelphia, where about 1,150 people died from overdoses last year.
Feb. 14, 2019
California
Two inmates who finished the sheriff’s addiction-relief regimen are optimistic about staying clean.
March 8, 2001
Karen Frohman grew up in isolation. She was born deaf in one ear and hearing-impaired in the other.
Dec. 31, 1989
Thank goodness, March Madness is finally over.
April 4, 2000
Sports
When Fay Vincent is convinced that Pete Rose is making sufficient progress in his addictive gambling recovery program, he should reinstate him. . . .
Nov. 9, 1989
Entertainment & Arts
Robin Williams’ public life had a quiet personal current running through it for decades: his struggles with cocaine and alcohol abuse.
Aug. 12, 2014
It began so innocently three months ago when I moved into an area that offered cable TV service.
Feb. 5, 1985