Who does a better job with the role of Willy Wonka in the film adaptations of Roald Dahl’s delightful tale of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?”

by Tim Hennagir I’ve become a fast and hard convert to all the adages about the benefits of youth hockey. It’s the best investment a parent can make in molding a healthy child.

by Tim Hennagir For much of the 20th century, finding a sturdy model train under the Christmas tree was the best present a kid could get.

by Tim Hennagir The Minnesota Lynx may have saved Minnesota sporting professional sports fans from a weary winter of discontent. Twenty years is too long to wait between national titles.

by Tim Hennagir Hollywood doesn’t have a creative bone present in its unimaginative body. That conclusion was quickly reached one night last week after I endured television trailers for three cinematic clunkers.

by Tim Hennagir Walt Disney Animation Studios’ return to the Hundred-Acre Wood hasn’t made my “must-see” summer movie list. That’s because Pooh and his pals were quickly kicked to the curb by the teenage set at the Hennagir household during a recent dinner discussion.

by Tim Hennagir Alfred Lord Tennyson had it wrong when he penned his line about spring, a young man’s passing fancy, and a turn of lightly pondered romantic thoughts.

by Tim Hennagir A slow-running toilet recently required a new approach to a decades-old dilemma. How do you remove a clog when the plumber’s helper doesn’t do the trick?