On the Edge: Hurray, it’s May

The weather is warming up, J.P. Devine writes, and the masks are coming off ... or are they?

On the Edge: Whatcha gonna do with all that dough?

For many Americans, it’s pretty hard to sit at the dinner table these days and not talk about anything but money, J.P. Devine writes.

‘The Duke’ working-class tale of survival

On the Edge: Just like in the movies?

The original script called for Southern dreams of being a "Rice King," but J.P. Devine's movie went a different direction.

‘The Automat’ a page of American dining history

On the Edge: It’s all about stuff

Mulling a move to someplace else, J.P. Devine is reminded of all the stuff in their house and how it's tethering them to their Waterville abode.

‘The Coldest Game’ loaded with usual suspects

On the Edge: The Easter Bunny cometh

A lot of scary things are going on right now, so J.P. Devine is thinking of colored eggs, bonnets and baskets and chocolate bunnies.

’Slow Horses’ the sort of fun the British do so well, and the gang of swells is here doing it

J.P. Devine: Face in the crowd

On TV, “extras” are those faces in crowds and at parties, cafes and street scenes, with no lines, who now have been upgraded with more dignified titles like “junior artists,” “atmospheres” and “background talent," J.P. Devine writes.