I voiced Jack Rollins, writer of the popular holiday songs “Frosty the Snowman” and “Here Comes Peter Cottontail,” in another “Whispers of the Past” documentary focused on Scottdale, Pa.
Frosty Returns (Jerz's Literacy Weblog) Last week we watched "Frosty Returns," a 1990s sequel to the 1960s "Frosty the Snowman." I don't see how you could say Frosty returns in the sequel, since this one is set in what appears to be a completely different town (someplace that has a long…
Today's class on The Winter's Tale was very much the kind of class that I hoped for when I was an undergraduate thinking, "Maybe I'd like to be an English professor." Leontes and Polyxines in "The Winter's Tale" grew up together, but for no good reason other than it sets…
"Americans work more hours by far than any other workers in the [industrialized] world," said Benjamin Balak, who teaches economic history at Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla. "If you want to be a high-income wage earner, you have to work like a dog. If you want leisure in today's…
