Taking Shakespeare's play King Lear from tragedy to comedy may seem like a tall order, but Christopher Moore does exactly that in his new book "Fool".  Told from the point of view of Lear's fool, Pocket, the book is bawdy good time.  But the narrator, Euan Morton, has a gift with creating unique voices for each character making the book standout in a way the paper version could not.  

AARP recently announced their Best Movies for Grownups — 2009 choices. Each month AARP's online offers reviews of movies they feel will appeal to adults in Bill Newcott column Movies for Grownups.