By Rick M. Pezzullo As we hit the holidays and head into Oscars season, here are some takes on a few movies that you might have missed or have been meaning to check out. Shang-Chi and The Legend of the
Read MoreBy Scott Levine If you’ve had a few minutes and looked to the southwest over the last few months, maybe you’ve noticed and stared at the long line of bright planets that have stretched across that part of the sky
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera My favorite comedian has always been the late and delightfully crude Joan Rivers whom I first encountered in a rundown comedy club in Greenwich Village when I first moved to New York City. That was before she
Read MoreIn this age of media frenzy, our cravings for real-time news and our blind faith in the plethora of social media outlets has created a society of information-hungry individuals where “first to report” supersedes vetted information time and time again.
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera I can’t remember the last time I climbed a flight of stairs. For the past five years, I’ve been happily ensconced in a one-level home at Trump Park and, yes, I probably haven’t climbed a flight of
Read MoreBy Morris Gut As dining rooms across the region began to reopen earlier this year, I enjoyed many fine culinary experiences. Here is a short list of favorite dishes and dining venues you should not miss in 2022! Of course,
Read MoreThe youth softball player cuts the shape of a young pro, strutting to the on-deck circle with quiet confidence, twirling her bat for fun with the ease and dexterity of a baton artist. She unleashes a series of fierce and fluid practice swings. Sporting
Read MoreBy Brian Kluepfel A friend stopped by to bless our new home with a bottle of wine, to commiserate about work, to shoot a few hoops. It was a pleasant, crisp late fall afternoon and we were in sterling
Read MoreOur perception and the reality of wine are influenced by many factors. Wine is not a monolithic sensory adventure. Each sip creates results in a confluence of taste and smell on our tongues, in our mouth and in our nose.
Read MoreBy Brian McGowan Ireland, long the most Catholic of countries, retains more than a trace of practices from times past. These are often revealed throughout the year on the occasion of Christian celebrations lightly pasted on top of earlier, pagan
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