By: Mary Fran Bontempo A red cup. Never mind years of vocal training or hours spent practicing classical piano. Who cares if you can stand on point in ballet shoes and spin off a bunch of fouette turns in a row (which is really, really hard)? Can you weakly warble a popular tune an smack a cup around? With what looked like a routine from a summer camp talent show, Miss New York [...]
Moving, stunning, beautiful. Hungarian shadow dancers on Britain's Got Talent. Enjoy! --Mary Fran
By: Mary Fran Bontempo It's no secret that I love awards shows, but sometimes my mind wanders. Here's what I was thinking last night while watching the Emmys: 1. Neil Patrick Harris is funnier than Seth Meyers. 2. Veep is a really funny show, even though there's a lot of cursing, which is probably why I like it. 3. So is Louie, even though it's really dirty, which is probably why I like [...]
Check out Last Comic Standing winner, Rod Man, on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. A well-deserved win!
By: Chrysa Smith First there was the wizard--the mysterious voice behind the curtain that granted wishes in the land of Oz. And more recently, there's the other Oz---the one of television fame, whose medical advice is dished out daily to those of us hungry for some self-help. Whenever I'm home for lunch, I tune in. And each time, I pick up a trick or two; a piece of knowledge or two that makes [...]
By: Mary Fran Bontempo Billy Bob Thornton is one weird dude. If you weren't convinced by Billy Bob and former wife, Angelina Jolie, wearing vials of each other's blood around their necks, well, tune into the new FX series, Fargo. There won't be a doubt in your mind. Inspired by the Coen Brothers' 1996 movie of the same name, the series takes place in Bemidji, Minnesota, and as in the film, the setting [...]
Now this little lady is not, nor ever will be, ready for Granny Panties. Watch as 80 year old Paddy stuns the judges, the audience, everyone--you go, girl!!! --Mary Fran
