The Hour
Created and written by Abi Morgan Reviewed by Carmen Ferreiro-Esteban In the desert landscape of end of summer TV, The Hour, a six hours miniseries running on BBC America Wednesdays at 10 PM, is a rarely good find. The Hour takes place in 1956 London and follows two journalists friends, Freddie Lyon (Ben Whishaw) and Bel Rowley (Romola Garai) who, fighting the stiff suits that ran the BBC at the time, try to [...]
Autumn Calling
by Chrysa Smith "Ever since Eve started it all by offering Adam the apple, woman's punishment has been to supply a man with food then suffer the consequences when it disagrees with him." -- Helen Rowland Ah, Helen must have had one ungrateful hubby--or she's a misguided feminist who refuses to 'make a plate' never mind 'a meal' for a man. The cure for either behavior? Humble pie---actually, humble apple pie.I love the [...]
Rembrandt in Philadelphia
by Chrysa Smith 'All things considered, I'd rather be in Philadelphia' --WC Fields. The city's landscape has changed since Mr. Fields' time, with the addition of great theatre, dining and of course, the Philadelphia Museum of Art (it's grand steps and gothic architecture made famous in the Rocky movie). So it's no surprise that it's revolving exhibits include some of the great masters: this fall, Rembrandt. It is not complete Rembrandt, but rather [...]
Of Earthquakes, Hurricanes and Chocolate Cake
By: Mary Fran BontempoTo hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below.When the phrase “rock my world” comes to mind, I can conjure more than a few, shall we say, interesting, images, most of which involve a hot tub and a hot stranger who knows nothing of my personal baggage.But no matter how the imaginary details vary, I never took the words literally. Until last week.Sitting on the beach [...]
Laughing @ Middle Age, a Hurricane Cartoon by Pat Achilles
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A lovely tune to dry out to–A video for you!
These two girls have the sweetest voices! A Canadian duo called DALA, (Amanda Walther and Sheila Carabine) make beautiful music. Check out their site at http://dalagirls.com/ and enjoy Moon River as we dry out from Irene!--Mary Fran