The not so crazy holiday shopping weekend of 2014

BY ALEXANDRA KEZEK According to the National Retail Federation the result of online shopping, the improving results of the economy, and the early holiday promotions from major department stores changed the outcome of the biggest shopping weekend of the year. Approximately 55.1 percent of shoppers participated in the weekend rush, which is down from last […]

Puddin’ Don’t is a creation of Jake Barlow, inspired by all manner of silliness, like Berkeley Breathed’s Bill the Cat, Chuck Norris Facts, The movie Machete, and the great Marty Feldman. Puddin’ Don’t can be found daily online at www.puddindont.com.

The Holiday Season Kicks Off at Empire City Casino

Special features include tree lighting, treats, caroling performance, and Santa Empire City Casino is inviting residents of the tri-state area to attend a Holiday Kick-Off Event on Saturday, November 29 from 5 – 6:30 p.m. where attendees will enjoy an outdoor performance by Victorian Carolers, complimentary hot chocolate, fresh-baked cookies, and candy canes,photos with Santa, […]

PUDDIN’ DON’T

PUDDIN’ DON’T

Puddin’ Don’t is a creation of Jake Barlow, inspired by all manner of silliness, like Berkeley Breathed’s Bill the Cat, Chuck Norris Facts, The movie Machete, and the great Marty Feldman. Puddin’ Don’t can be found daily online at www.puddindont.com

A duet for the ages; JCC jazz concert to feature Vince Giordano, Catherine Russell

A duet for the ages; JCC jazz concert to feature Vince Giordano, Catherine Russell

BY MARLA COHEN When Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks swing into Rockland County, they’ll conjure up an era of bathtub gin and speakeasies, beaded flappers and gangsters in spats. And that’s just fine with Giordano, an accomplished Grammy-winning musician who is as much archivist as he is bandleader. To hear him tell it, jazz has […]

Poem of the Week: Crowbar

BY HARRY WAITZMAN My poetry is pumped up by smog and mercury, the lines stretch like knotted rubber bands. I wish there was more horseradish in my life, instead of sugar-coated Cheerios. Corn syrup thins my blood. Salt and pepper preserves my tongue. Honest decay, skunk stink tosses my breath. I feel faint, but stench […]