By Vincent Abbatecola At one point in the new biopic, “Hitchcock,” the prolific director played by Anthony Hopkins states, “All of us harbor dark recesses of violence and horror. I’m just a man hiding in the corner with a camera, watching.” This quote sums up what many of the director’s films never failed to capture; […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE Thiells United Methodist Church Pastor Reverend Jessica Campbell, in her pastoral letter this week, told a special story about a church in the Austrian Alps. It was Christmas Eve and the newly constructed Church of St. Nicholas in Tyrol, a village near Salzburg, was struggling with a broken church organ. The […]
BY BARRY WARNER The ballroom at the Patriot Hills Clubhouse was filled with many excited children and their families anticipating the arrival of ‘Santa Claus’ last week. Stony Point Recreation Supervisor Karen Ann Nigro told the Rockland County Times, “This is our second year hosting the buffet breakfast with ‘Santa Claus’ to brighten the kids’ […]
BY GEORGE J. DACRE — Saturday and Sunday December 22 and 23, it’s the “Nutcracker Suite” at Westchester County Center presented by the Westchester Ballet Company. A gun show that had been scheduled at the Center in White Plains has been cancelled following the Newtown shootings. Tickets for the “Nutcracker” at 914-995-4050 or www.countycenter.biz. — […]
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.
BY HARRY WAITZMAN Papa loved Thom McAn shoes so much, he bought seven pairs at a time, carried them home and laid them out on the dining room table for all to admire, shining black and brown, no scuff marks, tongues hanging out clean, no stinky foot smell, soles unmarked. His mother had seven children […]