POEM — THE COW ON MY DOORSTEP

By Harry Waitzman Once I tried to grab the tail of a cow and got swatted on my face. I was alone with the smell of hay in the barn and the sound of swallows whirring in the eaves. I tried milking the young Guernsey and got blisters on my fingers. After bandaging them, I […]

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.

Friend of Elmwood Playhouse Offers to Match $25,000 of All Donations Made Before December 31

BY GEORGE J. DACRE A friend of Elmwood Playhouse has offered to match $25,000 in donations if the public can come through with that amount before December 31. Larry Beckerle, president of Elmwood Playhouse in Nyack, says $10,000 has already been received with commitments of another $5,000 and he asks that supporters of Elmwood dig […]

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 Master of Suspense, a Man Obsessed with Murder

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; […]