By: Mary Fran Bontempo Dim lights, flickering candles, soft music. As the attendant led me to a private dressing room, after gifting me with a single long stemmed rose, I thought, Well, this has potential. I was further encouraged when I found, waiting for me in the dressing room, a robe which had been warmed, along with warmed wipes to remove my deodorant. Wait, what? Remove my deodorant? Why would I need to do [...]
Jimmy Fallon and will.i.am rap about things they think are "Ew!" Hilarious. Enjoy and happy Monday!
By: Chrysa Smith "WE ARE ...."????? Now, if you live in Pennsylvania or are one of the millions of alumni, you know the answer to this. We are, of course, Penn State. It's the chant you'll hear from the moment you take a campus tour through the athletic stadiums. My, even the retailers have taken note. While heading into State College (aka: Happy Valley), I noticed a sign that read 'We Are....Beer.' Hmm, [...]
By: Mary Fran Bontempo Well, this is a cross between fascinating and disturbing. The little nun warbling below, Sister Cristina, won Italy's version of the television show, The Voice, by singing, among other tunes, Madonna's "Like a Virgin." Yeah, I'm kind of leaning towards disturbing. Let us know what you think!
By: Mary Fran Bontempo It's Grand Torino without the gangs. Take a curmudgeonly old man, add a young new neighbor in need of some guidance, throw in lots of wisecracks, mix with a little conflict, have the kid learn and the cranky old guy redeem himself and there you have it--Grand Torino, or, in this case, St. Vincent, the new film starring Bill Murry in the title role. Murray takes on the old [...]
By: Chrysa Smith The farm-to-table movement has changed the face of restaurant dining. And thank God. There's nothing quite like the tastes of fresh produce and meat just plucked, just butchered, just served quickly. It's funny, but having been raised in the city, way before this healthier dining phenomenon, I never realized just how delicious a farm fresh egg could be. Or fish just caught early in the morning. But those who [...]
By: Mary Fran Bontempo I don't watch a lot of television, except for Say Yes to the Dress, which I binge watch every chance I get. (I cannot get enough of wedding gowns.) But as with everything, I have serious opinions about what I do watch. And right now, Marty McFly's mother is making me uncomfortable. Actress Lea Thompson played the mother to Michael J. Fox's Marty in the 1985 film Back to [...]
