The Heat–A Movie Review

  By: Mary Fran Bontempo If rough language isn't your thing, then avoid The Heat, the new movie starring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy as a pair of mismatched cops on the hunt for a drug dealer. But if you can handle the scorched earth lingo spewing from McCarthy's mouth, then The Heat is one funny f***ing movie. The Heat brings Bullock's stuffed shirt FBI agent, Sarah Ashburn (Get it? She's caustic.) together [...]

2018-10-30T09:46:30-04:00July 5th, 2013|1 Comment

Embracing the Feminine

by Chrysa Smith Remember the tv shows? When women were homemakers and men brought home the bacon? Life has sure changed since the 50's. And in many ways, for the better. Women have more freedom, better birth control and the ability to clean the house in more comfortable clothing (whoever dreamed up that home-based attire?) but hmm--here it comes: Are women really better off than they were half a century ago? The question [...]

2018-10-30T09:46:31-04:00July 4th, 2013|2 Comments

Freedom From the Things that Free Us

  By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. Owning a car is one of those things we Americans equate with freedom. Being able to jump in the car and get to work, run errands or just drive and enjoy this great country of ours is a gift. Unless it isn't. Sometimes having a car is a ticket to the land of obligation. You [...]

2018-10-30T09:46:31-04:00July 2nd, 2013|0 Comments
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