Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy Last week in my Out&About I told you about my visit to Forest Park in Springfield when I visited my son James and his family. I went to this beautiful park that is one of the largest...
Metrograph Presents A Special Program of Bill Plympton’s Twisted Toons This Sunday, June 1st
Bill Plympton is the American underground animator par excellence, his meticulously hand- drawn style, with its fluid, distending line and voluptuous figures, one of the most immediately recognizable in
“Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning” Is a Bold Boisterous Expression of Tom Cruise’s Love of Science Fiction
Review by Brad Balfour Film: “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning”Director: Christopher McQuarrieScreenplay: Christopher McQuarrie/Erik JendresenCast: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Henry Czerny, Esai Morales, Pom Klementie...
The 2025 Tribeca Film Festival Program Lineup Contains A Myriad of Possibilities
Preview by Brad Balfour Tribeca FestivalJune 4 – 15, 2025Various venues across NYC Celebrating film, games, and audio storytelling, the Tribeca Festival hits NYC June 4th to the 15th. With strong roots in independent film, Tribeca is synonymous wit...
Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy To all the readers of my Out&About I have a special message for you for this Memorial Day from The Irish Examiner USA: “As we head into Memorial Day weekend, we pause to honor and remember the...
Pope Leo XIV Holds His First Public Mass And Makes His Presence Known As An American for The World
Report by Brad Balfour There are so many symbolic things in the election of American Bishop Robert Prevost who became the pope of the Catholic Church, that it’s hard to contain them in any one piece. Being renamed Pope Leo...
It’s a Brilliant Time to Attend “The United States vs. Ulysses” at Irish Arts Center in Light of Current Issues
Review by Brad Balfour Play: “The United States vs. Ulysses”Playwright: Colin MurphyDirector: Conall MorrisonCast: Clare Barrett, Ross Gaynor, Morgan C. Jones, Mark Lambert, Ali White, Jonathan WhiteDates: April 30 – June 1Where: Irish Arts Center726...
The Great New York State Fair Will Again Feature The Steve Miller Band in August
Preview by Brad Balfour/Paddy McCarthy The Great New York State Fair is happening again this coming summer. So be ready as there will be great talent with music for everybody’s taste. The Fair starts Wednesday, August 20, 2025, and runs...
Actor-Producer George Clooney — in his Broadway debut — Garners Tony Noms for His Hit Play “Good Night, and Good Luck”
Photos: Roger Wong Report by Brad Balfour Back in the 1950s and ’60s, a few journalists rose to prominence as voices of integrity and trust. At the top of the heap was former CBS European war correspondent, Edward Roscoe Murrow. He...
