Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy Again I’m starting my Out&About the same way I finished up last week as it has been a very sad year when I hear of some people that I have known for a very long time that...
Former Broadcaster And Community Leader Adrian Flannelly Dies
Adrian Flannelly, the former host of Adrian Flannelly radio show has died after a period of declining health. Born in Attymass, County Mayo, in 1942, Adrian emigrated to the U.S.A. in 1959 at the age of seventeen. He was a...
Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy Was I Out&About last Wednesday for a concert in Central Park to hear one of my favorite bands The Saw Doctors. They are an Irish rock band formed in 1986 in Tuam, County Galway. They were also...
Author Steven J. Immerman Goes “In Search of Pleasure Island” And Takes A Dark Journey
In Steve Immerman’s debut novel “In Search of Pleasure Island,” Dr. Mathew Noble, a professor of criminology and retired special warfare agent, journeys across the globe. He’s in search of his kidnapped daughter and the men responsible for her abducti...
The Film “Twisters” Whips the Summer Season into a Climatic Frenzy Of Life and Death
Review by Brad Balfour Film: TwistersDirector: Lee Isaac Chung Cast: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Maura Tierney, Sasha Lane With this summer season of intense weather and a vast array of tornadoes touching down in state a...
Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy I am starting my Out&About with some sad news on one of the most historic Irish establishments in New York City, one that I frequented many a time with an old friend Joe Murphy, RIP, and also...
The Influential Brazilian Rockers Os Mutantes Performs a Rare Concert In Brooklyn
Review by Brad Balfour Band: Os MutantesDate: Friday, June 28 – 8 PMVenue: Brooklyn Bowl61 Wythe Avenue When Brazilian psychedelic rock band Os Mutantes made a rare appearance at Brooklyn Bowl on June 28th, audiences had the World Music Institute...
Legendary Film Editor Thelma Schoonmaker Celebrates Late Husband Michael Powell by Debuting The Doc “Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger” at Tribeca Fest and More
Report by Brad Balfour “Made in England: The Films of Powell & Pressburger”Director: David Hinton2024 Tribeca FestivalJune 11 [premiere] “Cinema Unbound: The Creative Worlds of Powell and Pressburger“Through July 31 Museum of Modern Art [MoMA] 11...
Out&About
By Paddy McCarthy What a great week I had Out&About with family and friends as I was sailing and beaching on the Island. That sounds nice to be saying it that way as it sounds like I have my own...
All The Latest News On The Upcoming Great New York State Fair
By Paddy McCarthy The Great New York State Fair’s ‘Spring into Summer’ Flash Sale already started on June 20th, so you should start booking your tickets now for one of the greatest fairs in North America. With the summer solstice...