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By Paddy McCarthy It’s the time to plan now for 2023 as there will be a lot going on with all the County dinners that will be happening across the Tri-State and all over the USA that are times to...
Experience Marriage, Monsters & More On Stage at the Origin 1st Irish Festival 2023
Preview by Brad Balfour Origin Theatre’s 1st Irish FestivalJanuary 9 – 31, 2023Various Venues Throughout New York Now in its 15th installment — and returning to being fully in-person for the first time since the pandemic’s start — the...
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By Paddy McCarthy I am sure that everybody really enjoyed the Times Square New Year’s Ball drop that was seen by millions of people around the world. The attendance in Times Square was well over a million and the weather...
Getting Back To The New Normal, New York City’s New Year’s Eve Celebration in Times Square Returns Unabated
Report by Brad Balfour It was cold on Tuesday but thankfully not too cold as a few days before. Nonetheless, nothing would have stopped me from visiting the New Year’s ball with its myriad of glass crystals made by Ireland’s...
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By Paddy McCarthy I am so sure that everyone had a nice Christmas as much as I did. But I will tell yea that I did not forget the poor and the homeless that are both here in America and...
Director/Writer Martin McDonagh’s “The Banshees of Inisherin” Contains Multitudes, Garners Lots of Accolades and a Miniature Donkey
Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell Review by Brad Balfour Film: “The Banshees of Inisherin”Director: Martin McDonaghCast: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Barry Keoghan With awards season looming, one movie is copping lots of noms and early awa...
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By Paddy McCarthy The World Cup has just finished with one of the greatest teams in the world from South America winning it, yes that is Argentina along with one of the greatest players that has ever played the game...
Actor Stanley Tucci Learns a Thing of Two About Olive Oil Thanks to The Petroni Way
Report by Brad Balfour When actor Stanley Tucci came to visit the Petroni family olive groves in Puglia to film a segment for CNN’s “Searching For Italy,” he was trying to discover the authentic Italian olive oil experience. Tucci loves food...
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By Paddy McCarthy James (Jim) McKeon was multi-talented, a published author and an irregular columnist for this paper up to the time he passed away. Jim had a lifelong love of words, but writing was only one of his many...
Making Comic Book Magic Through the Eyes of Impresario Michael Carbonaro and The Big Apple Con
Profile/Q&A by Brad Balfour Boy, it’s hard to keep track of comic book impresario Mike Carbonaro. Maybe he can sit still for a two-hour movie — or so — such as the 93-minute “The Night At The Opera,” a film...