March Madness or a Return to Sanity as The Pandemic Recedes — Sort Of
March 3, 2021 No Responses

March Madness or a Return to Sanity as The Pandemic Recedes — Sort Of

News and Reflections by Brad Balfour It’s the beginning of March 2021, nearly one year after I got coronavirus, that is COVID 19. I lay on my couch, now a covid long-hauler, a victim of a year-long down turn in...
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The Netflix Series “Peaky Blinders” Is The Criminal Alternative To “Downton Abbey” And Perfect for The Binge
February 24, 2021 No Responses

The Netflix Series “Peaky Blinders” Is The Criminal Alternative To “Downton Abbey” And Perfect for The Binge

Reflections by Brad Balfour Peaky Blinders Creator/writer: Steven Knight Executive Producer: Caryn Mandabach Cast: Cillian Murphy, Helen McCrory, Paul Anderson, Sophie Rundle, Finn Cole, Kate Phillips, Natasha O’Keeffe, Aidan Gillen, Jack Rowan, Charlie Murp...
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Out & About
February 24, 2021 No Responses

Out & About

By Paddy McCarthy Unfortunately I missed the Irish Business Organization’s February Irish Stew Podcast, the latest episode sponsored by The Irish Examiner USA. First, I have to apologize to John Lee, President and all the members as I was involved...
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Out&About
February 17, 2021 No Responses

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy I just got my first vaccination jab on Saturday last for Covid-19 in Jones Beach’s Parking Field 3 on Long Island. I am so glad to get it as it was the first one and the second...
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Two Powerful Women Helm Two Very Different Action Thrillers — “Wonder Woman 1984” And “Monster Hunter”
February 17, 2021 No Responses

Two Powerful Women Helm Two Very Different Action Thrillers — “Wonder Woman 1984” And “Monster Hunter”

Review by Brad Balfour Wonder Woman 1984 director: Patty Jenkins cast: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal, Robin Wright, Connie Nielsen Monster Hunter director: Paul W. S. Anderson cast: Milla Jovovich, Tony Jaa, Tip “T. I.” Harris, ...
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Out&About
February 10, 2021 No Responses

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy Snow, snow go away, come back again another day! Or year! I’m ready to wave goodbye to February and winter.  Just had to express that feeling.  Anyway, I’m ready to Spring into March. I know it’s not over yet...
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Artist/Entrepreneur Luca Dayz Gets “Back To Love” In Making Music — His And Others
February 10, 2021 No Responses

Artist/Entrepreneur Luca Dayz Gets “Back To Love” In Making Music — His And Others

Q&A by Brad Balfour Multi-talented recording artist Luca Dayz is as much an entrepreneurial executive as he is a musical creator. In that he is following in a noble tradition prominently set in motion by the late, legendary Motown Records...
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Musicians Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams Express Their Romantic Bond in “It Was The Music”
February 9, 2021 No Responses

Musicians Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams Express Their Romantic Bond in “It Was The Music”

Q&A by Brad Balfour Both a musical odyssey and a deeply personal love story between two musicians, Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams’ It Was The Music is a search for what they call “music utopia.” When this romantic and musical...
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Out&About
February 3, 2021 No Responses

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy OH! I’m back now as I have been shoveling for two days – Monday and Tuesday – with all that snow we had and more to come. Yes, I know it’s winter time but does it have...
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Thinking About The Forefront of Controversy and Crime In A Netflix Doc Series
February 3, 2021 No Responses

Thinking About The Forefront of Controversy and Crime In A Netflix Doc Series

Opinion by Brad Balfour Once again child abuse is in the news, although this time coming out of the fulsome mouths of such Republican nut cases as newly elected Georgia Congressional representative Marjorie Taylor Greene. The right-wing Q-Anon conspiracy belie...
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