Chai Lifeline Offers Solace To Children With Terminal Disease — Especially in This Time of Need
April 17, 2021 No Responses

Chai Lifeline Offers Solace To Children With Terminal Disease — Especially in This Time of Need

Story by Mike Greenly Only a few months ago, Irish media reported that elective surgeries were being postponed across the country. At the same time, many American hospitals were also unable to give care to patients who needed “elective” surgery....
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“Chaos Walking” Steps Into The Theater as Interesting Sci-fi But Stumbles At The Get Go
April 15, 2021 No Responses

“Chaos Walking” Steps Into The Theater as Interesting Sci-fi But Stumbles At The Get Go

Review by Brad Balfour Chaos Walking Director: Doug Liman Cast: Daisy Ridley. Tom Holland, Mads Mikkelsen, Demián Bichir, Cynthia Erivo, Nick Jonas, Ray McKinnon, Kurt Sutter, David Oyelowo When my local AMC fully reopened more than a month ago, I...
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A Documentary Celebrating Women in Classical Music Streams During Women’s History Month
March 23, 2021 No Responses

A Documentary Celebrating Women in Classical Music Streams During Women’s History Month

Forte Director: David Donnelly Producers: David Donnelly, Anastasia Boudanoque Cast: Tatiana Berman, Anastasia Boudanoque, Elbjorg Hemsing Q&A by Brad Balfour When the film Forte premiered a year ago at Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy Center Justice Forum, it...
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Through Frances McDormand’s Commanding Performance, The Award-Winning “Nomadland” Explores A Hidden Traveler Community Right In Front of Us
March 10, 2021 No Responses

Through Frances McDormand’s Commanding Performance, The Award-Winning “Nomadland” Explores A Hidden Traveler Community Right In Front of Us

Review by Brad Balfour Nomadland Director: Chloe Zhao Cast: Frances McDormand, David Straithairn, Linda May, Swankie, Bob Wells When I  hit college, lo those many years ago, I met a young Irish Catholic woman— named Eileen, of course — fell...
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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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Artist George Bolster’s Interstellar Yet Pastoral Paintings are Beyond Space and Time
January 20, 2021 No Responses

Artist George Bolster’s Interstellar Yet Pastoral Paintings are Beyond Space and Time

Q&A by Brad Balfour George Bolster November 14, 2020 – January 22, 2021 [also can be seen online] Tearing at the Fabric of Your Reality Ulterior Gallery 172 Attorney St. New York, NY 10002 By appointment only. www.ulteriorgallery.com Irish-born and.....
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Former Beaufort, SC, Mayor Billy Keyserling Advocates For Teaching Reconstruction’s History In A New Book
January 20, 2021 No Responses

Former Beaufort, SC, Mayor Billy Keyserling Advocates For Teaching Reconstruction’s History In A New Book

Q&A by Brad Balfour Within the last two 1/2 months, we’ve seen an election won, a President in denial, a country in turmoil and a siege of the Capitol by people who had reacted to Trump’s lies about losing —...
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IBO President John Lee Offers A New York Perspective on the Global Irish Nation
January 12, 2021 No Responses

IBO President John Lee Offers A New York Perspective on the Global Irish Nation

Interview by Mike Greenly Founded in 1973, The Irish Business Organization of New York was at its inception an organization named The Irish Insurance and Reinsurance Society. The name reflected that its founding members were insurance professionals. As early a...
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A Times Square New Year’s Eve Celebration Like No Other Before And, Hopefully, After
December 30, 2020 No Responses

A Times Square New Year’s Eve Celebration Like No Other Before And, Hopefully, After

Preview by Brad Balfour This year’s New Year’s eve celebration in Times Square will be like no other and probably will never be like this one ever again. There will be no crowds. Ground zero for the Time’s Square area...
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George Clooney’s Directs A New Film – “The Midnight Sky” – Which Illuminate Our Hopes & Possibly, Our End
December 29, 2020 No Responses

George Clooney’s Directs A New Film – “The Midnight Sky” – Which Illuminate Our Hopes & Possibly, Our End

Review by Brad Balfour The Midnight Sky Director: George Clooney Cast: Felicity Jones, George Clooney, David Oyelowo, Tiffany Boone, Demián Bichir, Kyle Chandler, Caoilinn Springall, Sophie Rundle Available on Netflix, December 23rd Thanks to the advent of al...
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