Poem of the Week: Two Pens

BY HARRY WAITZMAN My second Pen scribbles over the ink of the first with exasperation. I always carry two pens to write with. One is not enough. One may be stolen, the other lies or distorts truths and flags the next revolution. So back to the drawing board. Will it fly and touch all bases […]

The Apes are Now in Control

The Apes are Now in Control

BY VINCENT ABBATECOLA In 2011, the “Planet of the Apes” franchise was given another chance to live on the big screen after Tim Burton’s forgettable 2001 remake of the original. “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” directed by Rupert Wyatt, was a prequel that set up a sequence of new stories that would chronicle […]

Google responds to problems with searches for Dinesh D’Souza’s ‘America’

NEW YORK –  Conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza wants to know why his latest docudrama “America: Imagine the World Without Her” was buried by mega search engine Google. “I certainly hope this is not intentional. But how long does it take a technical company to fix a technical problem? “D’Souza told FOX411. “We’re trying to be […]

For the love of cupcakes

For the love of cupcakes

HUMOR BY ELLA STEINBECK I love cup cakes. I was sure that there could never be enough places in the world that sold them. I mean who can’t use a little happiness in their mouth? I just read that a large cupcake franchise is closing its doors. How can this be? Is it the end […]

Westchester Broadway Theatre Sets 2015 Mainstage Schedule and Celebrates 40th Anniversary

Westchester Broadway Theatre Sets 2015 Mainstage Schedule and Celebrates 40th Anniversary

BY GEORGE J. DACRE Westchester Broadway Theatre producers and co-founders Robert Funking and William Stutler announced their 2015 schedule last week. Next year the theatre will present “West Side Story,” “Godspell,” “Backwards in High Heels: The Ginger Rogers Story,” “Showboat” and “Tim and Scrooge,” written by Rockland’s own Neil Berg of Nyack, and another show […]

PUDDIN’ DON’T

PUDDIN’ DON’T

Puddin’ Don’t is a creation of Jake Barlow, inspired by all manner of silliness, like Berkeley Breathed’s Bill the Cat, Chuck Norris Facts, The movie Machete, and the great Marty Feldman. Puddin’ Don’t can be found daily online at www.puddindont.com.