The Taylor Swift Phenomenon ~ BENEATH THE SURFACE with PAUL MURANO

The Taylor Swift Phenomenon ~ BENEATH THE SURFACE with PAUL MURANO

By: Paul Murano – Feb. 2024 Like every normal guy who doesn’t have an adolescent daughter, I knew almost nothing about Taylor Swift. What I’ve heard is she’s a lingering pop star capitalizing on young women’s tribulations with former “relationships” – a kind of a #MeToo of rock. Additionally, as a long-fulfilled (and recently suffering) […]

“Tulsa King” ~ TV TALK with BILL CUSHING

“Tulsa King” ~ TV TALK with BILL CUSHING

By: Bill Cushing (10-23) Yellowstone’ creator Taylor Sheridan has a whole slew of shows on TV these days. 3 different ‘Yellowstone’ series along with Jeremy Renner’s ‘Mayor of Kingstown,’ ‘Special Ops: Lioness,’ and ‘Lawman: Bass Reeves.’ But the one I’m recommending this month was released back in November 2022 and stars Sylvester Stallone in his […]

“The Night Agent” ~ TV TALK with BILL CUSHING

“The Night Agent” ~ TV TALK with BILL CUSHING

By: Bill Cushing – 7/23 ‘The Night Agent,’ an exciting new political action-thriller, is slick and fun and with an increasing list of action-thrillers on streaming, this is definitely one of the more memorable ones. It is my recommendation for this month. The series opens with a terrorist attack on the subway. FBI Agent Peter […]

Summer Happenings ~ Free Family Events in The Merrimack Valley!

Summer Happenings ~ Free Family Events in The Merrimack Valley!

AMESBURY Cider Hill Farm, Jul 9th 11AM Outdoor Hard Cider Bar & Free! Live Music Series Jul 15th-16th & 22-23 8AM Blueberry & Flower Fest Jul 15th 11AM Outdoor Hard Cider Bar & Free! Live Music Series ANDOVER Canzoni da Sonar Jul 12th 7:30 - 8:45PM Canzoni da Sonar at The Chapel at West Parish Jul […]

“Beef” ~ TV TALK with BILL CUSHING

“Beef” ~ TV TALK with BILL CUSHING

By: Bill Cushing, 6-23 This month’s recommendation is perhaps the year’s most addictive new series. Netflix’s ‘Beef’ pulses with tension right from the start. The show opens with two strangers almost colliding in a retail store parking lot, which triggers an intense car chase between contractor Danny Cho (Oscar nominee Steven Yeun) and plant entrepreneur […]

Doctor Know ~ SUE PIAZZA’S BOOK REVIEWS

Doctor Know ~ SUE PIAZZA’S BOOK REVIEWS

By: Sue Piazza (5-23) Doctor Know © 2023 by Mel Walker This was an Advance Readers Copy Genre: Fiction Bookmarkers: 5.0 Written in the first person this multi-racial book has heart as well as drama, Mel walker is the only male writer I’ve read that captures the feelings of a woman accurately. Rising Baltimore Hospital […]

Poker Face ~ TV TALK with BILL CUSHING

Poker Face ~ TV TALK with BILL CUSHING

By: Bill Cushing – 3/23 Take a look at any episode of the old detective series ‘Columbo’ and you’ll see that the title’s yellow letters and font are echoed precisely in the new Peacock series ‘Poker Face,’ created by Rian Johnson, the creator of The Knives Out film franchise. Like Peter Falk, ‘Poker Face’ star […]

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