I’m not going to sugarcoat it: this was not a good week for new releases. The battle for the top spot at the domestic box office was a fierce one, with ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ in its second weekend narrowly edging out ‘Dune: Part Two’ in its third. But after those two holdovers, the box […]
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Age-Friendly Community Initiative
News from the Age-Friendly Community Coming up in early May, AFCI will partner with Telstar High School’s Handy Neighbor Day of Service event. Over two days THS students, staff, and community volunteers will fan out to provide such services as spring yard cleanup to citizens who request it. The students also receive community service credit […]
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Kids’ Book Review: ‘I am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in all of Us’
I am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us Author: Andie Powers Illustrator: Betsy Peterson I am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us, is a picture book with colorful illustrations. It tells the story of Emile, a boy who prefers to be quiet, to think a lot, to […]
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Movie Review: ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’
Since Po (Jack Black), the main character of the ‘Kung Fu Panda’ movies, is known for his corpulent eating habits, it makes sense to compare the animated franchise to a sort of comfort food. These movies aren’t exactly ‘healthy’ choices that send the imagination soaring, but they aren’t ‘junk’ that people outside the target audience […]
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Backyard Reflections
Where have all the Pussy Willows gone? Gathering pewter pussy willows (Salix discolor) has been a spring ritual for me for most of my life, much like listening to the first woodcock’s flight or anticipating the first quacking wood frogs. Up until two years ago when I couldn’t find any. I had healthy clumps […]
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Movie Review: ‘Dune: Part Two’
I wasn’t the biggest fan of the first installment of director Denis Villeneuve’s take on the Frank Herbert sci-fi classic “Dune” back in 2021. The sounds and visuals were great, and I understood why it won so many technical Oscars that year, but I couldn’t get invested in the characters or story, so I didn’t […]
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Backyard Reflections: Birches; gift to the forest
Every winter I expect to lose more birches to windthrow than any other tree because gray and white birches (Betula populifol, B. papyrifera) are for the most part a short – lived pioneer species – some of the first trees to colonize an abandoned field or recently logged area. Gray birches often grow in […]
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Movie Review: ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – To the Hashira Training’
NOTE: This Japanese film is available in both ‘subbed’ and ‘dubbed’ versions. This review is based on the ‘subbed’ version – Japanese spoken with English subtitles. Before ‘Hashira Training,’ my exposure to the ‘Demon Slayer’ anime series was limited to the 2020 film ‘Mugen Train.’ Well, that and all the cosplayers I see every day […]
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Age-Friendly Community
The Age Friendly Community “Walk the Gym” program has seen about 50 people turn out at least once this winter season to stretch their legs and visit with others at the Gould Academy Field House. They meet Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 1 to 2 p.m., but will take off March 5 and 7 and resume […]
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Movie Review: ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
It was a good idea for “Bob Marley: One Love” to open on Valentine’s Day. Not just because there hadn’t been a decent box office performer in weeks (and even ‘Mean Girls’ and ‘The Beekeeper’ were only mild hits) and the market was ripe for a takeover. Not just because the holiday weekend needed a […]