Lifestyles

Taking poetry from page to performance

The Slam Poetry Club opens up various avenues for eager, endeavoring writers to share their work and receive insight on how to sharpen their skills. ...


Television

Nick Offerman takes the stage for Family Weekend

Offerman’s philosophy of life is to “paddle your own canoe” (also the title of his book), which means to be self-sufficient. Before he could make a living as an actor, Offerman used ...


Movies

Harpur Cinema starts rolling, slowly

Its lack of variety in pacing or in including other kinds of shots made the narrative fall flat, and the movie feel like one where nothing was moving, both literally and figuratively. ...


Movies

'The Judge' guilty of clichés

ll the surrounding characters, played by a great but underused supporting cast, serve as conduits to keep the momentum of the father-and-son dynamic moving. ...


Television

'Broad City' and 'Rick and Morty' creators talk upcoming seasons at New York Comic Con

The show’s co-creator Justin Roiland began his panel by answering questions about the show’s art style. When asked why all the characters’ eyes looked like buttholes, he was prepared with a genuine ...


Movies

From 'action!' to 'cut!' in 48 hours

To ensure that all of the films were original and made within the contest period of 48 hours, the teams were assigned a random genre at the Kickoff Event last Friday, right ...


Arts & Culture

Nick Offerman talks 'Parks and Rec,' spiedies and the superhero he'd like to play

Offerman spoke about filming the last season of “Parks and Recreation,” trying a spiedie and what’s going to be in his next book. ...


Music

Younger than you, and more talented too

In classics like “What a Wonderful World,” “Mambo Italiano” and “New York State of Mind,” Bortnick reached beautiful high notes. Sitting in the audience, one felt his genuine desire for everyone to ...


Television

American Horror Story, freaks no more

Mars is the leader of her very own circus troupe; she gives them a home in the hopes that her “collection” will help launch her to stardom. ...


Gaming

One game to rule them all: Shadow of Mordor

While “Shadow of Mordor” follows a fixed story, it’s not a linear-action game. The world is open for you to explore and, while it won’t take you too long to traverse the ...