Liam Neeson is urging the U.S. government to pass stricter gun laws to prevent school massacres, such as the kind we have become all too familiar with. In an interview with the British magazine Radar, Liam called U.S. gun laws “crazy.” He spoke about the matter in more detail with the British newspaper the Independent.…
The Roger New York, New York City Pros • Subway access 2.5 blocks away • Free wine hour • Free newspaper of your choice (New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times) • 24-Hour room service & full service concierge • Restaurant on premises Cons • A daily fee is charged for use of the…
Laggies, starring Keira Knightley, Chloe Grace Moretz, and Sam Rockwell, written by Andrea Siegel and directed by Lynn Shelton, is the story of a late twenty-something woman who befriends a teenage girl while attempting to escape from her life. Megan (Knightley) is attending the bridal shower and wedding of her friend Allison (Ellie Kemper, acting…
Only Lover Left Alive is a film for people who love film. By that, I mean it has clever writing and dialogue and is shot with a style that reminds the viewer how a film can be art and beautiful and not just big explosions. Written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, it’s filled with symbolism: of…
Begin Again Starring Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Catherine Keener, Adam Levine, Hailee Steinfeld and James Corden Begin Again is a film for music lovers. Its working title was Can a Song Save Your Life? and that title describes the theme of the movie as well as anything. In the vein of films such as Walk the Lineor Almost Famous, or…
Emma Watson, who was recently appointed as a U.N. Women’s Goodwill Ambassador, traveled to Uruguay to bring attention to the need for women to become more involved in politics within their country as an impending election looms. A new law has created a national quota that guarantees 30 percent of the elected representatives will be…
This article originally appeared on Music In the Dark. Lyndsey Fonseca, who may be familiar as Alex on Nikita or the daughter on How I Met Your Mother, has just joined the cast of the upcoming ABC series Agent Carter, a spin-off of the Captain America films, according to TVLine. Fonseca will play Angie Martinelli, an aspiring actress that befriends…
Thyme In the Country appeared in the October/November 2014 issue of Organic Hudson Valley. A direct link can be found under Links to Articles. Approaching Thyme In the Country, a bed and breakfast run by Mary Koch and her husband, Bill, is like driving onto an old-fashioned farm. For travelers looking for a country…
This article appeared on Travelers Today in November 2013. A direct link can be found under Links to Articles. November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), an event set up to help aspiring writers finish a novel, or most of a novel, during the month of November. The event begins on November 1, when participants…
This article appeared in the September/October 2014 issue of Organic Hudson Valley. A direct link can be found under Links to Articles. When autumn comes around, there is nothing that beats that first taste of a fresh, crisp apple from a local orchard. The Hudson Valley is known for its apple orchards and all the…
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