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Monday, June 17 2013
'This Is the End' Is the Start of Laughs
Seth Rogan film has stars playing themselves in Hollywood bash
by Mark Bialczak"This Is the
End" answers that age-old question: What would happen if every B-plus list
actor decided to gather in one LA manse for one rip-roaring party?
The title says it all.
Wednesday, June 12 2013
THE CITY VS.SOUND GARDEN: Was This Necessary?
After months of posturing and miscommunications, there’s a resolution at last
by Jessica NovakMusic fans breathed a collective sigh of relief on Monday, June 10, when the Syracuse Common Council unanimously approved legislation that allows Armory Square’s Sound Garden record store to stay in business. The drawn-out saga began in January but gained momentum with the public in April and May as customers caught wind that the store might close because of its failure to comply with a law aimed at preventing pawnshops from selling stolen goods.
Tuesday, June 18 2013
Games Are Still the Thing
Announcments at Electronic Entertainment Expo whet appetites of gamers
by Maria WelychThe Electronic Entertainment Expo is over, but announcements from there are still making ripples in the gaming world. Other than this year’s console news, E3 is always about the games. Here ar
Points of Reference: June 18
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Monday, June 17 2013
Live Perfromances Give Life to ACX
Concerts are the backbone of evolving channel
by Bob NiedtMy stumble into AXS TV came through summer surfing. (AXS. Access. Get it?) I became a fan through its concert might. Sunday night, I was mesmerized by the lyrics an
Wednesday, June 12 2013
Sleuth or Consequences
An Agatha Christie puzzler starts the summer season at Cortland Repertory
by James MacKillopStylish Agatha Christie mysteries have flourished at Cortland Repertory Theatre for several years now. The company really has the hang of them, beginning with dialect coach Dustin Charles, who commands British accents of different classes and, in the case of the season opener, The Unexpected Guest, two social classes in Welsh. Costumer Wendi R. Zea loves period costumes; this is a late Christie, 1958.
Friday, June 14 2013
Bond Market
The mania for 007 movies begins with Dr. No, the 1963 release that introduced bijou audiences to Bond, James Bond, played with manly dash by Sean Connery.
Wednesday, June 12 2013
Edith’s Legacy
Forty years later, observations about gender roles from All in the Family still ring true
by RenĂ©e K. GadouaI was a young teenager in the mid-1970s, Gloria Steinem, the Equal Rights Amendment and reproductive rights were not on my radar. All in the Family, and Jean Stapleton’s portrayal of Edith, the long-suffering wife of Archie Bunker, however, provided a glimpse into the gender inequality around me.
Wednesday, June 12 2013
NEWS & BLUES
by Roland SweetFATHER OF THE YEAR
Shawn Wayne Hughes, 32, agreed to sell his 6-year-old daughter for $1,500, according to police in Kingsport, Tenn., who said Hughes told the buyer, a 75-year-old woman who agreed to his offer under police direction, that he needed the money to bail his girlfriend out of jail. When he showed up to exchange the child for cash, police were waiting. (Knoxville News Sentinel)
Wednesday, June 12 2013
It’s All about Accountability
Syracuse police must take responsibility for their actions
by Ed Griffin-NolanGive District Attorney William Fitzpatrick some credit. He half-identified the problem. Speaking last week to a reporter, Fitzpatrick blamed the train wreck in the James Guilford case on a police department that has no accountability. But then the DA’s argument went off the rails.
Wednesday, June 5 2013
Appealing to Fans
Ellis Paul collects donations to pay for a new album
by Jes ZurellNow he’s working on round two. Paul’s new album, with the working title Chasing Beauty, is due out sans label in the summer. Some fans who have had a hand in paying for the work are likely to be in the audience when Paul plays at Homer’s Center for the Arts on Saturday, June 8.
