08/26/08

The End-of-Summer Blues: A Labor Day Survival Guide

Labor Day weekend is typically the dead-zone for popular culture—the Olympics and big summer movies are over, but fall TV and Oscar films haven't started up yet—so there's not much to distract you from the fact that summer is ending. What's a staycationer to do?

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08/19/08

Locally Grown Music

It's the tail-end of summer, but man, you guys haven't been slacking off at all. I've gotten so many e-mails recently about Westchester residents who, instead of whiling away the days reading at the park like a certain pop-culture editor, devoted their summertime to making new music. Here are a few:

Artist/Band Name: Two Shots of Rye
Hails From: Harrison
Sounds Like: "The band plays unabashed, hooky pop-rock. Some people tell them they sound like Elvis Costello, or Third Eye Blind."
FYI: After releasing their debut album Hooks on Tape, in addition to getting some radio...

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08/12/08

Your Olympic TV Strategy

So the Olympics got off on the right foot with some totally insane opening ceremonies. I wish I had a legion of people in boxes at my command that I can make pretty patterns with. That was awesome.

At first, I was bummed because it looked like no current Westchester residents were going to Beijing. (Are we a county of couch potatoes?) But it turns out one Westchester resident was represented at the games: Ralph Lauren. The Bedford designer created the outfits worn by the U.S. team in the opening ceremonies. I'll leave my colleague over at

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08/05/08

Wiley Hausaum, New Executive Director of the Performing Arts Center, Needs Your Help!

On July 14, Wiley Hausam stepped in as the new executive director of the Performing Arts Center.

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