02/26/09

Theater Review – Meshuggah-Nuns

It's hard to believe that a musical can have seven sequels—we're getting into a Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th number of installments here—but, lo and behold, playwright Dan Goggin has rustled that many for his Nunsense series. Meshuggah-Nuns, the fifth in the sequence, opened last week at the Westchester Broadway Theatre, where it will run until March 21.

This time, the Sisters of Hoboken head to the high seas, on the "Faiths of All Nations World Cruise" aboard the U.S.S....

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02/17/09

How to Win Your Oscar Pool

Oscar pools are tough: You need to measure the buzz to figure out which categories are sure things, who has the momentum to pull an upset, and what the heck is nominated for the short subjects. Here, we take you through the ballot, starting with the trickier categories.
 

Costumes

Though earlier this decade the costume awards got a little bit creative, with awards for Moulin Rouge and Chicago, the Academy usually has a yen for puffy period dresses. The Duchess is a safe bet here.
 

Makeup

This one is tough but, since there are only three nominees, your chances for choosing correctly are improved. The conservative vote would be for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button but, if you’re feeling a...

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02/10/09

Everybody Get Together

From arguing about the rankings of the greatest movies of all time—AFI, you call that a list?—to engaging in the age-old Ginger vs. Mary Ann debate, pop culture is useless unless it brings people together. Nothing gets the creative juices flowing for me like poring over every aspect of cultural minutiae.

Lucky for us, the county recognizes this phenomenon and has a few culture-related community-building goings-on up its sleeve. The first is The Big Read. The whole county becomes your book club throughout February and March, with events planned around the novel A Lesson Before Dying by Earnest J. Gaines. So put down your Twilight books and your Oprah selection and get cracking on it, because once you've read it you won't want to miss some of these...

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