LITERALLY THE BEST REVIEWS: The Lost Book of Moses
The Lost Book of Moses: The Hunt for the World’s Oldest Bible – Chanan Tigay Ecco Publishing 368 Pages A couple of weeks ago I reviewed a history book that…
HEaRD IN WNY: Top shows for the week of June 13 – 19
The main event this week is Herd Fest. BuffaBlog is back at it, bigger than ever! It’s time for this year’s Herd Fest. Four days, 14 shows, Buffalo’s best, weirdest,…
HELEN BACH: Allen West is a festival unto itself
Concurrent with the Allentown Art Festival runs the Allen West Festival, sponsored by the Allentown Association. More than 150 vendors will line the west end of Allen up through Wadsworth,…
HELEN BACH: Allentown Art Festival is even cooler than you think
The 59th Annual Allentown Art Festival opens this morning, running from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and tomorrow in the heart of the Allentown Historic Preservation District. That’s a…
NORMAL CHEF: Sweet and sour pork
I had a desire for some Chinese food the other day, so I made some sweet and sour pork. Chinese is one of those foods that seem to have a…
LITERALLY THE BEST REVIEWS: This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance
This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance — Jonathan Evison Algonquin Books 308 Pages Does anyone remember the old Ralph Edwards’ show, “This Is Your Life?” Popular back in the 1950s,…
LOOKING AT MOVIES: ’10 Cloverfield Lane’ (2016)
*SPOILERS ALERT!* I really, really wanted to see 10 Cloverfield Lane when it was announced because I am trying to trust that J.J. Abrams will keep his promise of delivering…
LOOKING AT MOVIES: ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows’ (2016)
Let’s start this off by reminding everyone that I am not a big fan of Michael Boom! ‘Splosions! Bay. His directorial body of work is mindless garbage to me, but…
HEaRD IN WNY: Top shows for the week of June 6 – 12
This week’s top show: Allentown Music Festival: Saturday and Sunday ($2 cover) at Nietsche’s, 248 Allen St., Buffalo Nietsche’s has two days of amazing local music lined up for us…
EXPLORING THE NIAGARA FRONTIER: The polyphemus – WNY’s scary moth
This past Sunday, my family and I awoke to find a gigantic moth on the outside of our kitchen window. It was a polyphemus moth, the largest – and the…