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…
LITERALLY THE BEST REVIEWS: Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
Lafayette in the Somewhat United States — Sarah Vowell Riverhead Books 288 Pages A lot of times I try to avoid history books as a means for review. I work…
LOOKING AT MOVIES: ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ (2016)
The one superhero movie franchise that Fox Studios seems to get right is X-Men. Even when Fox is mutilating the Fantastic Four series, it still manages to put together some…
HEaRD IN WNY: Top shows for the week of May 30 – June 5
Editor’s note: HEaRD IN WNY is a new weekly feature on All WNY News by contributor Greg Burt highlighting what he considers to be the best shows of the week…
NORMAL CHEF: Fresh Berry and Almond tarts
Memorial Day weekend is the beginning of summer to me. So that means a lot of BBQ, salads, burgers, fresh berries, and watermelon. So are recipe for this week features…
EXPLORING THE NIAGARA FRONTIER: Reindeer moss – the edible lichen (or so they say)
In the Far North of Canada, reindeer moss is an incredibly important food for caribou. It has been estimated that it provides 50% of the nourishment for the hoofed beasts…
LITERALLY THE BEST REVIEWS: The Man Without A Shadow
The Man Without a Shadow — Joyce Carol Oates Ecco Publishing 384 Pages Books by Joyce Carol Oates are sometimes hard to review. There is no neat category to fit…
LOOKING AT MOVIES: Angry Birds (2016)
Since not many three-year-olds own smartphones, it is safe to assume that companies develop game apps for teenagers and adults. Every once in a while, a game app comes along…