Opinion
Movie Review: “Night Swim”
For the first time since the pandemic, January means the release of a terrible horror movie in “Night Swim.” Actually, the pandemic only really affected January horror in 2021. It’s …
Read MoreKara’s Sights & Bites: 2023 was a very good year for new supermarket products
As promised, I compiled a list of my “favorites” from 2023 – included are new supermarket products and hidden gem restaurants that deserve a look in 2024. Without further ado, …
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “ASKING, ASSUMING OR DEMANDING”
A gripe taken from the lips of one frustrated lady, who was recently overheard in a public place.
“I had the family holiday dinner at my house last week, just like I have for years. …
Read MoreMovie Review: “Migration”
With the holiday season coming to an end, I can only talk about what “made” a movie like “Migration” a relative hit, as opposed to talking about its future. And that reason is that it was a “compromise” movie for families looking for a way to kill time together during the holiday break. “Wonka,” while…
Read MoreKara’s Sights & Bites: Favorite recipes of ’23
In case you were waiting for it.…my annual “Favorite foods, supermarket products, restaurants and destinations of 2023” is coming next week. I’m still trying to pare the list …
Read MoreMovie Review: “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom”
2023 has not been good for the DC Extended Universe. The year will end without “The Flash” as one of the top 20 highest money-earners at the domestic box office. “Blue Beetle” will finish out of the top 30, “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” out of the top 40. Newest offering “Aquaman and the Lost…
Read MoreKara’s Sights & Bites: Celebrate New Year’s Eve, Day with fun traditions
I’ve shared this in previous columns, but it may bear repeating. I don’t believe in luck, but instead, put my faith in God’s grace and blessings for the coming year. However, like any good Southerner, starting 2024 off without sampling at least one of these traditional New Year’s dishes – cabbage, black-eyed peas, pork and…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “A LITTLE GIRL NAMED HOPE”
Grandma lay in the hospital bed, a shadow of the vital, energetic woman she had been just a year ago. Her strong hands that were endlessly involved in her family’s life, providing, comforting, and disciplining, now lay listlessly on the bed cover, thin and fragile. Eyes that always had been sparkling with life and occasionally…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “THE HEARTACHE SEASON”
It’s arrived. The Holiday of holidays for many. The month-long season of excitement, fun and anticipation. But there is another perspective on the Christmas season, and it’s not one of joy and family. For many, it brings memories of long-past years, when they too had their special loved one with them. When together they readied…
Read MoreMovie Review: “Wonka”
A bit of autobiography here at the start: I grew up a stone’s throw from Hershey, Pennsylvania and my current full-time employment comes from Hershey’s Chocolate World in Times Square. Chocolate, its production, and its sales are all a major part of my identity. So I view media related to Roald Dahl’s 1964 children’s book…
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