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Guest Blogger: Top 5 Sci-Fi Movies by Philly Sci-Fi Author Rorie Still
Tinsel & Tine Editor Le Anne Lindsay Intro: I met Rorie Still last March at the International Women’s Day Celebration (click for post) held at Cynwyd Station Cafe and Tea Room, and as is always the case in Philly, we discovered we knew a lot of the same people and have gotten together to chat a time or two. Rorie has written a compilation of Sci-Fi/Fantasy stories called Flashbang: Sci-Fi Stories That Will Blow Your Mind , which I’ve been wanting to read, but when I turned 40 my brain stopped being able to read anything but articles, blog posts and research. It’s awful – both my sisters have written books, they’re…
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David O. Russell’s 8th Movie: JOY
Red Wine on Teak Floors = “Joy” By Le Anne Lindsay, Tinsel & Tine Editor The first thing I liked about JOY, David O. Russell’s latest vehicle starring Jennifer Lawrence, was the trailer. It gave very little away, you knew the protagonist lived with her entire family, including an ex-husband and that she wants them to get behind her on an idea to hopefully get them out of low economic circumstances, but that’s it. The rest of the images could take the story in many different directions, so you walk into the movie, open for anything. I’ve read some of the criticism of “Joy”, most critics feel…
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Philly Dining Spotlight: RENATA’S KITCHEN
Cafe Renata is Renata’s Kitchen By Tinsel & Tine Editor, Le Anne Lindsay This past summer I got to work from home. It was one of the best summers of my adult life. One reason being, I really got a chance to walk around my neighborhood. I moved to West Philly the prior summer, but having more free time to go to the park, work from coffee shops and explore, made a big difference in getting to feel more at home. During my travels, I kept seeing the coming soon sign for Renata’s Kitchen on 45th & Baltimore Ave. (4533 Baltimore Ave) This adorable little bistro was taking shape under…
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Philly Spotlight: Chinatown Izakaya – YAKITORI BOY and other Philly Highlights
This week’s invite came from Philly PR Girl in celebration of the 8th Anniversary of YAKITORI BOY 211 N. 11th Street (11th & Race). The establishment is called an Izakaya, which is the equivalent of a pub, in Japan. Different from a bar in that emphasis is put on ordering food to accompany your cocktails. Wikipedia says Izakaya: is a compound word consisting of “i” (to stay) and “sakaya” (sake shop), indicating that izakaya originated from sake shops that allowed customers to sit on the premises to drink. Yakitori Boy Celebration 12/2/2015 Gorgeous ladies: Media Maven Deja Monēē (lf) and Explore Philly Editor, Cassie Helper (rt.) in red. Cassie graciously granted me…
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Empire Season 2 RECAP: Ep 5 Be True / Ep 6 A High Hope for a Low Heaven / Ep 7 True Love Never / Ep 8 My Bad Parts / Ep 9 Sinned Against / Ep 10 Et tu, Brute
Empire Season 2, Episode 7, 8, 9 &10 The busy life of a film, food and events blogger means you can’t always be home to watch your favorite shows. So I missed doing an individual post on each of the last 4 episodes of EMPIRE, but you can be damn sure I watched them all on Demand. I think what plays out best on the show is Cookie’s relationship with her sons. She really knows how to talk to, handle and reach each one on their own terms; and in turn they look to her for approval. She’s come a long way from those first few months out of prison…
