KFC Twitter follows 11 Herbs and Spices, intrigues internet
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Twitter user has earned kudos online for discovering a subtle message on KFC's account.The KFC account follows just 11 users; five of them are former members of the Spice Girls...
View ArticleSkylar Astin loves being part of a ‘Graves’ situation
Skylar Astin sees his role on the EPIX original series “Graves” as a little bit like getting paid to go to school. And his teachers are really good at what they do. Astin plays Isaiah Miller, the...
View ArticleIn nostalgic musical 'The Honeymooners,' Ralph is no king of the castle
MILLBURN, N.J. - So, all those times Ralph Kramden balled his fist in Alice's face and threatened to give her one "right in the kisser"? Send her - bang! zoom! - "to the moon"? Well, as he explains to...
View Article‘Stranger Things’ returns to the upside down
The element of surprise and Reagan-era nostalgia rendered the Netflix series “Stranger Things” a breakout when it arrived last year complete with monsters, mad scientists and mullets. For those viewers...
View ArticleReal ‘Mindhunter’ speaks: Why Netflix’s serial-killer drama is different
Sooner or later, a serial-killer story was going to catch me. I’m so much of a wimp that I’ve never seen Jonathan Demme’s Oscar-winning “The Silence of the Lambs” — as much as I’d like to see Jodie...
View Article'Alias Grace' is the second Margaret Atwood TV series, with more on the way
It's not obvious that both the Hulu hit "The Handmaid's Tale" and Netflix's new miniseries "Alias Grace" are based on books by the same author, Margaret Atwood.Rather than a stylized dystopian horror...
View ArticleSean Astin has 'Stranger Things' fans shouting: What About Bob?
LOS ANGELES — Sean Astin does not want to take the elevator.It's a Monday afternoon when Astin arrives at a downtown L.A. building for an interview. And, sensing some upward travel will be required, he...
View Article‘Let the Art Choose You’ at Bartonsville exhibit
Kettle Creek Environmental Education Center will hold an opening reception for Stephanie Spotts' “Don't Choose the Art; Let the Art Choose You” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at 8050 Running Valley...
View Article‘Design a Better Life’ with Carol McManus in Milford
Carol McManus, author of “Choices: Real People Share Their Stories of How They Overcame Challenges to Design a Better Life,” will present a book reading at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Pâtisserie Fauchère,...
View ArticleDanika Holmes, Jeb Hart to find a ‘Balance’ in Jim Thorpe
Danika Holmes and Jeb Hart will perform at 8 p.m. Friday at Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe.The duo, based in Nashville, first got together in 2010. Holmes, who grew up as one of...
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NOV. 10Centenary Exhibit: The Pauly Friedman Art Gallery at Misericordia University will join major art galleries around the world in celebrating the centenary of the death of French sculptor Auguste...
View ArticleGreta Gerwig makes triumphant debut as solo director with coming-of-age...
"I wish I could live through something." So sighs Christine McPherson, the spiky, moody, flawed and delightful protagonist of "Lady Bird." The movie takes its title from the name Christine has bestowed...
View ArticleBest bets for Pocono entertainment
‘Peter Pan,’ more holiday fun at Shawnee PlayhouseThe Shawnee Playhouse will host multiple holiday-themed productions at 552 River Road, Shawnee-on-Delaware.At 10 a.m. Friday and Saturday, Shawnee...
View ArticleAfghanistan's 'American Idol' is the voice of a new generation — and Muslim...
The TV studio was full of young men in their mid-20s, most wearing trim beards, stylish haircuts and jeans — the uniform of Afghanistan's new generation. In a country ravaged by war and hardship, they...
View ArticleIce baths and M&Ms: Secrets of the Rockettes revealed
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the biggest draws in New York this time of year is the "Christmas Spectacular" featuring the iconic Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall. Everyone knows about their high kicks but...
View ArticleMusical marks a decade of ‘Change’ in Stroudsburg
Labor of Love USA will present “Change, A New Christmas Carol” at 2 p.m. Sunday at 524 Main St., Stroudsburg.Additional show times are scheduled for 7 p.m. Dec. 16 and 2 p.m. Dec. 17.Celebrating its...
View Article'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' just hit a major milestone — here's where it's going next
The 100th episode of a television show is typically a major milestone, but since "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" is anything but a conventional cop show, the series celebrated an episode early. Its 99th...
View ArticleIn 'The Crown's' new season, a delicious friction between Elizabeth and Jackie
Last year I enthusiastically described Peter Morgan's "The Crown" with the word "scrumptious." Season 2 of this lavishly made, approximately true biographical series about the young Queen Elizabeth II...
View ArticleFive years after buying Lucasfilm, The Force is strong in Disney
The lobby of Lucasfilm Ltd.'s headquarters at San Francisco's Presidio is tastefully decorated with Craftsman-style lamps and leather chairs. There's a statue of special effects pioneer Willis O'Brien...
View ArticleMeryl Streep gave a rousing Golden Globes speech, and 'The Post' became a...
A little less than a year ago, just before the inauguration of Donald Trump, Meryl Streep accepted the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes ceremony in Los Angeles, using her speech to castigate...
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