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Monday Entertainment Links: Mark Hamill talks 'Star Wars: Episode 7,'...
Daily roundup of entertainment and celebrity news. Mark HamillAP Mark Hamill talks 'Star Wars: Episode 7.' (aintitcool.com) 'American Idol' ratings keep sinking. (ew.com) Early reviews of 'Star Trek...
View ArticleVideo game review: New 'Dead Island' vacation with zombies
The core zombies, called Walkers, are easy to kill mano-a-mano but can take you down quickly if they gang up on you. Zombie stories never have happy endings. So when the heroes of 2011’s “Dead Island”...
View ArticleConcert news: Dropkick Murphys to play Mountain Park, Boston Strong benefit,...
Tickets for several summer shows are on sale this week. The Boston Strong concert to benefit victims of the Marathon bombing will take place at the TD Garden on May 30 and feature some of the most...
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Beer Nut: Element make gluten-free brew
Plasma from Element Brewing Co. in a gluten-free brew. I'm usually not a fan of anything that alters the basic ingredients of beer: water, barley, yeast, and hops. As regular readers know, I...
View ArticleFox's 'Cops' leaving network after 25 years
The Saturday night television fixture "Cops" is leaving Fox after 25 years to move to the Spike network. NEW YORK (AP) — The Saturday night television fixture "Cops" is leaving Fox after 25 years to...
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Bill Clinton failed to broker Led Zeppelin reunion
The former president was enlisted to ask the British rockers to get back together last year for the Superstorm Sandy benefit concert in New York. NEW YORK (AP) – It’s a diplomatic failure at the...
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Ernest Hemingway items from Cuba going to JFK Library in Boston
The Kennedy Library holds a large Hemingway collection of more than 100,000 pages of writings and 10,000 photographs because Jacqueline Kennedy helped arrange a place for the items. Rep. James...
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Favorite Place: Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gallery at Springfield Technical...
The mission of the Carberry Gallery is to support the educational mission of Springfield Technical Community College by promoting high-quality visual arts experiences to the college community that...
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'Dancing With the Stars' week 8 recap: Judges award first perfect score of...
The "DWTS" finals will take place in two weeks. Judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli.ABC Disney Channel starlet Zendaya remains the clear front-runner on season 16 of ABC's "Dancing...
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Favorite Place: Saint-Gaudens historic site in Cornish, N.H., preserves...
Visitors are encouraged to allow at least 90 minutes to visit the site and to take a guided tour. A 17-minute orientation film introduces the life and artwork of Saint-Gaudens. The park, except Aspet,...
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Tuesday Entertainment Links: Chris Brown talks Rihanna split, A&E picks up...
Daily roundup of entertainment and celebrity news. Singers Chris Brown, left, and Rihanna attend the New York Knicks game against the Los Angeles Lakers last December.AP A&E picks up Boston-set...
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Lauryn Hill sentenced for tax evasion; likens music industry to slavery
A judge sentenced her to three months in prison for failing to pay about $1 million in taxes over the past decade. Eight-time Grammy Award winning singer Lauryn Hill, center, leaves federal court in...
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DVD reviews: 'Jack Reacher, 'Safe Haven'
Also out this week; "Mama" and "Citizen Hearst." Tom Cruise starred in "Jack Reacher."Paramount Pictures The following films are available this week on home video: “Jack Reacher“ – Presumably taking...
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LiveWire: Simsbury, Stafford Springs boast summer concerts
Check out Simsbury Meadows and The Palace Theater in Stafford Springs. Simsbury Meadows is located at 22 Iron Horse Boulevard in Simsbury, Connecticut simsbury-ct.gov There is a rumble of good music...
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Restaurant news: Mother's Day options, graduations and dining, Restaurant...
There is no shortage of dining events in May. AP The May session of Learn to Drink Like A Pro at the Delaney House in Holyoke will be focusing on Patron Tequila, offering a Tex Mex-inspired menu...
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Bryony Parker, soccer player from England, graduating American International...
Adjusting to life 'across the pond' brought its ups, downs. In this file photo from Aug. 24, 2009, Republican intern Bryony Parker, from Leeds, England, third from left, poses with other members of...
View ArticleYouTube said set to soon launch pay channels
The content on the new pay channels will be in addition to the millions of videos viewers watch for free on YouTube. RYAN NAKASHIMA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — YouTube is set to announce...
View ArticlePhotos: Met Gala fashion highs and lows
The Metropolitan Museum of Art fundraiser known as "the party of the year" had a red carpet to rival the Oscars. SAMANTHA CRITCHELL AP Fashion Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There were plenty of risk-takers...
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New Century Theatre Company announces summer lineup
The 2013 season will begin on June 13 with the Tony Award winning farce "Lend Me a Tenor." Sam Rush New Century Theatre in Northampton is gearing up to begin its 23rd season of plays, a summer lineup...
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Scoopful of Ice Cream: Review of MoFroYo in Westfield
Scoopful of Ice Cream frozen yogurt shop a nice surprise. Elizabeth Roman, The Republican Recently two of my favorite people hijacked me and took me to MoFroYo in Westfield for a make-it-yourself...
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