Bucks County Playhouse’s Broadway Musical, “Anastasia” Brightens Our Holiday

When Lyda Jade Harlan was growing up, she and her mom listened to Broadway musicals on repeat especially Miss Saigon and Spring Awakening — both became dream shows for them. Fast forward through high school, college, and the start of her musical theater career to the present, Harlan is starring in the leading role of […]

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How Mesa, Arizona Became a Model for Accessibility: Five Years as an Autism-Certified City

When Marc Garcia went on a family vacation with his son who is on the autism spectrum his sour and challenging experience turned into a sweet vow to ensure that Mesa would always be a safe and welcoming destination for neurodiverse travelers. True to his word, Garcia, the President and CEO of Visit Mesa, has been

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10,000 Women Ready to Attend the PA Conference for Formidable Gathering on Thursday, Nov. 7.

PHILADELPHIA, PA. — In a year of great uncertainty and high stakes for gender equality, 10,000 women are expected to gather in Philadelphia just two days after Election Day. The Pennsylvania Conference for Women, the largest conference for women in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, will be held at the 2024 Pennsylvania Convention Center on Thursday,

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Producer Marcia Robiou Addresses The Importance of Voting in VOCES: Latino Vote 2024

Interview with Producer Marcia Robiou This year’s election season has been unprecedently staggering for a multitude of reasons. With a candidate dropping out of the race, two assassination attempts, and an overall heightening sense of urgency to vote have culminated in an array of issues for voters to consider. An especially pertinent factor in this

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Lilabean Foundation Hosts 13th Annual Fall Ball on November 2 to Support Pediatric Brain Cancer Research

When Nicole and Mike Giroux’s daughter, Lila, was 15 months old, she was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer, and her world began to fill with a myriad of toxic treatments. A week into the treatment the Silver Spring, MD, mother realized the lack of safe medical options for children with brain cancer, and she vowed

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Multi-influential EDM Artist HC Shakes up The Scene With “MA NI”

Interview with HC Hemachandra Vedala or HC as the expansive EDM world knows them, is introducing their explosive music style beyond their home country of India. Conjoining the intricacies of traditional attributes of Indian rhythms with a riveting techno-rave pulse, their new single “MA NI” explores a message most pertinent to the musician’s ideology. The

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Joker: Folie à Deux Suffers From a Less Than Receptive Audience Rather Than Actual Faulty Filmmaking

Review of Joker: Folie à Deux Since being printed on the pages of the first Batman issue in April 1940, The Joker has earned a reputation of being one of the most complex comic book villains ever conceived.  A devilish depiction of a crazed clown hellbent on spreading chaos throughout the infamous Gotham City, the

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Jennifer Silva Brings Us Through a Spiritual Awakening with Runaway

Interview with Jennifer Silva Brandishing elegant bohemian patterns and naturalistic iconography, indie rock singer/songwriter Jennifer Silva makes a lasting impression. An artist who wears the tapestry of her life on her sleeve, her music dissects the various facets of her creativity. Silva’s new album Runaway which released to all major streaming platforms on September 27,

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Working Out Jokes at The Gym | Laugh Your Abs Off on Thursday, October 3 at the Maryland Athletic Club in Baltimore

An avid gym goer and Baltimore resident, Allan Sidley has recently established a new workout routine. Every two months he goes to his local health club, walks past the cardio area, ignores the Olympic weight room, and jumps onto the stage of a fitness studio to host and perform a live comedy show. Although a

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“Alien Agenda” Podcaster Gene P. Abel Asks – Are We Alone?

Podcaster, author and U.S. Army Colonel (Retired) Gene P. Abel is eager to share his expertise about UFOs and enlighten us about the vastness of the universe. Colonel Abel is the best-selling author of more than a dozen books in several genres, including sci-fi, time travel, politics, and romance. In addition to his tenure as an author,

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Tribute to an Iconic Man: My Fond Memories of Pioneer Talk Show Host Phil Donahue

Phil Donahue, the host of  The Phil Donahue Show, has died after a long illness at age 88. After hearing the sad news, the first thought that crossed my mind is how he was both my first crush and inspiration to become a journalist. The Phil Donahue Show, which aired for nearly 30 years, typically featured

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Singer/Songwriter Jodi Heights Embraces The Majestic Nature of Night Time in “Full Moon Rise”

Interview with Jodi Heights Coursing through the varied complexities of the night, Jodi Heights’s upcoming album Nocturne expresses a deep longing and appreciation for the dark. The 5 tracks traverse disparate feelings of isolation and acceptance, separated by Heights’s latest release “Full Moon Rise” appearing in the middle of the album. Heights describes “Full Moon

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Exclusive From The 2024 Tribeca Film Festival: The Whitest Kids U’ Know Discuss Their Zany New Animated Comedy Mars

Interview With Sam Brown, Darren Trumeter, and Timmy Williams of The Whitest Kids U’ Know A pinnacle of early 2000s comedy, The Whitest Kids U’ Know, comprised of Timmy Williams, Sam Brown, Darren Trumeter, Zach Cregger and the late Trevor Moore, weren’t sure if their new animated film Mars would resonate with more distinguished Tribeca

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Exclusive from The 2024 Tribeca Film Festival: Director Elina Street Illuminates a Poignant Queer Story with “My Best Friend”

Interview with Filmmaker Elina Street Even before co-directing the Emmy-award-winning docuseries “The Lesbian Bar Project” Elina Street held a fervent desire to showcase queer stories. As a queer woman herself, growing up consuming the underground queer media that existed at the time, Street realizes the intense communal impact of representation in film and television. For

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Rehya Stevens Invigorates Listeners with Her New Dance Anthem “Let’s Have Some Fun”

Review of Rehya Stevens’s “Let’s Have Some Fun“     Singer-songwriter Rehya Stevens has been relentlessly energizing the pop scene since the early 2010’s with her electrifying tracks dedicated to liberation, love, and living in the moment. The latest addition to her discography “Let’s Have Some Fun,” captures the bliss of relinquishing your worries to

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Jeff Fein Reflects on Our Technological Co-dependence in “In Front of a Screen”

Interview with Jeff Fein Witnessing the accelerating rate at which our society is changing due to the ubiquitous implementation of technology is certainly fascinating and alarming. Humans routinely spend almost seven hours a day online according to the recent Global Overview Report from DataReportal. That’s more than three times the National Heart Lung and Blood

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The World Premiere Musical “Last of the Red Hot Mamas” is Sizzling at the Bucks County Playhouse

You never know how one moment in life can help guide your destiny. Just ask Lloyd and Sue Ecker, the noted married theater, film, and book collaborators. This couple, who have known one another for 50 years, first fell in love with a young Bette Midler and her accompanist Barry Manilow at a college event

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Author Larry Atkins’ Explores Ethical and Social Issues in Sports in Important New Book

Using an entertaining and journalistic approach, Foul or Fair: Ethical and Social Issues in Sports? covers many provocative and current topics such as what constitutes a sport, the rise of sports gambling and its controversies, issues in college sports, including name, image, and likeness payments for college athletes, youth sports issues, such as the advisability

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Tribeca Film Festival 2024: Elexis Ray Goodwin Details The Power of Following Your True Passions in “Smile, God Loves You”

Interview with Elexis Ray Goodwin A film festival debut for any aspiring filmmaker would bring about incredible elation but the premiere of “Smile, God Loves You” is especially heartwarming for writer/director Elexis Ray Goodwin. Coming from an extremely personal place, the short film, featured in the Unbought & Unbossed block of films, chronicles the life

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The Tribeca Film Festival 2024: They’re Here Bridges a Desire For Transcendence and The Extraterrestrial

Interview with Pacho Velez and Daniel Claridge The UFO and extraterrestrial being represent more than a conglomerate of fear and speculation, that usually results in an image of a circular metallic ship and a green specimen with abyss-black eyes. There is almost a universal longing to definitively confront something larger than us, occupying the very

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Transgender Thought Leader and Children’s Book Author Dr. Elijah Nicholas Teaches Compassion

Dr. Elijah Nicholas, author, actor, entrepreneur, and inspiring motivational speaker on Health Equity for LGBTQ people, was front and center for the April 12 Day of Silence and is at the forefront of National Pride Month in June. He is also a thought leader and advocate in the Trans Community who speaks on Health Equity for

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The Tribeca Film Festival 2024: Julia Aks and Steve Pinder Entwine Comedy and Education With “Jane Austen’s Period Drama”

Interview with Julia Aks and Steve Pinder    Truly successful comedy provokes meaningful thought and conversation from audiences, providing laughs first, but ultimately saying something more profound underneath its jovial exterior. This is a clear throughline in “Jane Austen’s Period Drama,” a short film premiering at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival on June 7, written

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Eamon Rush Highlights the Critical Moments That Kept Pan Arcadia Alive and Thriving

Pan Arcadia’s tagline exclaims that they’ve been “Making tracks in a Brooklyn shack since ‘21,” but recently the indie rock band has been breaking into new creative spaces across New York City. Bringing untamed energy rock music wherever they venture, Pan Acardia seeks to surprise audiences with a myriad of genres they can infuse into

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The New Screen Fest Solidifies a Film Community at The New School

Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts at The New School celebrated an eclectic display of creativity and dedication earlier this month with the 2nd edition of The New Screen Fest.  Started last year, The New Screen Fest is a student-run, faculty-assisted film festival that showcases short films made by The New School students and alumni.

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Gabe Rivera Conjures and Courses Through a Lovesick Journey in His New EP “Stained By Your Words”

Gabe Rivera is latching onto the often overlooked and even feared heightened emotionality of teenagehood in his newest EP “Stained By Your Words” coasting through various familiar places we encounter during such a formative and tumultuous time. With 5 tracks that explore different facets of a souring relationship, “Stained By Your Words” refuses to tame

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‘Philly Loves PAWS’ Citywide Fundraiser Sure to be a Treat

The Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society, (PAWS), will host its 8th Annual Philly Loves PAWS citywide fundraiser on Wednesday, May 15. The event features more than 50 Philadelphia-based restaurants, shops, and businesses that will come together to help PAWS further their mission of saving and protecting pets in need. PAWS is a non-profit organization dedicated to

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