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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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‘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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Leo Sawikin Explores the Depths of Growth and Change in “Till You’re Somebody Else”

Former frontman of indie band The Chordaes Leo Sawikin has dedicated his solo projects to discovering the beauty in the existential and ontological. His latest single “Till You’re Somebody Else” revels in themes of rejuvenation, rebirth, and the consistency of growth we all undergo. The dreamy rhythm composed of gentle drums and light guitar strums

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The Great Gatsby: The Great American Novel Becomes The Great American Musical

Review of The Great Gatsby on Broadway  Since its publication in 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby has earned insurmountable accolades, cementing itself as a classic that many usually come across in their high school English classes.  But Gatsby is more than a frivolous novel worshipped by academics. The story at its core features some of

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Tiphanie Doucet Wrestles With Musical Identity and Individuality With “My Own Way”

Interview with Tiphanie Doucet With careful strums of her harp and crisp vocals imbued with thoughtful reflection, international artist Tiphanie Doucet sets artistic boundaries while breaking musical barriers with her new single “My Own Way.” After sifting through multiple directions her music could take, mainly proposed by industry executives, Doucet forged her own narrative, conflating

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Why Clearpath EPM is Helping Communities With Expert Safety Training Programs

Years ago, unrest or violence in a house of worship, business, or school was beyond our wildest imagination, but unfortunately, this is no longer the world we are living in, so preparedness and training are the keys to facing potential adversity.  At a time when many of us need the solace, comfort, refuge, and fellowship

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Paramount+ Streaming News and April 2024 New Releases

Paramount+ News and April 2024 New Releases MONDAY, APRIL 1 Talk to Me* Jeff Dunham: I’m with Cupid Arsenal* B.A.P.S. Bandslam* Black Lotus Blades of Glory Catch and Release Chaplin Cheech & Chong’s Still Smokin’* Cloud Atlas Cold Mountain Daddy’s Home Deep Impact Domestic Disturbance* Drive Me Crazy Edge Of Darkness El Dorado Emma Empire

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Hats & Pearls Women Empowerment Summit on March 30 to Benefit “End Child Marriages’

“If you want to go fast, go alone, But, if you want to go far, go with others”                                            ‘African Proverb’ A simple act of kindness can change a girl’s life forever. Just ask Bongai Mhloyi,

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Major Community Safety Event at Clearpath EPM on May 16

Why We Need to Attend An Important Safety Training Event on Thursday, May 16, in Oakland Park, Florida Years ago, unrest or violence in a house of worship, business, or school was beyond our wildest imagination, but unfortunately, this is no longer the world we are living in, so preparedness and training are the keys

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Delaware’s Biggest Day of Giving March 7 and 8 Fundraising Event to Benefit 500+ Nonprofits

Do More 24 DE: Get Ready for Delaware’s Biggest Day of Giving DoMore24DE Official 2024, and the Broadcast will be Live Streamed multi-cast across various social media outlets, including YouTube, Facebook, and others, leveraging the Spur Impact, United Way of Delaware, King Creative, and DETV’s Social Channels, starting March 7 at 6 PM, through March

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