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IMPROVING OUR CHILDREN’S HEALTH   Nutrition, education, and food policy affect all of our children. There are so many foods and ingredients that are being put on our grocery store shelves and served at school cafeterias that are banned in other countries. Why are we feeding our children who are growing and developing foods that […]

SUMMER BREEZE // CONNECTICUT WHITES As someone who had the opportunity to help pick grapes for Sharpe Hill Vineyard, I can tell you a lot of care goes into how they make their wine. The Sharpe Hill Vineyard Ballet of Angels wine is reflective of that care. Sharpe Hill Vineyard Ballet of Angels is a […]

TIMBER BEAST FROM LAZY MAGNOLIA // DRINK SLOWLY ON YOUR BACK PORCH I was at a local gas station that I always go to just to buy beer. I only buy beer there because the gas is too expensive, but that’s beside the point. As I was browsing, I saw an end cap with a […]

MOVIE REVIEW OF ” ANGLE HAS FALLEN” The third time isn’t as charming for “Shot Caller” director Ric Roman Waugh’s “Angel Has Fallen” (**1/2 OUT OF ****), the second sequel in the president’s bodyguard trilogy, which commenced with “Olympus Has Fallen” (2013) and then “London Has Fallen” (2016). Despite a stellar cast of familiar faces […]

MOVIE REVIEW OF ”VAULT” “Almost Mercy” writer & director Tom DeNucci and co-scenarist B. Dalton take on more than they can task in “Vault,” (** OUT OF ****), an ambitious but humdrum portrayal of a fateful robbery that also heralded the decline of the Italian mobs in America.  Basically, “Vault” depicts a little known but […]

MOVIE REVIEW OF ”ABDUCTION” Hollywood makes three kinds of sci-fi flicks.  First, epics that occur in space.  Second, stories that transpire on Earth.  Third, yarns that utilize both settings.  “Abduction” qualifies as the second.  The premise of “Assassination Games” director Ernie Barbarash’s “Abduction” (** OUT OF ****), a tolerably cheesy sci-fi saga mashed up with […]

Thomas Rhett Talks About His Life and Music Four albums into his career, Thomas Rhett has shown that while being one of country music’s top hitmakers, he also has a rebellious streak that has found him pushing the envelope on what kind of song can actually work in the country genre. This willingness to test […]

Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul Feature Steve Van Zandt never expected that in 2019 he’d be in the midst of a two-year period that has produced two excellent new solo albums and returned him for the first time since the mid-1980s to the role of band leader – fronting a 15-piece band, no […]

Hootie & the Blowfish Talks About Their Comeback Tour Hootie & the Blowfish could easily have made their return after a decade-long hiatus with a tour on which they simply played their hits and fan-favorite album cuts from the five albums the group made during their initial 20-year run. Instead, the group will have a […]

Brandi Carlile Talks About Her Current Album In a day and age when artists spawned by YouTube and reality show competitions are here today and gone tomorrow, Brandi Carlile represents a throwback to an era when truly gifted musicians achieved a level of respected longevity. With the release of “By the Way, I Forgive You,” […]

Thomas Rhett Talks About His Life and Music Four albums into his career, Thomas Rhett has shown that while being one of country music’s top hitmakers, he also has a rebellious streak that has found him pushing the envelope on what kind of song can actually work in the country genre. This willingness to test […]