• Mark Halliday’s “Selfwolf ”: How selfishness meets self-reflection

    I think I am in love. With the voice of these pieces.  Maybe it is familiarity.  Or perhaps, egocentricity, wit, humor, candidness. Yes, familiarity.  In two sessions, I read through the first part of “Selfwolf”, sitting at my usual table at Erie Curry House, sipping on chai and eating mulligatawny soup with rice, listening to…

  • “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” star Chance Perdomo dies in motorcycle accident

    A Netflix star best known for his role as warlock Ambrose Spellman in the horror series ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’, Chance Perdomo, has died at the young age of 27. The actor’s publicist announced his tragic death on Saturday.  According to BBC News, he was a British-American actor who was born in Los Angeles but…

  • “The Nanny”: Old sitcom, new favorite

    For a while, it was “How I Met Your Mother”. Then, it was “Friends”. Along the way, I have fancied “New Girl”, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”, “Full House”, and “Fuller House”.  But during Spring Break, I discovered a show that hands down, no doubt about it, pushes the rest of them to second place.  “The Nanny”, starring…

  • “Young Royals” season 3 breakdown: Highlights and surprises

    Photo Credit: Netflix The popular Swedish Netflix series “Young Royals” has come to an end. The third and final season premiered on March 11, while the series finale aired on March 18. Production of the season ran from April to June 2023, and the season consists of six episodes. This season starts right after the…

  • “Avatar: The Last Airbender”, season 1, episodes 2-4: Some new relationships and some old ones

    Photo Credit: Netflix I have thoroughly enjoyed the next couple of episodes of the live-action series version of “Avatar”. Here are my top things to note:  Iroh the Foodie In the midst of trying to hunt the Avatar with Zuko, trying to fend off various foes, and trying to persuade Zuko to be a better…

  • 5 Wild and craziest soap opera storylines that you will not believe happened: Part one

    Photo Credit: Channel 4 County Lines Drug Operation – “Hollyoaks” In 2020, the British soap opera took on a storyline about the county lines drug dealing operation. County lines are when young teens are targeted by large drug gangs to sell drugs for them in small towns. On New Year’s Day in 2019, they did…

  • PSB Track and Field teams stand on business at The Rock

    SLIPPERY ROCK, PA- On Saturday, April 6, in their second meet of the outdoor season, the PSB Men’s and Women’s track and field teams competed at the Slippery Rock University Dave Labor Invitational.  On the women’s side, Senior Madison Kappeler from Cecil, PA, tied for fourth place in the pole vault and finished 18th in…

  • Behrend Baseball dominates Alfred, ends game in 7 innings

    Erie, PA – The Penn State Behrend Lions scored 22 runs in 14 hits against Alfred during their home opener on Tuesday, April 9, at the Penn State Behrend Baseball Field. Behrend defeated Alfred by 20 points, resulting in the game being finished at the conclusion of the top of the seventh inning.hlj The Lions…

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