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The cereal serial

By
Erin McCracken
 on September 29, 2009 10:17 AM | | Comments (0)

Five links to start your day off right: Part of a complete, balanced breakfast.

  • Jay-Z recently took down Elvis with his 11th No. 1 album. Now Madonna tied him with her 11th No. 1 UK release. (It isn't good to be king right now.)

  • New shows are raking in TV ratings. (People are watching: "The Jay Leno Show," "The Cleveland Show," "NCIS: Los Angeles," "Cougar Town," "Modern Family" and "FlashForward.")

  • Diablo Cody is making a "Sweet Valley High" movie? (I just hope it's better than "Jennifer's Body.")

  • Read and watch a modern-day Cinderella story.

  • Despite wacky weather, there will be plenty of pumpkins to carve this season.

    • The weekend roundup

    By
    Erin McCracken
     on September 28, 2009 2:20 PM     | | Comments (0)

    Five weekend highlights. (Thank goodness for selective memory.)
    Headed to my first open mic night at Victor's Italian Restaurant to listen to local music. (It won't be my last.)

    Ate my first Chipotle burrito in York Friday. (It might be my last since the cross-town commute took so long.)

    Saw "The Informant!" (Yawn. The previews were as misleading as the exclamation point.)

    Caught the new series "Bored to Death." (I love Jason Schwartzman...and his hair. Too bad I don't get HBO.)

    It's still too painful to talk about the sports wreckage I witnessed Saturday night. Distract me by sharing what you did last weekend.

    The cereal serial

    By
    Erin McCracken
     on September 28, 2009 10:24 AM     | | Comments (0)

    Five links to start your day off right: Part of a complete, balanced breakfast.

  • Director/fugative/creeper Roman Polanski was caught at the Zurich airport Saturday. (He faces charges of having sex with a 13-year-old girl and York native in 1977.)

  • SNL newbie Jenny Slate upstaged Megan Fox and U2 on Saturday's episode by dropping the F-bomb. (Maybe Lorne Michaels will drop another F-Bomb on her: Fired.)

  • Conan O'Brien was injured on set during a stunt. (As if slapstick will help his sinking ratings.)

  • The sneak peek to Michael Jackson's "This Is It" movie sold out in two hours in Los Angeles. (Two hours? Is Michael mania wearing off?)

  • Sign up to win one of three pairs of tickets to "The War of the Worlds" and "The Lost World" Oct. 25 show at the Pullo Center.

    • What you need to know now

    By
    Erin McCracken
     on September 25, 2009 3:57 PM     | | Comments (0)

    Five must-do ideas to help you make the most of the weekend.
    Dive into flavor at the Wild Tuna Bar & Grill in West Manchester Township. Cheap eater Wade Malcolm recommends the salmon.

    Find out what workin' on the railroad was like at local heritage days.

    Head to Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center at 5:30 p.m. Saturday to see a portion of Ken Burns' new documentary "The National Parks: America's Best Idea."

    Bring classic back with old-fashioned hats and drinks.

    Experience Penn State football fan mania above. Watch the Nittany Lions take on Iowa at 8 p.m. Saturday on ABC. Check in Monday for the Weekend Roundup. Ciao for now.

    The cereal serial

    By
    Erin McCracken
     on September 25, 2009 10:16 AM     | | Comments (0)

    Five links to start your day off right: Part of a complete, balanced breakfast.

  • More than 2,000 motorcycles are expected to leave the York Expo Center tonight to parade down Market Street in York. (Going hog-wild is an understatement.)

  • Former York county resident Mayuran Tiruchelvam helped produce "The Boundary," the only American selection for The Manhattan Short Film Festival. See it at the Capitol Theatre this weekend.

  • Guest Katie Couric will have to share the spotlight with snacks from local business Nuts About Granola on the "Rachael Ray Show" Monday. (First Diane Sawyer. Now This?)

  • After bitter guild battles, Ken Howard was elected national president of the Screen Actors Guild to replace Alan Rosenberg. (Should there be this much drama off screen?)

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    • The cereal serial

    By
    Erin McCracken
     on September 24, 2009 10:03 AM     | | Comments (0)

    Five links to start your day off right: Part of a complete, balanced breakfast.

  • Don't forget to pick up your free burrito at the new Chipotle in York. (Don't forget to give yourself a few hours.)

  • Barbie is coming to a big screen near you. (Guess she can thank Botox for looking so good at 51.)

  • Haitian-American writer Edwidge Danticat earned a genius grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. (Read about another genius grant winner in FlipSide.)

  • The strange baby names continue. "Grey's Anatomy" actress Ellen Pompeo had a baby girl, Stella Luna Pompeo Ivery.

  • Check out a York store that was inspired by "The Big Lebowski."

    • Weekend roundup

    By
    Erin McCracken
     on September 21, 2009 4:24 PM     | | Comments (0)

    Five weekend highlights. (Thank goodness for selective memory.)
    Finally watched "Inglourious Basterds." Some gore didn't distract me from the smart, stylish film -- quite possibly Quentin Tarantino's best.

    Saw Irish rockers Garrahan's Ghost at the First Cap. They covered the Decembrists and had the whole bar screaming traditional tunes.

    Visited Central Market to pick up a pumpkin, coffee and another city parking horror story. (It's fun when people make spaces in no-parking zones.)

    I was thankful that "Mad Men" was on in the middle of Sunday's Emmy telecast. (Too many Kanye jokes and nerdy glasses. Ugh.)

    Spent most of the week and weekend listening to Kid Cudi's debut: "Man on the Moon: The End of Day." (It's practically the "Soundtrack 2 My Life.")

    The cereal serial

    By
    Erin McCracken
     on September 16, 2009 9:32 AM     | | Comments (0)

    Five link to start your day off right: Part of a complete, balanced breakfast.

  • This is the wardrobe malfunction that will never end. (Didn't the FCC get and eye-full the first time?)

  • Oprah's Whitney Houston interview netted the talk show's biggest audience in two years. (And here we thought Oprah was cooked for sure.)

  • Speaking of TV, York County granola will appear on "The Rachael Ray Show."

  • The Toronto International Film Festival is in full swing. (Maybe the only time we wish we were in Canada?)

  • Check out sweet Goose Man and harness racing videos from the York Fair.

    • First look: Michael Jackson's 'This Is It'

    By
    Erin McCracken
     on September 15, 2009 11:43 AM     | | Comments (0)

    The trailer for Michael Jackson's movie about his tour debuted at the MTV VMAs Sunday. It looks amazing, but it's sad that the singer died before he revealed the show to the world. The film hits theaters Oct. 28. Watch Janet Jackson's VMA tribute performance.

    The cereal serial

    By
    Erin McCracken
     on September 14, 2009 10:34 AM     | | Comments (0)

    Five links to start your day off right: Part of a complete, balanced breakfast.

  • Did you catch all the U.S. Open dramz? (Serena Williams had a meltdown and Roger Federer made the best shot ever.)

  • Newsflash: Kaye West is rude. (This time, he ruined Taylor Swift's VMA speech. What's next?)

  • Get a recap of Penn State vs. Syracuse. (Click here for less positive football news.)

  • It rains sometimes...at the York Fair, too. (No worries. It still rocked.)

  • R.I.P. poet, punk and basketball diarist Jim Carroll.

    • You're welcome 'Twilight' fans

    By
    Erin McCracken
     on September 12, 2009 3:28 PM     | | Comments (0)

    Check out the leaked latest "New Moon" trailer. Man, this movie looks emo. (Confirmed by the fact that Death Cab for Cutie is has a tune on the soundtrack. Hear it Sunday on the MTV VMAs.)

    First look: 'Brief Interviews with Hideous Men'

    By
    Erin McCracken
     on September 8, 2009 10:39 AM     | | Comments (0)

    Swoon-worthy and (sadly) engaged star of "The Office" John Krasinski makes his directorial debut with "Brief Interviews with Hideous Men."

    The movie, which is based on David Foster Wallace's book, was screened at Sundance. Julianne Nicholson plays recently dumped anthropology student Sara, who hopes to find out what when wrong with her relationship by interviewing some strange dudes. (Even though they're not "hideous," Will Arnett, Will Forte, Timothy Hutton, Ben Gibbard, Dominic Cooper and Krasinski also star.) Part rom-com, doc. and drama, the film's due out Sept. 25.

    Whitaker Center turns 10

    By
    Erin McCracken
     on September 3, 2009 11:58 AM     | | Comments (0)

    whit.jpeg Harrisburg's Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts celebrates its 10th anniversary Wednesday. During the celebration, which runs through Sept. 30, the following special events and offers will be available:

  • Admission to The Whitaker Center's science center, 222 Market St. Harrisburg, and an IMAX 3-D movie is $10. The offer excludes "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."

  • On Wednesday, the Whitaker Center hosts a birthday party featuring food, entertainment and a look back at its top exhibits and performances. Door prizes include six suite tickets to the Oct. 11 Eagles game and a weekend getaway to Long Beach Island, N.J. Tickets are $75.

  • On Sept. 20, best-selling author Garrison Keillor kicks off the 2009-10 Whitaker Center Presents at the Forum Series. Tickets start at $69.50.

    • (Photo: "Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition" came to the center in 2005; submitted)

    The cereal serial

    By
    Erin McCracken
     on September 3, 2009 11:19 AM     | | Comments (1)

    Start your day right with five links: Part of a complete, balanced breakfast.

  • Charles Gibson is stepping down from ABC's "World News." Diane Sawyer will fill his shoes. (Totally didn't see that one coming. Ron Burgundy isn't going to be pleased.)

  • "Sex and the City II" started filming in New York City. (Are we going to see this whole movie before it hits theaters?)

  • Radiohead has a new plan to buck music industry standards. (Hope the "Karma Police" don't catch up with them.)

  • We're THISCLOSE from reaching the breaking point on Michael Jackson news. We miss you, MJ, but hearing about your coffin liner isn't going to help ease the pain.

  • Harrisburg's Whitaker Center celebrates 10 years with reduced admission, a party Sept. 9 and a Sept. 20 Garrison Keillor lecture.

    • Bad ideas: MTV to remake 'Teen Wolf'

    By
    Erin McCracken
     on September 1, 2009 2:42 PM     | | Comments (0)

    In Hollywood it seems that one bad idea usually breeds eleventy billion more. "The Vampire Diaries" and "True Blood" totally piggybacked off "Twilight's" success.

    And now "New Moon" is spawning werewolf mania. Case in point: MTV is developing a "Teen Wolf" series. (Groan.)

    The original movie was bad enough. (Sorry, MJF, but you should have only made one movie in 1985.) Couldn't MTV, like, play music videos instead or something? (See a wolf dunk, breakdance and shotgun a beer in the retro trailer. Guess Jacob, aka Taylor Lautner, has his work cut out for him.)

    Morning update

    By
    Erin McCracken
     on September 1, 2009 10:24 AM     | | Comments (0)

    I can't decide what I want to blog about this morning. (Lots 'o news.) So, I'm going to try something new: A link list.

  • Disney bought Marvel for $4 billion...with cash!? I smell a rat mouse.

  • The Daytime Emmys were presented Sunday. ABC raked up 17. No one watched.

  • Speaking of TV, "Sesame Street" turns 40 in November. (Do we still need to stop and ask a stranger for directions?)

  • Despite what Chris Brown said on CNN, beating Rihanna is "still is a blur" to him. (Blame it on the a-a-a-a-alcohol.)

  • Local bands slug it out on www.1057.com for the chance to open for Tantric Sept. 16 at the York Fair. Vote online through Sept. 8.

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