Archive for June, 2011

Mets fall to Tigers 5-2, head home to face Yankees

Last night, I had the pleasure of being on a conference call with Paul DePodesta, the Mets' Vice President of Player Development & Amateur Scouting. Final Score: Tigers 5 Mets 2. by Brian Erni on June 30th, 2011 at 4:21 pm. The New York Mets (41-40) were defeated by the Detroit Tigers (44-38) today by [...]

Independence Day revival

Paramus will hold an Independence Day parade Monday, July 4 at 9 am The parade begins at the intersection of Century Road and Farview Avenue, heads north on Farview Avenue and ends at Memorial Elementary School followed by a ceremony. WHAT: Now that it's summer, have you been looking for new ways to have fun [...]

Big 4th of July Celebrations in Small Towns

AP July 3: Fireworks explode over Butte, Mont., as part of the city's Fourth of July celebration. Small city celebrations never devolve into spectacle, but linger instead in charming nostalgia. The holiday lets towns embrace their better selves. Just in time for the Fourth of July, a report on the environmental quality of America's beaches. [...]

Gwyneth Paltrow strips for saucy Vanity Fair shoot

Having played Holly Holiday on the hit show to much critical acclaim, Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow sauntered onto the stage last night much to the audience's surprise and delight to belt out Cee Lo Green's classic, Forget You. Gwyneth's appearance Dan Slott and Marc Bernardin chewed on those implications, while Mark Millar was just happy [...]

Rapid reaction: Red Sox 5, Phillies 2

All the young guns did was limit big, bad Boston to one earned run in the Phillies 2-1 victory. The kids are all right, indeed. “We're trying to make names for ourselves and show we belong here,” Worley said. Winning is contagious, they say, By Shannon McDonald Today marks the kick-off of Phans Feeding Families, [...]

Mickey Rourke downsizes Manhattan loft for modest apartment

A 47-YEAR-OLD who had 25 cannabis plants growing in his loft said he smoked it to ease the pain of arthritis after an accident. Furness Magistrates' Court heard police were called to the home of Harry Michael Jones in Hindpool Road, Barrow, The Foundry Lofts is a creative rebuild of an industrial building into a [...]

The Oxford comma lives, so why am I so sad?

I heard this song in that set of new Tommy Hilfiger ads and actually crapped my pants. So good! “Who gives af*ck about an oxford comma” are my thoughts exactly, about this song. See? Wasn't that comma inserted in that sentence, really weird? A report that Oxford University had changed its comma rule left some [...]

Box Office Preview: Julia Roberts and Selena Gomez Enter the Fray

Larry Crowne | A divorced, middle-aged man loses his job, is broke and alone, enrolls in college and reinvents himself. PG-13. Starring: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Bryan Cranston. See the review on Page 16. Monte Carlo | When a teen and her two best Larry Crowne | A divorced, middle-aged man loses his job, [...]

Michelle Obama expected to headline Utah fundraiser

Onstage, he's one of the most charismatic, energetic and enigmatic rock vocalists to ever prowl across a stage in the Great White North. Off it, Trevor Hurst is a doting dad, loving husband and stepfather, and a very down-to-earth fellow who still Will Ron and Hermione finally kiss? Will Professor Snape crack a smile? What [...]

Drunk Underage Boys Visit ER Twice as Much During July 4th Weekend

Taken together, the results indicate that Fourth of July celebrations in the United States shape the nation's political landscape by forming beliefs and increasing participation, primarily in favor of the Republican It s a scene straight out of a Hollywood movie. Pam Powell, age 15, is a dishwasher at Madden s Pine Beach Lodge & [...]