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Doubt Andrews Living Arts Studio 23 NW 5 St. (954) 556-1143 Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play, “Doubt” is a study in faith versus proof. John Patrick Shanley’s play is set in 1964, at St. Nicolas Elementary School in the Bronx, one year after John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Sister Aloysius, [...]

My Cub Scouts den mother turned me on to this traditional Southern delight when I was only knee-high to a grasshopper. Something this sinfully good should be a lot harder to make. Ingredients 7 lbs of cut-up chicken pieces 4 cups of chicken stock 2 onions, chopped 3 stalks of celery, chopped 3 teaspoons of [...]

Putting the fashion and anachronistic issues aside, writer/director/novelist Stephen Chbosky’s film adaptation of his own book “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” (Summit) is worth watching for the performances by scene-stealer Ezra Miller and a nuanced Emma Watson. Because they are both so good, it’s possible to overlook some of the movie’s time-challenged flaws. Wallflower [...]

Chili con carne (usually known simply as chili) is a spicy stew. The name of the dish derives from the Spanish phrase which means “chili pepper with meat.” Traditional versions are made at a minimum from chili peppers, garlic, onions, and cumin, along with chopped or ground beef. Beans and tomatoes are frequently included. Variations, [...]

SEATTLE, WA — Golden Age of TV star Jim Nabors—who played lovable but innocent marine in “Gomer Pyle: USMC” during the 1960s—has tied the knot with his longtime partner, Stan Cadwallader. Nabors, 82, flew with Cadwallader, 64, a macadamia nut farmer from Hawaii and his partner of 38 years, to Seattle (where gay marriage is [...]

HEALTH AGENDA MONTREAL, CANADA — A new study on the relationship between anxiety and sexual identity reveals that straight men are more likely to suffer from depression and elevated levels of stress than either gay or bisexual men. The study, conducted by researchers at McGill University, was conducted in order to determine how gay, lesbian, [...]

QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA —Researchers at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research in Australia report that they have developed a form of gene therapy that has the potential to cure HIV/AIDS, by turning the HIV protein against itself in order to stop it from replicating. Animal trials of the treatment are set to begin this year and [...]

BEVERLY HILLS, CA — The Hollywood press is noting that one of the more a night of surprises and laughs, the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards may be most memorable moments during Sunday night’s Golden Globes presentations was the speech delivered by actress Jodie Foster, which some are referring to as her “coming out” speech. [...]

This is a French cake that celebrates the Epiphany, the traditional January 6 commemoration of the day when the Three Kings visited the Baby Jesus. As part of French tradition, a bean or small china “feve,” or favor, is hidden in the cake. The person who finds the “feve” in his or her slice becomes [...]

HEALTHWATCH PHILADELPHIA, PA — Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed an experimental treatment in which mutated HIV cells have been used to “reprogram” patients’ immune systems to be able to kill cells causing acute lymphoblastic leukemia, according to findings presented on Monday, December 10 at a meeting of the American Society of Hematology [...]