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Valentine’s Day at the Sugar Factory

by Desha Winborne
written by Desha Winborne 1 minutes read
The biggest date night of the year is slowly approaching.  With just a little under 2 weeks before the main event it is time to start making some reservations or at least exploring options.  If you and sugar lips have a sweet tooth we suggest you indulge that urge with a trip to the Sugar Factory.  We ventured to Times Square and sampled their Valentine Day menu. This year the menu is full of fun flirty nostalgic options that will satisfy the sugar obsessed kid in you and the booze loving adult.  The assortment of items include quirky cocktails with cotton candy and theatrical dry ice, adventurous appetizers with sexy cheese pulls and spicy Cheeto dust, hearty beefy entrees and a selection of decadent sweets.
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Film Review: Night Swim

by Desha Winborne
written by Desha Winborne 1 minutes read

After a debilitating illness, former major league baseball player, Rich Waller moves his family into a small suburban town with the hopes of reclaiming his former glory. Cut from his team, with a few good years left to play, Waller is desperate for a new start. As luck would have it, Waller finds a beautiful affordable home, where his family can thrive and he can heal. It’s in a great neighborhood, there are good schools, plenty of space and a beautiful but haunted pool in the backyard. Shortly after moving in things seem to be looking up for the family as his health improves his wife is thriving in her new career and the children are settling in nicely. Things are running smoothly until one by one the Wallers each experience, a supernatural event, courtesy of the family pool. Will the Wallers survive the dark forces surrounding their pool or be engulfed and drowned by evil?

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Film Review: The Last Voyage of the Demeter

by Desha Winborne
written by Desha Winborne 1 minutes read

Writer: Bragi F. Schut

A mysterious ship arrives in England with cargo intact and no passengers or crew.  A captain’s log is discovered that reveals an evil that couldn’t possibly be real.  Identified as the private cargo ship The Demeter, the captain’s log details what could be the final moments of its missing crew.  From successful enterprise to Ghost Ship, The Demeter’s last voyage may have delivered more than a few boxes.

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Restaurant Review: Benny John’s Bar and Grill

by Desha Winborne
written by Desha Winborne 1 minutes read

When a foodie thinks of New York City, images of crisp pizza slices and infamous deli favorites usually come to mind. However, as institutions go the steakhouse is native to New York and as popular as pepperoni or pastrami on rye. Our city is home to some of the country’s oldest steakhouses, some of which still operate in their original locations.  Though historic steakhouses are a staple there are plenty of modern versions popping up all over the city.  One of the newest is Benny John’s

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Film Review: Transformers Rise of The Beasts

by Desha Winborne
written by Desha Winborne 1 minutes read

The year is 1994 and Noah Diaz is having a hard time making ends meet. The Brooklyn native puts his computer skills to use around the hood but it isn’t enough to help his family rise above mounting medical bills. A chance encounter with a sentient hot rod introduces the ambitious young man to the Autobots, a faction of Transformers trapped on Earth desperately seeking a way home. The hands of fate also draw in young historian Elena Wallace who unknowingly uncovers an artifact that could be the Autobot’s ticket home. Unfortunately for all, the piece was also tracked by a world-devouring God called Unicron who sends his henchmen to retrieve the piece. In order to save the planet, humans and machines must band together to preserve life as we know it and save the world from its biggest threat.

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Film Review: Fast X

by Desha Winborne
written by Desha Winborne 1 minutes read

Director: Louis Letterier

Writer: Dan Mazeau

Cast: Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster, Jason Momoa, and Tyrese Gibson

On the eve of one of the most giant European jobs the family has ever done, trouble comes knocking. An old enemy drops in bringing bad tidings and hoping to join forces against a common threat. The impromptu meeting leads Dom to Italy to save Rome and the crew from a botched heist. Dom’s arrival sets the wheels in motion for a revenge-seeking maniac’s diabolical plan to split the family up for good and make Dom suffer for his sins.

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Broadway Review: Fat Ham

by Desha Winborne
written by Desha Winborne 1 minutes read

Director: Saheem Ali

Writer: James Ijames

Cast: Marcel Spears, Billy Eugene Jones, Nikki Crawford, and Calvin Leon Smith

Broadway’s latest gem is a story of Southern-fried grief, relief, pain, and joy with a sprinkle of Shakespeare. Fat Ham is a comedic adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic tale of revenge “Hamlet.” In this wildly creative version, The Prince of Denmark is presented as “Juicy” a queer college student living at home with his mother and uncle aka his new stepfather. The story is set at a backyard barbecue in celebration of the newlyweds. Juicy is setting up a wedding celebration even as the wreath

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Celebrating Bastille Day at La Brasserie

by Desha Winborne
written by Desha Winborne 1 minutes read

Last week the French honored Bastille Day, an annual day of reverence for the storming of the Bastille, a major battle of the French revolution that united the people of France. To honor the day we headed to the east side to enjoy an evening of gourmet cuisine at La Brasserie. Formerly known as Brasserie Les Halles, the dimly lit space is fashioned after the old French Brasseries which were casual dining spaces serving hearty foods rather quickly.

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