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A bit in love with ‘A Family Affair’

“High School Musical” came out at precisely the wrong time for me to care about it. My kids weren’t old enough to want to watch it, and I was definitely not the target demographic, so I missed Zac Efron’s rise to stardom. He was largely off my radar until last year when he starred in one of my favorite movies, “The Iron Claw.” After watching Richard LaGravenese’s “A Family Affair” on Netflix, I’m now beginning to wonder if I was sleeping on Efron’s career this whole time.  Zara (Joey King) works for Chris Cole (Efron) as his assistant. Zara puts up with ...

DIY SODA MAKING

With summer heat upon us, we may find ourselves craving a cool, bubbly soda. Instead of reaching for a conventional soda — likely full of artificial colors, sweeteners and preservatives, in a single use container, we can instead make our own soda with just a few ingredients and a little time.There are a few ways to make a homemade soda — one is to add a syrup to sparkling water. To make your soda healthier though, ferment it. The first step in making fermented soda is to make a ginger bug. To make a ginger bug, you will need: organic ginger sweetener water jar ...

Main Street Morgantown to hold Arts Walk

Main Street Morgantown will hold its Summer Arts Walk from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. July 13 in Downtown Morgantown. The public is encouraged to see the many artisans, makers and sellers offering an array of handmade goods, along with live music and food trucks. The event continues a vibrant events calendar of over 40 downtown events in conjunction with Main Street Morgantown’s 40th anniversary celebration. Returning by popular demand, the Vintage Pop-Up Market, a hit at past events like Small Business Saturday and the Spring Arts Walk, will be located at Walnut and High streets. ...

A boy and his granddad, together again

Every summer, I climb into the back seat of my dad’s Traverse, dogs in tow, to head to Carolina Beach for a week of family time. It’s a laid-back vacation during which nothing much happens, nor is it supposed to. We simply relax and enjoy each other’s company. My mother and I pay ...

‘Inside Out 2’ delves into more emotions

In 2015, Pixar, the studio that makes us feel all of our feelings, made a  movie about feelings that made us think about our emotions in a new way,  “Inside Out.” Now, almost 20 years later, we are invited back inside Riley’s mind to take a peek as she grows into a teenager in Kelsey Mann’s “Inside Out 2.”    Riley (Kensington Tallman) has turned 13. She is a good kid who loves playing hockey and hanging out with her friends Grace (Grace Lu) and Bree (Sumayyah Muriddin-Green). But when they go to hockey camp with the ultra-cool Valentina (Lilimar), new ...

A round-up of favorites from the Tribeca Film Festival

The Tribeca Film Festival was founded in 2002 to celebrate cinema following the attacks on the World Trade Center. This year, 103 feature-length films and numerous short films were shown at Tribeca. Thanks to a virtual option, I was able to cover the festival remotely. Here are a few of my favorite watches from the festival.  Documentary features   “Hacking Hate,” by filmmaker Simon Klose, follows Swedish journalist My Vingren as she goes undercover to research far-right extremism online. Her work leads her to Anika Collier Navaroli, the former Twitter employee who ...