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  • Ryan Phillippe has swagger In USA’s conspiracy thriller ‘Shooter’

    Ryan Phillippe has swagger In USA’s conspiracy thriller ‘Shooter’

    By Lori Acken Yes, USA Network’s Shooter (premiering Tuesday, July 26) is inspired by the 2007 Mark Wahlberg thriller culled from Stephen Hunter’s 1993 novel Point of Impact. Yes, Wahlberg’s back — this time as an executive producer with Ryan Phillippe (Secrets and Lies) taking over the role of retired star Marine sniper Bob Lee…

  • Cheers & Jeers

    Cheers & Jeers

    by Damian Holbrook Jeers to ABC for stealing our lives. We’ll never get anything done now that its streaming service has binge-worthy throwbacks like Brothers & Sisters, Felicity and My So-Called Life. Do you know how much time Jordan Catalano (Jared Leto, with Claire Danes) requires? Jeers to Roadies for a critical misstep. The already…

  • What do you think of ‘Transparent’s’ second season?

    What do you think of ‘Transparent’s’ second season?

    Question: I just watched the second season of Transparent. Talk about a sophomore slump. I kept thinking it would get better but each episode got worse. The ninth episode where Moppa and her daughters go camping was a particularly bad episode You said it was bad, and I don’t think I will watch next season.…

  • Did you Know?

    Did you Know?

    Hallmark Channel continues its partnership with North Shore Animal League America and Last Hope Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation with the premiere of Kitten Summer Games on Friday, Aug. 5 at 8 p.m. The inaugural event is hosted by Beth Stern with announcers Mary Carillo and David Frei and will feature some of the nation’s most…

  • Here’s what puts the ‘super’ in these heroines

    Here’s what puts the ‘super’ in these heroines

    By Ralph Greco Jr., ReMIND Magazine Be they partners or relatives of super-duper (and super popular) guys, or ladies living their own stand-alone adventures, we have seen quite a few women leap, fight and thwart evil across our comics, up on our movie screens and in our television shows over the past few decades. Let’s…

  • Set a course for action

    Set a course for action

    By Paul Hall Growing up in the era that I did, you were either a Star Trek or Star Wars person. I have to admit that I fell into the Star Wars camp more than I was a Trekkie. Since producer/director J.J. Abrams rebooted Star Trek in 2009, I’ve enjoyed both franchises. Now Justin Lin…

  • Summer library programs include knitting, meditation

    Summer library programs include knitting, meditation

    The North Brunswick Public Library will be offering a variety of fun programs for adults this summer. Painting with Yarn with Donna Como will be held from 10 a.m.-noon on July 23. Learn basic stitches along with design, texture and color. Enjoy playing Nintendo Wii games including mini golf, ping pong and skill ball from…

  • NBTHS to hold new student orientation Aug. 4

    NBTHS to hold new student orientation Aug. 4

    North Brunswick Township High School (NBTHS) invites all new students in 10-12th grade to attend a New Student Orientation Program at 10 a.m. on Aug. 4 at the school, Raider Road, North Brunswick. For more information, call 732-289-3701.

  • Rabid bat, raccoon found in North Brunswick

    Rabid bat, raccoon found in North Brunswick

    NORTH BRUNSWICK – Two animals tested positive for rabies in North Brunswick. A raccoon was found to be acting strangely in the vicinity of Constitution Circle and Society Hill Way on July 17, according to the Middlesex County Office of Health Services in a statement prepared by the Middlesex County Office of Communication. Animal Control officers were dispatched…