• ENTERTAINMENT BEST BETS

    Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular NBC, 8 p.m. live This year, America’s most spectacular birthday party has added a second location on the East River to allow for even more pyrotechnic fun as more than 50,000 shells and effects are used during the 25-minute synchronized display. Celebrate the nation’s birthday with all-star performances from…

  • Did you know?

    Will Ferrell in IFC’s “The Spoils Before Dying” KATRINA MARCINOWSKI/IFC IFC will premiere its six-part comedy miniseries, “The Spoils Before Dying,” Wednesday, July 8, Thursday, July 9 and Friday, July 10 at 9 p.m.. Written by Will Ferrell, the six half-hour episodes depict a pulp-noir murder mystery set in the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles’…

  • A ticket to ride that ’60s vibe — again

    by Lucie M. Winborne, ReMIND Magazine Austin Powers Golden age or the end of civilization as we knew it? Memories of the ’60s frequently tend to fall into one of those two camps. Even those who didn’t live through the decade can think of words to describe it: peace and love, civil-rights awareness, protests and…

  • Vulgar, rude, obnoxious — Ted is back

    In theaters now By Paul Hall www.channelguidemag.com If you thought you’d seen it all in Ted, you haven’t. Welcome to Ted 2. Ted (voice of Seth MacFarlane) and Tami-Lynn (Jessica Barth) are married and life is hard for this young couple. They turn to the one thing that they believe will save any failing marriage:…

  • AMC’s new series ‘Humans’ examines what separates man from machine

    By Lori Acken, www.channelguidemag.com “The best reason to make machines more like people is to make people less like machines,” declares a scientist in AMC’s intriguing new drama Humans, beginning June 28. Sounds kinda great, doesn’t it — genial, talking and walking Siris to do the housework and other drudgery that keeps us from the…

  • Organization just confuses the situation

    ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch Although I am not a slob, I definitely am not the neatest person alive. I tend to leave my shoes where they lay, I like to disperse my dime store jewelry about, and I have been known to leave a dish or two in the sink with little or…

  • Supercars reborn

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features FORD GT New versions of two flashy and costly sports cars rely on advanced technologies to back up their head-turning looks with neck-snapping performance No, they’re not for everyone. They’re limitedproduction, high-performance models that can make school kids swoon and set adults’ hearts racing. Carved with complex curves, creases, scoops…

  • Monmouth County Chapter of WCR hosts successful Bras for a Cause event

    The Monmouth County Chapter of the Women’s Council of Realtors (WCR) hosted a fun-filled event at Buona Sera Palazzo in Ocean Township on May 7, “Bras for a Cause,” to raise money for the American Cancer Society. The event raised $21,515.00. “The Monmouth County Chapter of WCR partnered with the American Cancer Society to help…

  • Datebook

     The Essential Tremor Support Group meets from 7-9 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month (July 2) at the Jack Aaronson Conference Center at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Details: 732- 462-8304, after 10 a.m.  The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County and the Axelrod Performing Arts Center will co-sponsor a summer…

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