THEATER REVIEW: “The Merchant of Venice”
It has been a big year for Rochester Community Players’ Shakespeare Players shingle. Large crowds turned out this summer for the annual Shakespeare in the Park production in Highland Bowl (this year it was a very solid production of "Othello"). The Players launched the Rochester Shakespeare Literary Society, a monthly discussion group meant to prepare…
DINING FEATURE: Rochester’s food challenges
For some people, food is just that: food. Fuel – ideally tasty fuel – that keeps the body plugging along. But for an increasing segment of the population, food and eating have become something else: a challenge. Another arena in which to test who is the top dog, leader of the pack, or king of…
BEST OF ROCHESTER ’11: Readers’ Choice
Restaurants Best Pizza Slice Pontillo’s Pizzerias Many area locations; pontillospizza.com Best Specialty Pizza Napa Wood Fired Pizzeria 573 S. Clinton Ave. 232-8558 | 687 Moseley Road, Fairport. 223-5250 | napawoodfired.com Best Gourmet Burger The Gate House274 N. Goodman St. (in Village Gate). 473-2090. thegatehousecafe.com. Best Ribs Dinosaur Bar-B-Que 99 Court St. 325-7090.dinosaurbarbque.com. Best Hots Dogtown…
Video Game Review: Kirby’s Return to Dreamland
The last time a proper iteration in Nintendo’s pink studded Kirby franchise came out, I was 11. I have fond nostalgia-fueled memories of “Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards,” which stood as my first, and still one of my favorite, games in the series.
“South Park” Season 15, Episode 12: Occupy the restroom!
Poor Cartman. Usually the one throwing the insults, this week was a giant blow against the overweight and rabble rousing force behind many of South Park’s more extreme moments. And, in true SP charm, it came with a take on the Occupy Wall Street movement that was spot on genius. See, all the students in…
“South Park” Season 15, Episode 11: Blowjobs on Broadway
Nothing is sacred when it comes to South Park. And leave it to creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker to keep it that way. Anybodyworriedthat newfound Broadway fame and a stunning nine Tonys would go to their heads, can rest assured. This week the duo, with help from “Book of Mormon” composer Robert Lopez, took…
