Jim Beckerman
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As crisis in Russia swirls, NJ Ukrainians hold out hope
The chaotic developments in Russia may be a good thing for Ukraine, say some in New Jersey's Ukrainian community → Read More
On Mother's Day, spare a thought for that eternal punchline: the mother-in-law
We respect Mother — as Mother's Day goes to show. Mother-in-law is a different matter. How did she become the universal punchline? → Read More
Paula Poundstone wants to put your cat on trial: 'They're all badly behaved'
Is your cat a repeat offender? Comedian Paula Poundstone will see you get justice. She will be at BergenPAC in Englewood March 10. → Read More
Tunes of glory, at Bergen County St. Patrick's Day Parade
Music is key to Bergenfield's St. Patrick's Day Parade. What's an Irish celebration without it? Not for nothing is Ireland's national emblem a harp. → Read More
The 'Phantom' — and its famous chandelier — are packing it in
For 13,981 performances, the chandelier has come down. Now "The Phantom of the Opera" is itself coming down. → Read More
The news at 9, with a beat and a rhyme: Rappers as citizen reporters
At a time when the mainstream press rarely covered nonwhite America, hip-hop became the urban CNN. → Read More
This NJ rail trip features abandoned factories, decaying drawbridges and creepy tunnels
Urban explorer Wheeler Antabanez takes viewers up an abandoned North Jersey railroad line, via illustrated lecture. → Read More
Fran Lebowitz always speaks her mind as a quintessential New Yorker, by way of Morristown
She has her own opinions about everything. But Fran Lebowitz, the ultimate cosmopolitan, will let you keep yours → Read More
Want to ski for free? Just recite the Gettysburg Address at this NJ ski slope — if you can
Recite the Gettysburg Address from memory — all 272 words — and you'll win a free day at a New Jersey ski resort → Read More
Curious green comet is paying us a visit. Here's how to see it in New Jersey
Did you know comets come in colors? A green one is paying us a call right now. Here's how to view it in the New Jersey sky. → Read More
The creepy fungus from ‘The Last of Us’ is — gulp! — a real thing
In HBO's hit apocalyptic drama "The Last of Us," Earth is laid low by a fungus. A real one. But could it do that? → Read More
The all-star 'Maybe I Do,' filmed in NJ, gets a special screening
"Maybe I Do," with Diane Keaton, Susan Sarandon and Richard Gere, gets a special screening in The Cranford Theater where one of the scenes was filmed. → Read More
Everyone else uses four-letter words. Should newspapers?
These days, everyone is using obscene language. Newspapers have been the last to come around. → Read More
Will 'All Quiet' be the first remake of a Best Picture to win Best Picture?
Remakes of Best Pictures never win Best Picture. Will "All Quiet on the Western Front" break the cycle at the 2023 Oscars? → Read More
Shatner, in person — along with the movie that saved "Star Trek"
William Shatner is coming to Englewood and Red Bank with the movie that gave him — and the whole "Star Trek" franchise — a new lease on life. → Read More
Just in time for Valentine's Day: a 'play' in your mailbox
"The Love Letter Plays" is a Valentine's Day "drama" that comes to your own mailbox — one letter at a time. → Read More
A major motion picture — directed by a 12-year-old
"Brownies in the Dark" is a highly professional children's film — written and directed by a 12-year-old → Read More
Get over it, Harry. Royals are not supposed to be happy
Here's what Prince Harry doesn't understand his new book about royalty in England: You're supposed to suffer. → Read More
The wrong man accused of a crime? Then, in a Hitchcock film — and now
An Alfred Hitchcock film about a real case was called a misfire in 1956. But it's relevant today says a North Jersey lawyer who wrote a book about it. → Read More
Renewing the Black-Jewish alliance — it's what Dr. King would have wanted
Once, Blacks and Jews were allies. In honor of Dr. King, and a remarkable local rabbi, a group is trying again. → Read More