Stooge Is All You Need

Laughter abounds In this faithful remake.

In times of global political uncertainty, economic malaise and sporting gloom-and-doom, all the world needs is hairpulling, a sledgehammer to the crotch or a perfectly timed slap to the face. Some critics really panned The Three Stooges, saying that this remake of the slapstick classic lacked the charm and the playfulness of the 80 or so classic short films that the team of Moe, Larry and Curly made beginning back in the 1930s. But the critics didn’t attend this one with the youngster who loudly proclaimed, “That was super funny!” as the credits rolled at the end. In fact, the whole picture elicited laughter throughout the Cinemark Louis Joliet Cinema on Saturday morning, even moreso than American Reunion generated last weekend. I think …

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Send Me Your Photos of the Blizzard of 2011

Every picture received will be published and credited as Patch attempts to document and preserve this extraordinary experience.

Blizzards are scary things, reminding you just how powerless you are when Mother Nature shows her might.  But there's something starkly beautiful about them too. The glow of street lights barely visible through the blowing snow, the leafless tree limbs coated in ice, the evergreen boughs brought low by the weight of the deluge. Of course, there's also the element of fun. It helps if you're somewhere between the ages of 5 and 12, where it's all a great adventure capped off by  school being canceled. And what must be going through your mind if you're my dog, standing about a foot off the ground and experiencing your first winter. Apparently it's both intimidating and irrestible. Don't ask me about his penchant for putting his entire face …

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