Published November 21, 2009, 12:02 AM EST

by JANE HOLAHAN

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - Teen girls everywhere are lining up to see the latest "Twilight" movie, "New Moon."It's got plenty of teen angst, romance with vampires and werewolves and other Hollywood horrors that our brave teenage heroine, Bella Swan, has to face."New Moon" is ......

Published November 21, 2009, 12:01 AM EST

by CONNER GOOD, 16, Freestyle

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - MOVIE REVIEWIf there is one way to advise you on how to handle "2012," it is this: for the best experience of the movie, go in, watch the first hour and a half, then leave the theater quietly. Hang out in the lobby and catch one of th......

Published November 14, 2009, 12:16 AM EST

by ELIZABETH PATTON

LANCASTER, Pa. - SYMPHONY REVIEWThe chorus, 130-plus members strong, was the star of Friday night's Lancaster Symphony Orchestra concert at the Fulton Theatre.Or was it Russian pianist Pavel Nersessian, who shone as soloist and member of the ens......

Published November 7, 2009, 12:02 AM EST

by JANE HOLAHAN

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - "Sesame Street" turns 40 on Tuesday.Gosh, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie all heading into their 40s? It's hard to believe, isn't it?Can you imagine Ernie grumbling about arthritis, or Cookie Monster having to switch to low-fat cookies?If Big Bird buys a little red s......

Published October 31, 2009, 5:01 AM EST

by KELSEY WEITZEL, 18, Freestyle

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - BOOK REVIEWI am saying it here, I'm a fan of Angelina Jolie. I think she's a kind, funny, interesting, beautiful and all-around amazing person.When she was younger, she earned a reputation for being a bad girl who partied a lot, ......

Published October 24, 2009, 12:02 AM EST

by JANE HOLAHAN

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - What's the deal with vampires? They are everywhere.Why are we so fascinated by them? Why do we go through these cycles where vampires becomes a cultural obsession?And why have they kept hold of our imagination for centuries?Why does a creature who once existed in some med......

Published October 24, 2009, 12:01 AM EST

by TAYLOR BUNDY, 18, Freestyle

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - DVD REVIEWUsually we clap even more for the last-place finisher of a race, or give a standing ovation to the elementary school student who forgot the words of the national anthem, or lie and say that the meal was good simply because it took fou......

Published October 24, 2009, 12:01 AM EST

by LAURA DINOVIS, 17, Freestyle

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - MOVIE REVIEWRomantic comedies regularly have a tried and true storyline.A usually awkward boy meets a pretty girl, they fall in love, they break up and then (finally, after a multitude of foreseeable and embarrassing situations) the boy ......

Published October 10, 2009, 12:21 AM EST

by ELIZABETH PATTON

LANCASTER, Pa. - SYMPHONY REVIEWThe focus of the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra is shifting a bit this year.It is moving away from searching out-of-the-way corners of the musical universe and toward more mainstream repertoire, as conductor Stephen Gunzenha......

Published October 10, 2009, 12:01 AM EST

by JANE HOLAHAN

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - OK, here are some things I really am curious about.WHO are the Kardashians?I know they have some sort of reality show called "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," but why? How did that happen?Do they have something interesting to say? Are they......