News & Views of Phillips Since 1976
Friday September 4th 2026
The Death of Robin Hood
from the series Movie Corner…
3/5 Stars
2026
Ryder Picture Company
Period Piece/Adventure/Drama
By HOWARD MCQUITTER II
Over the last century, many actors have played Robin Hood on film and television. The earliest Robin Hood is played by Douglas Fairbanks (1922). Errol Flynn takes on that legendary character in the 1938 film The Adventures of Robin Hood. Flynn’s version of Robin Hood as a man who delights in robbing the rich and giving to the poor is probably the best known. Sean Connery donned the cape but as an older, more seasoned Robin in Robin and Marian (1976). Kevin Costner’s Robin Hood plays a more modern version of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves which was a blockbuster. To be a more comedic Robin Hood, Cary Elwes did a parody of the fictional character in Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993). Russell Crowe plays a hardy, war-battled archer with a dark edge in 2010. Taron Egerton in 2018 plays a rather action-packed Robin Hood. On television, Richard Green plays Robin Hood in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955-1960). Then there’s Michael Praed and Jason Connery who both play Robin Hood in the 1980s British series Robin of Sherwood.… Read the rest “The Death of Robin Hood”
A Community Gathering Place for Two Decades
By MIDTOWN GLOBAL MARKET
For nearly 20 years, Mapps Coffee & Tea has been the cozy heartbeat of Midtown Global Market, a place where a simple cup becomes connection, conversation, and community.
Founded in 2004 by Turkish couple Erdogan and Yildiz Akguc, Mapps began as a family-run coffee and tea shop rooted in hospitality and world-class brews. Long before the Market opened in 2006, the Akgucs were perfecting coffee roasting and cultivating a space where people from all walks of life could gather, linger, and belong.
As an original founding vendor of Midtown Global Market, Mapps brings ethical, sustainable, direct-trade coffee beans to every cup and serves as one of the Market’s most welcoming social hubs. Whether it’s a rich espresso to start the day, a comforting chai, or conversation over a freshly roasted bag of beans, the shop has been a daily stop for neighbors, visitors, and entrepreneurs alike.
For two decades, Mapps Coffee & Tea has shown us that community often starts with sharing a cup. Here’s to the warmth, the stories, the connections — and many more years of gathering here at the Market!
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Pondering the Breath of Life
from the series Raise Your Voice….
By PETER MOLENAAR
It can be said with certainty that the neighborhoods served by this paper constitute a community of shared memories, one of which is indelibly etched within. Presumably, then, the young poets among us will grant an old man some license:
Most of us bold enough to leave our mother’s womb will inhale the scent of lilacs when in bloom. Yet every blossom withers before evoking again and again: the breath of life.
While pondering the breath of life, we might acknowledge our Ward 10 councilperson. Aisha has returned with reports from her recent tour of Cuba, an island nation long tormented by a blockade which now threatens to pull the electrical plug from incubated babies.
Naturally, some voices have emerged on the local scene which appear to mimic the vocal shrugs: “stuff happens” and “that is the cost.” Others believe Aisha deserves commendation for her compassionate example.
All things considered, however, historians will acknowledge our collective resolve to uphold the breath of life. Indeed, we shut down Smith Foundry, and we blocked a proposal to house a diesel truck fleet at the nearby Roof Depot site, and if memory serves, there was an industrial-scale garbage incinerator which disappeared as well.… Read the rest “Pondering the Breath of Life”