City, Sand and Pop Surprises
Tristan Prettyman Joins Eric Hutchinson On The Road "When we finished the 'Tell The World Tour' it just felt so good," gushes Eric Hutchinson. "The band was so tight that I called my manager and said,...
View ArticleParis Opera Cast Refuses To Perform Until Woman Wearing Full Veil Leaves...
The government said Monday that it would circulate guidelines for cultural institutions on France’s law against wearing full veils in public places after a woman at a performance of Verdi’s “La...
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I'm a Christian, but I Enjoyed The Unbelievers
(Photo: Black Chalk Productions) The Unbelievers is a documentary that stars Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss. (It's streaming on Netflix right now!) These two scientists travel the world preaching...
View ArticleSofia Vergara Talks Latino Representation On Television
Over the years Sofía Vergara’s “Modern Family” character, Gloria, has been heavily criticized for perpetuating stereotypes of Latinas. But now the Colombian actress is saying she helped the show’s...
View ArticleWhy Drake Is One Of The Best Contemporary Poets
I often have one poet that I am in love with for a very long time, whose songs I can't ever completely tap out of their inspirational resources. For the past few years, that poet has been Drake. You...
View ArticleRemembrances of Oscar
Early on - say the 80's - there was that run on fashion phrase "Oscar-Ralph-Calvin-Bill." When Bill died in 2002 it became "Oscar-Ralph-Calin-Donna." This pretty much meant "EVERYONE" who was anyone in...
View ArticleVirgin Not the First Time for Latinos
The anticipated premiere of Jane the Virgin (CW) was as wacky and sweet as promised. Based on a Venezuelan telenovela, Jane has drawn comparisons with Ugly Betty, made evident through notable cast...
View ArticleHBO Going Rogue Could Get Us to Net Neutrality
Recently, a couple of cable content providers have announced that they're going rogue and are going to start providing content independently of cable companies. That's good news for consumers who have,...
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Grey's Anatomy Recap: VA-GI-NA in "Bend and Break"
Note: Do not read on if you have not seen Season 11, Episode 5 of ABC's Grey's Anatomy, titled "Bend and Break." I have an unpopular opinion to share and if you've read my "Grey's" recaps last year you...
View Article'Insidious Chapter 3' Teaser Trailer Terrifyingly Tiptoes Back Into The Further
The first teaser trailer for the third installment of the "Insidious" series has arrived, and the newest journey into the Further looks even more terrify than its predecessors. Revealed as a prequel to...
View ArticleDonald Trump Rips 'Reckless' NYC Ebola Doctor, Demands Obama Resign
Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to blast the latest Ebola patient in the United States as "reckless" and demand that President Barack Obama resign over his Ebola policies. Dr. Craig Spencer was...
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Chats with Earth, Wind & Fire's Philip Bailey, Dave Koz, Eric Johnson and...
KATHERINE JENKINS' "ODE TO JOY" According to Katherine Jenkins... "Recording Ode to Joy was so much fun--it's one of those classical melodies that everyone knows and loves. To have David Garret lend...
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Polyenso's '17 New Years' Just Created Your New Favorite Genre Of Music
It's late on a Wednesday in September, and the boys of Polyenso -- Alex Schultz, Brennan Taulbee and Denny Agosto -- are headed to The Bends, one of their favorite bars in St. Petersburg, Florida. The...
View ArticleCitizenfour Review: Quiet Moments in a Hong Kong Hotel Room as Edward...
Hong Kong has been ground zero this year in the fight for freedom, with students and Occupy leaders battling police for control of the streets in a desperate campaign to maintain the Chinese...
View ArticleDownloading Music Is Quickly Going Out Of Fashion
First records died, then cassette tapes, then CDs and now, downloads. That's right, we're all but officially in the age of streaming services. Apple might operate the largest online music store in the...
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7 Things You Didn't Know About 'Girls,' As Told By Jenni Konner
Before you write that "Girls" think piece, know showrunner Jenni Konner will probably actually read it. Konner sat down with Slate TV critic Willa Paskin on Thursday as part of the 2014 New York...
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Here's A GIF Of Benedict Cumberbatch Strutting Like Beyoncé
It's Friday, so here's what it looks like when Benedict Cumberbatch struts to Beyoncé's "Crazy In Love" on "The Graham Norton Show." Thanks, Earth! GIF via YouTube If more context for enjoyment of this...
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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Bats 1,000
A veteran actor with more than 40 film and TV roles to his credit, Denmark native Nikolaj Coster-Waldau finally hit paydirt as the nefarious, yet complicated, Jamie Lannister on HBO's hit series Game...
View ArticleLunch With Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones: The Theory of Everything
Stephen Hawking, ALS and all, is such a "character," he's perfect as the charismatic center of a movie. That's partly because of his brilliance in physics and cosmology, partly because his bold yet...
View ArticleKim Kardashian -- She Really Is Just Like The Rest Of Us
In only one -- just one -- way, of course: Kim Kardashian is only similar to us peasants in the way that she, too, adored Johnny Depp as a young girl.
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