How to Experience South by Southwest Like a Local
There are three types of out-of-towners in Austin during South by Southwest. 1. People who didn't know SXSW was happening at all when they planned a trip to Austin and stumbled into their idea of...
View ArticleIs The Wolf of Wall Street a Snuff Film?
Years from now, after the human race has been mostly wiped off the face of this planet, some surviving anthropologist may look to the film The Wolf of Wall Street for clues as to what happened to us....
View ArticleMy Conversation With Jamie Lee Curtis: Drug Addiction in America
Tonight on PBS, I have an open and transparent conversation with award-winning actress and best-selling children's author Jamie Lee Curtis. The star candidly discusses her personal struggle with...
View ArticleThis Is What The 'Downton Abbey' Cast Looks Like Out Of Costume
It's no secret that "Downton Abbey" is one of the most popular shows on TV, and we watch it for a lot of reasons. For the Dowager's zingers, for the latest on Lady Mary's love life, to find out what...
View ArticleJohn Waters' Beloved Mother, Patricia Waters, Dies At Age 89
Patricia W. Waters, a homemaker, Anglophile and mother of filmmaker John Waters, died Saturday of unknown causes at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. She was 89. "She was our matriarch. She was an...
View ArticleIngrid Michaelson Bends Gender Both Ways In 'Girls Chase Boys'
A pop star crooning in a well-tailored suit before a troupe of stone-faced, red-lipped ingenues isn't a terribly original treatment for a music video. But when said troupe is comprised of similarly...
View ArticleKendall Jenner, Miley Cyrus Pose In Bed For Sexy W Magazine Photo Shoot
Miley Cyrus is baring more than her soul once again, posing topless for W magazine's beautiful "Pillow Tweets" photo shoot. The 21-year-old singer had nothing to hide when it came time for...
View Article18 Of The Most Eye-Catching Costumes From The Olympic Figure Skating Team Event
With competition underway and the first medals already handed out in Olympic figure skating in Sochi, fans of the games' most glamorous sport have already gotten down to business evaluating the on-ice...
View Article7 Romantic Films Men Love
Want to watch a movie with your man on Valentine's Day? "But men don't like romance movies," say many women. Think again. They just have to be the right kind. Common threads of a romantic movie a man...
View ArticleLea Michele Releases Song, 'You're Mine,' For Cory Monteith (AUDIO)
Lea Michele has released a moving new song dedicated to her late boyfriend, Cory Monteith. The "Glee" star said the song had been one of Monteith's favorites before his death last year of a drug...
View ArticleTaking the Wheel on Social Media Sunday
For millions of Americans, Big Game Sunday is a time to get together with family and friends, fight over the last chicken wing, root for your favorite team, and of course, shush everybody once the...
View ArticleBlack Keys Roseland Ballroom Tickets Sell Out Hours Before They Are Scheduled...
In the music industry, it's fairly common knowledge that most of the big money is in live events. So, it should come as no surprise that corporations will use concerts as leverage to exploit artists...
View ArticleDemystifying the Beatles: 5 Common Myths
As excitement builds over the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' arrival in the United States in February, 1964, several myths about the band and the circumstances of the Fab Four's first American...
View ArticleHow to Fix Hollywood's Gender Age Wage Gap
An academic study recently published in the Journal of Management Inquiry followed movie stars' wages over the last 40 years. The brainiacs who did the study used complex algorithms and scientific...
View ArticleCelebrating 10 Years of Kanye West's The College Dropout
Over at Billboard, I wrote a review of Kanye West's debut LP, The College Dropout, which was released 10 years ago this week (Feb. 10, 2004). Despite the piece being something like 2,000 words, I found...
View ArticleDisney Sued Over 'Lotso' Bear From 'Toy Story 3'
Disney is in hot water over its use of "Lotso" the bear in "Toy Story 3." The New Jersey-based company that created “Lots of Hugs” stuffed toy bears is alleging that Disney’s use and characterization...
View Article'Book Of Mormon' Breaks More Records On The Road
“The Book of Mormon” can add another impressive record to its already vast collection of accolades. The production’s national tour become the highest one-week gross of a national Broadway tour ever....
View Article'Charlie And The Chocolate Factory' Gets A Pogo Remix And It's Cer-azy Sweet
The 1971 classic, "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" might have gotten a Tim Burton remake, but it was still due for a Pogo remix. Watch and listen as music producer, Nick Bertke, (aka Pogo),...
View ArticleState Dinner For Francois Hollande Has French Twist
WASHINGTON (AP) — Caviar and cotton candy are on the menu. Bradley Cooper is on the guest list. Mary J. Blige is set to perform. Yet much of the focus for Tuesday's glitzy state dinner for French...
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