Five Things You Didn’t Know about Quentin Tarantino
I happen to think Quentin Tarantino is one of the great directors of our time. Yes, his films are often violent. Yes, his films are often vulgar. Yes, his films often show us aspects of…
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A Tear for ‘True Blood,’ which Begins Final Season this Sunday
Is anyone else completely saddened that the final season of True Blood, HBO’s vampire-based program, is about to begin? I’ve been looking forward to another season starting but the sooner it begins, the sooner it…
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Five Things You Didn’t Know About Russell Simmons
Russell Simmons is more than just a man. He has become a sort of social icon. He helped usher in rap as we now know it, and turned that music genre into a business unto…
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Chelsea Handler to host new Netflix talk show
Netflix announced Thursday morning that comedian and E! late night talk show host Chelsea Handler has signed on for the first ever talk show on the network. The streaming service described Handler’s contract for future…
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Duchess Kate Makes Secret Visit to Sick Children
Not everything Kate Middleton does is done at the forefront of the media. The Duchess of Cambridge kept her visit to The Treehouse, a hospice center under the care of her patronage, the East Anglia…
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More Tragedy for New Jersey’s Real Housewife Theresa Giudice and Family
In the midst of major legal drama, tragedy strikes the family of Joe and Theresa Giudice, stars of Bravo’s hit series, “The Real Housewives of New Jersey,”. Frank Giudice, the 63-year-old father of Joe Giudice,…
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Queen Elizabeth to Visit Game of Throne’s Set in Ireland
It’s game time for the Queen of England and her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The royal pair are taking to television – figuratively – with an envy-inducing visit to the season 5 Game…
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Jazz Pianist Horace Silver Dies at 85
The current generation has no respect for jazz music. Its intricacies. Its timing. Its jumping and swaying and swinging rhythms. No one respects just how much goes into it. I can tell you from a…
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Five Things You Didn’t Know about Andrew Garfield
Most people first learned of Andrew Garfield when the movie The Social Network came out. He shined, even as an unknown in that movie surrounded by stars. Then, he really came into popularity playing the…