Poison and Cheap Trick forged the perfect alliance for the 2018 Nothin' But a Good Time summer tour.
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The Adobe Report: June 2018
Have you heard about cinemagraphs? They are the things that look like photos – until they begin to move.
Read More »Interview: Ray Liotta – To TV or Not to TV
The ATX Television Festival, June 7-10 in Austin, Texas, brought fans an intimate hour with movie and TV legend Ray Liotta. Often remembered as one of Scorsese’s Goodfellas, his small screen work, most recently Lieutenant Wozniak on Shades of Blue, have generated a large and loyal fan base. Ben Travers …
Read More »Theater Review: (NYC): ‘All I Want is One Night’ Written and Performed by Jessica Walker
A portrait of French cabaret star Suzy Solidor as a mesmerizing and extraordinary woman of her time beautifully emerges.
Read More »ATX TV Review: HBO’s ‘Sharp Objects’ Goes Deep and Dark with Amy Adams
HBO premiered its new limited series, Sharp Objects, staring Amy Adams, at the ATX Television Festival, June 7-10 in Austin, Texas. The project brought together a talented team. The eight-part series derives from a book by New York Times bestselling author Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl, Dark Places). Jean-Marc Vallée (Dallas …
Read More »Asylum-Seeking Refugee Children Placed in Camps, Lady Liberty Weeps
My mother came to this country at the age of six, braving a long steerage boat trip by herself to find the “Goldene Medina.” Her parents had come before her, and landing at Ellis Island, she came through the golden door of the country to find her way. An unaccompanied …
Read More »TV Review: Stellan Skarsgård in ‘River’ Streaming on Netflix
No one does crime procedurals like the British (especially the BBC). Flawed, tormented detectives, obsessed, depressed, even delusional. Netflix is now streaming River one of the strangest detective series I’ve screened in recent years. Starring Swedish actor Stellan Skårskgard (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Good Will Hunting, The Avengers) as …
Read More »Neil Young’s New Archives Site Brings Fun Back to the Internet
How Neil Young's new Archives site is paving the way for music past, present, and future
Read More »Celebrity Suicides – We Think We Know Them But We Don’t
This week death by suicide claimed two very famous people – fashion designer Kate Spade and TV personality and chef Anthony Bourdain.
Read More »Technology and Social Media Addiction: Fact or Fiction?
It’s a source of much debate amongst psychologists and addiction experts: Can a person be addicted to social media? Or to technology in general?
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