Fifth Harmony Shows Maturity With "Bo$$"
Only two years ago, Simon Cowell placed five young female singers into a group during the U.S. version of The X Factor. It was something that had worked before. One Direction went through the same...
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There's No Song Like The First Song
The first song you write with someone is like a first kiss. The songs (or the kisses) that follow might be better for other reasons, or you might never want to write another song with that person...
View ArticleMelissa McCarthy and Me--Was I Too Mean?!...Womanly Passions--and...
"I ONLY read Liz Smith if her column is visible when I change the paper in the birdcage." "Doesn't that scare the bird?" So went an online exchange in response to an article in the Huffington Post...
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Meet the 8 Artists You'd Never Guess Were in the Rock Hall (#4: Fall Out Boy)
In roughly a decade, Fall Out Boy has grown from an unknown band rehearsing in their hometown of Wilmette, Illinois, to one of the most popular rock bands touring today. With drummer Andy Hurley,...
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Ben Folds Leads Charge to Save RCA Studio A on Nashville's Music Row
By Carolyn Brackett, Senior Field Officer Ben Folds posted an infographic on his personal Facebook page detailing the importance of fighting for the future of RCA Studio A. Musician Ben Folds is...
View ArticleThe Real Naked Drama Behind the Movie Sex Tape
I was fortunate to be invited to a private preview screening this week of the comedy Sex Tape with Jason Segel and Cameron Diaz. No spoilers here! I thought they captured the most common pitfalls...
View ArticleWhat's Up With Young People and Virginity? Not What You Think
Here's a shocker: Virginity is cooler than it used to be among teens and young adults. At least that's what entertainment giant MTV, creator of Teen Mom and 16 and Pregnant, is hoping as it aired this...
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Spilled Milk: Stritch, A Memory of Elaine
I met her in November 1988. She was guest-starring on an episode of a short-lived NBC television series called Tattinger's. A one-shot playing star Stephen Collins' mother Franny, a seen-it-all former...
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How Elaine Stritch Got Her Big Broadway Break
The multi-talented Broadway icon Elaine Stritch died Thursday at her Birmingham, Michigan, home at age 89. Non-theatergoers will know her from her comic turn as Alec Baldwin's imperious mother in 30...
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My Son's Rendition of 'Let It Go' Will Change the Way You Think About Singing
For months now, I've heard kids singing "Let It Go": in the mall sitting area, at birthday parties, at Girl Scout events. The little girls always sound so adorable when they belt out "Can't hold it...
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Meet the 8 Artists You'd Never Guess Were in the Rock Hall (#5: Katy Perry)
After moving from gospel to pop-rock, Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson -- better known as Katy Perry -- quickly found a place in the pop-culture spotlight with the release of her 2008 hit single "I Kissed a...
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Teen Wolf 404: "The Benefactor"
Over at tvtag we were really looking forward to finally meeting the Benefactor in this week's Teen Wolf. Sadly that proved to be a bit of a tease, though I guess we shouldn't be all that surprised....
View ArticlePlanes, Fire and Rescue: Disney Does It Again! Well, Sort Of.
Seated amidst an audience of mini people, I wondered what I was doing at this screening. When I put on my 3D glasses and sat back to munch my popcorn, I was pleasantly surprised by the stellar cast of...
View ArticleElaine Stritch Tells Me a Very Funny Judy Garland Story
When my interview with Elaine Stritch aired on "So What Else Is News?" -- my Air America Radio show back in the day -- someone wrote me saying I laughed way too hard in it. I wrote back that it was...
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From the Jerusalem Festival: Can Films Transcend Politics?
Watching movies for ten days at the 31st Jerusalem Film Festival might seem like an escape from the current reality of rockets fired from Gaza into Israel as well as the subsequent military retaliation...
View ArticleMonty Python's Life of Brian Turns 25 (And Gives Some Bad Advice)
(Co-written by David B. Feldman PhD) It's something to rejoice about! Monty Python, the iconic comedy troupe, has reunited on stage this week. It's a big year for the group, given that it also marks...
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Pretty Little Liars 506: "Run, Ali, Run"
For the fifth season of Pretty Little Liars tvtag is teaming up with Jaymie Bailey of All Things PLL to break down our favorite moments. Spoilers ahead if you haven't seen "Run, Ali, Run." VB:...
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Meet the 8 Artists You'd Never Guess Were in the Rock Hall (#6: Grace Potter)
"I got my kicks with my parents' old record collection and fell hard for the whole British Invasion," says Grace Potter. "Led Zeppelin was a big one for sure. Then Robert Plant asked us to tour with...
View ArticleIf Jagger or McCartney Hadn't Made It, Would They Be Playing in a Cover Band?
Sting was a school teacher. Jagger studied economics. Gene simmons taught public school as well. Rod Stewart was well on his way to becoming a pro soccer player until a knee injury ended his career....
View ArticleElaine Stritch--A Great Life Force Passes On.(But She's Raising The Roof...
"SHE WAS very much Elaine, right until she died this morning." This is Elaine Stritch's nephew Chris Bolton calling me from Birmingham, Michigan Thursday, a.m. "She never really got over the operation...
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