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Long-Shot Letter to Rock Star Pays Off for Aspiring Artist
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There are three TV shows (that I know of) dealing with mental illness: United States of Tara deals with multiple personality disorder and Black Box and Homeland both deal with bipolar disorder. I've...
View ArticleCountry Music and the Rise of the Binge-Drinking Bro
Full disclosure, I prefer the musical stylings of Arcade Fire to Kenny Chesney. In fact, by the time the 2013 Grammy-winners for best album wrap up their current world tour at the end of this month, I...
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The New Pornographers Are Back With Brill Bruisers
The first thing you should know about The New Pornographer's latest album is, it's the kind of record Carl Newman has never made before. One where he wouldn't change anything. "Every song on this...
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Happiness From Within: 'Love Is Strange' Actress Tank Burt on Intimate...
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View ArticleFrontera: A Conversation About Immigration and an Essay on Grief
Michael Berry's timely new film, Frontera, is sure to stir controversy and conversation. Currently available on demand and through iTunes, Frontera opens in theaters on September 5th. The film's...
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The Ever Changing Face of the Music Industry
The world of music over the last 20 years has greatly changed. Beyond just the format in which it is recorded on from vinyl to 8-track, from cassette to CD and now digital downloads, the music...
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Dead Daisies and Beyond: Chats With Dizzy Reed, The Verve Pipe's Brian Vander...
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As part of the current Hollywood vogue of adapting popular young adult novels to the silver screen, If I StayĀ is one of the more effective entries in the genre. StarringĀ ChloĆ« Grace Moretz in the lead...
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These Magical Worlds Are Even Better Than 'Harry Potter'
By Jeff Somers for Off the Shelf You know what I hate? I hate The One. You know The One -- he's the guy or girl in a story who is fated to save the universe by dint of prophecy or lineage or genetics,...
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Author of The Giver Talks About the Writing Process, Adaptations, Streep, and...
These questions originally appeared on Quora: Answers by Lois Lowry, Author of The Giver What is the process that a writer goes through while writing a novel? I sit alone in a room every day and do my...
View ArticleReThink Review: The One I Love -- A Strained Relationship Gets Strange
The One I Love is one of those perfect indie gems you feel lucky for finding, and it's yet another example of how an interesting premise, real emotion, and a few great actors will trump big budgets,...
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VIDEO Chief of the Mad Men, Matthew Weiner, Talks About Are You Here
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View ArticleDrop What You're Doing and Watch Robin Williams on Inside the Actors Studio Now
Whatever you're doing right now (unless it's having a baby, flying an airplane, or performing open heart surgery), drop it and watch Robin Williams' appearance on Inside the Actors Studio from 2001....
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Pretty Little Liars 511: No One Here Can Love or Understand Me
Co-Authors: Jaymie Bailey, All Things PLL | Tara Filliater, Crazy PLL 901 We're days away from Pretty Little Liars' midseason finale and tvtag's got it covered. Everyone's favorite expert, Jaymie...
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Veep Star Anna Chlumsky Talks About the Show, the Cast, and Much More
These questions originally appeared on Quora: Answesr by Anna Chlumsky, Actress, Veep Growing up as a kid, which career did you want to choose back then and why? In addition to wanting to be Bernadette...
View ArticleSin City: A Dame to Kill For....Naughty and Nice!
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, is noir at its finest, and cool with heat. Lots of heat, Jessica Alba, Eva Green and Rosario Dawson ooze sexuality out of their curvy buttocks into this 3D sensual field...
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By Her TV Absence, Barbara Walters Reminds Us of Her True Greatness
On June 9, 1977, a sweltering evening a few months before my 13th birthday, a monumental event was taking place in my home in the suburbs of Miami: My parents, my siblings and I gathered to watch ABC...
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This Is Who Should Win at the 2014 Emmy Awards
The 2014 Primetime Emmy Awards are happening this Sunday, and I don't think I can wait that long to find out who will win. To remedy my impatience, here is who I want to take home the golden statue...
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