Kanye West: The 21st Century Friedrich Nietzsche
From the time his works were released in the mid-nineteenth century to present day, Friedrich Nietzsche has been deified, debated, defiled, and discussed. The philosopher is best known for his...
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Conversations with Jamie Cullum, Peter White and Amanda Kravat, Plus...
A Conversation with Jamie Cullum Mike Ragogna: Jamie, your new album Interlude features covers of Randy Newman and Richard Carpenter songs, a dark film noir approach on a couple of tracks, some lo-fi...
View ArticleThe Resurrection of Reporter Gary Webb: Will Hollywood Give Him Last Word...
It's been almost a decade since once-luminous investigative journalist Gary Webb extinguished his own life. It's been 18 years since Webb's "Dark Alliance" series in the San Jose Mercury News exploded...
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Rinkins Report: Bill Cosby Reflects on Entertainment and Education
Legendary comedian and philanthropist Bill Cosby premiered the Cosby Show on NBC television network thirty years ago. The iconic show featured Cosby as the lovable Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable, head of an...
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Film Review: Inherent Vice. Not Groovy, Man. A Total Bummer.
There are films that make you want to run to the bookstore or, in reality, Amazon.com. Any Jane Austen or Dickens adaptation. Atonement. Requiem for a Dream perhaps. Then there is Paul Thomas...
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Celebrate the Return of Twin Peaks at These Laura Palmer-approved Restaurants
The rumors are true. It's coming back! If you recall, though Twin Peaks ended in 1991, it was actually set in 1989. In the show, Laura Palmer told Dale Cooper she'd see him again in 25 years, when that...
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The Best Fest's George Fest 2014
The Best Fest is a traveling festival of sorts that has celebrated the music of Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, The Rolling Stones, and now George Harrison. All the events that are put on by the Best Fest are...
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Premiere: Bailiff Bring Rock Back on New EP
While EDM, pop, and hip-hop may be dominating the charts right now, there will always be a place in the world for rock and roll. Thankfully for the listener, in times when rock's popularity subsides,...
View ArticleA-Sides with Jon Chattman: Kill Hannah's Mat Devine Unleashes His Inner...
The press release (or pitch rather) for Wrongchilde's debut album Gold Blooded started out by saying it sounds "like a John Hughes soundtrack for Donnie Darko." Well, you had me at John Hughes. The...
View ArticleAmy Dunne and the Two Lauras: A Consideration of Gone Girl
This is ostensibly a review of David Fincher's new movie Gone Girl, and it will contain all the requisite movie-review language, like "riveting" and "logically-flawed," "Oscar-worthy" and "misstep."...
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Entertaining Violence: A Day of Blood, Guts, and Guns, All for Fun!
Are you part of the problem? 8 a.m. Wake up, pour coffee, get paper. After reading about bloodshed and war, move on to the Entertainment Section for much-needed relief. Tonight is the debut for...
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Happy 125th, Moulin Rouge: Vintage Color Photos From the Cancan Mecca
In the world of show business, few addresses carry the cachet of 82 Boulevard de Clichy in Paris' Quartier Pigalle. It is there, after all, that the Moulin Rouge--the model for a certain type of...
View ArticleWhy Children's Cartoons Have a Sexism Problem
Racism in classic old cartoons is as ubiquitous as characters getting crushed by an anvil. Remember Slow Poke Rodriguez, the lazy, gun-toting Mexican rat from Looney Tunes? Or the blackface caricature...
View Article10 Twilight Zone Episodes That Will Give You Chills
This week marks the 55th anniversary of The Twilight Zone series. I have obsessively watched this chilling anthology of the supernatural, the paranormal, and the bizarre since I can remember, and have...
View ArticleBrian Dennehy Speaks Intimately About Two Women, Two Loves
Later this week, famed actor Brian Dennehy will say goodbye to his life-long love in exchange for another woman, both of whom are named Melissa. To be specific, it's on stage where Dennehy will make...
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Behind the Scenes With Singer-Songwriter, Macy Gray
When I sat down with singer-songwriter Macy Gray in the private Barrel Room of City Winery just before her performance there, I was reminded of what it means to be a one-of-a-kind. From the moment she...
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Downton Abbey stars help Doc McStuffins pay tribute to the "Lady with the...
Are you a stateside Downton Abbey fan? If so, isn't it just killing you that -- while Season 5 of this acclaimed period drama officially got underway in the U.K. back on September 21st -- here in the...
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The Good Wife Recap: Girl Power in 'Dear God'
Note: Do not read on if you have not seen Season 6, Episode 3 of CBS's The Good Wife, titled "Dear God." So now Alicia has been goaded into most likely running for State's Attorney, thanks to a little...
View ArticleGone Girl's Rape Problem
Gone Girl is one of the most perplexing books -- and now films -- about gender roles and stereotypes to come around in a long while. It's written by a woman and features a complex female protagonist...
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Exclusive Video Premiere and Interview: Mick Jenkins' "Treat Me (Caucasian)"
Photo by Dee Frosted Chicago-based MC Mick Jenkins has collaborated with Supa BWE (of the trio Hurt Everybody) on a significant track that does not merely address issues of race and privilege in...
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