FACE IT: Pete Seeger on My Mind
Today, everyone will be writing their obits and playing "Turn Turn Turn," "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" and "If I Had a Hammer" in memory of the great and now late Pete Seeger. I can add nothing to...
View ArticleA Sherwani is Worth a Thousand Words: "Same Love" at the Grammys
There were plenty surprises for the audience on Sunday's Grammy Awards. And, while the biggest surprise for me may have been falling in love with Taylor Swift (I now feel like I've broken up with Jake...
View ArticlePete Seeger Was Bigger Than Music
In 2004, I woke up on a couch in the cabin that Pete Seeger had built on a hill outside Beacon, New York. His grandson Tao was staying there and I was hanging with Tao. The Seegers lived across the...
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Backstage Pass: Two Rolling Stones Reunite in NYC
When Mick Taylor left the Rolling Stones in 1975, there was what's referred to in Stones' lore as "The Great Guitar Hunt." Reportedly auditioning were Dave Mason, Rory Gallagher, Jeff Beck, Peter...
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Pete Seeger, the Sower of Seeds
Farm Aid was positively blessed to have hosted one of the last public performances by Pete Seeger at our annual concert event on September 21, 2013, in Saratoga Springs, New York. Planning the concert...
View ArticleR&B: Reunion and Brotherhood
Have you ever just wanted to hear the smooth sounds of R&B? You know, that good music with a nice melody and a hook that has you singing it over and over again. I don't think I'm alone when I say...
View ArticleNile Rodgers: A Man of Music and Philanthropy
Fresh from winning three Grammy Awards for his work with Daft Punk on their ubiquitous smash, "Get Lucky," legendary songwriter/musician/producer, Nile Rodgers, chatted about life, art and a new honor:...
View ArticleTaylor Swift Is a Decent Role Model for Young Women, Why Does the Internet...
The Grammys proved once and for all that the whole world hates Taylor Swift. First, Taylor showed a few seconds of unrestrained excitement when she thought she'd won Album of the Year for her record...
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Thanks Pete Seeger, For Your Revolutions Big and Small
I've had a weirdly emotional reaction to Pete Seeger's death. Like, way more intense than I would have imagined. I mean, he was 94, right? That's a good run. A really good run. And I haven't listened...
View ArticleThe Wolf of Wall Street -- a Hilarious, Horrendous, Mind-Blowing Cautionary...
"IF it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing!" wrote Ayn Rand. •When The Wolf of Wall Street came out, three hours long, but with the imprimatur of film genius Martin Scorsese and the starry talent of...
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Spotlight on Sundance Official Selection White Shadow with Director Noaz Deshe
These questions originally appeared on Quora. Answers by Noaz Deshe, Director, White Shadow (2013 Movie) Q: What was it like shooting on location for White Shadow?A: With as much research as you can...
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'American Horror Story: Coven' Finale Approaches: 5 Things We Learned This...
I've seen the season finale of "American Horror Story: Coven," and I won't give away any spoilers (my HuffPost TV colleague Chris Jancelewicz will have a full recap after the episode airs). But I will...
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That Awkward Moment
They made a pact. As young men are prone to do, they made a decision without foreseeing any consequences. They vowed to stay single. Now how long was that going to last? (Photo courtesy of Focus...
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DVDs: Happy Birthday to Jane Austen's Pride And Prejudice!
Okay, a new year and a big new batch of DVDs, BluRays or if you prefer streaming video to catch up on, including a classic miniseries, a not-so-classic but hugely popular British soap, loads of Oscar...
View ArticleWhy Do We Still Need to Shatter the 'Good Mother' Myth?
Perhaps it's fitting that the two worst mothers on television currently -- Corrine Dollanganger and her mother Olivia Foxworth of Lifetime's rendition of Flowers In The Attic -- coincide with the...
View ArticleEddie Anderson: Broke Racial Barriers with Role of Rochester on The Jack...
The year was 1937, and the first role offered Eddie Anderson on The Jack Benny Program on radio was that of a Pullman porter. It was to be a one-time part, but there was something about the...
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How We Landed Ourselves on Two Home-Makeover TV Shows!
You're standing in Home Depot, and a stranger approaches and asks, "Hey, how would you like me to come home with you and renovate your kitchen... for free?!" If you're a fan of home improvement TV...
View ArticleThe Grammy's and Us
Sunday night was Grammy night on CBS. I watched most of it, and of course watching and listening to the performers made me think about writing and music, and what we are tasked with as writers. First...
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On Sundance Official Selection Whitey: United States Of America v. James J....
These questions originally appeared on Quora. Answers by Joe Berlinger, Director, Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger, Nonfiction film/television director/producer whose films include...
View ArticleIs Rock Dying?
'This is the end, beautiful friend This is the end, my only friend, the end Of our elaborate plans, the end Of everything that stands, the end...' The End, The Doors Let's start at the most obvious...
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