Aziz Ansari Is Crowdsourcing Reddit for His New Book Modern Romance
You may have heard that Parks and Recreation star Aziz Ansari is writing a book on modern romance -- but did you know that you can help write it? For the last few weeks, the comedian has been treating...
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Warm Up: 5 Spring Events for the LGBT Crowd
This past weekend our clocks sprung forward; spring's warmer weather can't be too far away. Forget the below-zero days, defrost the bathing suit, polish the leather harness and add these spring...
View ArticleEven With the Oscars, Race Still Rears Its Ugly, Divisive Head
The unprecedented level of cultural pluralism that populated and graced last weeks recent Academy Award ceremony was indeed refreshing and gratifying. Indeed, an unprecedented level of racial and...
View ArticleMo Foster Authors the History of British Rock Guitar
"Rock 'n' Roll is American music. In the late 1950s there were no UK role models for the electric guitar, except for a middle-aged player named Bert Weedon, who wrote a book at the time called Play In...
View ArticleHonah Lee: 'The Inevitable'
Honah Lee "The Inevitable" Sometimes life sucks. Sometimes it doesn't work out at all how you planned or hoped for. Sometimes no amount of sacrifice or hard work, or talent, or skills, or strategy...
View ArticleHow the Internet Reshaped My Career
I was on a major label for many years, and I only knew one way to make music: follow the template that has been in place for years, and work within the system the music industry was built upon. But...
View ArticleGirls and OCD
We are moved to discuss the last three episodes of last year's Season 2 of Girls, the hit HBO television series a year after it first aired because of its realistic and sensitive portrayal of a...
View ArticleReading Captain Underpants
When I was a little girl, I was obsessed with Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. I recall Sendak's haunting depiction of Max. He had a wild streak, like lots of little boys, and he entered...
View ArticleThe Veronica Mars Recap You Need To Watch Before The Movie
) Need a quick refresher before seeing the "Veronica Mars" movie? Watch Ethan Newberry quickly summarize all three seasons and get all caught up in eight minutes. CAUTION: MASSIVE SPOILERS AHEAD!...
View ArticleThe Significance of 12 Years a Slave Winning Best Picture
In my book, 1963: The Year of Hope and Hostility, I examined the political and cultural events that continue to impact the nation, which included Sidney Poitier winning the Academy Award for Best Actor...
View ArticleSpeaking Out for Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation
It is important for us to set the record straight regarding Born This Way Foundation's mission and how the organization allocates its funds. There is quite a bit of inaccurate information out there...
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Dog Ears Music: Volume Forty-One
Margot & The Nuclear So and So's Margot & The Nuclear So and So's is an indie-folk rock octette from Indianapolis, Indiana, founded in 2004 by Richard Edwards (vocals/guitar). Members include...
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On Wes Anderson, Love Lost and The Grand Budapest Hotel
I have been forced to come to a hard-pressed realization that makes my shoulders fall, and my heart heavy: I am falling out of love with Wes Anderson. For a long time now, I have outed myself with...
View ArticleThe Single Moms Club -- Take This Job and Love It!
You know, being a single mom was not something I signed up for at all. But I realized in the filming of Tyler Perry's The Single Moms Club that being a single mom is not something to be ashamed of, nor...
View ArticleJuan Pablo Bach Recap Ep 11: Nikki Loses by Winning
As usual, my recap is late and it's because I've been processing what the heck we all watched on Monday night. For once Chris Harrison wasn't exaggerating -- that scene was shocking and unexpected. I'm...
View ArticleWhy Everyone Should See The Lego Movie
I reluctantly joined my friends to see The Lego Movie in New York City a few days ago, assuming it would be the equivalent of watching the Lego battles my little brother used to have with his friends....
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Mixology Season 1, Episode 3: Anchor Babies
Like a bro who's circled back to pick up his anchor baby, we're back for episode 3 of Mixology, charting the odds of our 10 singles in their quest of love and/or lust in NYC. By now, we've met all the...
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Adrienne Shelly Foundation Awards Its 50th Grant
(photo credit: Jordan Matter) Seven years ago my wife, the actor and filmmaker Adrienne Shelly, was brutally murdered in her office in Manhattan's West Village. She was best known for her starring...
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Laganja Estranja: Sending Vivacious Home was Drag Race Reality Check
It's not easy being a drag queen who wears her heart on her sequined sleeve, admitted Laganja Estranja. Watching the third episode of this year's RuPaul's Drag Race, the Los Angeles-based performer...
View ArticleAscending to Hell: No Exit at the Pearl Theatre/ Satchmo at the Waldorf at...
Looks like hell is a step up, as the characters in Jean-Paul Sartre's mid century allegory step off the elevator into a swank upscale loft in the Pearl Theater Company's stylish production of No Exit....
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