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A (Not So) Average Day in the Life of a Porn "Star"
Photo by Cyle Suesz I wonder: Does any New Yorker really lead a "normal" life? Everyone I meet, whether they're a registered nurse or a Rent Boy, seems to be working several jobs, a "side gig," and...
View ArticleMorality, the Zeitgeist, and D**k Jokes: How Post-Carlin Comedians Like Louis...
They said it about Hicks, and they said it about Carlin: they were not only comedians, but great thinkers. They were cultural commentators, who just happen to pepper in some dick jokes for good...
View ArticleOn Wednesday in NYC, We'll Find Out 'What Jackie Taught Us'
"Chocolate comes from cocoa which comes out of a tree. Therefore, chocolate counts as salad," as the new saying goes. And for an old saying, we'll use Richard Wilbur's mysterious one. He was Poet...
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Blockbuster vs. Indie Showdown: 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' vs....
In an absurd effort to compare apples and oranges, I present a series of film reviews where two films that have nothing to do with each go head-to-head for a showdown. Bigger is not always better, but...
View ArticleWillkommen to the Power of Theatre: Life Lessons in Broadway's Cabaret
Recently, I remembered how I began the essay in some of my college applications, including the one that presumably helped secure my admission into the University of Virginia, where I studied history...
View ArticleFED UP: Cook or Be Cooked
The new movie FED UP, out May 9, finally tells the truth about food and childhood obesity. It is the movie we have been waiting for. It will change how we think and act forever about this problem. It...
View ArticleA-Sides with Jon Chattman: Empires Strike Back; Fireworks Go Off
With all the Stars Wars news last week (the casting announcement of Episode VII and the impending "May the Fourth Be With You" nonsense about to occur) , it was inevitable that a Jedi fanboy like me...
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Meet Music's Hottest New Husband and Wife Duo, Johnnyswim
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View ArticleWhat If We Really Knew What Media Does to Us
What if we knew that the fictional rapes in HBO's mega-hit Game of Thrones caused real rapes in the real world? What if we knew that the portrayals of gay characters in Modern Family caused actual...
View ArticleAre the Real Housewives Turning Into Real Entrepreneurs?
Reality television has provided a virtual storefront for many of it's stars. In between all the fighting and drama, Bravo channel's Real Housewives are launching businesses, and some of them are...
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Review of The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
This review originally appeared on Quora. Answer by Ken Miyamoto, Produced screenwriter, former Sony Pictures script reader/story analyst, former Sony Studios liaison ★★☆☆☆Two steps forward, one step...
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'Maron' Season Two: Marc Maron on Accidental Joke Theft, His Directorial...
Chris Ragazzo/IFC Claire Danes just departed the garage studio of his WTF with Marc Maron. He sold out a recent series of evenings at Hollywood's Trepany House promising nothing more than the...
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Sachin Sahel From The 100 Has Something Say About Television
I never know exactly what to expect when I sit down with a new friend who just so happens to be on one of the hottest shows today. Yet, Sachin Sahel, from the CW's hit The 100 has a calming aura about...
View ArticleMad Men: The Anvil, er, Monolith
Woody Allen famously said that 90 percent of life is showing up. Which also means that the key is getting through the door. But the real key is what you are able to do once through the door and showing...
View ArticleReflections on Stroke Awareness Month
Twenty-five years ago, President George H.W. Bush signed an official proclamation designating each May as Stroke Awareness Month. It really didn't mean much to me at the time. However, I soon learned...
View ArticleDWTS: Charlie White's World -- Winning At Life, '10s' Or No
Charlie White refuses to "diss" DWTS No, that's not Charle White's latest Dancing With the Stars routine up there -- this week's two dances are here and here, and down below. Hurry if you want to see...
View Article'Spray and Pray'
There is a lot of discussion about the future of the film industry. Jeffrey Katzenberg predicted recently at the Milken Conference that movie distribution will be completely reinvented in 10 years from...
View ArticleThe True Heroes of Hollywood
Everyone loves movies. We sit squashed in those chairs in theaters across the world with a seat pitch smaller than your average economy class flight, enduring the leg cramps and numb buttocks while we...
View ArticleThe Aquaman Conundrum
Aquaman. Poor Aquaman. He's the redheaded stepchild of the Justice League squad. If a girl set him up on a blind date with a friend and was asked if he were cool, she would reply, "He's got a great...
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Mala Mala and the Possibility of Love
Sandy and Eli don't like to go clubbing -- they prefer to go on road trips in Puerto Rico with their friends, eat fried food, swim in rivers, and buy arts and crafts from local artists. They want to...
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