5 Reasons Video Games Lead American Entertainment
If you have ever matched jelly beans and gumdrops on your mobile device, chances are, you are not alone. According to the 2014 Essential Facts About the Computer and Video Game Industry report, which...
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No Lollapalooza Tickets? No Problem -- These Chicago Festivals Rock Just as Hard
By Kati Heng for Where So you didn't get tickets to Lollapalooza. It wasn't even a "you snooze, you lose," situation -- those passes sold out in minutes, not hours. Thankfully, Chicago has so much more...
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In the Writing #5: How Character Development in Mad Men Drives Conflict
A recurring discussion of writing and literary technique in television and film. As Mad Men nears the close of its final season's first half, much of the discussion surrounding it has morphed into a...
View Article4 Life Lessons from the Beatles
I've been doing a lot of research into The Beatles over the past two years, reading many books about 'the boys' and interviewing people who were friends back when things got cooking for them. The goal...
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Actress Christie Laing Returns for the Season Finale of 'Once Upon a Time'
Christie Laing's character Marian surprises us all in the season finale of ABC's Once Upon a Time! Christie's Twitter: @ChristieLaing Just like the town of Storybrooke, actor Christie Laing never...
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Neighbors Director Nicholas Stoller and Actor Ike Barinholtz Talk Improv...
This question originally appeared on Quora: How much improvisation was done by the cast in Neighbors?. Answer by Nicholas Stoller, Director/Screenwriter, Neighbors A fair amount of improv was used in...
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Rock and Roll in Algeria
Quick: North Africa and the Middle East -- what comes to mind? Is it the Arab Spring? Civil war? Islamists? Does rock and roll factor into your equation at all? Recently, I had the opportunity to meet...
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Our Jungle Book Obsession: Two Films Planned by Rival Studios
It may seem a little strange to some, but currently there are two rival Jungle Book films planned. Idris Elba is to voice Shere Khan in a Disney remake, potentially along with Scarlett Johansson and...
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Behind the Scenes With Neighbors Director Nicholas Stoller and Actors Ike...
This question originally appeared on Quora: What is it like to direct a film you've also written? Answer by Nicholas Stoller, Director/Screenwriter, Neighbors I've done both. I always find my way into...
View ArticleXscape: Would Michael Jackson Approve?
It was in a 1998 fanzine that Michael Jackson explained, for the first and only time in his career, how he felt when people remixed his songs. With uncharacteristic candor, relaxed in the knowledge his...
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Actress Alison Wright of FX's The Americans Binged on BBC's Orphan Black
Alison Wright is starring in FX's original hit series, THE AMERICANS, alongside Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys. Alison's Twitter: @alison__wright Photo by Elise Gannett If you've ever seen The...
View ArticleFor the Love of Tim
When Tim Russert, the beloved former anchor of Meet The Press, died suddenly, I sat in front of the TV sobbing at the sight of Tom Brokaw crying, Matt Lauer crying and everyone else giving testimonials...
View ArticleStaying Healthy in the Music Industry
It was only 9 p.m. and the black circles under Spencer's eyes were both a result of allergies and the more obvious sleep deprivation. We were in the midst of a 12 day trip to Nashville and Atlanta, and...
View ArticleMad Men: Direction Amidst Chaos
Don Draper continued his move toward redemption and re-emergence as a career success in the latest episode of Mad Men, the more than a little bizarre "The Runaways." But as one brilliant talent...
View ArticleDiane Keaton
"Awareness is learning to keep yourself company. And then we learn to be more compassionate company, as if you were somebody you are fond of and wish to encourage," said Geneen Roth. •ARE you worried...
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RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6, Ep. 13 Extra Lap Recap: 'Countdown to the Crown'...
"It's Milkin' Time on this week's Extra Lap Recap!" This week, as RuPaul's Drag Race brought in past legends to dish on Season 6, my former "Drag Ya Later" recap partner Jon Mallow returns too -- with...
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Daniel Gillies on the Threat of Mikael, His New Baby and Why He Loves Hayley...
Photo credit: Pictured (L-R): Daniel Gillies as Elijah and Phoebe Tonkin as Hayley -- Photo: Bob Mahoney/The CW -- © 2014 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved. When it comes to vampires, Daniel...
View ArticleWritten In the Stars
I don't mean to sound like a fangirl but The Fault In Our Stars is every bit as amazing as all the screams and cheers would indicate. (My own teengirl and I read it as part of our own ongoing book chat...
View ArticleIs 'Invader Zim' Really About Family?
Being a teenager, I have a natural and quite frequent urge to go to the mall. The mall has become a part of my life and whenever I'm not stuffing my face at the food court, I am usually hanging out at...
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Bob Dylan Gives Us an Early Gift
Bob Dylan, Shadows In The Night, via bobdylan.com It's May, his birthday month. Bob Dylan gave us a little early present today by sliding a new single onto his official website, bobdylan.com, along...
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