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I love great food, interesting books, fascinating travel, outrageous movies, and bacon, especially when it sits on top of a great cheeseburger!

I work in entertainment - and I have been lucky enough to interview some really talented Artists - that guides my posts: interesting and provocative movies, music, social media and of course, food, since I believe strongly in the maxim, "everyone eats!"

• Just In! The World’s Biggest Burger + Breaking Bacon News!

  By johnrieber on March 14, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Yes, another day goes by and one more “biggest burger” record falls! More on that ia second, but first, more from that terrific website that is fronted by the voice of Patrick Warburton, also known as “Puddy”. The Pioneer There… Read More ›

• “Carrie” And More Halloween Horrors! CLASSIC Brian DePalma Thrillers!

  By johnrieber on March 13, 2012 • ( 7 )

  

  THIS is how I plan to spend my Halloween… Isn’t this one of the most iconic images in film? A pig-blood-drenched Carrie White, about to exact revenge on her tormentors…a great Halloween horror film, and just one of the many… Read More ›

• Mutiny! Bounty! Into The Wild! Kalahari! The Great Escapes!

  By johnrieber on March 10, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  Welcome To Paradise! Paradise. Doesn’t it look perfect? Don’t you dream about getting away from it all, leaving behind all of your cares and worries, and just enjoying an idyllic existence? Let’s Play Dress Up! Or what about traveling to… Read More ›

• Cannibal Sex! Beach Escapes! Provence Forever! Travel The World!

  By johnrieber on March 6, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Ever have the need to get away from it all? A bit of wanderlust? Have you ever imagined changing your life SO COMPLETELY that you could write a book about it? Well, these people did just that – here is… Read More ›

• Going To The Toilet! The Craziest Bathroom Scenes In The Movies!

  By johnrieber on March 6, 2012 • ( 3 )

  

  There are SO many great bathroom scenes in the movies – this revised list looks at a few of the more iconic! There’s Something About Mary. This is one of the funniest opening scenes in movie history – setting the… Read More ›

• Scarface, Phantoms & Obsessions! A Celebration of DePalma!

  By johnrieber on March 3, 2012 • ( 6 )

  

  Load Up For A Celebration of DePalma! Brian DePalma is one of America’s greatest living Directors. Yet he doesn’t win Oscars, he doesn’t get much attention lately, and it’s a shame, because he has made some of the best movies… Read More ›

• Goodbye Uncle Monty! Richard Griffiths & Boozing Withnail! 5 GREAT Forgotten Cult Classics!

  By johnrieber on March 3, 2012 • ( 3 )

  

  Goodbye Uncle Monty! The great character Actor Richard Griffiths has passed away – known for roles in “Harry Potter” and of course, as “Uncle Monty” in “Withnail & I!” 5 GREAT Cult Films! “Withnail & I” is just one of… Read More ›

• The French Laundry! Michael Ruhlman! Best Books About Food!

  By johnrieber on March 1, 2012 • ( 5 )

  

  Food. We all have to eat it. There’s no getting around that fact. So…if you begin by acknowledging that fact, then why not take the next logical step and try to enjoy it? FRIED OYSTERS! Growing up in the Pacific… Read More ›

• Best Books About Food! Pt. 2 – Darker Dishes

  By johnrieber on February 29, 2012 • ( 1 )

  

  The kitchen. The place where magic is made. Dedicated Chefs work tireless to creative culinary masterpieces for you to eat. Delicious dishes like this one: A roasted chicken served over mushroom pappardelle – as served to me recently in Napa… Read More ›

• The NEW McBaguette – And More Burger Madness!

  By johnrieber on February 28, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  I have posted many pictures of crazy burgers – stuff that just sounds unusual, unnecessary, and super-sized – which leads to the announcement that McDonald’s will release a “McBaguette” in France. In addition, there is now a website launched by… Read More ›