These Don’t “Go To Eleven”! They Go To $400-Million! Yes, speakers that “go to eleven” so they would be “one louder” is just one of the great gags from “This Is Spinal Tap”- along with, of course, “Hello, Cleveland!” One… Read More ›
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“Anything But A Wasted Life!” Sita Kaylin’s Provocative Memoir! The Candid Life Of A Sex Worker!
“Sita. Uncensored!” You come across a wide variety of people on social media, and Sita Kaylin’s Instagram was brought to my attention by another Writer. Kaylin’s Instagram account, Sita.uncensored, refers to her raw and honest approach to life. I asked… Read More ›
“Hitch Hiking” #5! We Climb San Francisco’s Legendary Coit Tower! Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo”!
Welcome To San Francisco’s Coit Tower! While The Golden Gate Bridge may be San Francisco’s most iconic sight, the famous Coit Tower isn’t far behind… Coit Tower is a 210-foot tower in the Telegraph Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, built… Read More ›
Johnny Depp! Nazi Clowns! Sgt. Pepper! Three “What Were They Thinking” Movies!
Time To Go To The Movies! I love the communal movie experience: a packed theater laughing, crying, or being scared to death by the power of cinema…but cinema has another power as well: As this hilarious photo from the “Den… Read More ›
“Dinner And A Movie!” Pie One On With “Waitress”! Marshmallow Mermaid Pie Recipe! Broadway Musical Wows As Well!
The Tasty “Dinner And A Movie” With “Waitress”! How could you not love this adorable romantic comedy from 2007, when Keri Russell cooked up a storm to fight against her unhappy marriage. Things take a dramatic turn when Nathan Fillion… Read More ›
RIP Aretha Franklin…We’ve Lost The “Queen Of Soul”…Here’s A Look At Her Career…
RIP “Queen Of Soul…” A sad day today: Aretha Franklin, the greatest soul singer of all time, has died at the age of 76. Fans knew this was imminent, as reports filtered out over the past week that she was… Read More ›
“Star Wars” Live At The Hollywood Bowl! Thousands Of Light Sabers Battle Darth Vader As “The Empire Strikes Back”!
Luke Skywalker! Princess Leia! Han Solo! “Star Wars” Lights Up The Hollywood Bowl! “Star Wars” fans were in heaven this past weekend, as the iconic Hollywood Bowl showed the original “Star Wars” on Friday with live orchestration, while Alex and… Read More ›
Boeuf Bourguignon Recipe! “Dinner And A Movie” With Julia Child! “Julie & Julia!”
Time For Another “Dinner And A Movie” – With Julia Child! Here’s one of my favorite installments in the “dinner and a movie” series – because I got to make Julia Child’s legendary beef bourguignon recipe – and see Meryl… Read More ›
Surprising New Academy Award Changes Just Announced! Oscar’s New Plans Will Be Controversial!
Wow! New Academy Plans Are Surprising – We’ll See How Hollywood Reacts! This isn’t Johnny Carson’s Oscars! The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Scienes just revealed some changes to the Academy Awards telecast, and a few are bound to… Read More ›
“Hitch Hiking” #4! A 196 Block Hike Through New York’s Central Park! Peering Through Hitchcock’s “Rear Window!”
“Hitch Hiking” Through The Urban Jungle! For part four of my series of “Hitch Hiking” – a cool hike followed by a classic Hitchcock thriller – I decided an urban hike would be good for the film being discussed: the… Read More ›
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