When I Gave Liz Smith Razor Burn
She became the most famous gossip columnist of her times and in the process became a celebrity in her own right. She passed away this...
LISTEN UP: First Five Choices Of Audio Books Worth Discovering
This is the first in a series of columns presenting reviews, notes and commentary on non-fiction audio books about entertainment, how...
LISTEN UP: Audio Books - The Other New Media You Need to Discover
This is the launch of a new column about non-fiction audio books worth a listen. Even in our multi-platform world, audio books can fill...
Despicable Summer: Franchise Fatigue, Content Glut Swamp Movie Box Office
Labor Day Weekend will see the lowest level of movie going in the U.S. in two decades, capping the worst summer in ten years. It isn’t...
CNN’s JAKE TAPPER: Delivering facts and truth in the Trump era of fake news and favoritism
The 2017 Southern California Journalism Awards President’s Award winner has critics among Republicans and Democrats alike, showing his...
How 'Big Bang Theory’s' Co-Creator Became A Voice For The Vulnerable
Bill Prady is given a prestigious ADL honor for his efforts to counter the hate, prejudice, injustice and racism that is poisoning...
Do Politics And Awards Shows Mix?
Answers from Richard Dreyfuss, Martin Landau, Richard Lewis, Robert Wuhl, Dee Wallace, Bruce Davison, Bai Ling, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa and...
The Other Fake News
Review and commentary: A new documentary, “Eyeless In Gaza,” delivers the news that coverage of Israel in the 2014 Gaza War with Hamas...
Oscar Producer’s Dilemma – Free Speech Vs. Ratings
At the Oscar nominees luncheon on Monday, politics will be on the menu, but the tab the movie Academy and ABC will pay for the stars to...
Seeing Stars On Oscar Night
If you can’t make it to the Academy Awards, there are two black tie galas that offer up lots of stars from the past and present: Norby...
