Sure a muted Mitt would be more effective, but when Romney runs his mouth Republicans cry and Democrats laugh. But not to loudly, folks. Anything can still happen. Remember: a lot of people are actually voting or Rick Santorum. Right now. In the 21st Century. Like they say: silence is golden.
With the Oscar ballots safely ensconced in the PricewaterhouseCoopers’ vault, it’s time for movie buffs to wrangle the office pool from the sports fans for a week. And while pitting one film or performance against another is like comparing Junior Mints to Jello, that never stops pop culture pundits from making our annual best guesses [...]
Still reeling from Saturday’s death of iconic pop diva Whitney Houston, the recording community proved music is the best medicine by delivering an evening filled with glorious tributes and memorable performances at the 54 annual Grammy Awards Sunday. The ageless Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band kicked off the festivities with their latest raucous [...]
In almost any other year, Glenn Close would easily walk off with the Best Actress Oscar for her brilliant, fragile performance in the heartbreakingly beautiful “Albert Nobbs.” But with Meryl Streep and Viola Davis in the high profile mix, it’s doubtful Close’s sixth nomination will finally garner her the well-deserved statuette. Let’s hope the nomination [...]
Nature and nurture dance a full-tilt rock ‘n’ roll tango in Deborah Jiang Stein’s adrenaline pumping memoir,”Even Tough Girls Wear Tutus.” As a multi-racial child, adopted by Jewish academics in the early ’60′s, Deborah’s feelings of isolated “otherness” are ratcheted up to mythic proportions when at the tender and tumultuous age of 12 she discovers [...]
