Dennis Farina, TV’s crime series “Law & Order” Joe Fontana has been busted! He was caught attempting to board a United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Chicago carrying a loaded .22 caliber, semi-automatic pistol Sunday morning at the Los Angeles International Airport LAX.
Farina worked in Chicago as a police officer for nearly 20 years. […]

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Chronicling the odd adventurous life of the Paskowtiz family, led by Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz, Doug Pray’s new documentary, Surfwise, is an hour and a half of engaging, memorable footage. With the glut of documentaries that have been hitting the market lately, due to the recent upsurge in the genre’s popularity, these endeavors can be hit […]

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Rapper Earl Simmons better known as DMX, is looking at increasing his rap sheet. DMX faces seven misdemeanor animal cruelty charges and four felony drug possession charges, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff Joe Arpio is about as much fun as the bubonic plague on a good day. One can only assume that Mr […]

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Living in Austin and now Chicago you could say that I’ve been a little spoiled when it comes to the improv scene. Visiting small theatres and hole in the wall locations I’ve seen some pretty hilarious antics. From the now-defunct Austin favorite Well Hung Jury to the Chicago staple Second City, there are comedians in this country who’s improvisational […]

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When I was a teenager I remember riding with friends of mine in their cars and drag racing down the quiet city streets. If you had a nice looking car all dressed up you was targeted and looked down on if you refused to race when challenged and no teenager wants to be called chicken.
Apparently […]

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This middle school novel’s theme is secrets. Just like in real life, everyone in this book has them. Kathy Harmon, the new kid in town because she just moved to Warner, North Carolina, an island town on the outer banks, has them. One of her secrets is what happened to her left hand that causes […]

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According to TV Newser, a 24-year old Fox News production assistant was fired this morning for an admission she made on the red carpet last night.
During last night’s Time 100 gala, 24-year old Jennifer Locke was on assignment with Fox News crew in tow to cover the entertainment angle of the event.
When John McCain walked […]

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Well one has to wonder. This lady of ‘Prime time’ who generally is well respected has been dabbling in the well of no return. Tom Cruise is a well known whacko, a Google search on Tom Cruise reveals more hits about Scientology (some religious cult) than anything else.
Oprah in my mind is a pretty nice […]

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Did you miss them, they’re back!
Back in college my roommate Dustin and I made a pledge that if Van Halen ever toured with David Lee Roth again we would be at the show no matter what. That promise was fulfilled in October of last year when we saw the mighty VH at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans […]

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Amy (Rehab) Winehouse is at it again. For the second time in a week she has had a close encounter with the police. This time though she had ‘an appointment’ to get herself arrested. How very civilized. None of that messy getting busted on the street.
According to reports she surrendered to the cops Wednesday afternoon […]

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Throughout his professional career, Joe Camp, filmmaker and author, has walked against the grain in many instances. He says that independent streak may have started when he was just a boy, growing up as an only child. “There are some advantages to having siblings,” he says. “But there are also advantages to growing up without. […]

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Barney the purple dinosaur and his band of friends are back with a brand new pal!
Starting this May 6th, now available on DVD from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and HIT Entertainment is the latest compilation of amazing adventures from an established and beloved dinosaur.  Barney – Hi! I’m Riff! is now ready to be […]

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The Dream Team of children’s television is back with an all new seasonal selection of incredible episodes.
Starting this May 13th, now available on DVD from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and HIT Entertainment comes the latest grab bag of amazing summertime adventures!  Summertime Fun! is ready to be brought home and enjoyed whenever you wish.  […]

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“Vagina Dentata! Vagina Dentata!” So screams an unfortunately lascivious gynecologist in a key scene of this dark high school comedy billed as a horror film (mistakenly by reviewers, intentionally by the distributors). And from the opening scene (a twisted parody of typical suburban Americana) to the blatant title, everything about this film seems to mimic […]

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Bob the Builder and his Can-Do Crew are back!
Starting this May 13th, now available on DVD from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and HIT Entertainment is the latest release from the best building crew in all of television land.  Bob the Builder – The Three Musketrucks is now ready to be watched at home whenever […]

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Travel writing is incredible.  It mixes together two incredible things, travel and writing, and manages to create a hybrid which maintains the greatest aspects of each component.  Two shining examples of the genre which have a had a great impact on my own life are Che Guevara’s Motorcycle Diaries and Bill Bryson’s A Walk In […]

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Offensive is never necessarily funny.  Just because you might be baiting the Pharisees does not mean that you are going to be hilarious.  Some television shows are able to do that quite well.  The Simpsons and South Park are shining example of both offensive material and profoundly humorous material at the same time.  Family Guy […]

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Britney is originally from my neck of the woods, down in Louisiana so when I see something about her I think of home. Only this time I wasn’t exactly thinking of home.
Apparently she appeared back in court Tuesday and was successful in convincing the judge that she has made some progress in her structure and […]

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A comedy taking a look at nature shows should be hilarious!  Nature shows are becoming staples of early morning Saturday television and there are opportunities galore for mockery and satire.  Animals can be funny, the charismatic host is usually hilarious, and the people who end up being interviewed are simply beyond belief.  This should be […]

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Being ‘green’ has become a standard. Our lovely planet is being destroyed. As we rape and pillage the natural resources the future becomes more and more uncertain.
The Sundance Channel is half way through their second season of the fine Big Ideas For A Small Planet series. This is a critical look at creating a sustainable […]

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History and long buried secrets are themes once again and are apparent from the first page. Cory Wilde is back and the small town of Troy, Louisiana seems almost entirely united against him. Of course, if things had gone the way the good people of the small town had expected twenty-nine years ago, he would […]

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Rushmore McKenzie returns in this fourth novel in the series as does crime, murder, violence and politics. In most books they would be just themes but in the hands of David Housewright they take on a life of their own and become characters in their own way.
While heading out to buy a dining room set […]

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Revolution Cleaners of Denver, Co are being featured on this weeks episode of Big Ideas For A Small Planet on the Sundance Channel. The Dry Cleaning industry is not one that I had ever considered as being eco friendly; the use of chemicals cannot possibly be good for the environment.
Revolution’s solution is to use liquid […]

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It’s all about Tony Stark, the billionaire weapons designer and CEO of Stark Enterprises.  He’s a womanizer, but you’d still let him date your sister.  He’s everything you hate about everything you stand against, and yet he oozes charm so that you just don’t care and you want to like him. More importantly, you want […]

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Mariah Carey’s first marriage to Tommy Mottola ended back in 1998 and now it seems she has decided to try it again with MTV star Nick Cannon.
According to E! Online, family member Linda Cannon has confirmed the rumor. “Yes, we know,” she says. “He called us and told us about it. We are happy for […]

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Jonah Gray is the youngest member of a four member team at Platinum Commercial Building and Land (PCBL). Located at the Chrysler Center in New York City, the company handles commercial real estate in the city. They make a lot of money and do whatever it takes to get business done. Jonah Gray continues the […]

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Toby Keith is one of a growing group of entertainers that are prepared to enter the danger zone in order to entertain our troops. Keith is currently on his 6th USO tour in the Persian Gulf.   The USO (United Service Organization) is a private non-profit organization whose mission it to support the troops by providing […]

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“My foot looked like it had a baseball on it,” Kenny Chesney said Thursday (May 1) during an interview with CMT Insider host Katie Cook. “But it’s better now. It’s getting better. It’s black and blue.”
Kenney was talking about an injury he got when he went onstage for a closing set at the sold out […]

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ACCLAIMED ‘Scrubs’ star Zach Braff never seems to stop; when his not filming one of the now 8 seasons of his hit TV sitcom Scrubs, the 33-year-old is not only starring in but also writing and directing beautifully crafted and inspiring films [you might remember 2004’s Garden State opposite Natalie Portman or more recently […]

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 April 15 was the official release date of Frank Sinatra’s Sinatra At The Movies CD, but there is no fear of missing out on getting a copy. This collection, which is a treasure for Sinatra fans, will be around for a long time. Or at least it should be. If for no other reason than to […]

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