“Les Girls” Affair Spoofs Politics while fundraising to end Cancer

Secret Service Man,    photo by Margie Barron Politics is a funny business, especially if you get celebrities to do political satire for a cabaret song-fest event ... Continue Reading →

Operation Smile & B.H. Theatre Guild

It was really something to smile about when Operation Smile Ambassadors Roma Downey (Touched By An Angel) and TV Producer Mark Burnett presented the Universal Smile Award ... Continue Reading →

Tail-wagging “Hero Dog Awards 2012” on Hallmark Channel

Honoring the very best of our “best friends,” the Hero Dog Awards was an event attended by lots of celebrities. But the real stars of the show were the eight ... Continue Reading →

Tia & Tamera put the real nice in the Style Network’s reality show

Our favorite twin sisters Tia and Tamera are happy with season two of the Style network’s top rated docu-series, called Tia & Tamera, of course. And they say ... Continue Reading →

Hot Time at L.A. Opera & Elegant Emmy Style Suite

The temperature reached a sizzling 100 degrees the evening the Los Angeles Opera presented Verdi’s rarely performed opera, The Two Foscari starring Placido Domingo.  ... Continue Reading →

FUTURE PERFECT: The Case For Progress in a Networked Age, by Steven Johnson

The first book I read by Johnson (“Everything Bad for You is Good”) turned my head 180 degrees about everything from video games to TV.  The next book I read by him ... Continue Reading →

Ian Anderson / Jethro Tull – Living in the Past and the Digital Future

Jethro Tull is one of the poster child bands for 1970s progressive rock.  Although leader Ian Anderson took his share of slings and arrows over the years, his concert ... Continue Reading →

David Byrne and St. Vincent: new album and tour collaboration “Love This Giant”

David Bryne has become a bit of an éminence grise in various fields.  He published a book called Bicycle Diaries a few years ago and undertook a series of steps to encourage ... Continue Reading →