Tina Palin: We’re Going to Miss You!
Only two more weeks, and then she’ll be gone, consigned to the pantheon of great SNL characters throughout the years, at which point Ms. Fey can focus all of her attention on 30 Rock. But it’s been a gloriously fun ride….and the real governatrix’s appearance Saturday brought SNL its biggest ratings in 14 years. For those too young to remember, that was when Nancy Kerrigan hosted and queen of soul Aretha...
The Best and the Worst
Some people know how to throw a party; some don’t. A surefire sign of the later: when you end up drunk, ordering at the takeout window at Taco Bell because you’ve been drinking for hours with no food to soak it up. Such was NOT the case at a FANTABULOUS bash to celebrate the launch of the Tony Hawk Sidekick for T-Mobile. Taking over an empty building in the heart of Hollywood (the place used to be KCBS Channel 2 and KNX)...
Diana Does Hollywood
For the sold-out crowd at the Hollywood Bowl, it was a flashback to the days of the Supremes some 40 years ago. Unlike veterans who play the Bowl frequently (Tony Bennett, anyone?) Diana Ross–the early 60s diva who paved the way for Mariah, Beyonce, Xtina–has kept herself pretty scarce. And that’s what made her performance so special, in addition to no less than SIX glittery costume changes. With a pair of powerful...
Killer Mini-Series
Already sucked in to “Generation Kill,” HBO’s seven-part miniseries set during the first days of the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Piece is done partly through the eyes of a veteran journalist on assignment for Rolling Stone embedded with an elite Marine squadron, based on author of the book by the same name, Evan Wright. As a viewer, you’re drawn–actually thrown–into their world from the inside of a...
The Wounds of War
Kimberly Dozier and Bob Woodruff, two television journalists at competing networks who will forever be linked by their respective experiences in Iraq. Both were seriously wounded in 2006, Woodruff suffering severe brain injuries by an IED and Dozier nearly lost her limbs in a car bombing that killed her crew, an army captain and an interpreter. Both are now winning Peabody Awards for their stories on wounded veterans trying to make...
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