Bruno Mars loves to sing about love. But this time, on “Grenade,” it’s not the many-splendored thing he thought it was on “Just the Way You Are.”
The MTV Video Awards aired recently. I didn’t watch them, but author and youth culture expert Walt Mueller did, and in his summarizing thoughts on the show, he mentioned a new ad for Gucci Guilty, a women’s fragrance I hadn’t heard of, let alone smelle …
What happens when two Hollywood heavy hitters have a daughter? Beautiful, talented, precocious-beyond-her-10-short years Willow Smith, that’s what.
Who knew thoughts of fried chicken could actually make someone sad? But it did this week when I read a USA Today article that claimed more than 60% of American young adults, ages 18 to 25, don’t recognize Col. Harland Sanders or know what KFC stands fo …
Coddled Chloe is a diamond-clad Beverly Hills Chihuahua who gets hopelessly, horribly lost in Mexico. Now it’s up to adoring neighbor dog Papi to rescue his darling corazón.
Part sugar, part sass, Sara Bareilles’ third album, Kaleidoscope Heart, bellies up to the breakup bar, but also occasionally offers an alternative to the angst.
Thought Drew Barrymore only made PG-13 romcoms full of flirty sass and a few bad words? Think again.
The last quote that made me stop, think and reminisce was from Ray Bradbury. A Time magazine writer recently asked the 90-year-old sci-fi icon if he owns a Kindle or another e-reader. He said: I don’t believe in those. They don’t smell. A book has got …
The first (and only) time I saw the old MTV show Jackass, I figured society was in bigger trouble than I’d thought. Sure, the show’s producers posted disclaimers at the bottom of the screen (Yo! Don’t try this stupidity at home!) and host Steve-O would …
Fired Foot Locker employee Kevin goes from broke to stoked when he wins the $370 million Mondo Millions Lottery. But will the heap o’ cash cause him mondo problems in the ‘hood?
In modern-day America, misbehaving children just might have to tangle with a certain British Supernanny. In 1940s England, however, it’s snaggletoothed Nanny McPhee who shows up with her magical walking stick.
Steven Slater. Hundreds of thousands of people seem to approve of this former flight attendant for losing his temper and cursing out passengers on a recent flight. Many consider him a role model. But I think his patron-saint-of-disgruntled-employees st …
This weekend, Sylvester Stallone and his graying mercenary posse beat out Julia Roberts’ comeback movie, Eat Pray Love (maybe literally, if the violence is as extreme as I’ve read). The Expendables shot and mangled its way to No. 1 with just over $35 m …
Just in case you were looking for another generational bone of contention between baby boomers and millennials, here it is: the common telephone. Cell phone, smartphone or landline, most age groups are spending a lot less time yakking into a handset. T …
Here’s a fact: If you don’t watch TV for about a year, it’s amazing how weird turning it back on feels. Your once desensitized self notices everything that goes on in that tube. I know this because when I lived abroad I didn’t often have access to Engl …
