There is an old and too-often true saying that there are no new ideas. In Hollywood, that means the industry decides to look backwards instead of forwards for i
I was pretty much of a square
peg in high school. I wasn't cool enough to be in the popular clique,
but I didn't really fit in with the geeks, either. S
Despite the fact that my father
refers to them as “chewing-gum for the eyes,” I admit I love watching
music videos. A good video can make me like a song
What is rock 'n' roll? Wait,
that question probably requires too much thought for a Monday. Instead,
ponder this: is Madonna a rocker?
My first respons
So last night was '80s night on American Idol, and I got to hear some of my favorite songs. (What's wrong with Simon — how can he not recognize the awesom
One of the more tiresome trends
in musical theater these days is the reinvention of '80s
movies as stage musicals.
(The other tiresome trends are jukebox
I think I remember the first time
I really, really wanted to look like somebody on TV. It was the late
1980s; the show was Saved by the Bell; the actress wa
Ever wondered what people with
really high IQs do in their spare time? Neither have I. Well, OK, I
have wondered what some of them do. To the point of distr
