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Lady Rizo and Bridget Everett Show us How Stars Get Made

Breaking Big, But Slowly

When Steve Guttenberg Met Allan Carr....

Steve Guttenberg was an up-and-coming actor when he was looked over by producer Allan Carr, as it were, in the offices of William Morris in 1979. Carr was searching for someone hunky to play the supporting role of Village People creator Jacques Morali in Can't Stop The Music, the splashy musical wi ... More >>

Medieval Play: Knight Time

Kenneth Lonergan's newest play serves up Papal bull

A Hilarious Spoof of Awards Acceptance Speeches!

It happened at the Laurie Beechman Theater last week. It was You Like Me, a show in which various performers acted out notorious trophy-clutching speeches made by golden folks like Meryl Streep (wickedly witty), Patti Lu Pone (mildly cantankerous), and Elaine Stritch (out of her mind). La Daily ... More >>

Mel Gibson's Racist and Misogynistic Rant Leaves Him Agent-less

​Mega-agency William Morris Endeavor has announced that Macho Mel Gibson is no longer a client following a week of celeb insanity, in which Gibson was completely exposed as the psychopath that he is. If you haven't been following: legal battles between Gibson and his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigo ... More >>

Duncan Campbell and the Bruce High Quality Foundation Take A Bumpy Ride to Utopia

Post-post-punk art crews buckle up for disenchantment

The Worst Oscar Speeches

via Wikipedia​Supposedly this year, Oscar winners are forewarned to save their gratitudey lists of agents and preachers for backstage. On the telecast, they'll be advised to actually say something meaningful about the work they're being rewarded for. I don't necessarily agree that the Oscars ... More >>

Bones' Beat: Sigmar Polke's 'Lens Paintings' at Michael Werner

All images courtesy Michael Werner Gallery"The Illusionist (Lens Painting)", 2007 There is a particular young species of painting that for a long time snarled or spoiled my appreciation of contemporary art. This painting, appearing noisily around a museum corner or turned page, would be busy, usual ... More >>

The Victorian Cult of Beauty Infuses Hedda Gabler and Freshwater

. . .But not their productions

Trash Talking with Harvey Weinstein

Juicy details plucked from the garbage of a movie mogul

Oscar Mania Strikes! Let's Regroup and Discuss

Gilty Pleasures

Stopping, looking, and glistening at the Maria Felix bash; wondering what colors Michael Moore will paint on his rainbow.

Quiet Centers

Wilson's Two Trains and Mamet's Voysey keep the storms offstage and the moral crises on

Steppes Toward Chaos

Tom Stoppard's three-part drama rides Russia's runaway troika; Durango takes immigrant America on the road

Road to Dystopia

Brave new worlds from We to V: A brief history of political future shocks

Sell Shock

Raw deal: Acquisition disputes and pricey buys at Toronto film fest

A Room With a Clue

Dorm Living 101

Sustainable Romance

After 12 Years, the Return of Norman Rush

Father's Day

Going Ape in Chelsea

Less Is More

Perfectly Acceptable Gifts for Under $25

Skipping on Air

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Dressed for Excess

How Shall I Begin?

The Magazine Writer’s Most Soul-Searching Dilemma

Three-Bedroom Apartment in 1919 Tudor Complex

Nothing, Interrupted

Oscar Wild!

My Ongoing Love Affair With Those Twisted Awards

Our Theatrical Century

After 100 Years of Experiment, What'll the Theater Do for an Encore?

Pattern & Dissipation

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