He Didn’t Just Call His Mother, He Made Her A Star
A little over three years ago, filmmaker Josh Seftel’s father passed away. After that, he says, it became difficult to …
A ‘Cooked Seed’ Sprouts After All, In America
Anchee Min’s best-selling memoir Red Azalea told the story of her youth in China during the Cultural Revolution. Her followup, …
The ‘Curious’ Story Of Robert ‘Believe It Or Not!’ Ripley
Before there was YouTube or Mythbusters or The Amazing Race, there was Robert “Believe It or Not!” Ripley. Ripley’s pioneering …
A Nigerian-’Americanah’ Novel About Love, Race And Hair
School romances face a lot of obstacles: the big decision at graduation, the competing demands of two burgeoning careers, perhaps …
Mini-Memoirs: 6-Word Stories To Honor Mom
This Mother’s Day, think about the relationship you have with your mother. Now consider: Could you tell that story in …
Christopher Guest Comes To HBO With A ‘Family’ Comedy That’s Serious
Christopher Guest has made so many people laugh since he started making mock documentaries with This Is Spinal Tap in …
Yngwie Malmsteen: ‘I’ve Always Been A Little Bit Of An Extremist’
Yngwie Malmsteen is the king of the neoclassical shred guitar. Since 1984′s Rising Force, the Swedish musician and composer has …
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt Plays Not My Job
We use Google to search for just about everything, so we’ve invited Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt to play a …
Polley’s ‘Stories’: A Family Saga Strikingly Spun
Sarah Polley grew up the fifth of five children in a Canadian theatrical family. Her father, Michael, is a transplanted …
Luhrmann’s ‘Gatsby’: Bracingly Novel
While I was watching Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge back in 2001, I had the oddest experience. Someone’s cellphone rang, and …
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