RIP: Mark Kamins, Early Madonna Producer
Via the Hollywood Reporter:Pioneering DJ and producer Mark Kamins, who was instrumental in facilitating the signing of Madonna to Sire Records in 1982, has died. He was 57. According to BlackBook, on...
View ArticleBoy Meets Scale?
Not sure if Boy George is being honest about this dramatic weight loss -- he claims he's turned to Freer Nutrition -- or if he's returned to his less-than-chic heroin days. Video HERE.
View ArticleSmug Shot
Days after Oscar Pistorius was arrested for murdering his girlfriend during a domestic dispute, local CBS New York news anchor Rob Morrison was busted on charges of choking his wife during a dispute at...
View ArticleSong of the Day: 'Libby' by Carly Simon
I was the only kid at Hiller Elementary who saved up his birthday money to buy Carly Simon records at Korvettes, but even I can admit that her singles tended to considerably better than most of her...
View ArticleGot Milk?
Since the day we brought him home, Larry has mistaken my earlobe for his mother's teat. After spending a year pushing him away and listening to him cry -- and make a play for me -- 24 hours a day, my...
View ArticleFruits and Vegetables
Gee, I can't imagine why Tyler Perry cast Aaron O'Connell in his new television show for OWN. Blink or you'll miss him at 0:25:First Look: Tyler Perry's Two-Night, Two Series Premiere Spectacular!Deep...
View ArticleLittler House on the Prairie
First Rob Lowe and Bruce Boxleitner -- and now this? Laura Ingalls sure has a type ...
View ArticleNewsies
Fun photo essay about the men who sell candy, cigarettes and newspapers at stands around New York City. Would love to ask them about the change in newspaper sales. More HERE.
View ArticleSong of the Day: 'Tasty Fish' by the Other Two
Smashing single by the early '90s New Order spinoff
View ArticleGray Area
Read my Q&A with Emmy-winning television producer Jack Gray ("Anderson Cooper 360") -- author of "Pigeon in a Crosswalk: Tales of Anxiety and Accidental Glamour" -- HERE.
View ArticleColin Ferrell's High Horse
Wasn't sure the hunky Irishman would work again after "Total Recall" totally bombed, but here he is on the streets of New York filming "Winter's Tale." Russell Crowe, Will Smith and Matt Bomer also star.
View ArticleJules Shear and Pal Shazar at the Living Room, March 16
From a release:Jules Shear and Pal Shazar invite you to celebrate the release of their new CD, "SHEAR SHAZAR"The Living RoomSaturday, March 16th @ 8pm154 Ludlow StNew York, NY 10002The event will be...
View ArticleHot Psycho Rob Morrison Signs Off
This horrifying story about local CBS news anchor Rob Morrison just keeps getting worse. After being arrested for choking his wife, word leaked that he had previously threatened to kill the couple's...
View ArticleWelcome to 'The Rubin Report'
Comedian (and pal) Dave Rubin -- of Ben and Dave's Six Pack fame -- is back with an all-new show for the Young Turks Network. "The Rubin Report" will feature Dave talking "politics, media and more"...
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