Last Action Hero and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang: Prime Examples of How Shane Black Contrasts NY vs. LA in His Films

During the time when Shane Black co-wrote the script for Last Action Hero, perhaps he was still somewhat slightly enchanted with Los Angeles. Even if [Read More…]

Hold Me Closer, Tiny Shred of Sanity: Elton and Britney Enlist the Help of Music Therapy

Although some would try to use Britney Spears’ ability to “bounce back” so “quickly” after being “released” (“gee thanks, Dad”) from her conservatorship roughly nine [Read More…]

A Woman Having a Good Time Is Always a “Threat to International Security”

With the headline cycle of Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s “partying antics” winding down as people focus on new (yet old) subjects, like whether or [Read More…]

Carly Rae Jepsen “Regales” Friends With Horror Stories of Single Life in “Beach House”

If anyone can bring wry wit to a sunny California backdrop, it’s Carly Rae Jepsen. She already brought straightforward “sunny (read: often burning) California” vibes [Read More…]