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Johnny Depp: There's More To The Story, Gonzo
23 minutes ago
Aspen -- The recent "Sexiest Man Alive" issue of People magazine at a local market counter features a sweet photo of Johnny Depp wearing a Gonzo pendant. You've probably seen Johnny wearing the Gonzo symbol for several years now -- on his t-shirts, Oscar night bow tie and countless fan photos. Given all the speculation and Internet chatter on the meaning of Gonzo, now might be good time to give a quick rundown for those who are still wondering: Hunter S. Thompson and Johnny became instant friends in the mid-nineties at Hunter's Owl Farm in Woody Creek, Colorado. Johnny later moved in with Hunter... to a bedroom in the basement (that featured an accidental gun-powder keg as a night stand) to study Hunter before playing Raoul Duke in "Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas." Together, they chalked up all-night study sessions and gun purchasing... »
- Anita Thompson
My Visit To Kansas City
2 hours ago
One of the stops on my Arts in Crisis tour that I looked forward to most was the visit to Kansas City, Missouri. Twenty four years ago I started my arts management career in Kansas City, running the Kansas City Ballet. Going back to the Lyric Theatre, where the Ballet gave many memorable performances, was a true homecoming. The visit did not disappoint. Approximately 750 people showed up for my session, far more than in any other city. The session began with the entire Kansas City Symphony performing the Academic Festival Overture by Brahms. This was the first time a musical ensemble performed before my session and it set the perfect tone. (This piece is special to me since it was written for the German town of Breslau, now part of Poland, where my father was... »
- Michael Kaiser
New Moon Hits New Low In Boredom
3 hours ago
They say New Moon, the second movie in the Twilight series, is a single-day box office champion, knocking Batman off his perch. Most money ever made in a single day by any film. Ever. Which is weird, because New Moon isn't just one of the dullest movies ever made. It's one of the dullest things on earth. Duller than Joe Lieberman doing comedy. Duller than ... actually that's the dullest thing I could think of. Here's what happens in New Moon. Three teenagers spend nearly two hours frowning and moping and not screwing. Also, there's a tremendous amount of male shirt removal. More young, ripped guys with six packs appear in New Moon than most gay porn movies...or so I'm told. In this story, Bella (Kristen Stewart, who showed in Adventureland she has actual range) still loves Edward (Robert Pattinson, who you may... »
- Ben Mankiewicz
Wanted: A Rethink!
3 hours ago
Ted Kennedy, Farah Fawcett, Patrick Swayze.....all recent hi-profile victims of cancer who could afford the best healthcare in the world. All three suffered through the devastating side effects of orthodox treatment - chemo, et al - and all three succumbed to the disease within 2 or 3 years of diagnosis. One could be forgiven for asking: isn't there another way? If you pose this to an oncologist, he/she will most likely respond with dire warnings about wasting precious time and money on quackery instead of the officially "approved" treatments. These "approved" treatments are based on the long-held definition of cancer as, essentially, the tumor. Such thinking has led to dependence on therapies, like chemo and radiation, which kill cancer cells, but can harm healthy cells and severely deplete the body's natural defenses. These protocols can buy time, but have no intrinsic healing properties. The yardstick of success for the medical establishment is the. »
- Consuelo Reyes
HuffPost Reviews: Neil Young, Tom Petty, Elvis Presley, And R. Kelly, Plus An Exclusive Of Neil Young's Live "Harvest Moon"
3 hours ago
Neil Young - Dreamin' Man Live '92 Back in '92, Neil Young toured extensively in support of his Harvest Moon album, a return by the grunger to his mellow Harvest and After The Gold Rush roots. The LP followed his controversial Geffen Records period that included the biting "This Note's For You" (that was a smack at aggressive commercialism), and his experimental outing Trans that confounded fans but delighted the electronic-minded. Basically, Dreamin' Man Live '92 is a nod to that excellent creative move, documenting the best of Young's Harvest Moon tour. This ten-song set is a very personal read of Young by Young, these live performances emphasizing lyrics and substance over staging. From the first track "Dreamin' Man" and on, Young's intimate reworks pay particular attention to story lines and points being made, and his live sequence of the track... »
- Mike Ragogna
Holidays '09: Ten Music CDs I Bet You'll See On No Other Gift List
4 hours ago
It's the season of the boxed sets and the Christmas CD. (Bob Dylan, anyone?) The month of Susan Boyle and Glee, Rihanna and Lady GaGa. To quote Sarah Palin, "Thanks, but no thanks." For me, the holidays are the ideal time for unexpected gifts -- music that defines a moment, a season, a time in your life. Music that makes you listen, forces you to feel and think, inspires you to dance and dream. Above all, in the spirit of the holidays, music that brings you joy. I don't think it's cheating to pick music that was made this year -- and in 1595. On the Internet, everything's available. And from that vast array, I chose these ten: Venetian Coronation In 1595, there was a new Doge -- or Chief Magistrate -- in Venice, and on the morning of April 27, there was a... »
- Jesse Kornbluth
Adam Lambert: A Fine Example Of The Sexual Double Standard
4 hours ago
So sure, this may be a week late, but I needed the time to compose my thoughts about Adam Lambert and his highly erotic, same-sex, gender bending, wild performance at the AMAs. Granted, it was provocative. It could have even been considered sexually aggressive. But really, let's cut the hypocrisy. We've always extended sexual and creative freedom to women as long as they were attractive and were scantily dressed. (Think Madonna, Britney, Christina...) So what is it about Adam Lambert that infuriates and scares people? Is it all about the same-gender kissing and simulated oral sex? Is it that he's a man who loves glitter and eyeliner? Or is it that he (in all of his glam glory) is both masculine and feminine enough to be considered sexually attractive to many of us, regardless of how we identify -- and that's... »
- Dr. Logan Levkoff
Movie Review: Up In The Air Soars
6 hours ago
I've been touting Up in the Air as the year's best film since I saw it in Toronto in September -- and I still haven't seen anything that has changed my mind. With this deft, witty, smart and soulful film, writer-director Jason Reitman establishes himself as one of the most sure-handed purveyors of a certain kind of comedy, a tradition that marks him as a modern purveyor of the same cinematic tradition as Frank Capra and Preston Sturges. Up in the Air is Reitman's third feature (following 2005's Thank You for Smoking and 2007's Juno) and his most fully realized to date. His reworking of Walter Kirn's very different novel captures the sensibility that Kirn plugged into -- the subculture of the constant traveler, in pursuit of frequent-flyer miles, upgrades, perks that accrue to the loyal and regular customer. Given the lead time... »
- Marshall Fine
Greg DePalma, Pal Of Sinatra and Willie Mays, Dies In Prison
7 hours ago
Gregory DePalma, a colorful, self-assured wiseguy whose loyal mob soldier status will be forever tarnished because he was suckered into proposing a Cuban-born FBI undercover agent for induction into the Gambino family, has died a lonely death behind bars. He was 77. DePalma became a "made man" during the reign of the late Paul Castellano. His biggest claim to Mafia fame was his presence in the famous arm-around snapshot with Big Paul, Carlo Gambino and Frank Sinatra backstage at the old Westchester Premiere Theatre. Over the years, DePalma had many superstar celebrity friends. In addition to Sinatra, they included Dean Martin, Leroy Neiman, Liza Minnelli and the great New York Giants' center fielder, Willie Mays -- with whom DePalma played golf for many years at the Westchester Country Club. DePalma predicted at his sentencing in 2006 that he would not survive the... »
- Jerry Capeci
Katie Holmes Attends Inaugural Charity Gala Without Husband Tom (Photos)
9 hours ago
Katie Holmes attended the inaugural Dizzy Feet Foundation's Celebration of Dance gala Sunday night solo. Holmes co-founded the dance charity with TV reality show dance judges Nigel Lythgoe, Adam Shankman and Carrie Ann Inaba. Holmes' summer dance tribute to Judy Garland on So You Think You Can Dance launched the charity. If her hair looked a little messy, she had a good reason. Holmes has been filming in New York and flew to La for the event. Husband Tom, meanwhile, is filming a movie with Cameron Diaz in Europe. Katie: With her cofounders: Get HuffPost Entertainment On Facebook and Twitter!... »
- Katherine Thomson
Is Mad Men the Ultimate in Product Placement?
19 hours ago
I was thinking about how Mad Men, being focused on an ad agency, is able to place products left and right. It's like a return to good old American blue chip stocks, back when we still produced things, such as Ritz crackers (in Betty Draper's kitchen), Clearasil, airlines which were not close to bankruptcy, Hilton Hotel chains, John Deere lawnmowers (ouch!), Cadillacs. They even start focusing on one of the best products to ever be sold at home and around the world... television shows! Perhaps the show was meant to bring back the supposed "good ole days" when, even if sexism ad racism were rampant, white guys in America still ran the world, and Americans still bought American-made everything. Actually those Mad Men guys remind me of the Wall Street "players" of this past decade or two, except their Betty... »
- Vivian Norris de Montaigu
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