Nine Movies That Will Inspire You to Travel
Do you ever feel chained to your Netflix queue and your 401k plan, wondering where the wanderlust of your youth slipped by? I used to be a 20 year old girl who left the Unites…
10 Wicket Smart TV Characters from The Past
In a television landscape full of The Bachelor and Snookies, it’s rare to find a character that bucks the trend of the ridiculous and the stupid. In celebration of smart characters and the writers who…
Silicon Valley vs. Girls: A Show Comparison
Silicon Valley aired this weekend, fulfilling all of my Martin Starr dreams. The internet response to the show was varied, with some loving how accurately life in the Valley is portrayed and other claiming it’s…
Downton Abbey Withdrawal? Watch Forsyte Saga on Netflix
As a Downton Abbey reviewer, there’s been a Maggie Smith sized hole in my heart since the last episode. Where was I supposed to go for the understated quip? Who was going to fend off…
Rewatching the Real World Season 3 San Francisco Pilot: A Whole Lot of 90s Going On
With full disclosure, I used to be a Real World fiend. Every time I heard the infamous “it’s time to stop getting polite and start getting real” it was like a hit of oxygen straight…
A Tale of Two Rob Lowes: His Political Do-Gooder Characters on Parks and Rec and West Wing
Happy Birthday Rob Lowe, you turned 50 on Monday. You seemed to have been birthed in a wellspring of youth. I was quite obsessed with Rob during his West Wing years playing Sam Seaborn; a…
Eight Lasting Hollywood Bromances
My first exposure to a bromance was in the era of Matt & Ben, when a pair of Bostonians nabbed an Oscar for Good Will Hunting. They were fresh faced and naïve, but it tugged…
How the Sausage Gets Made: Inside Politics on the Big and Small Screen
“Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.” Otto von Bismarck Happy Valentine’s Day to all of you who will be snuggling up with a loved one and Happy House…
The Wisdom of Philip Seymour Hoffman as Lester Bangs
I heard the news of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s untimely death at the San Francisco airport, after my Stillwater like binge through Sonoma wineries. I was immediately reminded of Hoffman’s infamous character, Lester Bangs from Cameron…