I’d say it’s the power of television, but it’s more than that. We have an idea that publicity will solve all our problems, if we can just get on TV we’ll be happy, our lives will open up like a river to the sea and from there on smiles will reign. But we rarely focus […]

Suddenly Juliette Lewis is an expert? Isn’t that like Brad Pitt believing he can really manage a major league baseball team, or Lester Bangs thinking he can be a rock star? If you want to watch one skit from last night’s SNL, watch this one, "You Can Do Anything", which may not be hysterically funny, […]

At least it’ll be on tape! It’s been a strange week for music. Trying to be both hip and conservative, NARAS came up with Grammy nominations that could rival "The Exorcist" for making heads spin. The big sellers were ignored, a few token newbies were thrown in, like Skrillex, and journeymen like poor Joe Bonamassa […]

I still can’t get over the Soon-Yi thing, but people always tell me to separate the man from the art, and "Annie Hall" could be my favorite movie ever, so… 1. There was a fascinating story in Sunday’s "New York Times" quarreling with Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000 hours theory (which was originated by a college professor […]