Columns
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David Stein, an Artist Forged by Extraordinary Gifts and Flaws
Stein was an extraordinary and gifted artist; yes, misdirected at times, who deserves to be remembered
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Review: Lindsey Buckingham Goes His Own Way, Again, With ‘Seeds We Sow’
One of rock’s great mad geniuses uses his dexterous hands to beckon us back inside his troubled head. Just don’t look for its claustrophobia to satisfy any pop-craving Mac attack
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Review: Latest Buddy Holly Tribute Could Use More Creative Spark
Holly’s music is ripe for rediscovery, but younger rockers aren’t likely to connect with a boomer-friendly tribute that wastes everyone from Brian Wilson to Zooey Deschanel
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Review: George Strait’s ‘Good Time’ Could Use More Heartbreak
The country superstar co-wrote most of his own material for the first time on his 39th album, which suffers for shutting out the great tunesmiths Strait’s leaned on in the past
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Review: Hugh Laurie Delivers Enjoyable — If Limited — Debut Album
The “House” actor is hardly a Dr. John or Irma Thomas, as a jazzy-blues singer — but bringing them on for prominent guest spots ups the good will on an enjoyable vanity project
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A Tribute to Berry Berenson, aka (Mrs. Tony) Perkins
To me, Berry was pure sunshine. She loved many, even those who to me seemed unlovable. She was my friend. And 10 years after 9/11, I still miss her
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TV Academy CEO Remembers 9/11 — and the Emmys That Almost Weren’t
Hollyblog: Since the Emmys came into existence in 1949, they had never been postponed or canceled until 2001 — in that year it happened twice
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Look Again ? Why A-List Actors Should Do a Double Take
Few actors actually give distinctive, or original performances — just follow a few flat-screens side by side of any given actor’s past work and you’ll discover they’re merely playing on their famously known alter-egos
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Martin Luther King Memorial Has Asian Eyes — Just Like Meryl Streep
The memorial’s outsourcing to a Chinese artist creates a firestorm — and is reminiscent of the Asianization of some Hollywood stars
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Dan Bloom -
Charts: Streisand, The Game Are Both Off Their Sales Game
Game was off his game with a still-charttopping 98,000 in album sales, while Streisand’s Bergman-esque tribute sold 66,000 to bow at No. 4
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Review: Lil Wayne Still Crazy After All These Jail Sentences on ‘Tha Carter IV’
On what’s expected to be the year’s biggest hip-hop blockbuster, the self-admittedly crazed rapper threatens women, other rappers and, um, ibuprofen
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How Sitcom/Drama/Feature Writers Can Adapt to Reality TV
The good news is that just about everything you know about story applies to reality television
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Review: Red Hot Chili Peppers Leave Hot New Guitarist Stewing in ‘I’m With You’
New guitarist Josh Klinghoffer has no problem fitting in, but isn’t featured nearly enough in the band’s 10th album
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Review: Glen Campbell’s ‘Ghost’ a Moving — But Not Entirely Satisfying — Farewell
The Alzheimer’s-diagnosed star remembers the arrangements that made “Wichita Lineman” soar but falls a bit short lyrically
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Translating ‘Colombiana’: How Not to Include ‘Penis’ in Your Movie Title Overseas
In Taiwan, the local translation team innocently decided to call “Colombiana” “Hei-lan-jiao” — the local pronunciation for penis!
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Dan Bloom