How lucky we are to live in a time of vast intellectual resources and in a country that allows nearly unfettered access to them. We can choose from decades of outstanding music with the slight push of one universally powerful finger, read whole libraries of literature, converse with people whose work we admire, listen to [...]
It's one thing to play to a full house, it's quite another to draw a heart flush. Pure & Weary scored both Saturday night during their sold out Monster Show at the Second City's Beat Lounge. Of course, plenty of family showed up to cheer on our favorite sketch comics. But, so did fellow comedians, [...]
Highway 10 winds through Los Angeles like a giant metaphor, full of talented people driving forward, eager to arrive, but occasionally, communally stuck. Life follows the flow of traffic there, exhilaratingly swift and easy by turns, then excruciatingly slow and, once in a while, stopped cold. “You are 4.7 miles and 45 minutes from your [...]
I took this picture on my walk to work one rainy day because I found the combination of reality and reflection fascinating. What is real? Look closely. Today, I think that picture represents the murky world of entertainment, where reality television is produced, its characters cast and its plotlines crafted in advance and, conversely, where [...]
Through good luck and better work habits, my son Charlie has enjoyed the influence of three amazing bosses during his relatively short professional life. He interned, and then worked for Oprah Winfrey, who taught him how to command an empire with grace and humor. Assigned to hang with Dr. Maya Angelou during the hectic filming [...]