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FINALLY the world can start <i>Looking</i>

FINALLY the world can start Looking

When I first heard about Looking a couple months ago I was pumped there was going to be like, you know, a REAL show about this magical aura of a world found exclusively in San Francisco where gay men young and old retreat to in hopes of…

<i>Game of Thrones</i> exhibit in select cities to display show’s extraordinary craftsmanship and authenticity

Game of Thrones exhibit in select cities to display show’s extraordinary craftsmanship and authenticity

While we’re waiting for the all-time favorite Game of Thrones to embark on its return (sooner than you think: April 6!), there’s some news of a worldwide exhibit tour in select cities such as Belfast, Ireland;  Mexico City, Austin, Texas at South by Southwest® (SXSW®);…

Yes, you heard correctly: Blondie’s makin’ another comeback in new <i>Ghosts of Download</i> album

Yes, you heard correctly: Blondie’s makin’ another comeback in new Ghosts of Download album

When it comes to Debbie Harry and the achieved status of female lead singer badassery, this one’s pretty much stolen the show with her resume of you know, starting the band BLONDIE, for one (no big deal guys, it’s just BLONDIE, one of the greatest…

<i>Philomena</i> review: a woman’s quest to find her son taken away by evil nuns

Philomena review: a woman’s quest to find her son taken away by evil nuns

“We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time.” – T.S. Eliot, “Little Gidding, Four Quartets” Having kids really young out of wedlock is a totally…

True Detective review: “The Long Bright Dark”

True Detective review: “The Long Bright Dark”

“This type of thing does not happen in a vacuum” Nic Pizzolatto’s True Detective is a new HBO crime drama starring Matthew McCoughnahey and Woody Harrelson that will premiere an eight episode season. And last Sunday we FINALLY got a taste of this amazingness, leaving me very happy as…

“LET IT GOOOO, let it go!”: Loop’s 2014 Oscar predictions

“LET IT GOOOO, let it go!”: Loop’s 2014 Oscar predictions

Has another year of film passed by yet again so seemingly effortlessly and ever so graciously? Why yes, yes it has! It’s been a fun one, you guys. I already gave you my 2013 movie picks (which I’m sad to see some of them not…

Let Lamarca be your new Prosecco go-to

Let Lamarca be your new Prosecco go-to

I like my wine like I like my humor: VERY dry. And when it comes to Prosecco, I accidentally came across this new favorite Lamarca (its name derived from the La Marca Trevigiana zone) while out at Market Wine Bar in Cleveland. I was with my mom at…

<i>August: Osage County</i> review: because sometimes some crazy stuff goes down in the boonies

August: Osage County review: because sometimes some crazy stuff goes down in the boonies

“Life is very long” I had no idea John Wells’ August: Osage County was a Pulitzer-winning play before seeing the new movie starring Meryl Streep as the drug and alcohol-addicted mother Violet Weston coping with mouth cancer and the recent suicide of her husband (Chris Cooper),…

Your Sunday nights are about to get way better again

Your Sunday nights are about to get way better again

I know, you miss getting quiche with Ja’mie Private School Girl and hanging out in the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit with your new favorite comedy trio in Getting On. Last season’s HBO Sunday lineup had us hooked from the get-go (fingers crossed both get a…

Spike Jonze stole our hearts in his new love story </i>Her</i>

Spike Jonze stole our hearts in his new love story Her

“The past is just a story we keep telling ourselves” In Spike Jonze’s latest movie Her we have the very earnest and heartfelt Theodore, a writer living in a not so far off futuristic DTLA (that OMG! has a train going all the way to…