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“It’s only a bloody movie!”: the making of Psycho and the man behind the camera’s innermost crazy

What does a filmmaker do when their career seems to have reached a tumultuous plateau? For Alfred Hitchcock, well, let’s just say there was no way he was stopping at movie #62. He had to find the perfectly twisted story to keep them talking. But what? What…

“The worst ones always live:” The best television of 2012

Sometimes it can be tempting to create a narrative where there really isn’t one. 2012 wasn’t the best year for TV of all time, nor was it the worst. Some shows had their best seasons ever (Archer, The Walking Dead), some shows had their worst…

Chris Rock to comedians: STEP YO GAME UP!

Anyone could sit for ten minutes and think up the perfectly funny Kate Middleton tweet; Twitter comedy is, now don’t hate me for saying it, pretty lazy when it comes down to it all. I mean, tweets don’t take that much effort to think up (though…

That one time some guy from Oklahoma drove 12 hours to get Dennis Rodman’s autograph tattooed on his arm

That one time some guy from Oklahoma drove 12 hours to get Dennis Rodman’s autograph tattooed on his arm

When I think of Living Social I think of BOGO deals on Tupperware or a free paraffin wax with the purchase of sixteen haircuts, even though the site has nothing to do with any of that and most times offer more group-related, “going out” deals (I…

Steve Madden’s sneakers are an array of twinkles and studliness

Steve Madden’s sneakers are an array of twinkles and studliness

Steve Madden posted earlier on Insta two pairs of studded leather high tops that have me sort of in a panic because there really are too many good hightop shoes out there this season (consider: Michael Kors’ Metallic Glam Studded High Tops). WHICH leads me…

Brad Pitt got it in with Mike Tyson’s wife during their divorce back in the 80’s

Brad Pitt got it in with Mike Tyson’s wife during their divorce back in the 80’s

Brad Pitt’s been all over the place as of late, with his new movie Killing Them Softly (which: Killing Them Hardly, right?) and his new HBO series and his new furniture line and his whatever else he’s accomplished so far this week. But this most current…

You can see Smaug the Magnificent for .2 seconds in the new Hobbit trailer

You can see Smaug the Magnificent for .2 seconds in the new Hobbit trailer

“I am SMAUG! I kill when I wish! I am strong, strong, STRONG! My armor is like tenfold shields! My teeth like swords! My claws, spears! The shock of my tail, a thunderbolt! My wings, a hurricane! And my breath, death!”—Smaug the Magnificent , The Hobbit…

HBO picking up Brad Pitt’s TV show based on a New Yorker article

HBO picking up Brad Pitt’s TV show based on a New Yorker article

“I do a job that’s hated by everybody and anybody on both sides of the fence, and it ain’t even doin’ that well” Sigh. Brad Pitt is getting his own TV series (right? I though the was busy designing home furnishings) because he really took…

Koreans love to party, Samsung layin’ down the law with “119 rule”

Koreans love to party, Samsung layin’ down the law with “119 rule”

Drinking and work are two things that go together in moderation; no employee wants to be the really wasted idiot at the company party who drunkenly calls their boss a dick. For most organizations, having two, maybe three of drinks at a work gathering is considered appropriate…

Yoko Oh No She Didn’t: the former Lennon beau launches new and ridiculous fashion line

Yoko Oh No She Didn’t: the former Lennon beau launches new and ridiculous fashion line

You know what they say: “put your handprint where your dick is.” OK, not really. But in the case of what seems to be Yoko Ono’s idea of fashion, comes the artist’s new clothing line, “Fashions For Men 1969-2012,” that features nipple-flashing vest tops, jockstraps with…