There is something different about Ghost Adventures. For all the quirky star power, the increasingly slick production bells and whistles, the rabid fans, there is an underlying sense of mission to this trio, these Musketeers — Zak Bagans, Nick Groff, and Aaron Goodwin — that transcends show biz trappings and lends weight to their undertakings. Aaron Goodwin joined the Ghost...
The Movie Spew: Russell Replaces Costner in Tarantino’s Latest
Kurt Russell and Quentin Tarantino Continue Their Cinematic Love Affair Last week Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming slavery spaghetti western Django Unchained suffered a bit of a setback when Kevin Costner dropped out of a key role as a sadistic plantation manager who enjoys torturing slaves. It was surprising that Costner ever accepted the role, but not so surprising that he dropped....
Scientology Connections: Is X-Factor Contestant Stacy Francis Telling The Truth?
On last week’s X-Factor, Simon Cowell’s new reality talent show, there was a singer showcased named Stacy Francis. The story she told was a sad one: single mom, two kids, abusive relationship in her past, struggling artist, too old (she’s 42) to make it in the industry. It had all the elements of a great “triumph over tragedy” story, the...
Kirstie Alley: Scientology Celebrities’ Conditions of Confusion
Recently, prior to attending a reading by Janet Reitman of her book Inside Scientology, my date and I strolled down Vermont Avenue in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Los Feliz, looking at the packed cafes and coffee shops. In contrast, I noticed one large, well-lit storefront was also vacant, save a couple of employees. “What’s this?” I said, reading a...
Service With A Smile – Actor Ethan Phillips Talks Star Trek: Voyager
When you are a stranger in a strange land, it helps to have the advice of someone who knows the locals. Fortunately, when Captain Kathryn Janeway and her crew of the U.S.S. Voyager were flung 70,000 light years from home and into the Delta Quadrant, they were able to count on an alien named Neelix to help show them the...
Giving Birth After 50: Miraculous or Morally Wrong?
In a fascinating article that recently appeared in New York Magazine, writer Lisa Miller outlines and ultimately defends the current boom of men and women becoming parents at age 50 and beyond. The article begins with an anecdote – a couple meet and fall in love when she’s 47 and he’s 54. Through a donor egg and her husband’s sperm,...
Building a Better Beast: Bill Morrison on The Simpsons and Futurama Comics
Almost from its start nearly twenty years ago, Bill Morrison has headed up Bongo Comics imprint, publishing a small line of exceeding fine and funny comic book series, collections, and mini-series based on Matt Groening’s signature creations, The Simpsons and Futurama. It’s a demanding job, true, one which rarely garners much real notice outside of that of fellow professionals and...
Breaking News: The Queen Chose Prince William’s Wedding Attire
Being royal means you have some restrictions on your life, but did you know it also means your grandmother tells you what to wear on your wedding day? Prince William has served in three armed forces and thought he could choose one of those uniforms, or a morning suit, to wear on his wedding day. “I wanted to decide what...
Digging Into The Dead Files with Amy Allan and Steve Di Schiavi
Travel Channel already has some of the best paranormal reality programming around with wildly popular Ghost Adventures, launching its fifth season tonight, and Paranormal Challenge. But I am totally charged about a new show debuting tonight, right after Ghost Adventures, that is both more objective AND more subjective than other investigation shows – The Dead Files. The Dead Files —...
Bill Morrison Goes Bowling for Boobies
For the better part of two decades now, Bill Morrison has steered the good ship Bongo Comics through seas calm and stormy to real prosperity and acclaim. Under Morrison’s guidance, Bongo has won numerous awards, and established itself as a mainstay of both the comic shop and book store marketplaces. Today, the company’s books are renowned for delivering a steady...