Parenting in a Celebrity-Drive Society.
PRINCETON REVIEW’S 2012 “COLLEGE HOPES & WORRIES SURVEY” REPORTS ON 10,650 STUDENTS’ & PARENTS’ TOP 10 “DREAM COLLEGES” AND APPLICATION PERSPECTIVES · 71% Report High Stress Levels · 86% Say Financial Aid “Very Necessary” · 75% Say Economy Affecting Their College Choices · #1 “Dream College” Among Students: Harvard · #1 “Dream College” Among [...]
If you’ve had ambivalent feelings about Marilyn Monroe’s iconic status in our celebrity-driven society, then My Week with Marilyn will cement them one way or the other; you’ll either understand her much-publicized crumbling personality, or you will develop even more contradictory emotions about the real person behind the blond bombshell. My Week with Marilyn directed [...]
Are you having a difficult time embracing the Kardashian wedding? I’m not feeling it either. But that’s not surprising to you if you’re a regular reader here. The Kris Humphries-Kim Kardashian conspicuous nuptials were managed to maximize income and minimize any sense of tradition. Yes, this event was over the top, kind of like how [...]
I had a blast at Comic-Con this year. However, the five-day nerd-athon did not go without a hitch. I had some incredible adventures, and some unbelievable failures I am not too proud of. This year’s Comic-Con was a record breaker, especially for this humble blogger who tried to do too much with only one [...]
Seeing a theater full of green-ear fitted children is not a common site unless you're at Universal Studios. However, this is precisely what I saw among the young audience at opening night of “Shrek the Musical.” The recommended viewing age for this play is six years old. I give them 30 minutes, forty, tops, I [...]
