6 Things Teens Wish Their Parents Knew <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” /> This post is by Vanessa Van Petten, creator of RadicalParenting.com and author of the parenting book, “Do I Get My Allowance Before or After I’m Grounded?” Photo courtesy V. Van Petten WhenI was 16 I thought it was [...]
Rolling Stone, Let Justin Bieber Be
February 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
What's up with the Rolling Stone journalist asking Justin Bieber about abortion, American politics and religion in an interview for the magazine? I’m not quite sure who’s the worst offender here, a professional adult or a professional kid. I’m going with the former. It befuddles me to think Rolling Stone is targeting the teenage set to [...]
“Hereafter” Movie Review
October 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Tackling a movie about the afterlife is not a joyous (or easy) subject matter, but it is one we are thoroughly intrigued with; when we die, is it really just…over? In the film “Hereafter,” Clint Eastwood takes us on a journey to the unknown through the eyes of three people whose lives intersect by way [...]
San Diego Film Festival Wraps Up 9th Year
October 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The San Diego Film Festival wrapped up its ninth successful run this weekend, but the monumental task of screening 85 movies, documentaries and shorts in five days did not come off without a few hitches (or some disgruntled patrons threatening law suits!). Lines were long and theaters full to capacity, but overall the purpose of putting on this movie-watching event where filmmakers and movie buffs can see films before their theatrical release in an intimate setting, was achieved.
This year's selections were nothing short of Oscar quality. From “Conviction” with Hilary Swank, which made its US Premier right here in San Diego, and “Welcome To The Rileys” starring James Gandolfini and Kristen Stewart, to the World Premier of “The Kane Files: A Life of Trial” with Drew Fuller, these first-run films were first rate.
More Lindsay-aine Lohan Drama
September 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I gather you've had enough of this, too. I can tell because it's been rather quiet lately. Hardly any Twitter or Facebook updates from my usual celeb reporting outlets. No one, it seems, has dared to prominently mention her name. Why? Probably because our mouths are still agape after finding out what many thought was [...]
