What happens when you cross The Bachelor with The Hunger Games and throw in a little Princess Diaries? You get The Selection, by Kiera Cass. Set in the former United States of America, now called Illea, society is ruled by a king and people are divided into eight different social classes with pre-determined roles in society. Moving up in the caste system is rare, but once every few generations a prince chooses a wife in a unusual way. […]
This just in: Fox renewed Glee for two more seasons. That’s right not one, but TWO. Considering how the ratings the past few seasons have been consistently dropping, that decision comes as a pretty big surprise. But then again, this is the same network that’s beating us to death with twelve seasons of American Idol and nine seasons of Bones – both good shows at one time, but anymore just feel stale. So where does Glee go […]
Four years in between albums, along with break-up rumors followed by a very nasty public split with founding band members is usually the kiss of death in a fickle music industry. Radio will forget about you. Fans will grow impatient and move on. The next album without the original band members will probably suck and record executives will drop you in a heartbeat if you’re not churning out the hits and putting money in their pockets. […]
What if your child committed an unspeakable crime? Would you cover it up or would you choose the moral high road and turn him or her in, even if it meant your 15-year-old might spend the rest of his or her life in a prison cell? This is the dilemma two families face in The Dinner, the first N.Y. Times bestselling novel from Dutch author Herman Koch. The book follows the events at dinner as brothers Paul […]
When American Idol premiered back in the summer of 2002, probably no one could have predicted it would last twelve seasons (with no sign of stopping), see copycat shows on nearly every other television network, or single-handedly save a tanking Fox. The first season produced a viable star in Kelly Clarkson, who has gone on to sell over 23 million albums worldwide and ten years after she won the title, had her most successful hit […]
I love to travel. In my 29 years that I’ve been traveling, I’ve managed to visit 47 states, England, Ireland, Scotland, France, 8 Canadian Provinces, and the Southern Caribbean region. My friend Jenny and I began planning this trip around 5 months ago and managed to drive over 2,000 miles through Texas and New Mexico in 6 days, consuming as much Tex-Mex as we could. Here’s a brief re-cap of our trip: Day 1: San […]