Nikki Finke’s Hollywood Dementia

from VULTURE Nikki Finke Is Now Making Up Her Stories (Sort Of) By Jessica Pressler Photo: Jen Rosenstein For Nikki Finke, fiction was always the enemy. “As a journalist, that was the worst thing you could say about something,” she says. “That’s fiction.” In the years...

Ernest Ranglin Rips It Up

from The Seattle Times Reggae giant Ernest Ranglin plays rare Seattle gig | Concert review By Charles R. Cross Guitarist Ernest Ranglin, one of the founders of ska and reggae guitar style, gave a rare performance in Seattle Saturday, Aug. 1. If ever there was a “once...

Mr. Lear Speaks His Mind

from Entertainment Weekly TV legend Norman Lear gives 6 strong opinions about American life by James Hibberd • @JamesHibberd (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) Legendary TV producer Norman Lear stopped by the Televisison Critics Association’s press tour in Beverly...