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Just Following Pecking Orders by Andy Cowan I continue to search for my place in the universe, so I signed up for a 14-day trial run on IMDbPro.com, the performance-enhanced version of the Internet Movie Database. It's just one of the mirrors that we in...	57,000 channels and nothin’ on by Mad Dog The typical American home gets 104 television channels. This is according to Nielsen Media Research, whose job it is to know these things since they spend their time watching what we watch. Well, not watching...
Francis Gary Powers - A Man Who Liked to Fly by Mark Jacobson Flying at the edge of space was a daunting task. At 68,000 feet, the air was thin and the only thing that kept Francis Gary Powers' blood from boiling like a teakettle on a stove was a thin, pressurized flight...	Looking Back - Just a Boomer Moment In Time - The World of Home Entertainment and Communication by Paula Ezop The World of Home Entertainment and Communication Looking back…just a Boomer moment in time… And, oh we were so cool... Can you remember your family’s first television set? I remember my Great...
Come fly with me by Griselda Molemans Smokehouse and Magazines, on North Hollywood’s Lankershim Boulevard, opens early in the morning to sell coffee, snacks, cigarettes and magazines, but at 9am, proprietor Basir Beria steps out from behind the...	Memorial Service For Academy-Award Winner, Issac Hayes by Marie Knight The world has lost a great acting legend in Issac Hayes, 65, who passed away last weekend while working out. According to reports, he was found by his wife, daughter and cousin after a shopping trip. ...
Swingtown - A Cultural Tale by Victoria Hurley SWINGTOWN – A Cultural Tale By Victoria Rierdan Hurley While everyone is going ga-ga over Mad Men, there is another period show which deserves it’s due for painting a picture of social extremes. Watching...	Jason Mraz: The World's Most Successful Unknown Singer by Trina Yannicos %img% He's released three successful studio albums, played live in concert to thousands of people around the world, performed on all the late night talk shows and even sang a song for the "Ugly...
Movie Review - Hamlet 2 - To Laugh or Not To Laugh That Is The Question by Debbie Elias William Shakespeare. We have all either endured or embraced his works through our formative educational years. And while more often than not, the most that many of us can recall are titles of the most famous...	Movie Review -America The Beautiful by Debbie Elias America - a country that boasts 5% of the world’s population but 40% of the world’s advertising. America - a country that pushes beauty for profit with such greed and need that the price tag is now not only...
Murder in the Movie Theatre by Shelly Howell I love movies. I love huddling down in my chair in the dark with no distractions, munching on popcorn, and getting lost in the story being told. Lately this is a problem, because other people ruin movies. ...	Why 'The Dark Knight' Was The Summer's Worst Film by Keith Planit I love movies. All genres, all styles. A solemn artsy pic, a brainless shoot-'em-up, even a chick flick too full of itself for its own good can be fun (yes, that's right, I enjoyed Sex and the City). As a...
Movie Review: It's All About "The Women" by Debbie Elias MOVIE REVIEW: THE WOMEN by debbie lynn elias In 1939, director George Cukor, fresh from his firing as director of “Gone With The Wind”, jumped from the frying pan into the fire to helm what many...	IGOR: Lovable Evil from Mad Geniuses Anthony Leondis and Chris McKenna by Debbie Elias What do you get when you mix a little hunchback wannabe scientist with soulful eyes and a heart of gold named Igor, a Frankenstonian laboratory collaged with pop culture and homage to scientific monster mania...
Heath Ledger Interview from 2006 by Zachary Kaplan Heath Ledger Tragedy is blind. Who one is does not matter in the least. Wealthy. Poor. Famous. Anonymous. Infamous. Old. Young. The human race is bound by this one truth; tragic tales touch us all. ...	Patti Smith I Dream of Life Opens by A Wilding Patti Smith- Horses- Dream of Life- A film by Steven Sebring So here am I, in a quiet moment at MOMA, waiting for an exclusive private screening ,that will take me back to early music roots.Those early...
The Daily Diss - Topical Humor Column by William Hale The Daily Diss - Weekly Wrap-up STRIKE LOOMS The Screen Actors Guild rejected the latest contract offer from Hollywood studios on Thursday making an actor’s strike almost inevitable. Many people involved...	Who Is Alexa Ray Joel? by David Rattiner Alexa Ray Joel By David Lion Rattiner You know her father and you know her mother, but very soon, you are going to know Alexa Ray Joel. When you are the daughter of Christie Brinkley and Billy Joel and put...
Who Is Kelsey Grammer? by David Rattiner Kelsey Grammer David Lion Rattiner There are a lot of famous people out here in the Hamptons and the list just seems to keep on growing. This year, Kelsey Grammer was added to that list after purchasing a...	An Interview With A.M. Homes, Top Selling Author by David Rattiner A.M. Homes By David Lion Rattiner She is considered to be one of the most fearless authors of this generation, fantastically original, outrageously honest, and has written nine works of fiction to prove it....
Improving Your Home Studio Recordings by The Prophet X DATA COMPRESSION! Are you getting the best possible quality out of your home studio gear? I learned something new recently that has made a MAJOR difference in my recording quality and since we are all in...	Governor Kilmer?? by David Ross In the latest trend of "What To Do After Hollywood", Actor Val Kilmer is rumored to be considering the next phase of his life- Governor. Following in the footsteps of actor-turned-politicians Ronald...

Andy Cowan

Andy Cowan, an award-winning writer, whose credits include Cheers and Seinfeld, regularly contributes humor pieces to the Los Angeles Times and the CBS Jack FM Radio Network. Paul M. J. Suchecki

Paul M. J. Suchecki has more than 30 years of experience as an award winning writer, producer, and cameraman. He's written numerous newspaper and magazine articles. Currently he writes, produces and shoots for LA CityView Channel 35 and his more than 250 articles for Ehow.com are approaching half a million readers. Coby Kindles

Coby Kindles is a freelance journalist, screenplay writer and essayist. She has been a staff writer at Knight Ridder and a regular contributor to The Associated Press. Debbie Milam

Debbie Milam is a syndicated columnist for United Press International, an occupational therapist, family success consultant, and motivational speaker with more than 20 years experience. Her work on stress management, spirituality, parenting, and special-needs children has been featured in over 300 media outlets including First for Women, The Miami Herald, Elle, Ladies Home Journal, The Hallmark Channel, PBS and WebMD. Dan Rafter

Dan Rafter has covered the residential real estate industry for more than 15 years. He has contributed real estate stories to the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Business 2.0 Magazine, Home Magazine, Smart HomeOwner Magazine and many others. Jack Nargundkar

Jack Nargundkar has been repeatedly published in Business Week, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and The New York Times. He is also an author of "The Bush Diaries" published in July 2005.