If there’s one thing I think is wrong with the world, it’s celebrities who use their 15 minutes of fame to spread their own political convictions. If you’ve driven down Sunset Boulevard lately, you know just what I’m talking about. Just keep your eyes open and you’ll catch Charlize Theron’s gigantically judgmental billboard sponsored by […]
Author Archives: Justin Scott
Pop in a movie at your party
Throwing a party is always an intimidating task; there’s the question of what to wear, who to invite and, most importantly, what to do. Sure, there’s drinking and mingling (and probably, if it’s one of my parties, more drinking), but the most crucial thing about having a good party is setting the right mood, so […]
Oscar upsets welcome
They say you can never count on a sure thing. This is never more true than around the time when the Oscar nominations come out. Every year at 5:30 a.m. West Coast time, the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gets us all out of bed to announce who’s nominated to […]
Offbeat hosts make red carpet enjoyable
Ten-year-old actress Dakota Fanning has allegedly entered drug rehab. At least that’s what a lot of America heard during E!’s Golden Globe red carpet pre-show when comedian, self-proclaimed D-list celebrity and personal role model Kathy Griffin took hold of the microphone at Sunday night’s award ceremony. As the dynamic redhead and red carpet co-host chatted […]
Down to business
With an MBA from The UCLA Anderson School and a JD from the UCLA Law School, Kelly Perdew knows the meaning of hard work. But as only the winner of the second season of “The Apprentice” would know, going from Bruin Walk to Wall Street takes more than a little determination and good luck. Now […]
Bad news rings in an unhappy new year
TIME magazine reported this week that the secret to living a long life is all based on one thing: optimism. That’s right, think positive thoughts and you can cure cancer, ward off heart disease and even prevent arthritis. But, like most things in life, there’s a catch. And this time, the catch is a little […]
Reality TV auditions: typecasting at its finest
Every year, hundreds of thousands of people videotape themselves doing one thing. I know what you’re thinking, and it has nothing to do with those scandalous sex tapes pseudo-celebrities “accidently” leak to the public to boost their popularity. The video I’m talking about is the reality television audition tape. We’ve all seen them. They normally […]