Art is patient. It doesn’t proclaim its presence and demand your attention, it simply waits. At first you may only be mildly curious, but that quickly turns to intrigue. Soon, you are fascinated, marveling at the depth and complexity of the work. Eventually, you find yourself lost in a world that you never knew existed,…
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Leigh Paynter’s “The Pine Barrens’ Devil,” a chilling collection of tales perfect for Halloween
Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” (1820) is a timeless classic that is considered to be one of the first American ghost stories. It still chills because the lines of fact and fiction are so elegantly woven together that the reader cannot be certain which is which. In the same manner, The Pine Barrens’…
Mattea Conforti to return as the sinister Millie Manx in Season 2 of AMC’s “NOS4A2”
“I definitely enjoy scaring people,” Mattea Conforti told Entertaining Options when asked about her latest role. Mattea plays Millie Manx, a vicious demon child, in AMC’s dark suspenseful drama, NOS4A2. NOS4A2 is based on Joe Hill’s book of the same name and stars Zachary Quinto (Heroes, Star Trek) as Charlie Manx and Ashleigh Cummings (Miss…
Hassie Harrison answers some burning questions about TruTV’s “Tacoma FD”
There are not a lot of fires in Tacoma, so the 5 members of the Tacoma Fire Department have plenty of time to devote to other important matters like ridiculously “manly” competitions such as the “Frost Bite Challenge,” “Jaws of Life Jenga,” or seeing who can pee the most. However, when Chief Terry McConky’s (played…
Chad Connell: “The best thing you can be”
Job listings can be intimidating. But at least they are quantifiable: “Must have an MBA,” “Must be proficient in Excel,” “Must type 50 words per minute.” Imagine reading a job listing that stated, “Must be a sports physiotherapist who is obsessed with dogs and is unfairly handsome.” In Crawford, a new CBC Comedy series, Chad…
Poppy Drayton is pure magic in “The Little Mermaid”
A soft, lilting voice. A gentle, radiant spirit. It takes an actress with a sweet and special sparkle to convincingly play a mermaid. And, Poppy Drayton is perfect for the role. Well, almost. “I wasn’t the best swimmer in the world to be perfectly honest,” Poppy admitted. “Luckily, I had two months to train before…
A dream come true: Heidi Blickenstaff on Disney Channel’s “Freaky Friday!”
Katherine and Ellie Blake are mother and daughter. They don’t exactly see eye to eye. Ellie seems to have a bad attitude and she isn’t neat enough for her super-organized mom; Katherine just doesn’t understand how tough it is to be a teenager these days. During a rather heated argument, each unconsciously grabs hold of…
Madeline Lauer is the fire in your blood
Sweet, languid, and sensual. Madeline Lauer’s latest single, “I Know You’ve Heard,” drips like fresh honey from her lips to your ears with a luxurious ease. Her soft, tantalizing voice is absolutely mesmerizing as it melts atop a slowly sizzling beat to create an intoxicating musical dream. “The song is me admitting that I know…
Tammy Gillis: Discovering her Personal Legend
“When you want something, the whole universe will conspire for you to have it … Signs [are] when you look around and you see, ‘The universe is talking to me!’ I have to understand this language.” — Paulo Coelho author of The Alchemist “There was this time in my life when I was younger and…
High for Olivia Noelle
Olivia Noelle has a strikingly beautiful voice that is drenched in attitude. Her songs are intimate, ballsy, liberating three-minute highs that linger in your system for days. She is a devastatingly potent elixir of intoxicating talent and her music gives you the courage to fearlessly live your best life. Over the past several months, Olivia…
Interview with Olivia Edward, star of FX’s “Better Things”
“My favorite thing about acting is that you could be any character in the world! You could be anything in the world,” Olivia Edward enthused. Olivia is the bright, rising star who plays Duke, the youngest (and sweetest) of three markedly different daughters on FX’s Peabody-winning hit comedy series Better Things. Max, her emotionally volatile…
Veronika Obeng: “Modern Womanhood | Modern Motherhood”
“On that magical day when you’re born and God talks to you and he asks, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ I probably said, ‘I want to be a writer.’ But as you grow up, you get busy. Other things come up.” Veronika Obeng is a newly single mother of five….
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