WARNING – make sure you are not alone in the house and have all the lights on when watching Syfy’s Paranormal Witness. Airing Wednesday nights @ 10:00 p.m. EST/PST, this drama-documentary series uses a mix of interviews, actual home video and spine-tingling drama to bring peoples’ real stories of paranormal and other similar unexplainable and frightening experiences to life on...
Aliens On The Moon?
Is the Moon really as barren as we’re told? The makers of Apollo 18 are not the first to suggest something might be up there. In 1835, hopes were high that life would eventually be discovered on our satellite. So when a series of six articles claiming precisely that appeared in the New York Sun newspaper some readers were willing to...
Duchess Kate Expecting Twins?: Another Tabloid Turkey
So Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, is not expecting twins — a boy and a girl — and Prince William presumably did not ‘collapse with joy – and relief – when Kate called to tell him she was pregnant’, as this week’s Star claimed. The firm denial from the palace, which must have been sanctioned by Kate, has left...
Bentley’s Bandstand: Hugh Laurie, Tommy Stinson, Bob Seger
Hugh Laurie, Let Them Talk. New Orleans is such a seductive city it’s almost impossible to withstand its allure, especially musically. It can suck in willing listeners, often for lifetime stints. Once that bug bites you, it don’t let go. Hugh Laurie is one of its ecstatic victims. His passion for Crescent City sounds goes back to childhood. Laurie, like...
From Scientology Apostate to Humanitarian, Oscar Winning Screenwriter Paul Haggis Helps Rebuild Haiti
When Lawrence Wright was writing his lengthy and controversial New Yorker article on the defection of Paul Haggis from Scientology, he called me for a long discussion. I had not spoken to Paul for years because as far as I knew, he was in Scientology and I hadn’t been involved for well over a decade. Extant Scientologists don’t talk to...
Is the “Extinct” Thylacine Still Alive?
It’s not supposed to exist these days but people claim to spot it so often that the thylacine has been called the world’s “most common extinct animal”. The thylacine was always something of a contrary beast. Also known as the Tasmanian wolf because of its generally wolf-like appearance, and the Tasmanian tiger because of the brown stripes in its fur,...
Five Things to Watch for in the Season Two Premiere of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
After much anticipation (and even more drama), the ladies of the 90210 are making their return to Bravo in the season two premiere of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. So, with all the talk of boycotts and multiple edits, what can you expect to see? Here are five things to watch for in tonight’s all new episode. 1. Kyle...
Back Where She Belongs: Interview with Warehouse 13’s Joanne Kelly
As human beings we all try to give each other a second chance and the benefit of the doubt. That is exactly what Agent Myka Bering did last year on Warehouse 13 with H.G. Wells. On the surface it appeared as if the former Warehouse agent had turned over a new leaf but, in fact, she had not and later...
An Interview with Ben Folds on Retrospectives, Reunions, and TV Stardom
Ben Folds has been a major force on the musical landscape since 1995 when, with bassist Robert Sledge and drummer Darren Jesse, he formed Ben Folds Five. This October, after almost two decades of making albums solo and with Ben Folds Five, Folds will release a comprehensive collection of his work entitled The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective. When...
Interview: Supergiant Games’ Greg Kasavin on Bastion, Part 2
For part two of our interview, Greg dissects the business side of things, including dealing with Microsoft, Valve’s Steam service, and pricing structures. Switching over to the business/marketing side, one of the comments over at Major Nelson when the game went live was, “This game looks like a masterpiece, but I’ll wait for a price drop.” Respond to that. What...