Entertainment: The Sopranos

By April Masini
June 11, 2007 (Posted at 3:05 pm)

There is one thing that The Sopranos did for television and one thing only: The Sopranos made therapy and antidepressants something that tough guys use to get through those tough times.
The hybrid of the mafia genre which has been fodder for numerous television shows, movies, plays, books and other artistic endeavors was crossed for […]

Entertainment: How Would You Help Save Paris’ Career?

By April Masini
June 11, 2007 (Posted at 2:36 pm)

QUESTION: We’re looking for advice on how to rehabilitate Paris Hilton’s image. What would you do, would you put her on a media tour, post-prison?
APRIL MASINI: Paris Hilton is sitting on a gold mine opportunity. There’s very little she can do wrong when she emerges from jail (she is not in a prison — she’s […]

Portmanteaux, Combining Two Words To Make One

By April Masini
June 11, 2007 (Posted at 1:27 pm)

Basically, it’s taking the prefix of one, the suffix of another and making one word: fantabulous, ridonculous, mandal, turducken, Internet, advertainment, etc. Where do these words come from and why?
Colloquialisms and slang have been around forever, and represent niches in the community. The military has them and teenagers have them. They are not new. […]