Hermione is a godsend in the world of Melissa de la Cruz books that tweens are reading, with titles like “Hot Au Pairs”. Mothers who’s kids are reading Harry Potter should count their blessings that their daughters (and sons!) have Hermione to examine and look up to. Ms. Hermione is a gutsy girl who learns […]
Story telling is as old as man is. There is a human need to tell of one’s experience. The need is very, very old. Cavemen told stories by writing them on the walls of their caves so that others could read them. The Bible is a series of stories that people felt the need to […]
The internet and the technology that we have today make information readily available at a speed we’ve never had before. We can drum up information from someone’s kindergarten years if we want to. What this does is give us a deeper understanding of people. While privacy appears to be the issue, it’s really derivative. The […]
Nancy Drew is a comeback kid in the movies because teens and especially girls and young women who are teens and tweens are looking for role models who don’t have tattoos, eyeliner and cleavage. It’s hard for young women to find role models who aren’t advertising their sexuality on television onr in the movies […]
QUESTION: Does the U.S. have a two-tiered justice system — one for the rich and/or famous, and one for the rest of us?
APRIL MASINI: You bet it does! The law is very difficult to understand by normal people let alone educated people. Lawyers who have trained in law are the most adept at understanding this […]
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 […]
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 […]
Why do so many fashion models choose “fierce” poses or “mean” faces in magazines and on the red carpet instead of smiling?
Models, believe it or not, were invented to sell clothes. The supermodel and the model as celebrity is a relatively newer phenomenon. When models adopt fierce fashion faces, it’s to project an image that […]
Is higher education unnecessary, or perhaps discouraged by career planners who wish young celebrities to make the most money they can?
Yes!!
Higher education advances a person intellectually. It also advances them on certain career tracks. But having a formal education doesn’t mean a person is intelligent, talented or even smart. It just means that they’ve been […]
Well, well, well…It seems life’s about to get real simple for my favorite nitwit, Paris Hilton. For 45 days she won’t have to worry about matching her sunglasses with her outfit. She won’t have to clean out the Prada or pick out a new nail color. All that bothersome shopping and clubbing will give way […]