Kickstarter Campaign for a New Documentary on Diversity in Films: The Hollywood Blackout

Posted on September 7, 2014 at 12:40 pm

I am very excited about my friend Kevin Sampson’s new Kickstarter campaign to fund a documentary about diversity in the film industry.  I’m supporting him — I hope many others will as well.  This is a story that needs to be told.

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Race and Diversity

NAACP Reminds Parents to Read to Their Kids

Posted on September 7, 2014 at 12:13 pm

The NAACP has an all-star line-up of performers reminding parents to read to their children, including Bill Withers and Tatyana Ali.  Take a listen — and follow their advice.  There is no greater gift you can give your kids than reading to them — and letting them see that books matter in your life.

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Fabulous Celebrity Encounters Via Prizeo

Posted on September 7, 2014 at 8:00 am

Talk about a win-win — take a look at Prizeo, where celebrities offer chances to win once-in-a-lifetime, dream-come-true prizes to people who support their charitable causes. Sir Paul McCartney, Miley Cyrus, Zac Efron, Jeff Gordon, One Direction, Lady Antebellum, Hunter Hayes, David Ortiz, George R.R. Martin, Roger Daltry, and many more offer meetings, tours, and VIP concert tickets. Take a look, do some good, and who knows, you might end up taking a helicopter tour with the guy who wrote Game of Thrones or hanging out with the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue models. Good luck!

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Sit Down — Friends is 20 Years Old

Posted on September 6, 2014 at 3:30 pm

Copyright Warner Brothers 1994, All rights reserved
Copyright Warner Brothers 1994, All rights reserved
Can it really be two decades since we first met Friends? The beloved television series about the six 20-somethings who were all there for each other premiered 20 years ago, and in honor of that anniversary, a real-life version of Central Perk, the friends’ favorite hangout, will open up for a month in New York City at 199 Lafayette St., at the corner of Broome Street from Sept. 17-Oct. 18. You’ll be able to stop by for a free cup of coffee and sit on the very same orange sofa used on the show, surrounded by some of the original props from the iconic set. You might even run into Gunther, the long-suffering barista played by James Michael Tyler, who will be making appearances.

ICYMI: Jimmy Kimmel surprised Jennifer Aniston with a fan-fiction script for her to perform, complete with a re-creation of one of the show’s other sets and a couple of the other original cast members, too.

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