Posted on May 14, 2017 at 7:57 am
I am so proud to have an essay (about cookies) in Sisterwritereaters, the marvelous new book of essays about women and food, and so lucky to be a part of the extraordinary group of wise, funny, and smart group of contributors. Laura Shumaker, who also wrote about cookies (really, the topic is endlessly interesting), has …
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Posted on May 13, 2017 at 10:18 am
“Big Bang Theory’s” Johnny Galecki is behind a new television series called “By the Book,” based on the bestselling book by Esquire editor A.J. Jacobs, The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to follow the Bible as Literally as Possible. “By the Book” will star Jay R. Ferguson, Lindsey Kraft, Ian Gomez, David …
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Posted on May 12, 2017 at 3:50 pm
Comic Conventions, which now encompass not just comics or even just sci-fi/fantasy but all of popular culture and lively arts, are thrilling but even the hardiest adults can find them overwhelming. Now there’s a Kid Kon just for children and their families, at the Pasadena Convention Center June 10-11, 2017, and it even has a …
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Posted on May 11, 2017 at 5:30 pm
B-| Lowest Recommended Age: | Mature High Schooler |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated R for crude sexual content, brief nudity, and language throughout |
| Profanity: | Very strong and crude language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | Very explicit sexual references, brief nudity |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Drinking and drunkenness, drug references |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Extended action-style comic peril and violence with some disturbing and grisly images, characters injured and killed, graphic medical procedure |
| Diversity Issues: | Stereotyped portrayal of South Americans |
| Date Released to Theaters: | May 12, 2017 |
Emily Middleton (Amy Schumer), pulls an old scrapbook out of the closet in her childhood home and leafs through old photos of her mother, Linda (Goldie Hawn). Like Emily, those images bring back memories of happier times and remind her how much she misses her once-adventuresome mom. Unfortunately, they also bring back our memories of …
Posted on May 11, 2017 at 8:00 am
Goldie Hawn returns to the screen this week in “Snatched,” her first film in 15 years. It’s a mother/daughter comedy co-starring Amy Schumer. Hawn is best remembered as a comic performer. She was a breakthrough hit on the television in “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In” and won an Oscar for her first movie role in “Cactus …
