This time last year, actor Adrien Brody was preparing to share his (off-screen) art publicly for the first time with an exhibition entitled “Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, and Handguns”, which depicted just that. The buzz surrounding the show seemed to paint Brody very vividly as an “actor-turned-artist”, which is true ... More

A tiny German lady walked into Steve Lyons' Chatham, Cape Cod gallery and purchased seven abstract paintings created by Lyons. Although she didn’t speak a bit of English, her son translated for her. She said, “These will hang with the best.” Lyons was grateful and appreciated her love of the ... More

First Families may come and go, but one model American lineage—unencumbered by term limits yet still subject to the fickle tastes of the viewing electorate, to be sure—has our enduring allegiance. Forget political dynasties: The Kardashian-Jenners of Calabasas, California are positively Hapsburgian in their conquest of the provinces of television, ... More

It’s commonly said that movies are an escape from reality. In fact, the opposite is often true. Sometimes, the greatest films force us to face the subjects that make us most uncomfortable. This year has been one of the more divisive in recent history, and its defining performances—many of them, ... More

The indie-pop band, Fitz and The Tantrums made their debut back in 2010 with the breakout hit, “MoneyGrabber." Since then, they’ve released bangers such as “The Walker,” “Out of My League” and most recently, “Hand Clap." “I think people know that they are coming to our shows to have a celebration,” ... More

Heartbreak is the language that Michelle Williams speaks most fluently. Sometimes she speaks it by way of silence, as she did in Brokeback Mountain, her breakout performance as the long-suffering wife of Heath Ledger’s (immortalized) gay cowboy. Sometimes she screams it, like she did in Blue Valentine, as she and ... More

“Thank you so much for being so patient. I’m sorry this took so much time to schedule.” Before I can even introduce myself to Jake Gyllenhaal, he is apologizing to me. It’s a blustery Saturday afternoon in October and we are in a room deep in the bowels of the ... More

Wendi McLendon-Covey’s role in the Larry Charles-directed film Army of One brings new meaning to the term “supporting actress.” Her character, Marci Mitchell, stands by her boyfriend through his ridiculous—but kind of endearing—quest to find and capture Osama bin Laden. Portrayed convincingly by Nicolas Cage, Faulkner is a real ... More

Dining at Addison Restaurant includes service on fine china, impeccable attention to detail, a Wine Spectator Grand Award-winning wine list and painstakingly crafted food. These components are not typically associated with the laid back Southern California beach town of Del Mar, just north of San Diego. But this ... More

Shooter, based on the Stephen Hunter novel Point of Impact and the 2007 film starring Mark Wahlberg, has been turned into USA’s newest drama series. This time, Ryan Phillippe stars as Bob Lee Swagger, a former U.S. Marines marksman drawn out of self-imposed exile when he learns of a plot to assassinate ... More