Daniel D’Addario

From “Bling Ring” to Oprah, “The Secret” lives on

In this era of class immobility, the self-help book looks less relevant than ever -- but don't count it out yet VIDEO

Daniel D'Addario Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 71
Life Video, Emma Watson

Sarah Palin is the morning-news equivalent of a sitcom baby

The former Alaska governor comes in every time the morning news shows need a ratings boost

Daniel D'Addario Monday, Jun 17, 2013 3:41 PM UTC 11
Entertainment Sarah Palin, today

How Kraft salad dressing is profiting off the female gaze

Kraft is flipping the script with a male pitchman -- but the formula may be the same old exploitation VIDEO

Daniel D'Addario Monday, Jun 17, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 38
Entertainment Video, Kraft, zesty guy

Patton Oswalt on “prodigalsam” plagiarism flap: “There’s no wiggle room there”

Oswalt opens up about the attitudes that hurt comedy -- including those that helped a minister plagiarize jokes

Daniel D'Addario Friday, Jun 14, 2013 8:47 PM UTC 27
Entertainment Patton Oswalt, prodigalsam

Taylor Swift gets a feminist remix in this week’s funniest new Twitter

The not-quite-enlightened country star gets a makeover as an equal-rights crusader in "Feminist Taylor Swift"

Daniel D'Addario Friday, Jun 14, 2013 6:33 PM UTC 11
Entertainment Taylor Swift, Twitter, Feminism

Hollywood memoirist Lynda Obst: “Women make wonderful producers”

"They feel things more," the "Sleepless in Seattle" producer told Salon

Daniel D'Addario Friday, Jun 14, 2013 5:24 PM UTC
Entertainment lynda obst, interstellar

The most ridiculous depictions of the Internet in movies and TV

From "The Bling Ring" to "Veep" to "House of Cards," a look at the silliest depictions of digital culture

Daniel D'Addario Friday, Jun 14, 2013 2:44 PM UTC 16
Entertainment The Bling Ring

The most underused actresses in superhero movies

Talented actresses like Amy Adams are wasted in superhero films. We rank them from most to least ill-used

Daniel D'Addario Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 5:29 PM UTC 24
Entertainment iron man, The Avengers

New CNN anchor: criticisms of network are “a sign of respect”

Anchors Chris Cuomo and Kate Bolduan on the Boston bombing, Carnival Cruise coverage, and how they'll be different

Daniel D'Addario Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 3:10 PM UTC
Entertainment

Memoirist Marie Calloway: “I don’t like the privileging of other topics over sex”

How a 23-year-old author shattered taboos surrounding sexuality in print -- and freaked out the critics

Daniel D'Addario Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013 2:29 PM UTC 43
Life marie calloway, Books, Memoirs

“I see no reason to end Pussy Riot,” a member tells Salon

As a documentary on the performance art group airs, one member talks about their trial and possible future protests

Daniel D'Addario Monday, Jun 10, 2013 6:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Pussy Riot, HBO, Television

After Cyndi Lauper’s Tony, who’s next to EGOT?

Winning all four showbiz awards is a coveted goal. Tom Hanks might get there. Al Pacino probably won't

Daniel D'Addario Monday, Jun 10, 2013 2:53 PM UTC
Entertainment the tonys, the oscars

The “Game of Thrones” season 3 finale: A salon

We're discussing the conclusion to an epic season live!

Daniel D'Addario Monday, Jun 10, 2013 2:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Game of Thrones, Television

We need a break from Jon Stewart

The "Daily Show" host takes the summer off to direct a movie. Here's hoping he returns cleansed of annoying tics

Daniel D'Addario Friday, Jun 7, 2013 10:41 PM UTC 151
Entertainment Jon Stewart, The Daily Show

Twitter comic prodigalsam: I did not plagiarize Patton Oswalt, others

Sammy Rhodes tells Salon that some of his material might resemble other jokes, but he's "riffing," not ripping off

Daniel D'Addario Friday, Jun 7, 2013 11:44 AM UTC 55
Entertainment sammy rhodes, Twitter, Comedy

The most spoilery parental guidelines on “Game of Thrones”

The "violence" and "sexuality" warnings may protect kids, but they also let adults know what's going to happen

Daniel D'Addario Thursday, Jun 6, 2013 5:27 PM UTC
Entertainment Game of Thrones, HBO

Zosia and Clara Mamet’s Kickstarter meets little support

Two famous Hollywood scions tried to raise money for "body percussion" folk. It hasn't worked out so far.

Daniel D'Addario Thursday, Jun 6, 2013 3:27 PM UTC 17
Entertainment zosia mamet, clara mamet

Stephen Fry: I tried to kill myself in 2012

The beloved British comic's sad news

Daniel D'Addario Thursday, Jun 6, 2013 2:05 PM UTC
Entertainment stephen fry, depression

Did a scandalous Hollywood novel predict Michael Douglas’ HPV news?

Bruce Wagner's "Dead Stars" posited that Michael Douglas may have gotten cancer from oral sex

Daniel D'Addario Wednesday, Jun 5, 2013 8:53 PM UTC
Entertainment bruce wagner, Michael Douglas

How one Twitter user got famous by allegedly stealing comedians’ tweets

A South Carolina minister stole jokes from Twitter's most popular comics -- and got Internet-famous as a result

Daniel D'Addario Wednesday, Jun 5, 2013 5:33 PM UTC
Entertainment sammy rhodes, Patton Oswalt

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