“The Diary of a Teenage Girl” was a breakout hit at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Based on a novel, the plot alone raises eyebrows and piques curiosity: a 35 year-old man takes the virginity of his girlfriend’s 15 year-old daughter. The movie is set in 1970’s San Francisco. Predatory? Sure. But director Marielle Heller… Read more »
One Direction learned last week that American media can rival European outlets in aggressiveness when it comes to prying open the personal space of celebrities. The boy band performed on ABC’s “Good Morning America” for the show’s summer concert series in Central Park, a day ahead of headlining MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. In… Read more »
I joined the panel on HLN’s “The Daily Share” Tuesday and talked about a plethora of topics, from deadly plants to celebrity breakups to Ronda Rousey. A big thanks to the fine folks at HLN for having me on!
In this week’s edition of “Trend Hungry Tuesday” – Resident Fashionista Jessie Holeva highlighted a trend that Rihanna trended for: body bling. Visit Trend Hungry to find the latest fashion 411 on a skinny budget, and catch Jessie every Tuesday evening on “Ralphie Tonight.”
Last weekend I visited Charlotte, N.C. for my first time. A friend of mine from college lives there, so in addition to getting to see them, I was able to experience what “Southern Hospitality” is all about. Overall I was impressed with the area. They call their downtown area “uptown,” thus invoking a Bruno Mars-sing-a-long… Read more »
Technically there are two guests in this episode of, “Hey, Really Excited.” The title-guest is the talented and lovely Leona Lewis, who is dropping a new album this September. She talks about the creation of ‘I Am’ and performs the single, “Thunder.” The second? Race Taylor, who I teamed with for the Leona interview! I’ll… Read more »
Hello! Magazine.com Lifestyle Editor Jordi Lippe checked in to “Ralphie Tonight” for this week’s edition of “Weekend Scoop.” She talked about Evan Ross and Ashlee Simpson’s new baby, Guy Ritchie’s wedding and an online auction for various pieces of the Mad Men set and wardrobe – including Don Draper’s car!
On September 4, 2014, Leona Lewis wrote a letter to her fans. Posted via a snapshot on Twitter, the singer talked about a “rollercoaster year” and “taking the huge step away from Syco and Sony.” Syco Entertainment is Simon Cowell’s record label; Lewis landed with Cowell after winning “The X-Factor” in the UK over eight… Read more »
For the second straight year, The John Lennon Songwriting Contest called upon “Ralphie Tonight” to announce the winner of its year-long, international songwriting competition. This year’s “Song Of The Year” winner was “Dysphoric,” a track by Barrington, R.I.-based quartet The Rare Occasions. Each year, the contest is divided in to a pair of sessions. Over… Read more »
In this week’s edition of “Trend Hungry Tuesday” – Resident Fashionista Jessie Holeva chatted about a trend that speaks for itself: wearing words. Visit Trend Hungry to find the latest fashion 411 on a skinny budget, and catch Jessie every Tuesday evening on “Ralphie Tonight.”