Category Archives: Entertainment

Behind the Scenes: ‘Homeland’

Posted on April 21, 2013 by planetlippstone

**Spoiler Alerts** I’ll admit I was a little sour at the end of the first season of Homeland. I didn’t completely buy what drove Nicholas Brody. But by the end of season two I was reeled in again, but good. … Continue reading →

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Double your pleasure this Hanukkah

Posted on December 12, 2012 by planetlippstone

Remember the ads for the KFC Double Down Chicken Sandwich? You know, the one where the bread’s been replaced by fried chicken? Or the Tracy Jordan Meat Machine on 30 Rock, where meat was the new bread? This Hanuakkah, latkes … Continue reading →

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Travel trends: Taking Air Hobbit to Middle-earth

Posted on November 28, 2012 by planetlippstone

Have you seen the latest billboard for the new Peter Jackson movie The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey? It’s on an airplane. Air New Zealand has decked out one of its jets with a giant decal inspired by the movie. It’ll … Continue reading →

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Behind the Scenes: Bridge on the River Kwai

Posted on November 22, 2012 by planetlippstone

Before my journey aboard the Eastern & Oriental Express ended in Bangkok, we stopped on the real bridge on the “Kwai” river in Thailand. If you’ve seen the famous British movie, you have a general idea of what went on … Continue reading →

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Let’s Paws: Them’s some fur-rocious K9s

Posted on August 10, 2012 by planetlippstone

Such fur-rosity. The laughs are courtesy of a former TV colleague and all-around good guy who writes from Fort Wayne, IN: “In Fort Wayne … Feeling well protected by the fearsome police k9′s.” This acquaintance is on the road a … Continue reading →

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Behind the Scenes: ‘Joisey Shaw’

Posted on July 20, 2012 by planetlippstone

No, this isn’t about me discovering Jersey Shore. I know I’m way late to that party. And that’s fine with me. I never wanted an invite anyway. Besides, I like remembering my own version. Growing up in my section of … Continue reading →

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Heartburn over death of big ‘sister’ Nora Ephron

Posted on June 27, 2012 by planetlippstone

Heard the startling news: My heroine — writer and humorist Nora Ephron — was supposedly dying. By the time I logged onto the Net, she was gone. I may have secretly idolized her for decades, but I’m no celebrity stalker. … Continue reading →

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Dates on a plane? Eeek!

Posted on May 22, 2012 by planetlippstone

To the best of my knowledge, Mr. & Mrs. Facebook didn’t meet this way. But it may become as routine as booking that airplane seat online. Picking a seat mate by viewing his or her Facebook or LinkedIn profile. With … Continue reading →

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Titanic II? Book it, Danno

Posted on May 1, 2012 by planetlippstone

Two things you can do if money is no object. One, start your OWN network. Or get into the cruise-ship industry with a big splash: With your new toy, the Titanic II. Yep, an Aussie billionaire is working on that … Continue reading →

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Barnabas Collins is dead! Long live Barnabas Collins!

Posted on April 21, 2012 by planetlippstone

Dick Clark, Levon Helm, and now… Jonathan Frid. Who? Long before Twilight, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, True Blood, White Fang (sorry, just had to slip Soupy Sales in there), there was a 1960s TV show called Dark Shadows. You might … Continue reading →

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