Category Archives: Entertainment

(Almost) Meeting Mary Tyler Moore

Posted on January 26, 2017 by planetlippstone

I’d like to say I met Mary Tyler Moore at one of her weddings. I jumped at the chance to try. Like Mary Richards, the star of Moore’s groundbreaking TV comedy about being a single girl working in TV news … Continue reading →

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Let’s Paws: Sidetracked on way to ‘House of Cards’ casting call

Posted on March 15, 2015 by planetlippstone

A dilemma as I made my way to a House of Cards casting call for extras last year. I met this guy just as I was trying to decide if I really wanted to stand on line all day in … Continue reading →

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Trying to be an extra on ‘House of Cards’

Posted on February 24, 2015 by planetlippstone

Ready for Season 3 of House of Cards? To get you in the mood, here’s my Huffington Post piece on my big chance to be an extra. More on what it’s like to be in on a casting call.

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You don’t have to be George Clooney to marry in Venice

Posted on September 30, 2014 by planetlippstone

It doesn’t hurt, though, especially since it looks pretty steep, even if you’re not going for the movie-star treatment. Funny, when I think of dreamy places to tie the knot, Venice, Italy, doesn’t spring to mind. I guess I’m way … Continue reading →

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Behind the Scenes: HBO’s ‘Treme’

Posted on February 3, 2014 by planetlippstone

The complete HBO series Treme’  is now out on Blu-ray if you’re interested. Maybe you’re not a fan of this show about New Orleans, and sadly enough, you really wanted to be. Because you, like so many others, were so hooked on its predecessor, … Continue reading →

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Behind the Scenes: My ‘Groundhog Day’ movie connection

Posted on February 1, 2014 by planetlippstone

With Groundhog Day almost upon us — none too soon; please tell me we’re not gonna have six more weeks of this diabolical winter — I’m thinking back. To the movie Groundhog Day. It and I go waay back, ever … Continue reading →

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The Christmas song that makes me happy all year long

Posted on December 24, 2013 by planetlippstone

Had occasion to see legendary guitarist and singer Jose Feliciano this summer at, of all places, the Pennsylvania state capitol. Why do I say that, you ask. For one thing, I didn’t know this ’70s icon was still performing. For another, the … Continue reading →

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Behind the Scenes: ‘Homeland’

Posted on April 21, 2013 by planetlippstone

Editor’s Note: This was written in the early days of Homeland, when Nicholas Brody was still alive and very much in the picture. ______ I’ll admit I was a little sour at the end of the first season of Homeland. I … 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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