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Tony Denison aka Andy Flynn Talks AboutThe Closer, Major Crimes, and Provenza (G.W. Bailey)
Monday, July 16th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
They are Abbott and Costello, yin and yang, Frick and Frack. They have even inspired a nickname, “Flyvenza.” While Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson played
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy—It’s No James Bond
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
by Winnefred Ann Frolik on Playing Around
“These days nothing is genuine.” So grumbles Control (a wonderfully misanthropic John Hurt), the head of the Circus—aka British intelligence—and, he’s right. Tinker Tailor Soldier
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Helping James Bond Nab a Killer
Saturday, December 24th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
The opening credits of David Fincher’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo mimic the beginning of a James Bond film; female forms slither across the
Sunday Night Social in the City:
Outdoor Rooftops and Parties High and Low
Friday, July 1st, 2011
by Nichole Wright on Dining Around
Sunday nights in the city are the supreme. In the summer, what could be better than a casual or decked out Sunday night on a
SoHo’s Vai Spuntino–More Than a Wine Bar
Monday, April 25th, 2011
by Alex DiBlasi on Dining Around
The newly opened Vai Spuntino location in SoHo is a perfect case of an innovative chef seeking to take tapas food to a more sophisticated
Fear And Loathing: On The Campaign Trail ’72
Tuesday, April 5th, 2011
by Alex DiBlasi on Reading Around
The best writers of fiction and nonfiction narratives alike are the ones whose words are capable of taking the reader away to another time and
On Mainstream Complacency and the Need for Gaga
Thursday, February 24th, 2011
by Alex DiBlasi on Playing Around
Two of my colleagues at the college newspaper I write for submitted articles this week that both posit and argue the same point: that popular
White Collar Makes White Collar Crime Sexy
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Let’s get one thing straight: Neal Caffrey is no Sad Sack Bernie Madoff. As played by Matt Bomer, Caffrey is hot—smart, charming, nice to elderly
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