Causes

Andrew Jackson: Actor, Activist and Ardent Champion for the Environment

Actor and activist Andrew Jackson is on a mission. He works tirelessly on a unique project designed to save the world's remaining polar bears who remain at risk. In a recent chat, Jackson revealed the secret to the project's success thus far and the global impact that continues to grow.
Gabriella Ribeiro Truman
Film

The Week in Film: The Good, The Bad, and The Unwatchable

It’s a particularly bad weekend at the movies this week, folks. Two of the new releases will probably go down easily as the weakest movies of the entire summer: Reviews of The Dictator, Battleship, and What to Expect When You're Expecting.
Philip Brown
Music

New Music for Old People: My Musical Foundations, Part Three - Comparatively Modern Soul Gospel Music

The human voice is my favorite instrument to listen to, and this is some of the finest singing on Earth. Andrae Crouch is the gospel equivalent of Burt Bacharach, Thom Bell, Berry Gordy, and Booker T. all wrapped up into one complex, joyful person. This column and its accompanying music will show you why.
Al Kooper
Book News

Comics: Tommy Castillo Reveals The Art of The Darkside of Oz

Tommy Castillo reveals the origins of his next major creator-owned project, The Darkside of Oz, and provides details on the forthcoming The Art of the Darkside of Oz collection.
Bill Baker
Music

Bentley's Bandstand: Julie Christensen, Father John Misty, Shiva's HeadBand

There are certain singers who just won't behave. They skip around genres like free spirits, and even when the world begins to know them for one endeavor chances are change is on the way and they can be found somewhere else.
Bill Bentley
Music

McCartney's Beloved RAM Album To Be Reissued

Paul McCartney has recently revisited several best-selling titles from his extensive catalog including Band On The Run, MCartney, and McCartney II, with added video material and extra tracks.
Matt Rowe
Music

Revisiting RAM: The Paul McCartney Archive Collection Reissue

The album manages to capture, from start to finish, McCartney's unfettered joy in making music. The songs positively radiate warmth.
Chaz Lipp
Royals

Duchess Kate Wears Another Wedding Dress

The Duchess of Cambridge wore a stunning teal blue gown on Friday night at the Royal Albert Hall in London to mark the countdown to the Olympic Games. But unknown to her adoring public, Kate was actually wearing a wedding dress, customised for the night!
Margaret Holder
Music

Celebrating Record Store Day

Record Store Day is truly a momentous occasion for those who care. It's about music and it's about artists. It may only happen one day a year but it really is wonderful to see such enthusiasm and community spirit.
Tony Michaelides
Politics

Online Dating, Creationism and Burning Buildings

I shouldn't be surprised. North Carolina shouldn't surprise me. West Virginia's primary where a Texas inmate took 41% of the vote against President Obama's 59% should not surprise me. But, it does. All I can say is thank God Jon Stewart can make me laugh about it. I wish he was doing online dating so he could make me laugh about that too.
Bridget Fonger
Entertainment

The Week In Film: The Good, The Bad, And The Mind Game

Movies reviews of God Bless America, Dark Shadows, and The Sound Of My Voice
Philip Brown
Music

New Music for Old People: Gladys Knight, Ray Charles, Rita Coolidge, Scanners and More

This week starts out with Wilson Phillips singing "Good Vibrations" a cappella and ends up with some late vintage Ray Charles, amazing bookends to another great playlist.
Al Kooper
Music

Bentley's Bandstand: Paul Thorn, Chelle Rose, Donovan

When the stars align and an artist finds a bagful of songs, a band burning to play them, and, most importantly, something deep down within just begging to come out, well, that's when great albums get made.
Bill Bentley
Life

A Surprising Truth About Gender Equality

Equality among men and women in the workplace has been hotly debated, and still is to this day. Are men really from Venus and women from Mars?
Nancy Perkins
Film

The Week in Film: The Good, The Bad, and The Norwegian

Somehow I think The Avengers is going to beat the competition this weekend: Reviews of The Avengers, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, and Headhunters.
Philip Brown
Book News

Written in Blood: A Conversation with Comics Artist/Writer Mark Wheatley

Mark Wheatley talks about his latest projects, which include a contest and an original illustrated eBook, and gives a taste of things to come later in 2012.
Bill Baker
Music

New Music for Old People: Rotary Connection, Paul Thorn, Booker T, The Shins and More

This week's column neatly steps from the past into the present. Come in and give a listen: Rotary Connection, Elvis Costello, the Beach Boys, the Shins, and so much more.
Al Kooper
Music

Bentley's Bandstand: Nick Waterhouse, Rufus Wainwright, Paul Nelson

Too often retro gets a bad rap. When the music of the past can inform and inspire someone today to reach for the sky and try and pull down a few planets to help them glow, well, why not?
Bill Bentley
Television

A Chat with Once Upon a Time's Raphael Sbarge

Stage and screen actor Raphael Sbarge talks to The Morton Report about his duel roles of Dr. Archibald "Archie" Hopper and Jiminy Cricket on ABC's hit fairy tale drama "Once Upon a Time."
Steve Eramo
Life

The Only Reason to Go to Walmart

I avoid Walmart like the plague. I was traumatized by my first Walmart experience. I had ventured into one for the first time because of their commercials. Everyone looks so friendly!
Bridget Fonger
Prince Harry and James Hewitt Myth Revisted
Since the original item ‘Who Does Prince Harry Look Like? James Hewitt Myth Debunked’ appeared in TMR on August 24th 2011, it has rarely, if ever, been out of TMR’s top ten. I have noticed the readers’ comments with interest and, in some cases, with amazement! Big Blind Item: Which Rock Star is Cheating on His Glamorous Wife?
Liz Jones, a British journalist who writes for the Daily Mail and has a weekly diary in Sunday's You magazine, has given the biggest hint yet about the identity of a rock star who is cheating on his glamorous... The Big Question: Is the Duchess of Cambridge Pregnant?
Officially, the bet is that her first child will be born in 2012 and the bookies are taking a close look at the pattern of betting. Insider information is suspected, but not proven. Helena Bonham Carter Plays Buckingham Palace
With a warm smile Queen Elizabeth II made actress Helena Bonham Carter a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) at an investiture ceremony yesterday. Whitney Houston: The Beautiful and the Damned
She had it all: an exquisite voice and a face to match. Who could ever forget her performance in The Bodyguard, probably one of the all-time greatest films? Now Whitney Houston is dead at 48, possibly a victim of alcohol or drugs, and perhaps of herself. The King Is Dead... Long Live the Queen
Sometime during the early hours of February 6, 1952, King George VI died in his sleep. We do not know the exact moment when he passed away and his 25-year-old daughter, Princess Elizabeth, automatically became the new Queen. Review: The Church Of Rock And Roll - Foxy Shazam
Foxy Shazam's The Church Of Rock And Roll brings a good vibe to the solid late '70s and rousing '80s rock that it walks with. Leonard Cohen's Old Ideas Full Album Stream
In this vastly improved Internet age, we often get 'gifted' with an early listen of a highly anticipated album. Kate Is Happier at 30 Than at 25
For her 30th birthday Kate has William back, a historic ring on her finger, and policemen to protect her. Heart Disease Runs in Prince Philip's Family
According to royal biographer Hugo Vickers, Prince Philip's father, Prince Andrew of Greece, died of heart failure and arterial sclerosis at age 62. Duchess Kate's Canadian Flower Girl in Cancer Remission
The photo of Diamond presenting flowers to Kate was one of the most touching of the tour. The young cancer patient watched the royal wedding on TV and sent a letter asking to meet the bride. Prince William and Duchess Kate to Remodel Princess Margaret's Bathroom
Apartment 1A is a greater thing indeed, boasting 20 rooms on four stories and an expansive private garden. The residence should be able to handle any number of royal offspring and royal watchers expect this will be the primary residence of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for decades to come. Review: Paul Simon's Songwriter
It’s important to be a Paul Simon fan for this set to work with you. If you are, then you may find the collection of songs to be a brilliant selection, if not exactly to your liking. But then, what collections are?

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