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Robert Galvin has been with the Mail Tribune since 1999. When he's not writing this blog about pop culture, or his weekly television column (The Little White Dot) for ... Read FullCategories
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Sometimes, The Stars Align
It’s a cosmic event of galactic proportions this week for stargazers. No, not the the Perseids meteor shower, although I’m sure that will be worth seeing as well.
The true event starts this weekend when the summer movie season presents us with a pair of openings that says everything there is to say about the crassness [...]
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Hurry Up And Wait
Instant gratification takes too long.
Sp sayeth the prophet Suzanne Vale in “Postcards From The Edge,” the semi-autobiographical novel by Princess Leia that seems even more prescient now than it did when it was published in 1987 … long before the advent of blogs, nevermind Twitter, or goodness knows what comes next.
The obsession and addiction of Vale’s [...]
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Sold: The teeth that saved the world
I’ve never been one for soliciting autographs because — when you think about it — once the famous person signs their name and you go your separate ways, how do you get others to believe that the name on the napkin you’re holding actually came from you say it did?
I did have coffee with Mel [...]
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As The Talk Show World Turns
The other day I read that Joy Behar (co-host of “The View”) had said on CNN’s ”The Joy Behar Show” that she disagreed with the support for Mel Gibson voiced by Whoopi Goldberg (co-host of “The View”), adding that Barbara Walters (high priestess of “The View”) would not want to have Gibson as a guest after [...]
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The Tangled Web Of Matchmaking
“I dunno, she’s got gaps, I got gaps, together we fill gaps.”
That’s Rocky Balboa, talking to his pal Paulie, about why he’s found himself falling in love with the shy Adrian in the original “Rocky” film. Rocky may not be a smart man, but he knows what love is.
No, wait, that’s Forrest Gump. But the [...]
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And the nominee is … a Ty
Southern Oregon native Ty Burrell received some good news Thursday morning when the actor was nominated for a primetime Emmy Award for his role as Phil Dunphy in the hit ABC series “Modern Family.”
Burrell, who was born in Grants Pass and studied theater at Southern Oregon University, is one of three “Modern Family” cast members [...]
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Long live The King, and others
It’s been a busy week for dead celebrities, so let’s not keep them waiting.
Starting at the top, we have The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll (and dead celebrities) himself, who will be coming to Medford later this month as he stars in his new movie. Yes, it’s Elvis Presley, starring in “Elvis on Tour: 75th Anniversary Celebration,” [...]
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Tori, Tori, Tori
One of the great guilty pleasures in life is the celebrity autobiography. … Not to READ, mind you; just to look at on a store shelf, or in a bargain bin, or beneath the short leg of a coffee table.
Friends once gave me an autographed copy of “Accordian Man,” the celebrity memoir of Myron Floren, [...]
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Why Walk When You Can Fly?
Every so often, you read about someone who has decided to walk across the country to gain a better appreciation for the land and its residents. Usually, there’s a charity involved; more often than not, a video camera.
That’s always made me wonder about the value of these walks. Not the charity part, the cameras. How [...]
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