F– It, I’m Going to South By Southwest (Guest Column)

Susan Lucci, 74, was a ball of emotions while talking about her AMC castmate John Callahan. John, who was also know for his time on the former soap series Santa Barbara, died at the age of 66 on Saturday, March 28, after he suffered from a massive stroke at his home in Palm Desert, California.

U.S. soap opera star John Callahan has died aged 66.

We love movies about women in peril. From “Gaslight” to “King Kong” to Jennifer Lopez with a ridiculous haircut in “Enough,” audiences will almost always pay to watch a woman stare helplessly as a doorknob slowly turns, or hold her breath as a shadow looms next to where she is hiding.

As a female cinematographer, I am constantly asked how to find work or break into the system. Shooting the pilot for “Unbelievable” showed me that being a woman in this business isn’t about finding just any job — it’s about finding the right job with the right story and collaborators.

The dream of my writing life is to have a play on Broadway. During the second week of rehearsal for my first play on Broadway,Birthday Candles,the street itself closed for the longest period in its history.

If you talk to any artist, they will tell you their influences and inspirations are many and varied. I can easily say the same thing. When I think of a pivotal person who influenced me and my career, I can only think of one person, Wynn Thomas.

The media and entertainment business was thriving as we entered the new decade in 2020 B.C. (“Before Coronavirus”).

Hollywood, we need your help.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has issued a stay-at-home orderto more aggressively combat the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The "New York state on pause" directive — outlined as "Policies Assure Uniform Safety for Everyone" — requires 100 percent of the state's non-essential workforce to stay home.

Radio, I’ve just about had enough of you and your abandonment of your defining purpose as broadcasters. With the coronavirus pandemic now ravaging everyday life and suspending every reliable comfort from work routines to sports and entertainment or actual human contact, we’re looking for steadiness somewhere — an echo of the familiar, a kindred connection.  Anything to tether us to something recognizable. A service the radio dial used to provide.

A winter night shelter run by a Christian charity is to close after a guest and member of staff tested positive for coronavirus.

Although I never realized this reality until recently, most of my adult life has been invested in training for the coronavirus pandemic. As a cardiac surgeon, my highlight reel never included media, but after opening one too many chests with a band saw became overwhelmingly disheartening (figuratively and literally) I realized many of the indications for surgery could have been prevented through lifestyle changes.

Seth Hirsch returned on Friday (March 13) to unleash his first single of 2020, "Bread Basket." Hours later, the Cincinnati, Ohio, native premiered the frenetic visual for the track on Billboard.Hirsch gets back to his Queen City roots after spending the last year in Los Angeles.

Convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein receiving a 23-year jail sentence was the fairy tale Once Upon a Time in Hollywood ending that I was hoping for. Weinstein’s incarceration proves justice can be grossly delayed, but eventually delivered.

Ten years ago, when I was with a star, I was never the star — ever. But today, I don't believe that holds true for stylists.

For years now there has been a pervasive feeling among the American people that our political system is just not working the way it should. Time and again, we have seen politicians fail to take action on policies with broad popular support.

March is International Women’s Month, in which we recognize women everywhere and the advancements that have been made for female rights and representation. However, equity and balance in gender representation has a ways to go in both music and society at large.

By Dominic Patten