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What Happens in Vegas (Ends up on ESPN)

Ari Weisbrot | Posted 05.08.2013 | Sports
Ari Weisbrot

Rob Gronkowski is, perhaps, one of the best tight ends to play the game and a likely hall of famer. Predictably, we have seen a lot of Rob this off-season, mostly featured in stories about his "off-the-field" antics.

Beating the Odds

Dr. Gregory Jantz, Ph.D. | Posted 03.27.2013 | Healthy Living
Dr. Gregory Jantz, Ph.D.

It is heartwarming to know people from all over the globe are willing to respond to these stories. In a digital age, where people spend more time interacting with devices than they sometimes do with other people, the Internet can become a human bridge.

Why You Should 'Slow-Track' Your Career

Daniel Gulati | Posted 05.18.2013 | Healthy Living
Daniel Gulati

Quitting early to avoid getting stuck in a rut is smart. But continually shortening your time horizons for career achievement and shirking hard work in the search for immediate silver bullets is a dangerous practice, and may actually limit your long-term outcomes.

Frauds on the Red Carpet? True Confessions of Academy Award Winners

Dr. Valerie Young | Posted 04.28.2013 | Entertainment
Dr. Valerie Young

It's a challenge to maintain a consistent level of confidence when you know you are only as good as your last performance, when even the brightest stars fade quickly, and where success requires that you prove yourself over and over again in ways few others must.

Paul Williams Deserves An Oscar

Kathleen Massara | Posted 04.27.2013 | Arts
Kathleen Massara

In "Paul Williams Still Alive," the documentary about the popular 1970s singer/songwriter -- and Johnny Carson cut-up -- Paul Williams, we see the mus...

NYC-ARTS News: January 24 through 31, 2013

NYC-ARTS | Posted 03.28.2013 | Arts
NYC-ARTS

In theater news, the 2012 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, Water by the Spoonful, extends its run by two weeks. This play is the second in a trilogy by Quiara AlegrĆ­a Hudes.

'I Never Get Recognized'

Posted 01.25.2013 | Celebrity

Apparently being an Academy Award nominated movie star and a household name doesn't guarantee you'll get chased down the street. Or at least that's th...

Fame Names

Michael Kupperman | Posted 01.29.2013 | Comedy
Michael Kupperman

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Media Teaches Bad Values to Your Children

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 01.09.2013 | Parents
Dr. Jim Taylor

All you as a parent can do is educate yourself about these unhealthy influences on your children and do your best to limit their exposure to those messages and expose to them to positive values that will counteract the bad ones.

A Memory of Mitch Lucker

Rob Brooks | Posted 01.02.2013 | Celebrity
Rob Brooks

Despite looking like a metal band, and in fact being a metal band, they shattered so many stereotypes I held about their hard-thrashing lifestyle. Which is why I am so moved to hear about Mitch's passing away in such a quintessentially rock 'n' roll way.

Laina, aka Overly Attached Girlfriend, Talks Meme Fame and Using YouTube Powers for Good

Shira Lazar | Posted 12.17.2012 | Impact
Shira Lazar

In this What's Trending exclusive video interview, Laina Walker, the famous face of the Overly Attached Girlfriend meme, shares her story about how the whole Internet phenomenon blew up and how she hopes to use comedy for a good cause.

The Extra-ordinary Lives of Ordinary Women

Ashley Bush and Raphaela Sapire | Posted 11.21.2012 | Women
Ashley Bush and Raphaela Sapire

We are road tripping across the country capturing extra-ordinary Americana in a Web series; we want to inspire young women to dream beyond what they know by highlighting women who have built their careers around their passions.

Lady Gaga, FAME and The Age of Aquarius

Lisa Paul Streitfeld | Posted 11.16.2012 | Arts
Lisa Paul Streitfeld

Lady Gaga and her new scent, FAME, turned the tables during a night of masquerade at the Guggenheim museum in New York. While there, guests were asked...

The Curse of Celebrity

Howard Meitiner | Posted 10.16.2012 | Celebrity
Howard Meitiner

So when the Enquirer painstakingly chronicles that an allegedly drug-addled Culkin "was clutching his stomach, made a face, and then spit up, not once, but twice" -- how can this type of excessive media exposure possibly help Culkin deal with his problems?

WATCH: Dealing With Fame, From Kelly Ripa

Posted 08.06.2012 | Women

When Emmy Award-winning talk show host, Kelly Ripa, recently joined me on Mondays with Marlo, I just had to ask her how she's able to deal with the fa...

Diamond Dreams in the City

Aiden Leslie | Posted 09.23.2012 | Gay Voices
Aiden Leslie

Growing up in Ohio, I always had dreams of leaving the world that I never really truly felt that I belonged. It's hard to describe why I never really felt Ohio was where I was meant to be, but in my heart I knew that I was meant to grow somewhere else.

My Brief Encounter With Katie Holmes and Her Entourage

JJ Keith | Posted 09.08.2012 | Entertainment
JJ Keith

In 2005 I was a 25-year-old barista at a Starbucks in Hollywood, which was a terrible waste of my anthropology degree, insofar as an anthropology degr...

The Trouble With Genius

Michael Meade, D.H.L. | Posted 08.04.2012 | Home
Michael Meade, D.H.L.

More than raw talent or simple ability, genius gives a person their unique way of viewing the world. The inner genius holds the keys to understanding the innate style and implicit purpose set within each life.

The Indie on Demand Movie Review: Citizen Gangster

Dan Persons | Posted 07.02.2012 | Entertainment
Dan Persons

In the latest episode of my weekly radio show, I take a look at Citizen Gangster, director Nathan Morlando's directorial debut (he also scripted) that tells the true story of Canadian bank robber Edwin Boyd (Scott Speedman).

The Muse Claims Another Victim

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 06.13.2012 | Comedy
Jeffrey Shaffer

Something has to happen here. The blank page is mocking me. Okay, I'm typing. The opening sentence starts right now. "It was a brutally hot morning." There we go. Hot and happening.

I Have Become a Celebrity Chef

Floyd Elliot | Posted 06.02.2012 | Comedy
Floyd Elliot

I felt an energy, a power such as I had never before experienced surging through me from my hands, those hands that had elevated mere food to art. I was, I felt, what I had always been meant to be: a celebrity chef.

ONY 2012: Catalyst for Change, Peace or Fame?

Marlise Karlin | Posted 05.23.2012 | Impact
Marlise Karlin

Being a catalyst for change is not easy, especially in a media-driven world where the press often instigates controversy solely to induce greater viewership.

WATCH: The Hardest Part Of Fame, From Jon Hamm

Posted 03.23.2012 | Women

"Mad Men" star Jon Hamm opens up about some of the obstacles that come with fame. var src_url="http://pshared.5min.com/Scripts/PlayerSeed.js?playL...

Why World Water Forum "Solutions" Miss the Mark

Wenonah Hauter | Posted 05.16.2012 | Green
Wenonah Hauter

The time is now for the UN and governments around their world to fulfill their duty and not to delegate it to corporations.

A Look at Unhappy Literary Characters

Dave Astor | Posted 04.24.2012 | Books
Dave Astor

I recently read Freedom, and one thing that struck me was how unhappy the Patty Berglund character was for much of that excellent novel. And one couldn't always figure out why Patty was so glum.