
I did a double take when I saw this headline: “What Will the ‘Game Change’ Sequel Be About?“ I shouldn’t have. If the past five years have taught us anything, it’s that Hollywood will never tire of reliving the 2008 election,
by Gina Dalfonzo30 May 2013, 2:48 PM PST0

You might say that Kacey Musgraves is a singer who knows where she came from. You might also say that she’s not entirely thrilled about it. Twenty-four-year-old Musgraves is shaking up Nashville with her signature blendof traditional sounds and not-so-traditional
by Gina Dalfonzo13 Apr 2013, 3:45 PM PST0

In some ways, this isn’t the greatest time for fans of country music. And by “fans of country music,” I mean “people who genuinely like to listen to good music, not loud, mindless party anthems.” For one thing, ageism continues
by Gina Dalfonzo3 Feb 2013, 10:40 AM PST0

In some respects, ABC’s new drama “Nashville” is your conventional prime-time soap. In other, more important ways, the show is refreshingly original. That’s mainly because “Nashville,” premiering at 10 p.m. EST tonight, is set in the world of country music,
by Gina Dalfonzo10 Oct 2012, 12:43 PM PST0
To be a country music fan these days is to be part of a quarrelsome bunch. The consensus seems to be that “real country” is the only kind worth listening to–yet no one can seem to agree on what “real
by Gina Dalfonzo28 Dec 2011, 11:36 AM PST0
This February marks the 200th birthday of the man whom some have called the greatest novelist who ever lived. All kinds of tributes are in the works for Charles Dickens’ bicentennial, including biographies, festivals and three new adaptations (one feature
by Gina Dalfonzo5 Dec 2011, 6:13 AM PST0
The day before the release of Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy, the Washington Post’s “Reliable Source” column ran a few of the juicier tidbits from Mrs. Kennedy’s taped interviews. Among those tidbits: “She calls [Martin
by Gina Dalfonzo14 Sep 2011, 7:40 AM PST0
Every year around this time, the Fox network takes it upon itself to remind us of the cultural poverty in which America’s teens are growing up. The annual Teen Choice Awards is a sort of showcase of the very worst
by Gina Dalfonzo5 Aug 2011, 12:14 PM PST0
You know the problem with the arts these days? In case you didn’t know, Philip Kennicott will be happy to tell you. The problem with the arts, he says, is that they’re homophobic. Quit laughing. In a recent Washington Post
by Gina Dalfonzo20 Jul 2011, 11:32 AM PST0
An excerpt from Bristol Palin’s new book, Not Afraid of Life, was circulated online after the book was leaked to the press. In it, Bristol recounts how she lost her virginity to Levi Johnston after he got her so drunk
by Gina Dalfonzo1 Jul 2011, 9:05 AM PST0
Rolling Stone’s hatchet job on Rep. Michele Bachmann has proven too much even for many liberals. As Yahoo News reports, there’s a controversy raging over the way the piece–sedately titled “Michele Bachmann’s Holy War”–“borrows heavily from a 2006 profile of
by Gina Dalfonzo27 Jun 2011, 4:58 AM PST0
My book, ‘Bring Her Down’: How the American Media Tried to Destroy Sarah Palin, has just been released. The following is adapted from Chapter 7 of the book. In the event of a possible Palin presidential run, it remains to
by Gina Dalfonzo11 Jun 2011, 4:58 AM PST0