Why ‘Raiders’ star Karen Allen is no damsel in distress
On-screen and off, Karen Allen has always been an independent woman. It’s what made her so indelible as Marion Ravenwood, heroine of “Raiders of the…
North of Orlando, an elegant Florida vacation awaits
(CNN) — Orlando may be synonymous with Disney World for most, but just north of this Florida city there’s a different vacation for those who wish…
First look inside Disney’s new ‘Pandora: World of Avatar’
(CNN) — James Cameron’s “Avatar” was a game-changer for me. Its bioluminescent alien world unfolded around the audience with an immersive 3-D I hadn’t thought possible, even…
Sam Elliott shares his mustache maintenance tips
You know Sam Elliott. Either by face — specifically, facial hair — or by voice. If Morgan Freeman’s is the “voice of God,” Elliott’s gravelly…
They Told A Fracking Company To Go Away. 3 Years Later, They’re Still in Court.
When Stacy Long learned in 2013 that a drilling company planned to dump its wastewater into an abandoned gas well two and a half miles…
Inside the manic days and sleepless nights of Heath Ledger
Initially, Matt Amato was not at all sure his friend Heath Ledger would have wanted to be the subject of a documentary. “Heath was very…
Step into liquid in a surfer’s paradise
You don’t have to be a surfer to make a pilgrimage to the reef break at Banzai Pipeline.
Meet New York’s beloved mass transit bandit
New York’s subway system drives many of us crazy, but for one man, it’s a lifelong love affair he’s willing to go to prison for…
‘The Girl on the Train’ and 9 other crazy-childless-woman flicks
If there’s one Hollywood bromide you can rely on, it’s this: Women who can’t or won’t have children are totally crazypants.
How not to write about Chris Brown
Let’s look at the ways one probably shouldn’t refer to a celebrity who, at 27, has already been arrested a stunning number of times for incidents of…