Before even heading to LA to give acting a go, aspiring actors should skim, if not memorize, the chapters of the following essential books and guides. Acting in Commercials: A Guide to Auditioning and Performing…
My Favorite Sport
As football season begins and Psycho sports wood, I began to reflect on my favorite sport: the High Speed Chase. There was a time when I just thought I enjoyed the thrill of watching, from…
Amagi Was Cool!
Thanks for coming! Finally got the beau to LAX this morning (5am… yawn!) and now can get back to life for a minute. Thank you to everyone who participated in Official Check Out the Boyfriend…
Tune In, Drink Up?
Okay, so I’m watching a rerun of “Friends.” It’s the one with Susan Sarandon and she’s some hoity-toity soap star teaching Joey how to take over her role on “Days of Our Lives” — which…
Can an Insomniac Still Dream?
So I have this affliction I’ve named Summer Insomnia. Every summer since 1990, I’ve gone as long as ten weeks with no sleep. It started with a migraine. I don’t really get migraines anymore, so…
My Favorite Tool
There are two types of people in this world: those who have the ability to assemble Ikea furniture and those who do not. Perhaps there are more than those two types, but there are –…
ask the industry «
Submit a question for an industry pro to answer. Question: Why is it so hard for an Indian male like me to get into the industry? Sometimes I feel they discriminate? Is it true? What…
Top 17.4 Ways to Piss Me Off
Why would I want to write an article about the things that piss me off? Aren’t I just arming the masses with the best ammo that way? Well, here’s my theory: this list already does…
Stuff You Can’t Get in LA
I’m not from Los Angeles. No one is. Well, Rose is, but she’s different. All of the tens of thousands of LA Natives are different. But they don’t count. There are all of these Transplant…