Mike Pilewski writes about life, politics and culture in the United States
Would you believe that Angelina Jolie is a close personal friend of mine? Or that I spent the weekend with Lucy Liu, Chevy Chase, and Paris Hilton? Or that I’ve shared a laugh with Bill Cosby and Sacha Baron Cohen? One of the great things about being a journalist is that you get to talk to famous people from time … >>
This summer seems like it’s been the summer of death. The Grim Reaper has claimed one of Charlie’s Angels, a 50-year-old kid who’d held a baby out a window, a defense secretary who’d been responsible for the Vietnam War, and an Irish-American author who, in old age, was still complaining about his awful childhood. Now the most trusted man in … >>
Holiday weekends like Easter are also Hollywood weekends in America. It’s when whole families drive to their local multiplex to see the latest movies. Before they go, many of them turn to their favorite oracle for advice. Roger Ebert has been reviewing films for the Chicago Sun-Times since 1967, when he was only 25. In 1975, he teamed up with … >>