Take This Joy WhereverBy Dan Bennett - There’s a place on top of a small hill outside Turner Field in Atlanta, home of the baseball Braves, where perfect strangers hail cabs and share rides, no matter their separate destinations. Or that’s how it… Oct 04 15October 04, 2015Article at Medium
Plugged Out: The Night I Almost Tilted on DeadlineBy Dan Bennett - Plugged Out: The Night I Almost Tilted on Deadline July 1992. Opening night of “Tommy” at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, where it enjoyed its theatrical world premiere. I’m there to write a feature story... Dec 01 15December 01, 2015Article at Medium
Teletubbies Return: The Tinky Winky InterviewNov 18, 2015 · By Dan Bennett The rebooted Teletubbies show premiered on the BBC earlier this month, and the show will make its Nick Jr. debut in the U.S. in 2016. After a 15-year hiatus, the Teletubbies are hot again. Tinky Winky sat down for an… Nov 24 15November 24, 2015Article at Medium
The Year the Gump People Came After MeNov 15, 2015 By Dan Bennett A little more than 20 years ago, in my role as film critic for a daily newspaper in San Diego County, I sat in a screening room at Paramount Pictures studios watching “Forrest Gump,” a few weeks before its public… Nov 20 15November 20, 2015Article at Medium
Following Playboy Lead, Mags Make Major Announcements Oct 27, 2015 By Dan Bennett After Playboy announced recently it would no longer feature fully nude women on its pages, other major magazines followed with their own big announcements: National Geographic, bowing to its Instagram metrics, says it… Nov 15 15November 15, 2015Article at Medium
Saturday Mash: A Dad, Two Teenagers, Extra Mozzarella and an Angry BanjoBy Dan Bennett - Saturday, explained. Woke up before 7 a.m.Took him to 7–11 before baseball practice, because he won’t play unless he has coffee.Hit 30 grounders and 30 fly balls to eleven 13-year-olds. Taught them no short-hops on the “cut-three.”… Sep 29 15September 29, 2015Article at Medium
