http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/howard_gensler RSS Feed for DN Col Howard Gensler en-us Wed, 30 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT 2012-05-30T07:00:00Z en-us http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/howard_gensler/20120530_Randy_Travis__I_rsquo_m_going_to_hate_you_forever__mdash__forever_and_ever_amen.html In a tale of woe that sounds like a country song, Randy Travis is accusing his ex-wife, Elizabeth Travis, of divulging confidential information about him in order to damage his reputation and career. The accusations were made in a countersuit he filed this month against Elizabeth in a federal court in Nashville. Wed, 30 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/howard_gensler/20120530_Randy_Travis__I_rsquo_m_going_to_hate_you_forever__mdash__forever_and_ever_amen.html 2012-05-30T07:00:00Z http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/howard_gensler/20120529_The_King_is_dead__mdash__and_you_commoner_can_be_buried_in_his_crypt.html If you’ve been dying to feel Elvis’ tomb essence, now’s your chance.Celebrity auctioneer Darren Julien is selling the King’s original crypt, at Forest Hill Cemetery in Memphis, as part of his "Music Icons" auction next month. Tue, 29 May 2012 15:50:07 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/howard_gensler/20120529_The_King_is_dead__mdash__and_you_commoner_can_be_buried_in_his_crypt.html 2012-05-29T15:50:07Z http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/howard_gensler/20120525_Lady_Gaga_fans_are_fit_to_be_Thai_rsquo_d.html There’s more drama on Lady Gaga’s "Places They Don’t Want Me" tour of Asia, but this time the problem isn’t religious extremists. Fri, 25 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/howard_gensler/20120525_Lady_Gaga_fans_are_fit_to_be_Thai_rsquo_d.html 2012-05-25T07:00:00Z http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/howard_gensler/153335475.html Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King, R-N.Y., charged Wednesday that the CIA and Defense Department jeopardized national security by cooperating too closely with Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal on their movie about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. King first raised questions about the bin Laden movie last summer. Thu, 24 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/howard_gensler/153335475.html 2012-05-24T07:00:00Z http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/howard_gensler/20120523_Howard_Stern_isn_rsquo_t_ruining__ldquo_America_rsquo_s_Got_Talent__rdquo__but_something_is.html “America’s Got Talent” is off to a slow start this summer and reasons why abound. Wed, 23 May 2012 14:50:12 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/howard_gensler/20120523_Howard_Stern_isn_rsquo_t_ruining__ldquo_America_rsquo_s_Got_Talent__rdquo__but_something_is.html 2012-05-23T14:50:12Z http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/howard_gensler/20120522_Arab__lsquo_Transformers_rsquo__on_Chinese_marquees.html The whole world is going Hollywood. But is this a good thing? Tue, 22 May 2012 09:39:50 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/howard_gensler/20120522_Arab__lsquo_Transformers_rsquo__on_Chinese_marquees.html 2012-05-22T09:39:50Z http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/howard_gensler/20120521_Cannes_protestors_want_more_sexual_parity.html Even in the world of entertainment, somebody’s always mad about something. At the Cannes Film festival, five women from French feminist group La Barbe took to protesting on the red carpet due to the lack of female directors at this year’s fest. Mon, 21 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/howard_gensler/20120521_Cannes_protestors_want_more_sexual_parity.html 2012-05-21T07:00:00Z http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/howard_gensler/20120518_Taylor_Swift_teaches_country_about_giving.html Taylor Swiftis donating $4 million to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to fund the Taylor Swift Education Center, an exhibit and classroom space scheduled to open in 2014 and offer music education to children and seniors. “In terms of what it will allow us to do, we do education very well now,” museum director Kyle Young said. “It will allow us to do what we do better, serve more people, develop new programs and I’m happy to say that as we talked through this opportunity with Taylor, she very much wants to be involved in an advisory capacity in what we do. Is there a better person out there who’s in touch with a young audience? I think not. I was joking we should be paying her to do that. I was only joking.” Fri, 18 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/howard_gensler/20120518_Taylor_Swift_teaches_country_about_giving.html 2012-05-18T07:00:00Z http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/howard_gensler/20120517_Jennifer_Lopez__She_rsquo_s_queen_of_the_world.html Jennifer Lopez has been named Forbes’ most powerful celebrity on the money magazine’s annual list. Without a daily TV show and with a failing TV network, Oprah Winfrey fell all the way to No. 2. Thu, 17 May 2012 12:50:19 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/howard_gensler/20120517_Jennifer_Lopez__She_rsquo_s_queen_of_the_world.html 2012-05-17T12:50:19Z http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/howard_gensler/20120516_Ellen_makes_her_mark_on_Twain.html IT’S BEEN QUITE a week for gays: “The New Normal” was picked up by NBC; the “E! True Hollywood Story” for Joan and Melissa Rivers aired on Mother’s Day; the president came out in favor of gay marriage; and Ellen DeGeneres was named the winner of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Ellen is being honored for her stand-up work, daytime show, activism and books. Wed, 16 May 2012 13:14:35 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/howard_gensler/20120516_Ellen_makes_her_mark_on_Twain.html 2012-05-16T13:14:35Z