LA is a grind – it's expensive, congested, and isolating. When you're hot "in the biz," the town is yours.  When you're not, expect no mercy… and yet, for a… Read the rest of the article: Green Day to Chili Peppers: Artists rally for fire-ravaged Los Angeles

Allen Danziger today.  Photo ©Mark Cerulli "I love it here," Allen Danziger enthuses on the phone from Tokyo where he was a special guest at the city's first-ever celebratory screening… Read the rest of the article: "Chainsaw Jerry" reveals untold stories from Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie 50 years later

I was 17, sitting in my high school cafeteria when I first heard the single "Born  to Run." Carter was in the White House. The Twin Towers stood tall. Gas… Read the rest of the article: The enduring power of Bruce Springsteen's music: a fan's journey

The 1960s and '70s birthed some of the most memorable movies in cinema history, and while they were the products of different studios and visionary filmmaking minds, many had one… Read the rest of the article: How a New York artist gave birth to James Bond's 007 logo

(Photos by ©Mark Cerulli, all rights reserved) US Army Private Travis King's apparent defection to North Korea earlier this month during a routine DMZ (demilitarized zone) Tour immediately brought back… Read the rest of the article: Train to nowhere and dead-eyed stares: my visit to the Korean demilitarized zone