Food and punk rock go together like food and ice skating. Which is to say they don’t really go together at all (unless of course you’re the Descendents). Food and money, however, fit together much more snugly, which may explain why the latest trend among well-off punks is to invest in a restaurant. Talk about yuppie punk. Mike Dirnt, bass player for Green Day…

Meet Danielle Colby Cushman, Against Me! fan (peep the t-shirt) and one of the stars of the History Channel series “American Pickers,” which, contrary to its title, isn’t about shredding bluegrass banjo players, but rather, a couple of dudes in Iowa who hunt through junk-filled barns in search of long-abandoned treasures…

Though “Survivor” wasn’t the first reality show, its success on prime-time network TV ushered in a new era of television where unscripted programming emerged as a viable alternative to the traditional scripted model. Combining a classic TV theme (castaways on an island) with a dramatic game show element and massive prize ($1 million), “Survivor” became an instant classic — and its creator, Mark Burnett, became one of the most powerful producers in Hollywood. As it approaches…

It takes a special kind of narcissist to quote himself. Sure, non-fiction writers often develop opinions about the things they’re writing about and parrot them back to a colleague or friend when asked about them later. Talking heads on news programs do this all the time — paraphrasing quotes and rattling off facts they may have posted that morning on their blog. Hell, even…