Madison Ekstrand is an actress from Niagara, Wisconsin, whose entertainment career began as an award-winning competitive dancer. She later transitioned to acting and relocated to Los Angeles to pursue opportunities in film and television.
Ekstrand has appeared in multiple episodes...
For nearly 30 years, Angel Morgan has built a devoted following by helping people seek clarity, healing, and connection through psychic readings, mediumship, and animal communication. A longtime media personality, she spent seven years as the in-house psychic on...
Sofia Helin is an internationally acclaimed Swedish film and television actress whose work has earned her multiple honors and widespread critical recognition. She won major acting prizes including the Danish Robert Award and Sweden’s Kristallen for her performance as...
Nicole Mendez has served as Executive Director of the Mendez National Institute of Transplantation Foundation (MNITF) since 1995. MNITF is a public nonprofit dedicated to advancing the science and practice of organ transplantation and therapies for end-stage organ disease...
Michael Moshe Dahan is an Israeli-American filmmaker, artist, and scholar who earned his MFA in Studio Art with a Critical Theory Emphasis from UC Irvine. After a decade behind the scenes as a film executive, he’s now pushing boundaries at...
by Dr. Laura Wilhelm, LauraWil Intercultural
Just in time for Mental Health Awareness Month, bestselling author Anna Gomez returns with a deeply personal and emotionally resonant new novel, Somewhere Along the Way (Open Road Media Romance; May 6, 2025). Drawing on...
by Dr. Laura Wilhelm, LauraWil Intercultural
Margaret Gardiner has spent much of her life in and around the world of beauty. A native of South Africa, she was crowned Miss Universe in 1978 at the age of eighteen and has modeled at such...
By Larry Jaffee
This January 6th marks the third anniversary of the passing at 82 of Peter Bogdanovich, who 25 years ago keynoted a DVD conference in Hollywood that I chaired. During our pre-event interview to promote his participation, Peter...
Spring Came On Laughing, a compelling feature debut by director Noha Adel, captured all the attention at the 45th Cairo International Film Festival. The bare and unvarnished depiction of Egyptian women has raised eyebrows and attracted huge attention, creating...
The 45th Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) has been a resounding success, attracting huge audiences and presenting the spectrum of cinematic talents. I recently sat down with CIFF Program Director Essam Zakaria to discuss the festival’s triumphant re-entry, its...
