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P.I. Barrington has worked as a journalist, radio air talent, a record company professional, an artist. Barrington has currently returned to her original career as a creative writer as well as writing for Helium.com about her entertainment industry experience.

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Entertainment > TV Genres & Trends Assessing the trend of celebrity reality TV series: 6 of 11

Celebreality? Try looking at it from the opposite point of view: the celebrities'. No one ever seems to understand their reasoning for putting themselves into an arena where they know they will be open to their viewers' and fans' contempt for who knows how long? Imagine if you will, that you are an easily recognizable rock/c...
Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Punk: Why the scene should be destroyed: 4 of 7

For those who are desirous of the demise of the current Punk' style of music, I can only quote my one of my sisters who has worked professionally in the music industry since the early 1980's: "When Punk originated it meant something. Now, Punk' is just a fashion statement." Unfortunately, that is the sad truth about the stat...
Entertainment > Movie Genres Movies and the depiction of mental disorders through film: 8 of 13

Let me begin by stating what mental illness is not. It is not glamorous or beautiful (Halle Barry). It is not romantic (Benny and Joon). And it is not something to be admired (Russell Crowe). It is a mostly horrifying disease that rips apart its victims, their families, and when it succeeds, their souls. I know. I have been ...
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Loss of innocence: 2 of 3

Satire: Loss of Innocence Unlike many people, my loss of innocence' did not occur with a first sexual experience, it came with an algebraic realization. For the first third of my life, I was rewarded for my mathematical attempts with huge red "F's" slashed across my homework pages by teachers whom I can only assume were expr...
Religion & Spirituality > Catholicism Catholic responses to classic Protestant critiques: Statues, saints, and more: 9 of 11

I have heard some of the most insane theories from people who have never even read any Catholic writing, nor asked a priest or a lay Catholic about this subject. I have even heard one non-Catholic say that we "worship" saints as idols and do not worship Jesus Christ as the Son of God. I am amazed and even more dismayed at ho...
Entertainment > Entertainment (Other) Best non-television watching ways to pass time: 42 of 51

Many moons ago,when I worked at various non-entertainment jobs,co-workers would come in and talk about the television shows they watched at home the night(s) before. When they would ask me, I always had to say, "I don't know, I don't watch television." Right about then, they would look at me, eyes askance as if they were loo...
Relationships & Family > Dating Dilemmas & Advice Falling in love with a married man: 33 of 40

If he did it to her with you, what makes you think he won't do it again to you with someone else? Cheating, that is. Adultery. You know, one of those pesky Ten Commandments? When you cannot accept that love or not, he is committed to his marriage and wife, and move on, you are bordering on obsession not love of that married ...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Experiencing nature: 44 of 44

An amazing thing happened this year. A noise ordinance passed in our town. You may be wondering what, if anything, that has to do with experiencing nature. It has everything to do with it. Today, I went outside and for the first time in over 15 years, I heard the wind through the trees. I heard the warp and woof of the freew...