Alison Nastasi

Alison Nastasi is an editor at Flavorpill.

'What We've Got Is a Dead Shark': Great Breakup Lines From Movies

'What We've Got Is a Dead Shark': Great Breakup Lines From Movies

Lovers parting ways always promises some dramatic tension. These screenwriters made the most of it. More »

'I Try to Make a Fool of Myself': Actors and Directors on Shooting Sex Scenes

'I Try to Make a Fool of Myself': Actors and Directors on Shooting Sex Scenes

According to these filmmakers and stars, doing the deed in front of a camera requires communication, bravery, a sense of humor, and some serious endurance. More »

Anne Frank Leans Out a Window: Rare Film Footage of Famous Authors

Anne Frank Leans Out a Window: Rare Film Footage of Famous Authors

A few of these 11 writers are camera-shy; others just lived before the age of film. More »

'Frank Sinatra, 9229 Sunset Blvd.': The Little Black Books of Pop-Culture Icons

'Frank Sinatra, 9229 Sunset Blvd.': The Little Black Books of Pop-Culture Icons

The social lives of legendary celebrities, as told by their datebooks and address records More »

Take My Heart, and This Wooden Spoon: The World's Courtship Rituals

Take My Heart, and This Wooden Spoon: The World's Courtship Rituals

The timeless art of seduction can look vastly different from one culture to the next. More »

Gwyneth, Meet Jay-Z: When Cultural Icons Interview Each Other

Gwyneth, Meet Jay-Z: When Cultural Icons Interview Each Other

Sometimes it's explosive, sometimes it's intimate—and sometimes they decorate each other in gold leaf. More »

A Woman's Heart Is a Deep Pit of Cruelty: Classic Films' Original Ends

A Woman's Heart Is a Deep Pit of Cruelty: Classic Films' Original Ends

The even-more-infuriating original last scene of 'Titanic,' and nine other alternate endings that almost happened More »

Mid-Sneeze Portraits: See the Soul Escape

Mid-Sneeze Portraits: See the Soul Escape

God bless you faces, from least to most wretched. More »

Concept Bars: Where Everybody Knows Your Name, or Where You Can Drink From an IV Bag?

Concept Bars: Where Everybody Knows Your Name, or Where You Can Drink From an IV Bag?

Around the world in places to drink More »

Dolls and the Complex Emotional Territory of Being *Almost* Alive

Dolls and the Complex Emotional Territory of Being *Almost* Alive

Wait 'til they find out they're not even real. More »

'It's a Show for 12-Year-Olds': TV Stars Who Bad-Mouthed Their Own Shows

'It's a Show for 12-Year-Olds': TV Stars Who Bad-Mouthed Their Own Shows

Angus T. Jones isn't the first to denounce his own television series. More »

'I Will Never Make a Movie on Tape': Eye-Opening Movies About the Movies

'I Will Never Make a Movie on Tape': Eye-Opening Movies About the Movies

From 'Sunset Boulevard' to 'The Artist', these films exposed the darker aspects of the film industry. More »

'They'll Never Take Our Freedo-o-om!': The Greatest Movie Speeches Ever

'They'll Never Take Our Freedo-o-om!': The Greatest Movie Speeches Ever

From 'Patton' to 'Braveheart,' unforgettable moments in on-screen oratory More »

The Scary Truth: Horror Films (Alarmingly) Based on True Stories

The Scary Truth: Horror Films (Alarmingly) Based on True Stories

These ten horror movies are all inspired by real events—unfortunately. More »

Hillary's Witch Costume, Taylor Swift as Bella: SNL's Best Halloween Skits

Hillary's Witch Costume, Taylor Swift as Bella: SNL's Best Halloween Skits

Ten great moments in goofy, spooky, sometimes actually creepy sketch comedy More »

On Beauty and Aging: The Enduring Allure of Retired Playboy Models

On Beauty and Aging: The Enduring Allure of Retired Playboy Models

"Proud and empowered by their sexuality, [while] at the same time stricken by the fleeting nature of it" More »

Explosions Without Computers: Films That (Surprisingly) Don't Use CGI

Explosions Without Computers: Films That (Surprisingly) Don't Use CGI

These ten movies have footage that's more organic than you might think. More »

A Hanks-Less 'Gump'? Iconic Film Performances That Almost Weren't

A Hanks-Less 'Gump'? Iconic Film Performances That Almost Weren't

"Life is like a box of chocolates" was originally written for John Travolta, Michael J. Fox thought he was too busy for 'Back to the Future,' and eight other unsettling cinematic almosts More »

'I Drink Your Milkshake' and More: The Greatest Movie Endings

'I Drink Your Milkshake' and More: The Greatest Movie Endings

These ten films tied up their loose ends (or didn't) with unforgettable panache. More »

Around the World in Destination Spas

Around the World in Destination Spas

Dutch floating gardens, the Mojave's geomagnetic vortex, and the salt caves of Chicago: Spas that integrate their environment to create escapes in destinations that are, themselves, escapes. More »

The Biggest Story in Photos

Photos of Tornado Damage in Moore, Oklahoma

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