'The Freedom Broker' has gripping action, thrills
Thursday, 2 March 2017, 15:35
Last update: about 8 years ago
A woman who runs an organization that specializes in recovering victims from kidnappings finds herself in a case that hits too close to home in K.J. Howe's novel "The Freedom Broker." Thea Paris...
The poverty of paternalism
Thursday, 2 March 2017, 14:48
Last update: about 8 years ago
A new book, MIN JGĦIDU N-NIES LI JIEN – IL-FAQAR TAL-PATERNALIŻMU (who do people say i am - The poverty of paternalism) , written by Mark Montebello, is being launched at...
Krauss sings classic country on 'Windy City'
Thursday, 2 March 2017, 13:53
Last update: about 8 years ago
When it comes to selecting songs, Alison Krauss' aim is true. "Windy City" is classic country, with most of the tunes older than their 45-year-old singer. Krauss embraces them as her own, expanding...
North American rhapsody: Queen, Lambert tour; no record yet
Wednesday, 1 March 2017, 16:50
Last update: about 8 years ago
Since joining forces with the "American Idol" runner-up for a series of shows in 2012, the band that ruled rock radio in the 1970s and early '80s has enjoyed tremendous success, with audiences...
Oscar-caliber cast can't elevate 'Collateral Beauty'
Wednesday, 1 March 2017, 16:15
Last update: about 8 years ago
With its cast of Oscar-caliber actors and pervasive theme of loss, "Collateral Beauty" should have been a deeply moving tear-jerker. Instead, it comes off as a melodramatic...
Depravity on display in 'Homesick for Another World'
Wednesday, 1 March 2017, 15:45
Last update: about 8 years ago
Ottessa Moshfegh's story collection, "Homesick for Another World," couldn't come at a better time. Notions of class and power are in an unpredictable flux. A new elite rises, flipping the deck...
Publisher cancels Milo Yiannopoulos book 'Dangerous'
Wednesday, 1 March 2017, 15:34
Last update: about 8 years ago
Simon & Schuster and its Threshold Editions imprint announced Monday that "after careful consideration" they had pulled the book, which had been high on Amazon.com's best-seller lists and was the...
Ryan Adams delivers fresh songs and heartaches
Wednesday, 1 March 2017, 13:40
Last update: about 8 years ago
From the days when he exploded out of North Carolina with the alt-country band Whiskeytown to his steady growth into one of America's great songwriters, Ryan Adams has always floated just below...
'Fist Fight' an indulgence in pre-teen male fantasy
Tuesday, 28 February 2017, 15:47
Last update: about 8 years ago
This R-rated comedy from director Richie Keen starts with a ridiculous premise: One high-school teacher insists that another fight him after school to settle a professional beef. The opening scene...