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'Kissirtu kullimkien' – tackling the construction frenzy

Tuesday, 28 April 2020, 10:30 Last update: about 8 years ago

You've reached the milestone of your second published book at a very young age, after your debut 'Lucy Min?' in 2016. How does that feel? I am humbled and grateful - to my publisher, my friends...

Historian Niall Ferguson warns of contagion, online and off

Monday, 27 April 2020, 09:50 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Historian Niall Ferguson has a knack for timing his TV projects.  He debuted his examination of the global financial system in "The Ascent of Money" just as the 2008 economic crisis was hitting....

Stone Temple Pilots unplug for terrific 'Perdida'

Monday, 27 April 2020, 09:48 Last update: about 8 years ago

Stone Temple Pilots, "Perdida" (Rhino) What a strange trip it's been for fans of Stone Temple Pilots. Two decades ago, they gave us the grunge masterpiece "Plush." Now they are offering folk...

'Queen & Slim' is romantic, urgent and beautiful

Monday, 27 April 2020, 09:41 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Rarely has a Tinder date ended so poorly than the one shown in "Queen & Slim." Even more rarely has a bad Tinder date produced such a great film. The remarkable "Queen & Slim" is a...

Janet Evanovich and the plot twist of success

Monday, 27 April 2020, 09:39 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

More than 30 years and many millions of sales later, the story of her first book deal still makes Janet Evanovich cry. "I collected rejections for 10 years," recalls Evanovich, best known for her...

Dil-Mara - Miriam Christine

Thursday, 16 April 2020, 10:28 Last update: about 8 years ago

In view of the situation we find ourselves in, singer/songwriter Miriam Christine felt it necessary that she gives courage to the people out there that are at home scared, and as a result released the...

'Downton Abbey' creator turns to the beautiful game

Thursday, 16 April 2020, 07:47 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

With global soccer shut down these days, fans desperate for a fix of the beautiful game may find it from a rather unlikely source — the creator of the stately "Downton Abbey." Julian...

One hit no more: Persistence pays off for Billy Ray Cyrus

Thursday, 16 April 2020, 07:45 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Most people would say that Billy Ray Cyrus has been lucky to keep finding himself in the middle of massive pop culture moments over this three-decade long career in music and television.  Between...

In 'The Two Popes,' a buddy movie in vestments

Thursday, 16 April 2020, 07:40 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Believers of all religions can agree on one thing: the Vatican is an unlikely place for a bromance. The novelty of Fernando Meirelles' "The Two Popes" is right there in its title. There has only...

Author Lee Child explores origins of hero concept

Thursday, 16 April 2020, 07:39 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

"The Hero," TLS, by Lee Child "The Hero," a non-fiction essay by author Lee Child, opens with Child looking at language and how words have different meanings over the space of time. Child also...

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