The Bible has inspired a lot of music, none of which sounds quite like this. Shape-shifting jazz pianist Brad Mehldau says he drew from Psalms, Ecclesiastes, Hosea, Daniel and Job as sources for...

Ryan Reynolds once envisioned himself, best-case scenario, as Wilson on "Home Improvement" or Mr. Furley on "Three's Company." "When I started in this business, my highest goal was to be the...

"The Never Game" (Putnam), by Jeffery Deaver In Jeffery Deaver's "The Never Game," Sophie doesn't fit the profile of a runaway, and her father believes she's been abducted. He offers a $10,000...

There's plenty of rock on Steven Van Zandt's first album of original material in 20 years. There's also soul and funk and some mean horn solos. What there isn't plenty of is politics. The...

There's something irreconcilable about "Poms ," a movie about women in a retirement community who start a cheerleading club. The film wants us to laugh at the idea of older women trying to be...

"The Thin Edge" (Thomas & Mercer), by Peggy Townsend Journalist Peggy Townsend delivers an outstanding second novel about investigative reporter Aloa Snow that may overshadow her superb...

The presence of the Island of the Knights in the ‘Sicilia da Gustare’ guide published by Carmelo Pagano, is growing.   This time for the third consecutive year, Malta will be...

When broadcasters staged their annual, extravagant showcases for next season's shows, they were after media-buyers' hearts and wallets and headlines about, say, wooing award-winner Edie Falco for a...

Mac DeMarco, "Here Comes the Cowboy" (Mac's Record Label) For a musician who rose to fame quickly — and somewhat unexpectedly considering his niche indie roots — it's natural that Mac...

As a young actor in Hollywood Marcel Ruiz has something clear: He wants to keep representing Puerto Ricans and Latinos like himself on screen. "With any opportunity that I have, I always try to...