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Dustin Lance Black's memoir hooks readers quickly

Tuesday, 4 June 2019, 09:58 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

"Mama's Boy: A Story from Our Americas" (Knopf), by Dustin Lance Black Dustin Lance Black's new memoir hooks readers right off the bat by describing the moment his beloved mother might...

An unusual poetic history of Malta

Tuesday, 4 June 2019, 09:06 Last update: about 8 years ago

Pranzu statali: Meta Valletta Eighteen qajmet il-Mejtin Joseph W. Psaila, 2018 ISBN 978-99957-1-416-1; 219pp Author of the impressive 'Il-Purgatorju 360º (2014), a clever imitation...

NBC shows off fall line-up with stars, athletes, Kardashians

Monday, 3 June 2019, 10:47 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

NBC hoped to wow advertisers with its reach and content at a glitzy presentation Monday for its fall lineup, parading out a clutch of Kardashians and Olympic gold winning athletes, getting "The Voice"...

The Cranberries, still in mourning, return for the last time

Monday, 3 June 2019, 10:38 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Whether or not there would be a final Cranberries' album hinged on what was on a hard drive on the other side of the world. Last spring the surviving members of the Irish band began combing...

'The River and The Wall' explores Rio Grande's border world

Monday, 3 June 2019, 10:17 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Growing up, Ben Masters worked on West Texas ranches along the border where he developed a love for the outdoors and wildlife. The experience eventually led him to study wildlife biology and to become...

David McCullough explores the pioneers in new book

Monday, 3 June 2019, 09:57 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

"The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West," by David McCullough (Simon and Schuster). When the Revolutionary War was over, and the Treaty of Paris had...

'Big Bang Theory' stars reflect on show's end, next steps

Saturday, 1 June 2019, 08:37 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

With "The Big Bang Theory" ending after 12 seasons, viewers can comfort themselves with reruns. The cast has those — and residuals— but not the reassuring workplace rhythm and...

Josh Ritter's 'Fever Breaks' is especially engaging

Friday, 31 May 2019, 12:34 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Josh Ritter, "Fever Breaks" (Pytheas Recordings/Thirty Tigers) Josh Ritter's "Fever Breaks" is a work of stacked marvels, the result of an auspicious collaboration with Jason Isbell — who...

Summer Movie Preview: The women behind 'Booksmart'

Friday, 31 May 2019, 12:03 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

If you've heard anything about the film "Booksmart," you've probably also heard the words "female 'Superbad'." The high school comedy is about two best friends over the course of one epic 24-hour...

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