To begin with, the book is a mystery. Mystery about the author, mystery about the publishing house. Until, wonders of Google, I found in a page that can no longer be fully accessed, that the...

Showtime has canceled the comedy series "SMILF" after two seasons, and ABC studios, which produces the show, has suspended a development deal with its creator, star and executive producer Frankie...

Patty Griffin, "Patty Griffin" (PGM/Thirty Tigers) It's taken Patty Griffin more than 20 years and nearly a dozen albums to issue a self-titled release. There may be no particular reason for the...

"There's no such thing as the West anymore." That's actually not a line from "The Kid," Vincent D'Onofrio's new coming-of-age Western starring Ethan Hawke, Dane DeHaan and Chris Pratt. It's from Sam...

"Foursome: Alfred Stieglitz, Georgia O'Keeffe, Paul Strand, Rebecca Salsbury" (Alfred A. Knopf), by Carolyn Burke It's been almost a century since Alfred Stieglitz scandalized polite society with...

Della Duck is a brave and resourceful fowl, the sort that refuses to be defeated by a solo crash landing on the moon — even when it costs her a leg. Della, an elusive and lesser-known...

Nick Waterhouse, "Nick Waterhouse" (Innovative Leisure) "There's an exit/and there's a way out/the two just ain't the same" is a typical lyric from Nick Waterhouse's self-titled fourth album, a...

If there is one thing that's true of most of the movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it's that they have life and spirit to spare. It's a kind of an intoxicating joy that dares even the most...

"Daisy Jones & The Six" (Ballantine Books), by Taylor Jenkins Reid Like a poignant song with lyrics that speak to your soul, "Daisy Jones & The Six" by Taylor Jenkins Reid will...

World famous comic superhero Batman turns 80 today. Since appearing in the pages of DETECTIVE COMICS #27 on March 30, 1939, Batman continues to leave his mark in every form of...