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Novelist explores the secular and religious divide

Wednesday, 10 April 2019, 09:30 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"kaddish.com" (Alfred A. Knopf), by Nathan Englander: It's 1999, and Larry, a lapsed Jew from Brooklyn, is at his sister Dina's house in Memphis for their father's funeral. Since he won't...

GRAVITY – a fusion of Maltese and Mexican music

Tuesday, 9 April 2019, 10:01 Last update: about 9 years ago

Simon Sammut from Malta and Omar Vázquez from Mexico, have managed to combine their ideas and interact through them, generating a sonorous diversity of electric, acoustic basses, fretless and...

Smokey Robinson remembers Aretha Franklin at tribute concert

Tuesday, 9 April 2019, 09:55 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

For Smokey Robinson, the late Aretha Franklin was more than just the Queen of Soul. Robinson told a packed venue that Franklin was his longtime neighbor in Detroit, calling the acclaimed singer...

An untamed man and horse connect in 'The Mustang'

Tuesday, 9 April 2019, 09:36 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

We don't find out our protagonist's name for quite some time in "The Mustang ," the feature debut of French writer-director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre. All we know at first is what we see and...

Harlan Coben's 'Run Away' has an array of emotions

Tuesday, 9 April 2019, 09:29 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"Run Away" (Grand Central Publishing), by Harlan Coben Simon works on Wall Street, and his wife, Ingrid, is a successful doctor. They had a wonderful family life until their oldest daughter,...

Game of Thrones: Why Sansa could win it all

Tuesday, 9 April 2019, 09:23 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Where most "Game of Thrones" fans were horrified by the beheading of the beloved Ned Stark and blamed it on a ruthless king, Columbia University business professor Bruce Craven saw a lesson in failed...

Oprah, Spielberg help Apple launch new streaming service

Friday, 5 April 2019, 10:41 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Apple trotted out few details on its long-awaiting streaming service on Monday, but it didn't skimp on high-wattage celebrity. Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg and Jennifer Aniston were part of a...

Weezer's 'Black Album' mocks, shocks and knocks

Friday, 5 April 2019, 09:53 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Weezer, "Weezer (Black Album)" (Crush Music/Atlantic Records) Fashion and decor experts say black and teal are a good combination, so there are ways in which Weezer's "Black Album" matches the...

In success for 'Captain Marvel,' a defeat for trolls

Friday, 5 April 2019, 09:30 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Captain Marvel possesses superhuman strength, cosmic awareness and, it turns out, the ability to vanquish trolls. Marvel's "Captain Marvel," the superhero factory's first movie fronted solely by...

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