Straight out of West Virginia University, where he graduated with a BFA in Acting, the talented, fresh-faced Cody Hively has landed his first leading role in the vampire romantic-comedy, The Acrobat....

Eddie Palmieri, "Mi Luz Mayor" (Ropeadope) It might be the winter season for the U.S., but Eddie Palmieri brings the sunshine and warmth with his latest album, "Mi Luz Mayor." The Spanish...

Had enough of, say, of Spider-Man for a while? Well, this may sound nuts, but consider watching not just one web-slinger but five of them in the animated "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse." Instead...

Not long before Election Day, 2016, Samira Ahmed completed the first draft of her novel, "Internment," a dystopian narrative about the rounding up of Muslim-Americans. As the news came in that...

A new study that analyzed four years' worth of films found that female-led movies have consistently outperformed those in which men get top billing. The study analyzed the 350 top-grossing films...

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Van Morrison, "The Prophet Speaks" (Caroline International) The first thing longtime listeners to Van Morrison will notice is the lack of angst — his 40th studio album is missing the usual...

In the half-century since the original "Mary Poppins" debuted, we've learned a lot about refined sugar, frankly none of it good. Doctors tell us it can lead to obesity, heart disease and all sorts of...

"Hunt Them Down" (Thomas and Mercer), by Simon Gervais Pierce Hunt has returned from a six-month forced leave after a reporter is injured during a bust even though it's not Hunt's fault. On...

The star of the upcoming "The Sopranos" prequel says a young Tony Soprano will be a part of the film — but had good reason to be careful about how much else he revealed about "The Many Saints of...