A lot can happen in two years. Just ask Grupo Frontera, who released their highly anticipated sophomore album, "Jugando Que No Pasa Nada," Friday. The sextet began as a local band in Texas' Rio...

In writer-director-star Joanna Arnow's "The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed," Ann (Arnow), a 30-something New Yorker, lies naked in bed with an older man, Allen (Scott Cohen),...

Few artists have a neat origin story, but Kathleen Hanna, the feminist punk pioneer and celebrated frontwoman whose rallying cry of "girls to the front" inspired generations, may have a pretty...

The Unfolding Story of the Holy Grail and other stories  Author: Leonard Schembri  Self published / 2024 Pages: 181   This is the last story in this recently published...

Kings of Leon pose an existential question to listeners on the first single from their new album: Are you a mustang or are you a kitty? Well, turning that around: Which Kings of Leon are we getting...

Two 11-year-old boys navigate school, friendship, family and change in Minhal Baig's lyrical drama "We Grown Now." It's an evocative memory piece, wistful and honest, and a different kind of portrait...

Secrets and shame — every family has its share. When it came time to write her most autobiographical novel, Claire Messud relied on a 1,500-page family history compiled by her paternal...

This deeply disturbing book was awarded the Booker Prize in 2023 and was the most popular book in Ireland for some time. It is set indeed in Ireland but that is just a location. Its relevance is...

Romantic comedies are in a destination wedding rut. Perhaps it's a collective post-COVID wanderlust kicking in, or, more cynically, some combination of tax credits and a place producers want to spend...

The ambiguity of Imagine Dragons' next album starts from the cover. Two figures stand in the distance separated by a dawning sun. Or is it setting? Lead singer and songwriter Dan Reynolds, who...