The iconic R&B group The O'Jays has always made music for the heart. Now the group is going for the jugular on what it says is its last album. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees known...

Where does a preening, pansexual rock god get his powers? The Freddie Mercury biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody" traces his sonorous majesty to an unlikely place: his back teeth. Mercury, nee Farrokh...

"The Three Beths" (Grand Central Publishing), by Jeff Abbott In "The Three Beths" by Jeff Abbott, Mariah Dunning has wondered about her mother's disappearance for six months. Mariah's father is...

All Anton Grasso’s books are unusual. This volume, a sort of anthology containing prose and poetic writings by Grasso, appreciations by people who know the author, the inclusion of photos,...

I have to confess that my first encounter with Richard England was with his architecture rather than with him as a person. It was way back in 1970, when my parents had engaged him as their architect...

This December, the much-loved panto-making theatre company MADC will breathe new life into the classic fairytale, Jack and the Beanstalk. Set in Medieval times, young Jack longs to become a famous...

"Family in Transition" is a new documentary that tells the story of an Israeli family adjusting to their husband and father transitioning into a woman. Set in the northern Israeli town of...

The Bottle Rockets, "Bit Logic" (Bloodshot Records) As the world is running down, the Bottle Rockets offer a no-nonsense view of their surroundings through Brian Henneman's sharp songwriting and...

Consider it an early Christmas gift: "Anna and the Apocalypse" is the zombie horror holiday musical you didn't know you needed. Just imagining that first pitch meeting is entertainment in itself....

"Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975" (Harper), by Max Hastings British journalist Max Hastings, noted for his critically acclaimed books about World War II, has fast-forwarded his research and...