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'Mockingbird' chosen as America's best-loved novel in vote

Friday, 7 December 2018, 14:57 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"To Kill a Mockingbird," a coming-of-age story about racism and injustice, overpowered wizards and time travelers to be voted America's best-loved novel by readers nationwide. The 1960 book by...

Fox begins digital service for people who want more opinion

Thursday, 6 December 2018, 15:35 Last update: about 9 years ago

The new streaming service Fox Nation that launches Tuesday is aimed at people who don't think Fox News Channel offers enough opinion. Fox is becoming the latest television news operation to stake...

Boy George and Culture Club make return

Thursday, 6 December 2018, 15:26 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Boy George and Culture Club, "Life" (BMG) Like clockwork, every decade or two you can count on a Culture Club reunion album. In 1999, "Don't Mind If I Do" closed a 13-year gap and now, not even...

Ty Segall's 'Fudge Sandwich' is full of fun covers

Thursday, 6 December 2018, 15:15 Last update: about 9 years ago

Ty Segall, "Fudge Sandwich" (In the Red) Some people make playlists of their favorite songs, some folks' closets are full of mixtapes and some still make compilations on CD for themselves or...

In 'Boy Erased,' ignorance is shown empathetically

Thursday, 6 December 2018, 15:02 Last update: about 9 years ago

"Boy Erased " is based on the true story of a young man, Garrard Conley, whose Baptist family put him in a conversion therapy center to "cure" his homosexuality when he was just 19-years-old. Conley...

Michael Caine looks back in 'Blowing the Bloody Doors Off'

Thursday, 6 December 2018, 14:55 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Michael Caine has been looking back, and on the whole he likes the view. Regrets? He's had few. The 85-year-old star of "Alfie," ''Get Carter" and "The Dark Knight" — among many, many...

Film on Roger Ailes looks at creator of 'outrage factory'

Wednesday, 5 December 2018, 15:32 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Roger Ailes might not always have been a household name during his time at Fox News, but many media commentators believe he changed the TV landscape forever. As the architect of the conservative cable...

'Hunter Killer' is a submarine movie on steroids

Wednesday, 5 December 2018, 15:00 Last update: about 9 years ago

There are so many good movies in theaters right now — thoughtful, artistic, well-acted and well-told movies that studios preciously save for this time of year with the distant hope of Oscar gold...

Grisham takes readers on journey to Deep South in new novel

Wednesday, 5 December 2018, 14:53 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"The Reckoning" (Doubleday), by John Grisham Author John Grisham takes readers on a journey to the Deep South in 1946 in "The Reckoning." The main character, Pete Banning, was a prisoner of war...

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