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Hamilton's 'Dead Man Running' a compelling thriller

Wednesday, 17 October 2018, 08:45 Last update: about 9 years ago

"Dead Man Running" (Putnam), by Steve Hamilton Former Detroit police officer Alex McKnight tangles with the FBI in Steve Hamilton's compelling thriller "Dead Man Running." The FBI has been...

CBS' 'Murphy Brown' is back, ready to 'make some noise'

Tuesday, 16 October 2018, 09:53 Last update: about 9 years ago

Last season's short-lived "Roseanne" revival blew an air kiss to President Donald Trump in its debut episode before it reverted to finding laughs in family and working-class woes, not politics. Expect...

Plagiarists or innovators? The Led Zeppelin paradox endures

Tuesday, 16 October 2018, 09:40 Last update: about 9 years ago The Conversation

Fifty years ago – in September 1968 – the legendary rock band Led Zeppelin first performed together, kicking off a Scandinavian tour billed as the New Yardbirds. The new, better name...

Q&A: Steve McQueen on his '12 Years' follow-up, 'Widows'

Tuesday, 16 October 2018, 08:59 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Lynda La Plante's 1980s British crime series "Widows" had a curious hold of filmmaker Steve McQueen as a 13-year-old boy. The show was about a group of women who, after their criminal husbands...

Of relating and narrating

Tuesday, 16 October 2018, 08:51 Last update: about 9 years ago

Clare Azzopardi's Castillo is as complex as each individual reader may make of a writerly novel. Not only its themes, but also plot lines sometimes overlap in a way that might make it appear...

Making a drama out of development

Tuesday, 16 October 2018, 08:49 Last update: about 9 years ago

Development in Malta has arguably been a hot topic for decades, with construction and environmental issues often making headlines in the local news. Now it has even inspired a Maltese play, which will...

Fall book releases include topical works for all ages

Tuesday, 16 October 2018, 08:43 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

At a time when millions can hardly turn away from the news, fiction and nonfiction authors have similar reasons for why books matter more than ever. It's about perspective. "I think that...

Paul Simon re-visiting some musical old friends

Saturday, 13 October 2018, 09:27 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Paul Simon, "In the Blue Light," (Legacy) Weeks from the end of his farewell concert tour, Paul Simon has released a disc that feels like a valedictory itself. The concept of "In the Blue...

New McCartney shows he's still yearning, learning

Friday, 12 October 2018, 09:25 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Paul McCartney, "Egypt Station" (Capitol) Let's get the titillation out of the way: Yes, Paul McCartney has a song on his new album in which he sings, "I just want it fuh you," but it certainly...

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