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Ken Burns turns his attention to the Mayo Clinic

Tuesday, 9 October 2018, 09:29 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

After spearheading an epic, 18-hour documentary on the Vietnam War, acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns has turned to more personal subject matter — one that knows him very intimately, too. Burns...

Iron & Wine retains intimacy on 6-song 'Weed Garden'

Tuesday, 9 October 2018, 09:20 Last update: about 9 years ago

Iron & Wine, "Weed Garden" (Sub Pop) For fans of Iron & Wine, it's Christmas in August. "Weed Garden" is a six-track EP including songs written by Sam Beam mostly while working toward his...

In Venice hit 'First Man,' another day of sun for Chazelle

Tuesday, 9 October 2018, 08:54 Last update: about 9 years ago

Damien Chazelle's last movie, "La La Land," was about a man clinging to nostalgia. His new one, "First Man," doesn't merely flirt with the past. It throttles back in time. But Chazelle's reason...

Author keeps 'The Other Woman' on a brisk path

Tuesday, 9 October 2018, 08:44 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"The Other Woman: a Novel" (Minotaur), by Sandie Jones The other woman isn't an ex-girlfriend, a new affair or an obsessive stalker — though Emily Havistock might welcome any of those...

Movie star's lifestyle reversal sparks a debate in Egypt

Monday, 8 October 2018, 08:52 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Hala Shiha quit the glamorous film industry a decade ago to embrace a more religious lifestyle, adopting the traditional Muslim headscarf, or hijab, along with loose, long-sleeved clothes. The...

Why it matters that teens are reading less

Monday, 8 October 2018, 08:42 Last update: about 9 years ago The Conversation

Most of us spend much more time with digital media than we did a decade ago. But today’s teens have come of age with smartphones in their pockets. Compared to teens a couple of decades ago, the...

In the Detroit-set 'Kin,' a kid with a very big gun

Friday, 5 October 2018, 12:11 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

In the teen sci-fi thriller "Kin," a shy 14-year-old kid finds unearthly powers in the vacant warehouses of Detroit — an intriguing if standard young-adult premise that dissolves before your...

In Sandie Jones' novel, a mum is lurking monster

Friday, 5 October 2018, 11:58 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"The Other Woman" (Minotaur), by Sandie Jones The other woman in the title of Sandie Jones' thriller isn't an ex-girlfriend, a new affair or an obsessive stalker — though heroine Emily...

Jane Fonda, her life and men star in a revealing documentary

Friday, 5 October 2018, 08:59 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

As beguiling and powerful as Jane Fonda is onscreen, she has yet to play a role that's a match for her whiplash-inducing life of artistry, celebrity and polarizing activism. Then there's the personal...

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