'The Anomaly' slowly simmers as story groundwork is set up
Friday, 10 August 2018, 11:33
Last update: about 9 years ago
"The Anomaly: a Novel" (Grand Central Publishing), by Michael Rutger Rumors have swirled that early in the 20th century an explorer on the Colorado River discovered a cavern high up in the rocks...
From 'stalker' to 'walker': Woman gets dream job as zombie
Thursday, 9 August 2018, 12:43
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
When she's not spending time with her grandchildren, Terrie Hamrick is likely dressed as a zombie. Hamrick's dream of being a "walker" for "The Walking Dead" came true two seasons ago when she...
Month after diss track, Drake emerges unfazed with new album
Thursday, 9 August 2018, 12:33
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
A month ago, Drake's world was crumbling. Now, he's untouchable. Pusha T's infamous diss track — where he was in full investigative journalist mode, divulging new information about...
In 'Leave No Trace,' Debra Granik stays off the beaten path
Thursday, 9 August 2018, 11:40
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Born in Massachusetts, raised outside Washington D.C. and a resident of New York, director Debra Granik has lived a filmmaking life more intrepid than her own. Her films, fictional and documentary,...
Mystery after mystery builds in 'The Pharaoh Key'
Thursday, 9 August 2018, 11:31
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
"The Pharaoh Key" (Grand Central Publishing), by Preston & Child Gideon Crew as nothing left to lose, so he decides to go out with a bang in "The Pharaoh Key," Preston & Child's latest...
Television academy: thumbs down on the latest reboots
Wednesday, 8 August 2018, 12:41
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Television executives and many viewers love the idea of reviving series and ideas from the past. Emmy voters? Not so much. "Roseanne" quickly became television's top-rated comedy upon its return,...
'Lost' 1963 John Coltrane album a treasure
Wednesday, 8 August 2018, 12:30
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
John Coltrane, "Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album" (Impulse! Records/Verve Label Group) It's a rare pleasure to hear this "lost" John Coltrane album for the first time. The component sounds...
'Ant-Man and The Wasp' punches above its weight
Wednesday, 8 August 2018, 11:38
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Not since Animal against the advice of Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker ingested Insta-Growth pills has a movie had as much fun with scale as "Ant-Man and The Wasp." Among the greatest threats to...
'Little Women' and author Alcott resonate 150 years later
Wednesday, 8 August 2018, 11:30
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
A century and a half before the #MeToo movement gave women a bold, new collective voice, Louisa May Alcott was lending them her own. Society had far different expectations of women in 1867, when...