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'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...

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