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Dawes' 'Password' dips angst deep in '70s folk-rock

Wednesday, 1 August 2018, 12:57 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Dawes, "Passwords" (HUB Records) California band Dawes dip their observant takes on our days of angst deep into a tub of '70s folk and soft rock, turning "Passwords," their sixth album, into a...

Behind the making of Jack-Jack, the summer's breakout star

Wednesday, 1 August 2018, 08:34 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The breakout star of the summer moviegoing season isn't a dinosaur, an Avenger or anyone aboard the Millennium Falcon. It's a giggling pipsqueak in diapers. "The Incredibles 2," which last...

'Candid' Jackie Chan memoir coming in November

Wednesday, 1 August 2018, 08:28 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Jackie Chan is ready to share more stories about his amazing life and career. The star of blockbusters such as "Rush Hour" and "Kung Fu Panda" has a memoir coming out in November. Gallery Books...

Blessed be the fruit: 'Handmaid's Tale' reaps 20 Emmy nods

Tuesday, 31 July 2018, 13:09 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

If you haven't yet watched this week's roller-coaster finale of "The Handmaid's Tale" — no spoilers here — the show's creator has a suggestion. "Get a couple bottles of Scotch first,"...

Q&A: Sam Smith on touring, therapy, smoking and lip syncing

Tuesday, 31 July 2018, 12:55 Last update: about 9 years ago

Sam Smith knows his music is melancholy and emotional, but he's hoping his live shows will be uplifting and feel "like a fistful of love," as he put it. The singer, known for down-tempo hits like...

Actress Betty Buckley wants to 'make America happy again'

Tuesday, 31 July 2018, 08:33 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

There's busy. And then there's Betty Buckley busy. The veteran singer and actress began the month with four nights of concerts in New York celebrating the release of her new live album,...

Justice Sotomayor writing book on kids with 'challenges'

Tuesday, 31 July 2018, 08:26 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke Friday about a book she's working on about kids with "life challenges," such as attention deficit disorder, autism, blindness and diabetes. Sotomayor,...

Sacha Baron Cohen back with old style, same results

Monday, 30 July 2018, 13:13 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The provocateur Sacha Baron Cohen has rebooted his ambush chat show and before any judgment is made about the wisdom of that decision, you have to admire the sheer perseverance of not only the host...

'Downton Abbey' movie to shoot this summer

Monday, 30 July 2018, 13:06 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Three years after going off the air, "Downton Abbey" is coming back as a movie. Focus Features said Friday that it will this summer begin production on a "Downton" film that will reunite the...

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