Dig it: Archaeologists scour Woodstock '69 concert field
Monday, 30 July 2018, 12:53
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Archaeologists scouring the grassy hillside famously trampled during the 1969 Woodstock music festival carefully sifted through the dirt from a time of peace, love, protest and good...
'Jurassic World 2' leans on nostalgia, contrivances
Monday, 30 July 2018, 08:32
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Here's the good news: "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom " is more fun than "Jurassic World." It's not exactly a high bar, but still a welcome surprise. In the hands of a new director, J.A. Bayona, with...
An inside look at the writing, production of 'The Simpsons'
Monday, 30 July 2018, 08:24
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
"Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons" (Dey Street Books), by Mike Reiss with Mathew Klickstein When television's longest-running...
Wilko Johnson embraces life on 'Blow Your Mind'
Friday, 27 July 2018, 14:08
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Wilko Johnson, "Blow Your Mind" (UMe/Chess) Wilko Johnson's new album is a raucous blast of life, overshadowed by mortality. At 70, the British guitarist has been invigorated by a reprieve...
Q&A: Christopher Plummer on playing a weed dealer at 88
Friday, 27 July 2018, 13:46
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Regal and commanding even in his youth, Christopher Plummer has turned into an even mightier force in old age. The 88-year-old Plummer earlier this year became the oldest actor ever nominated for...
Rock trio The Record Company is back but not much changed
Thursday, 26 July 2018, 14:05
Last update: about 9 years ago
Nowhere is there a better sign of how far the rock trio The Record Company has come than in the difference between where the group recorded its first and second albums. The trio made its debut in...
Once sidelined, romantic comedies rise again this summer
Thursday, 26 July 2018, 11:29
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Summer is always full of action and superhero pics, but this year a once dormant yet utterly adored genre is coming back in a big way: the romantic comedy. After a 2017 without any from a major...
Vivid 'Florida' stories are edgy, potent
Thursday, 26 July 2018, 10:52
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
"Florida" (Riverhead Books), by Lauren Groff. "Florida," a collection of short fiction by Lauren Groff, brings together 11 stories that for the most part have been published in recent years with...
Robert Glasper leads R+R=NOW into collage of sounds
Wednesday, 25 July 2018, 14:03
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
R+R=NOW, "Collagically Speaking" (Blue Note) Robert Glasper leads R+R=NOW, a distinguished lineup whose "Collagically Speaking" is a colorful patchwork of sounds rooted in jazz but...