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Despite Spotify change, R. Kelly's streams still intact

Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 12:01 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Streaming numbers for R. Kelly have remained intact a week after Spotify announced it had removed the R&B singer's music from its playlists, citing its new policy on hate content and hateful...

'Book Club' is a corny but sweet look at sex, aging

Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 11:38 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Jane Fonda said recently that "Book Club" was the most fun she's ever had making a movie. She was ostensibly talking about getting to know her castmates — namely Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen and...

The science of the plot twist: How writers exploit our brains

Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 11:26 Last update: about 9 years ago The Conversation

Recently I did something that many people would consider unthinkable, or at least perverse. Before going to see “Avengers: Infinity War,” I deliberately read a review that revealed all of...

'Roseanne' cancellation brings unemployment, uncertainty

Tuesday, 19 June 2018, 12:07 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The unprecedented sudden cancellation of one of television's top comedies has left a wave of unemployment and uncertainty in its wake. Roseanne Barr's racist tweet and the swift axing of her...

Sting and Shaggy share chemistry, on and off their new CD

Tuesday, 19 June 2018, 12:00 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

You can hear the playful banter long before Sting and Shaggy enter the room. There's a genuine chemistry between the two men that defies difference in age and musical styles, one that translates...

'The Seagull' a lively but uneven Chekhov adaptation

Tuesday, 19 June 2018, 11:36 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Productions of Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull" almost always tip too far into farce or wade too deeply into tragedy, unable to sustain the play's elusive balancing act. Michael Mayer's lush and lively...

Author John Connolly reimagines comedian Stan Laurel in 'he'

Tuesday, 19 June 2018, 11:23 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

"He: a Novel" (Quercus), by John Connolly Although never referred to by name, the he of the eponymous "he" is comedian Stan Laurel, who with Oliver Hardy, was half of Laurel and Hardy, one of the...

Chris Cuomo believes there's room in the middle

Monday, 18 June 2018, 12:06 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Chris Cuomo envisions his new CNN prime-time show as a haven for independent thinkers who want their preconceptions tested. His challenge is finding enough people who want that on a cable news...

Luke Winslow-King's 'Blue Mesa' simple and effective

Monday, 18 June 2018, 11:58 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Luke Winslow-King, "Blue Mesa" (Bloodshot Records) Don't look for ferocious twists and turns on Luke Winslow-King's "Blue Mesa." Though he well knows life is usually far from trouble-free, this...

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