Stryper, "God Damn Evil" (Frontiers) Damn, this album is good! The Almighty really must be with Stryper — how else can one explain how they've been this good for this long? With...

If you've never heard of lavish musicals like "The Bathrooms Are Coming" or "Diesel Dazzle" you're not alone. Yet, these elaborate productions have borrowed the talents of some of Broadway's biggest...

"And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready" (Little, Brown and Company), by Meaghan O'Connell Having a baby — especially before you're ready — is no small...

Relax, John Oliver fans. He's not really quitting. It was all a joke. The host of HBO's "Last Week Tonight" said Sunday that he'd achieved all he'd wanted for the show by having an Australian...

After Prince had to be revived from a drug overdose a week before his death, one friend told the musical superstar that he needed to stop taking painkillers. But Prince said he couldn't — his...

If you've ever walked into a store and were embarrassed to tell the salesperson your real size, or entered the gym locker room and wanted to hide, you're part of the target audience for Amy Schumer's...

If Lesley Manville's Oscar-nominated portrayal of an icy, unyielding family gatekeeper in "Phantom Thread" sent shivers down your spine, "Mum" is the antidote. In the U.K. sitcom available on...

"The Girl Who Never Read Noam Chomsky" (Knopf), by Jana Casale Leda walks through life with a constant friction between expectation and reality. We meet her as a self-conscious, hopeful college...

"When you dance with a partner you are close, and the dance is very suggestive, but it is not personal. Close is what the music inspires you to become, the embrace looks personal but what we are...

Derek Smalls, "Smalls Change (Meditations Upon Ageing)" (BMG) This album answers a question no one was asking: Is Derek Smalls still alive? Smalls was once a bit player in the two-bit heavy...