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Sean Penn, Oscar winner, is now a novelist

Friday, 4 May 2018, 11:14 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Sean Penn, Oscar-winning actor, has other passions these days. "I'm not in love with the job of acting anymore," says Penn, whose films include "Milk," ''Mystic River," ''Dead Man Walking" and...

Showtime's 'Circus' returns with new co-host Alex Wagner

Thursday, 3 May 2018, 12:01 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

A lot has changed since the three hosts of Showtime's "The Circus" shared duck at Washington's Momofuku restaurant at the end of the show's last season. Seemingly half of the White House staff,...

Country singer Ashley McBryde silences all doubters

Thursday, 3 May 2018, 11:53 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Country singer Ashley McBryde has been hearing the critics since she was a kid. "I am the youngest of six. There's the smart one and the pretty one and I am the loud one," McBryde said with a...

Nia Long, Roxanne Shante form bond after Shante biopic

Thursday, 3 May 2018, 11:19 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Nia Long plays Roxanne Shante's mother in a new docudrama on the rap pioneer's life, but when the actress and Shante sit down to chat in real life, their bond reveals itself to be almost...

'Other People's Houses' offers view from the carpool minivan

Thursday, 3 May 2018, 11:13 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

"Other People's Houses" (Berkley), by Abbi Waxman Frances Bloom can jam seven children into a minivan designed for six with no problem. Her daily carpooling duty tethers her neighbors' lives...

L-Ilħna Mitlufa: In search of this lost voice,

Thursday, 3 May 2018, 10:37 Last update: about 10 years ago

What will you sing when your child is born? And what will you sing when you miss your loved ones? And how to express one's yearning for the lost land where we were raised? In search of this lost...

Invicta: the life and work of Daphne Caruana Galizia

Wednesday, 2 May 2018, 12:41 Last update: about 10 years ago

Invicta: The life and work of Daphne Caruana Galizia is a tribute to Malta's leading investigative journalist and blogger, who was assassinated on 16 October 2017. This is a collection of 20...

Netflix is proving to be a tough act for copycats to follow

Wednesday, 2 May 2018, 11:58 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Netflix's video-streaming service has been thriving for so long that other companies are striving to duplicate its success in other kinds of digital entertainment and content. Spotify's...

Bettye LaVette transforms Dylan songs into her own

Wednesday, 2 May 2018, 11:51 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Bettye LaVette, "Things Have Changed" (Verve Records) There are enough cover versions of Bob Dylan songs for a lifetime but Bettye LaVette's own dozen are a truly special kind. She doesn't simply...

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