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Kim Richey keeps great music coming below the radar

Thursday, 26 April 2018, 10:54 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Kim Richey, "Edgeland" (Yep Roc Records) Kim Richey has been winning over critics for years, but music buyers have been slower to catch on. On her eighth album, "Edgeland," she once again...

Wes Anderson doesn't stray with 'Isle of Dogs'

Thursday, 26 April 2018, 10:15 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

There is an out-of-body melancholy that sets in about three quarters of the way through Wes Anderson's ninth feature "Isle of Dogs." Yes, you will be inexplicably wrapped up in the drama of a...

Book shows Apollo 8 was a big risk for 3 astronauts

Thursday, 26 April 2018, 09:24 Last update: about 10 years ago

"Rocket Men" (Random House), by Robert Kurson The first astronauts to orbit the moon ended their 1968 Christmas Eve television broadcast with a personal message for the people of Earth. No...

Fox News giving bigger role to ex-Bush aide Perino

Wednesday, 25 April 2018, 12:10 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

When Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg made the media rounds in advance of Mark Zuckerberg's congressional testimony this week, it was a telling sign that Dana Perino was chosen to question her for Fox News...

The return of the Adult Panto… in summer

Wednesday, 25 April 2018, 11:00 Last update: about 10 years ago

The weather is getting warmer, the days are getting longer and the traffic... well that pretty much stays the same all the time. But all of this can only mean one thing, the Adult Panto in Summer is...

Johann Johannsson's debut album is newly interpreted

Wednesday, 25 April 2018, 10:53 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Johann Johannsson, "Englaborn & Variations" (Deutsche Grammophon) "Englaborn" was Icelandic composer Johann Johannsson's debut album, first issued in 2002. Best known for his soundtracks,...

'Ready Player One' Review: Spielberg goes back to the future

Wednesday, 25 April 2018, 10:13 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

"Why can't we go backward for once?" wonders the protagonist of "Ready Player One" shortly before gunning his "Back to the Future" DeLorean in reverse. "Really put the pedal to the...

'The Balcony' is riveting debut fiction

Wednesday, 25 April 2018, 09:22 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

"The Balcony" (Little, Brown and Co.), by Jane Delury A limestone manor, surrounded by fields and forests not far from Paris, is the main setting for "The Balcony," a subtly crafted and richly...

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