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New Lee Child novel is bold and mysterious

Friday, 9 February 2018, 09:05 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

"The Midnight Line" (Delacorte Press), by Lee Child Author Lee Child delivers another classic Jack Reacher tale with "The Midnight Line." Reacher's curiosity is piqued when he gets off a bus...

The 'Boogie Oogie Oogie' band wins? Grammy's big shocks

Thursday, 8 February 2018, 11:20 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

There was little doubt who should take home the album of the year Grammy in 1984. That was Michael Jackson with a little record called "Thriller." He won, of course, but the Recording Academy hasn't...

'American Assassin' introduces a new action hero

Thursday, 8 February 2018, 10:47 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Mitch Rapp is an action hero in the vein of Jack Ryan or John McClane: an impossibly tough and determined everyday guy out to save the world. Dylan O'Brien brings a youthful freshness to that...

'Insidious Intent' is an incisive British police procedural

Thursday, 8 February 2018, 09:03 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

"Insidious Intent" (Atlantic Monthly Press), by Val McDermid A highlight of Val McDermid's novels is the tight control she maintains over her complex plots that are enhanced by believable and...

Prince photographer Afshin Shahidi shares his intimate trove

Wednesday, 7 February 2018, 11:18 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

No assistants. No wardrobe or make up people. No lighting technicians. That's how Afshin Shahidi spent his most cherished moments with Prince over nearly a decade as his go-to photographer, and...

After a hiatus, Michelle Pfeiffer returns in 'mother!'

Wednesday, 7 February 2018, 10:45 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

When Michelle Pfeiffer first read Darren Aronofsky's script for "mother!" she had an understandable initial reaction. "I thought: What the hell is this?" recalls Pfeiffer. Aronofsky's film...

Erdrich tries apocalyptic fiction in 'Future Home'

Wednesday, 7 February 2018, 09:01 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

"Future Home of the Living God" (Harper), by Louise Erdrich Evolution runs amok in Louise Erdrich's new novel, "Future Home of the Living God." Ladybugs are the size of cats. Dragonflies have...

Overlooked albums of 2017: Tinariwen, Lydia Loveless

Tuesday, 6 February 2018, 11:15 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

A look at some overlooked albums of 2017 by The Associated Press. _____ Tinariwen, "Elwan" (Anti/Epitaph) Tinariwen is a band on the run, forced into exile by political upheaval in...

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