New book details decades of African investigative journalism
Sunday, 10 December 2017, 10:11
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Her first stories on the 1994 Rwandan genocide weren't published. Her editor couldn't believe them. No one could. A church filled with 1,300 bodies yet far from the killings in the capital,...
No sister act: Nuns' album tops charts in time for Christmas
Saturday, 9 December 2017, 12:12
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
The members of Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, silently filed into the chapel. Within minutes, they were singing - first in unison, then in a transfixing, layered harmony that...
New book alleges gay sex in Vatican dorm, shady banking
Saturday, 9 December 2017, 10:08
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
The Italian journalist who was put on trial by the Vatican for publishing confidential documents has written a new book alleging a host of Catholic sins, including gay sex in the Vatican's youth...
Belinda Carlisle uses Kundalini mantras in pop songs
Friday, 8 December 2017, 12:05
Last update: about 10 years ago
On "Wilder Shores," Belinda Carlisle follows on the path paved by a long list of rock and pop stars - from George Harrison to Boy George - who've echoed their spiritual journeys in their...
Barnett & Vile's 'Lotta Sea Lice' is pop guitar-fest
Friday, 8 December 2017, 12:04
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile get together for an indie-pop guitar fest on "Lotta Sea Lice," a low-key, deceptively effortless-sounding intercontinental collaboration. Recorded over eight days...
In Palme d'Or winner 'The Square,' a charming satire
Friday, 8 December 2017, 10:24
Last update: about 10 years ago
Swedish filmmaker Ruben Ostlund's last film, "Force Majeure," began with the rumble of an alpine avalanche and the wallop of a shattered self-image. When a swelling white tide appears headed straight...
Jane Hawk returns in Koontz's 'The Whispering Room'
Friday, 8 December 2017, 10:06
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Jane Hawk, the compelling heroine of "The Silent Corner," returns in another terrifying Dean Koontz conspiracy thriller, "The Whispering Room." Jane knows her husband didn't commit suicide but...
Disney hopes for its next blockbuster in newest 'Star Wars'
Thursday, 7 December 2017, 10:16
Last update: about 10 years ago
Disney's $4 billion deal for Lucasfilm and "Star Wars" just keeps getting better for the House of Mouse. The company is banking on the latest installments, "The Last Jedi" in December and a Han...
David Baldacci is back with 'End Game' thriller
Thursday, 7 December 2017, 10:05
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Assassins Will Robie and Jessica Reel are forced to become detectives to solve a baffling disappearance in David Baldacci's latest thriller, "End Game." When the U.S. government wants to quietly...