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Margo Price's 'All American Made' is superb quality

Tuesday, 5 December 2017, 12:05 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Margo Price extends her deep country roots in new directions on "All American Made," her sophomore album which adds tads of Memphis soul and dabs of gospel and even reggae to her solid East Nashville...

Julia Roberts says 'Wonder' shows radical power of kindness

Tuesday, 5 December 2017, 11:49 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

"Wonder" could have been designed as an antidote to the headlines. It's a thoroughly positive movie about the importance of kindness. Based on R.J. Palacio's best-selling children's novel, the...

'A Bad Moms Christmas' tastes like a stale chestnut

Tuesday, 5 December 2017, 10:14 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

In that old Christmas stalwart "Love Actually," the wonderful Bill Nighy plays an aging rock star angling for an easy payday by cynically subbing the word "Christmas" into one of his hits, and...

'Two Kinds of Truth' is engaging, well-written story

Tuesday, 5 December 2017, 10:13 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Harry Bosch lands a current case with his new department while also facing a possible wrongful conviction from his past in "Two Kinds of Truth," Michael Connelly's latest page turner. Connelly tells...

The Mystery of the Golden Calf

Tuesday, 5 December 2017, 09:44 Last update: about 10 years ago

Il-Misteru tal-Għoġol tad-Deheb, penned by Ruth Frendo, was launched during the Malta Book Festival. This book features augmented reality, which is a first for the island. The publication...

Real life stories of 18 century Maltese women

Tuesday, 5 December 2017, 09:43 Last update: about 10 years ago

A thoroughly researched book on women in 18th century Malta has been officially launched at the Megalithic Temples of Ġgantija Gozo which 300 years ago were surrounded by large cotton fields with...

‘Magni taz-żmien’

Tuesday, 5 December 2017, 09:34 Last update: about 10 years ago

A boy is typing furiously on his laptop. He has a school project to finish and he is busy googling information and putting it together, while erm, also watching video clips, listening to music,...

Lee Ann Womack returns to Texas for rewarding album

Sunday, 3 December 2017, 12:04 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

After a long sojourn, Lee Ann Womack got her mojo back on 2014's "The Way I'm Living," and now she's returned to her native East Texas to make "The Lonely, The Lonesome & The Gone," as good an...

Iran's first Oscar submission directed by woman causes stir

Sunday, 3 December 2017, 11:48 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

A movie about a young girl whose fantasy world helps her escape the hard realities of growing up in the countryside near Tehran in the aftermath of the 1979 Islamic Revolution is Iran's first-ever...

Historical novel published last year is big seller in 2017

Sunday, 3 December 2017, 11:45 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

From the moment she read an early copy of Amor Towles' novel "A Gentleman in Moscow," author-bookstore owner Ann Patchett had a feeling her customers would love the story of a Russian count accused by...

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