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Recent wave of WWII memoirs may also be the last

Saturday, 25 November 2017, 10:17 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Don Stratton, one of the few remaining surviving veterans from the bombing of Pearl Harbor, had been holding on to his memories for more than 70 years. "It's a long story and a hard one," says...

Teller delivers strong, thoughtful turn in vet drama

Friday, 24 November 2017, 13:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

"Thank You For Your Service" may be an Iraq war film. But its most harrowing scene takes place far from the battlefield: in the sterile, dingy waiting room of the Department of Veterans...

Go ahead, call it a comeback. Singer James Arthur does

Friday, 24 November 2017, 12:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

It's time for James Arthur's next interview of the day and the soulful British singer gets up off a sofa at Sony headquarters, dutifully tucks away his phone and greets a visitor with his full...

Sam Smith's 'Thrill of It All' is a thrill indeed

Friday, 24 November 2017, 10:02 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

When Sam Smith debuted on the music scene in 2014, he sang beautiful and searing songs about love lapses and loneliness. There are moments you'd feel sad for him, but then you'd remind yourself not to...

'Mad Men' creator delivers big with first novel

Thursday, 23 November 2017, 18:16 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

At 134 pages, Matthew Weiner's "Heather, The Totality" is best consumed in one bite like those exquisite pastries that line the cases of the French bakery/cafes on Manhattan's Upper East Side. The...

'Murder on the Orient Express' is a lavish romp

Thursday, 23 November 2017, 12:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Kenneth Branagh's "Murder on the Orient Express " is a visual feast, bursting with movie stars, glamour and production value so high, you might just exit the theater experiencing some time-warp...

Dhani Harrison confident as father's son, free agent

Thursday, 23 November 2017, 12:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Put away your "here comes the son" puns. On his album "In Parallel," Dhani Harrison doesn't hide from - nor does he duplicate - the sounds of his late father, George Harrison. The younger...

It lives! This nightmare machine writes bone-chilling tales

Wednesday, 22 November 2017, 18:15 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Don't throw away your Stephen King collection just yet. But the Master of the Macabre might want to keep an eye out behind him, because scientists have just unleashed a nightmare machine on a mission...

As some New Orleans music stars fade away, others are rising

Wednesday, 22 November 2017, 10:59 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

New Orleans lost Fats Domino this week, but some of the city's old guard are still going strong. Dr. John turns 77 in November and plans a monthlong musical celebration. Irma Thomas, the...

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