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'Chasing Phil' offers peek into organized crime

Wednesday, 15 November 2017, 12:09 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

In 1977, two FBI agents, Jim Wedick and Jack Brennan, slipped recording devices beneath their suits, touted themselves as swindlers in the making and shook hands with Phil Kitzer. It marked the...

Crew of the Oregon fights most ruthless villain yet

Wednesday, 15 November 2017, 12:07 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

"Typhoon Fury" (G.P. Putnam's Sons), by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison Juan Cabrillo and his elite crew of the ship the Oregon fight their most ruthless villain yet in "Typhoon Fury" by Clive...

Christmas pantomime: Filling Cinderella’s shoe

Wednesday, 15 November 2017, 09:36 Last update: about 10 years ago First Magazine

How and when did your acting career begin? I started going to a theatre arts school at the age of 8. The first professional musical I was in was the original run of 1565: The Musical when I...

Gord Downie's farewell album is intimately universal

Wednesday, 15 November 2017, 09:21 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Gord Downie was blessed with the chance to say goodbye and he makes the most of that opportunity on "Introduce Yerself," a 23-song farewell to friends, family, bandmates and others which leaves a lump...

'American Wolf' explores clash over the gray wolf

Tuesday, 14 November 2017, 16:18 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

As the reigning queen of Yellowstone National Park, O-Six roamed the picturesque Lamar Valley for years, escaping predators and scientists alike. O-Six was a regular celebrity, so to speak,...

Black novelist Jesmyn Ward 'overjoyed' by MacArthur win

Tuesday, 14 November 2017, 16:07 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

An African-American novelist praised for her raw and powerful depictions of poor African-Americans confronting racial and economic inequalities in the rural South said Wednesday that winning a...

A Recital of Sacred Music by the St Paul Chamber Ensemble

Tuesday, 14 November 2017, 11:03 Last update: about 10 years ago

The St Paul Chamber Ensemble, established in 2015, is fast getting a solid reputation of presenting concerts of high calibre. The ensemble presented an autumn series of three concerts, two of which...

'Righteous' elevates author to new level

Sunday, 12 November 2017, 12:59 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

The search for the truth can be righteous; so can helping someone who feels powerless. Even anger can be righteous as unofficial private detective Isaiah "IQ" Quintabe learns in Joe Ide's excellent...

Singer Art Garfunkel reveals feelings, thoughts in new book

Saturday, 11 November 2017, 13:00 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Art Garfunkel once envisioned a simple life as a mathematics teacher. He earned a master's degree and was well on his way to becoming a Ph.D. That plan was derailed when he and Paul Simon became...

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