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Kevin Hart's 'Life Lessons' largely come from his youth

Wednesday, 19 July 2017, 16:07 Last update: about 10 years ago

Kevin Hart's rags-to-riches life story, told candidly in his new autobiography, "I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons," makes a convincing case for simple values that seem much more closely connected to...

Gaulitanus Choir makes history in Taormina opera

Wednesday, 19 July 2017, 10:43 Last update: about 10 years ago

Very recently Gozo's Gaulitanus Choir must have made history by becoming the first local choir ever to participate in an operatic production abroad. Indeed, on the 5th and 6th July respectively the...

FIRST Retro: Sgt Pepper’s musical revolution is 50 years

Wednesday, 19 July 2017, 08:50 Last update: about 10 years ago First Magazine

Although few realised it at the time, in 1967, three unique happenings marked the climax of 70 years of popular music - and the beginning of its end. Fifty years ago, on one weekend in June, a...

Blondie's 'Pollinator' buzzes with fun hooks, guests

Tuesday, 18 July 2017, 16:47 Last update: about 10 years ago

Blondie updates their sound of recent years on "Pollinator" by returning to some familiar and successful foundations. Joan Jett joins the band on opener "Doom or Destiny," one of the few tracks...

'Baby Driver' is a toe-tapping, engine-revving jolt

Tuesday, 18 July 2017, 16:14 Last update: about 10 years ago

There's nothing like an epic getaway chase to kick a movie into high gear, and the first five minutes of "Baby Driver " are pure movie magic. A driver named Baby (Ansel Elgort) sits coolly in a...

'Indecent Exposure' plays up Stone Barrington's softer side

Tuesday, 18 July 2017, 16:06 Last update: about 10 years ago

As a longtime reader of Stuart Woods' Stone Barrington books, I took a moment in "Indecent Exposure" to marvel at the journey this character has enjoyed. At one point, when Stone first hung out...

The New Zeitgeist's music connects Dublin and Austin

Monday, 17 July 2017, 16:46 Last update: about 10 years ago

Many of the lyrics on "Myths and Mortals" date back more than a century, which is why the New Zeitgeist is singing of fairies, fables and linnet's wings. This is real roots music that connects Dublin...

Actress Rebel Wilson wins defamation case against publisher

Monday, 17 July 2017, 16:13 Last update: about 10 years ago

Rebel Wilson on Thursday won a defamation trial against a magazine publisher that the Australian actress accused of costing her Hollywood roles through articles that claimed she lied about her age,...

Harry Potter, Abe Lincoln books on owners' reading lists

Monday, 17 July 2017, 16:05 Last update: about 10 years ago

A book about marketing or managing employees may be the last thing small business owners want to read on vacation. But some say they've found insight they can apply to their companies from the...

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