Neon piece of rock 'n' roll history going up for auction
Thursday, 26 January 2017, 16:45
Last update: about 11 years ago
A bright neon piece of rock 'n' roll history is going up for auction - a marquee from the legendary Los Angeles club, Whisky a Go Go. The 13-foot sign, with letters alight in bright pink, adorned...
The banal looks beautiful in the poetic 'Paterson'
Thursday, 26 January 2017, 15:58
Last update: about 11 years ago
Waking up. Making coffee. Walking to work. Talking to coworkers. Coming home. Walking the dog. Going to the bar. Repeating it all again. These are the mundane activities Jim Jarmusch's...
Ingrid Thoft delivers action-packed plot in 'Duplicity'
Thursday, 26 January 2017, 15:36
Last update: about 11 years ago
The private detective novel continues to explore contemporary hot-button issues, as Ingrid Thoft illustrates in her latest exciting novel about Boston investigator Fina Ludlow. In "Duplicity,"...
Delbert McClinton, at 76, brings it once again
Wednesday, 25 January 2017, 16:44
Last update: about 11 years ago
Few singers illustrate the gulf between live and recorded music better than Delbert McClinton, whose gruff voice and blues-infused rock have always sounded best in a beer-splashed nightclub. But...
American Humane investigating treatment of dog in film
Wednesday, 25 January 2017, 15:57
Last update: about 11 years ago
The organization that ensures animal safety in film and television productions said Wednesday it is investigating whether a frightened dog was forced into churning water during the making of "A Dog's...
Her Every Fear' is effective, compulsive thriller
Wednesday, 25 January 2017, 15:35
Last update: about 11 years ago
Peter Swanson tells an engaging story of a woman battling severe anxiety who decides to radically change her life - and the horrifying results that follow - in "Her Every Fear." Kate Priddy lives...
Adele to perform at the Grammy Awards next month
Tuesday, 24 January 2017, 16:43
Last update: about 11 years ago
Adele is set to take the stage at next month's Grammy Awards, where she is nominated for album, song and record of the year. The Recording Academy announced Friday that Adele will perform at the...
Affleck's stylish 'Live by Night' is by the numbers
Tuesday, 24 January 2017, 15:55
Last update: about 11 years ago
Ben Affleck is no doubt an ambitious and tasteful filmmaker, but he's gotten himself in a bit of hot water with the bloated period gangster epic "Live by Night ." It looks and sounds right and...
'Birds of Opulence' author wins Gaines literary award
Tuesday, 24 January 2017, 15:31
Last update: about 11 years ago
When African-American writer Crystal Wilkinson of Kentucky learned she won the 2016 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence, she said she reverted to her 12-year-old self, shrieking and...