A fresh look at Maltese history
Thursday, 11 August 2016, 17:50
Last update: about 10 years ago
Maltese history enthusiasts packed a seventieth century hall at the FORTRESS BUILDERS Valletta for the launch of a new publication covering 1049 years of history during which young...
Amazon's Jeff Bezos gets cameo in new 'Star Trek' film
Sunday, 7 August 2016, 14:34
Last update: about 10 years ago
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos got to live out every Trekkie's fantasy by playing an alien in the new "Star Trek" movie. Bezos is listed in the credits for "Star Trek Beyond," the third installment of...
Dave Eggers sets his latest literary adventure in Alaska
Sunday, 7 August 2016, 14:21
Last update: about 10 years ago
Eggers' "Heroes of the Frontier," which comes out July 26, tells of a single mother from Ohio who flees to Alaska with her young son and daughter in the wake of financial and personal disaster. Josie...
Family keeps hit songwriter Lori McKenna grounded, inspired
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 15:08
Last update: about 10 years ago
Singer-songwriter Lori McKenna now has a Grammy trophy sitting on her piano at her home in Massachusetts, thanks to Little Big Town's hit song "Girl Crush," but her five kids still don't think that...
Director's debut explores 'The Land' with Nas, Badu help
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 14:33
Last update: about 10 years ago
Director Steven Caple Jr. was mentoring some elementary school students at an inner-city park in Los Angeles when he spotted two stray kids hopping a fence with their skateboards. He went to go kick...
New Michael Crichton novel coming out in 2017
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 14:20
Last update: about 10 years ago
A completed and unpublished Michael Crichton novel, recently discovered by his widow, is coming out next year. HarperCollins Publishers told The Associated Press on Thursday that "Dragon Teeth"...
Joe Lovano 2005 live set spotlights Hank Jones
Friday, 5 August 2016, 15:07
Last update: about 10 years ago
With this summer's Newport Jazz Festival about to begin, Joe Lovano has pulled from the vaults his 2005 performance there with a quartet that included the late pianist Hank Jones, then 87. The...
'Nerve' is a dark thriller for the Pokemon Go generation
Friday, 5 August 2016, 14:32
Last update: about 10 years ago
The invigorating new thriller "Nerve ," now playing in theaters, goes deep into the psychology of the internet with an addictive game that's so fresh, you wonder whether the filmmakers had a tip...