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'Burn What Will Burn': suspenseful, hard-boiled crime novel

Wednesday, 13 July 2016, 16:00 Last update: about 11 years ago

After his wife drowns in a bathtub, a death in which he may have been complicit, Bob Reynolds retreats to a tiny town in the wilds of the Ozark Mountains to hide out and nurse his wounds. There,...

A MATERIALIST REVISION OF MALTESE HISTORY : 870-1919

Wednesday, 13 July 2016, 09:39 Last update: about 11 years ago

A Materialist Revision of Maltese History: 870 – 1919 by Mark Camilleri is a new critical reading of Maltese history which will be launched on Wednesday 10 August at the FORTRESS Building,...

Allen Toussaint's 'American Tunes' is elegant adieu

Tuesday, 12 July 2016, 16:44 Last update: about 11 years ago

Allen Toussaint finished recording "American Tunes" just weeks before his death in November, an elegant and fitting adieu from the New Orleans master. Solo piano versions of tunes from the...

Tarzan, revised: New film swings beyond troubled past

Tuesday, 12 July 2016, 16:14 Last update: about 11 years ago

Like so many well-worn tales, Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan was borne of a vastly different time more than 100 years ago, when narratives rooted in colonialism, white saviors and African stereotypes...

Author explores social guidelines from '80s films

Tuesday, 12 July 2016, 15:57 Last update: about 11 years ago

Hadley Freeman's ability to explore social guidelines from beloved '80s movies is addicting. She analyzes story lines and plot points from films that molded an entire generation, forcing those who...

Band of Horses takes it easy on 'Why Are You OK'

Friday, 8 July 2016, 16:04 Last update: about 11 years ago

Band of Horses takes it easy on "Why Are You OK," wordy songs rooted in domestic situations that pleasantly glide but rarely soar. Producer Jason Lytle from Grandaddy gives Ben Bridwell's tunes a...

In 'Wilderpeople,' a manhunt for Kiwi farce

Friday, 8 July 2016, 15:25 Last update: about 11 years ago

"Flight of the Conchords" went off the air in 2009 but the beat has gone on in the films of Taika Waititi. Waititi, who was a writer and director of that cult HBO series, has carried on the...

Alam explores female friendship in 'Rich and Pretty'

Friday, 8 July 2016, 15:08 Last update: about 11 years ago

Rumaan Alam transforms a whimsical beach read into compelling literary prose in his debut novel, "Rich and Pretty." Alam allows his two main characters, Sarah and Lauren, to maneuver through decades...

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