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Johnson, Hart light up 'Central Intelligence'

Wednesday, 29 June 2016, 16:39 Last update: about 11 years ago

"Central Intelligence ," a buddy action-comedy starring Kevin Hart and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, doesn't pack many big laughs, but it is likely to keep a smile on your face for the...

Surrogacy struggles abound in 'A House for Happy Mothers'

Wednesday, 29 June 2016, 16:24 Last update: about 11 years ago

After failing to have children on their own, Priya and Madhu, a successful Silicon Valley couple, have ventured into the surrogate world. Across the globe, in a small hut in South India, Asha...

Generic Southern soul from Elizabeth Cook

Tuesday, 28 June 2016, 16:47 Last update: about 11 years ago

Fast-talking, foul-mouthed Elizabeth Cook is SiriusXM's most entertaining host, which makes her new album a puzzle. She shows more personality in one brief riff as a DJ than on most of the songs on...

'Alice Through the Looking Glass,' a curious sequel

Tuesday, 28 June 2016, 16:38 Last update: about 11 years ago

" Textual adherence is somewhat beside the point when serving as a sequel to something that also cherry picked. But, lest you think that a six-year gap and the absence of Tim Burton in the director's...

'Mercy' by Daniel Palmer & Michael Palmer

Tuesday, 28 June 2016, 16:23 Last update: about 11 years ago

Michael Palmer's son, Daniel, continues his father's tradition of telling a compelling medical tale while also forcing the reader to question a difficult ethical issue - this time the right-to-life...

A mixtape of music parody, 'Popstar' cranks it to 11

Monday, 27 June 2016, 16:37 Last update: about 11 years ago

A quick survey of the pop music landscape: Kanye West, in the midst of rolling out an album that frequently changed titles and engaging in a Twitter feud with a rapper named Wiz, claimed he was $53...

Jenny Mollen shares more wacky stories in her new book

Monday, 27 June 2016, 16:22 Last update: about 11 years ago

Her new book, "Live Fast Die Hot," is a follow-up to her best-selling "I Like You Just the Way I Am." The 37-year-old actress-writer shares her thoughts on social media, spouting off hilarious -...

The one that stayed behind: an extract

Monday, 27 June 2016, 14:44 Last update: about 11 years ago

That one Saturday in March 1942 remains in my mind to this day.  It was in the afternoon. The siren had sounded so often that day that there was no point in going up and down at the end of...

Music on the global stage

Monday, 27 June 2016, 14:16 Last update: about 11 years ago Nikki Petroni

The Fête de la Musique is a massive street music festival for both professional and amateur musicians held every year on 21 June. The first edition of the festival was held in 1982 and was...

Gritty and visceral, Brandy Clark reaches for greatness

Saturday, 25 June 2016, 16:25 Last update: about 11 years ago

Brandy Clark isn't the first singer-songwriter to bring a smart feminist perspective to country music. Loretta Lynn sang defiantly about "The Pill" 40 years ago, well before her audience was ready for...

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