Squeeze returns with inventive 'Cradle to the Grave'
Thursday, 3 December 2015, 15:54
Last update: about 12 years ago
Squeeze, a band closely associated with the New Wave of the 1980s, is making new waves after a long layoff. Anybody tempted should check it out. The nucleus of Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook...
Stellar cast boosts stoner comedy 'Night Before'
Thursday, 3 December 2015, 14:29
Last update: about 12 years ago
Boosted by its stellar cast and playful take on "A Christmas Carol," ''The Night Before" is a coming-of-age stoner-buddy comedy laced with warm holiday cheer. Make no mistake: it's still a silly...
'Reporting Always': collection of writings by Lillian Ross
Thursday, 3 December 2015, 13:57
Last update: about 12 years ago
There are few people who can say they have been on the company's payroll for decades. Lillian Ross is one of those individuals. She began her career at The New Yorker in 1945 as a reporter for "The...
Sorry not sorry: Justin Bieber's new album is really good
Wednesday, 2 December 2015, 15:51
Last update: about 12 years ago
Justin Bieber's new album is peppered with songs full of apologies and redemption. The troubled star claims he's changed. And maybe he has. Or not. But one thing's for sure - his music has gotten...
Life imitates art for 'Creed' director Ryan Coogler
Wednesday, 2 December 2015, 14:27
Last update: about 12 years ago
"Fruitvale Station" writer-director Ryan Coogler is sending a love letter to his father in the form of the latest "Rocky" film. "Creed" was inspired by his dad, who showed him the "Rocky"...
King ponders death in new 21-story 'Bazaar of Bad Dreams'
Wednesday, 2 December 2015, 13:54
Last update: about 12 years ago
Stephen King has always addressed his "Constant Readers" in prefaces or afterwords to his books. He likes to share what inspired him or what he was thinking about when he wrote it. But with the...
Boots' debut, 'Aquaria,' lacks lyrical punch
Tuesday, 1 December 2015, 15:35
Last update: about 12 years ago
Rock musician Boots' production and songwriting on Beyonce's 2013 self-titled album showed he has the potential to become a great music-maker, setting the bar high for his debut album,...
Blanchett, Mara are exquisite in poetic 'Carol'
Tuesday, 1 December 2015, 14:23
Last update: about 12 years ago
"Carol" is an overwhelmingly beautiful film. It looks like a dream, it sounds like whispered want, and it feels like falling in love in all its stomach turning terror and ecstasy. Even its title rolls...
10 decades and still going: Roger Angell looks back
Tuesday, 1 December 2015, 13:48
Last update: about 12 years ago
You don't make it to age 95 without seeing a lot of stuff. Or in the case of Roger Angell, writing it. Having delivered his memoir nearly a decade ago ("Let Me Finish," published in 2006), Angell...