'Killer Heels' looks at the history of high heels
Friday, 16 January 2015, 13:29
Last update: about 13 years ago
"Killer Heels: The Art of the High-Heeled Shoe" (DelMonico Books-Prestel), edited by Lisa Small Shakespeare mentions high heels in "Hamlet," former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg praised them...
Downey, 'Big Bang' win big at People's Choice Awards
Thursday, 15 January 2015, 14:22
Last update: about 13 years ago
The star of "The Judge" and "Iron Man" picked up the trophies for favorite dramatic movie actor and favorite movie actor at Wednesday's fan-favorite ceremony honoring stars in film, television...
In 'A Most Violent Year,' the capitalist as gangster
Thursday, 15 January 2015, 13:45
Last update: about 13 years ago
In his exciting first three films, writer-director J.C. Chandor, the son of a Merrill Lynch investment banker, has proven to be a canny, clear-eyed studier of capitalism, sensitive to its strivers and...
Former JPMorgan banker gets 6-figure book deal
Thursday, 15 January 2015, 13:28
Last update: about 13 years ago
A former banker at JPMorgan has a six-figure book deal for a corporate thriller series that began as an online serial. Penguin Random House units G.P. Putnam's Sons and...
Charli XCX's sophomore CD is no 'Sucker'
Wednesday, 14 January 2015, 14:21
Last update: about 13 years ago
Charli XCX, "Sucker" (Atlantic Records) Charli XCX, the British artist with a penchant for teenage churlishness, knows a thing or two about warfare. With her second major label album, "Sucker,"...
Cotillard shines in Dardennes' moving social drama
Wednesday, 14 January 2015, 13:40
Last update: about 13 years ago
"Put yourself in my place." It's a line heard a number of times in "Two Days, One Night," the exquisitely simple and moving new film from Belgium's Dardenne brothers. It's central to the story,...
Ben Carson's publisher to review allegations about 2012 book
Wednesday, 14 January 2015, 13:27
Last update: about 13 years ago
Dr. Ben Carson's publisher will review allegations that the conservative activist and possible presidential candidate failed to properly credit sources in his 2012 book "America the...