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New feast of stories in Theroux collection

Wednesday, 29 October 2014, 15:31 Last update: about 13 years ago

The title piece of Paul Theroux's new short story collection, "Mr. Bones," is a son's account of the conflicted time in the early 1950s when his father began practicing for the role of a black man in...

Senators stage their own 'Survivor' show

Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 21:02 Last update: about 13 years ago

Jeff Flake and Martin Heinrich were willing to go to great lengths to prove that a Democratic and Republican U.S. senator could work together. Like halfway around the world. The freshman senators...

Fleetwood Mac _ ALL together now

Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 16:26 Last update: about 13 years ago

The members of Fleetwood Mac each took a moment Monday night at New York City's Madison Square Garden to welcome longtime bandmate Christine McVie back to the stage after a 16-year hiatus, thus...

Pianist Lang Lang tackles Mozart

Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 16:20 Last update: about 13 years ago

This double-CD set is the first all-Mozart recording from the Chinese-born piano virtuoso Lang Lang, who at age 32 has achieved something approaching matinee idol popularity for his performances of...

Chucky needn't worry about 'Annabelle'

Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 15:49 Last update: about 13 years ago

Inanimate objects are deployed to endless would-be scary effect in "Annabelle," and it's not just the supremely creepy doll that is its star. In this prequel to last year's hit "The Conjuring" - one...

OK Go's 'Hungry Ghosts' doesn't satisfy

Monday, 27 October 2014, 16:19 Last update: about 13 years ago

Alt-rock band OK Go's fourth full-length album, "Hungry Ghosts," is heavy on hooks and a curious electro music approach, but musically falls well short of the type of innovation OK Go is capable...

Nothing surprising on Yorke's surprise LP

Sunday, 26 October 2014, 16:18 Last update: about 13 years ago

There's been a group out there defending Thom Yorke for 15 years now. They're a hardy but dwindling lot, holding the line as fickle fans became more and more disinterested watching the increasingly...

'White People' is edgy; has memorable cast

Sunday, 26 October 2014, 15:21 Last update: about 13 years ago

A cheeky provocation wrapped in a zingy punchline, Justin Simien's "Dear White People" recalls other memorably promising debuts - by filmmakers named Spike, for instance, whether Lee or Jonze. An...

Not Pink: Alecia Moore's new music is with You+Me

Saturday, 25 October 2014, 16:16 Last update: about 13 years ago

The 35-year-old entertainer is just being herself in You+Me, her new acoustic project with Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green. The duo released its debut album Tuesday. "This has nothing to...

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