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...