"The Secret Place" (Viking), by Tana French   Tana French is irrefutably one of the best crime fiction writers out there. Her latest, "The Secret Place," is a mesmerizing...

Lee Brice, "I Don't Dance" (Curb)   On Lee Brice's third album, "I Don't Dance," he furthers his reputation as the most sensitive of the ball cap-bedecked...

James McAvoy says that when he showed up to work on "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby," he didn't realize the film would be broken up into two perspectives — a husband...

"Champagne Supernovas: Kate Moss, Marc Jacobs, Alexander McQueen, and the '90s Renegades Who Remade Fashion" (Touchstone Books/Simon & Schuster), by Maureen...

Ty Segall, "Manipulator" (Drag City)   In another time and collective mental headspace Ty Segall might have been a pop star.   With his dreamy new album,...

CHRIS AND MOIRA is now 20 years old and they are getting younger. They have celebrated their 20th anniversary with the release of their fourth album ninety nights and a Monday, went on a European tour...

An emotional Beyonce was in tears as she and husband Jay Z wrapped up their "On the Run" stadium tour Saturday night in Paris, where the duo said they got engaged years ago.   The...

"Young Frankenstein" is pushing 40, but is by no means over the hill.   The film's writer-director Mel Brooks and actresses Cloris Leachman and Teri Garr gathered at...

"1954: The Year Willie Mays and the First Generation of Black Superstars Changed Major League Baseball Forever (Da Capo Press), by Bill Madden   As the pennant races head into the fall...

After watching a video of St. Vincent's performance at a British rock festival this summer, an anonymous music fan posted a succinct review.   "It's bonkers," the...