Try to speak with Carlos Santana about his new album and he'll want to talk about another topic: changing the world.   The veteran musician says he is planning a concert aimed at...

Sebastian Junger wants 84 minutes of moviegoers' time, especially civilian moviegoers.   In "Korengal," the filmmaker employs that amount of footage unused in his 2010...

"The Corsican Caper" (Alfred A. Knopf), by Peter Mayle   Want to enjoy delicious meals in the south of France amid gorgeous scenery with many bottles of wine, particularly rose,...

Brantley Gilbert, "Just As I Am" (Valory)   Everybody in Nashville has been predicting Brantley Gilbert will be the next big thing in country music for a couple of years now. His...

The father of a young woman killed by a train on the set of a movie about Gregg Allman said Thursday the family is suing the singer and filmmakers as part of a "wakeup call" to make...

"The Kraken Project" (Forge Books), by Douglas Preston   Douglas Preston, who co-writes the Pendergast novels with Lincoln Child, goes solo with his cutting-edge science thriller...

Go ahead and congratulate country rocker Brantley Gilbert on his No. 1 hit, "Bottoms Up." Just don't buy him a beer.   The Georgia-born singer with the bad boy image is more...

To say that the new Adam Sandler movie, "Blended," is better than some of his other recent work — "Jack and Jill," for example — isn't saying much. After all, some...

"The Hollow Girl" (Tyrus Books), by Reed Farrel Coleman   The ninth installment in Reed Farrel Coleman's series featuring Moe Prager, an ex-cop turned private detective, finds...

George Fenech was born and lived most of his life in Mellieha, except for some years when he was training in Rome.   Nevertheless, he was one of the most prolific artists of our time and...