After a four-year hiatus, electronic duo Clayton Knight and Harrison Mills of ODESZA are back with "The Last Goodbye" — a dance-friendly record that nods to the friends and family who made them...

If you're gonna face a jury for a crime you've already confessed to — and even explained how you did it — you'd better have something going for you besides a "not guilty" plea. The...

"The Academy and the Award: The Coming of Age of Oscar and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences" by Bruce Davis (Brandeis University Press) Film historians and others digging for a...

I approached this book with some scepticism but soon found myself engrossed in the story, to the point that I lost count of the time (and even missed a couple of appointments). For us all, the...

Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue — all these elements went into the costuming of "Downton Abbey: A New Era." While that phrase is usually applied to good...

Don McLean has listened for decades as people belted out his classic song "American Pie" at last call or at karaoke — and applauds you for the effort. "I've heard whole bars burst into this...

We first meet the intriguing heroine of "Anaïs in Love," appropriately enough, when she's rushing. The opening scene of the French romantic comedy has her running down a Paris street with a...

Louisiana is known for delivering food with big, bold flavor. The same can be said for the founder of the Popeyes fried chicken empire, who put spicy chicken, red beans and dirty rice on the national...

Christmas comedy fans of Malta, 'welkim, welkim' - The Comedy Knights have released a book in the run-up to its upcoming 10th year anniversary show, The Comedy Knights: Ten Years of...

Billy Gardell is scrupulous about giving credit where it's due, at home and at work. He describes his wife, Patty, as the "North star" who helped him through tough times and kept their family on...