One Direction, "Midnight Memories" (Columbia)   What's the mother of the average American tween to do as the holidays approach? Miley has twerked her way out of the stocking,...

Forgetting Penelope Cruz is almost 40-years-old is easy to do.   Even when she bears heavy makeup to add wrinkles for her role as Gemma in the wartime melodrama "Twice Born,"...

"The Creature Department" (Razorbill), by Robert Paul Weston   In Robert Paul Weston's "The Creature Department," written for children ages 8 to 12, two young friends...

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Various artists, "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" Soundtrack (Republic)   Choosing the tracks for "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" soundtrack must have been a...

An experimental device is letting paralyzed people drive wheelchairs simply by flicking their tongue in the right direction.   Key to this wireless system: Users get their tongue pierced...

If there were ever a season to learn, via the movies, about crucial periods of history, it's this one. Last month we were introduced to "12 Years a Slave," Steve McQueen's...

Stephen King has decided to give Twitter a try. But don't expect to hear a lot from him.   The best-selling horror author can now be followed at the account...

The chameleon-like Herbie Hancock has always been able to thrive in stylistically diverse musical environments as evidenced in the 34-disc box set "Herbie Hancock: The Complete Columbia Album...

There's more evidence that U.S. births may be leveling off after years of decline.   The number of babies born last year only slipped a little, and preliminary government figures...