Book Review: Elizabeth Strout brings all her favorite Mainers together in 'Tell Me Everything'

Full disclosure: Other than a few clips of Frances McDormand as the titular Olive Kitteridge in the 2014 HBO show, “Tell Me Everything” was this reviewer’s first trip to Crosby, Maine. It’s unlikely to be my last. “Tell Me Everything” reads like the stories that Lucy...

Book Review: Ragnar Jonasson channels Agatha Christie in his latest puzzle mystery

Law professor and investment banker Ragnar Jonasson loves Agatha Christie’s puzzle mysteries so much that, starting at the age of 17, he translated more than a dozen of them into his native Icelandic. It should come as no surprise, then, that most of his own mysteries, 13 in all,...

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 15-21

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 15-21: Sept. 15: Screenwriter and director Ron Shelton (“Bull Durham,” “White Men Can’t Jump”) is 79. Actor Tommy Lee Jones is 78. Movie director Oliver Stone is 78. Drummer Kelly Keagy of Night Ranger is 72. Actor Barry Shabaka...

Bass guitarist Herbie Flowers, who played with David Bowie, Lou Reed and others, dies at 86

LONDON (AP) — Bass guitarist Herbie Flowers, who played with David Bowie, Elton John, Lou Reed and other music legends in a decades-long career, has died at 86. The musician's family confirmed his death on Facebook Saturday. Flowers was a founding member of the pop...

Rap megastar Kendrick Lamar will headline the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show in New Orleans

‘The Room Next Door' tops Venice Film Festival. Nicole Kidman misses acting honor due to mom’s death

VENICE, Italy (AP) — “The Room Next Door,” Pedro Almodóvar’s English-language debut starring Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, topped the Venice Film Festival and was awarded its Golden Lion award Saturday. Nicole Kidman was awarded the best actress prize, for her raw and...

Today in History: September 7, Germany launches Blitz on UK

Today in History Today is Saturday, Sept. 7, the 251st day of 2024. There are 115 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 7, 1940, Nazi Germany began an intense bombing campaign of Britain during World War II with an air attack on London;...

Sergio Mendes, Grammy-winning Brazilian music legend, dies at 83

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sergio Mendes, the celebrated Brazilian musician whose 1966 hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a global superstar and helped launched a long, Grammy-winning career, has died after months battling the effects of long COVID. He was 83. The death Thursday of the...

Linkin Park reunite 7 years after Chester Bennington's death, with new music

NEW YORK (AP) — Linkin Park is back with a new lineup and debuting their first new music since the 2017 death of lead singer Chester Bennington. On Thursday, the band kicked off a livestream showcasing new singer Emily Armstrong and drummer Colin Brittain, who will join returning...

Rich Homie Quan, the Atlanta rapper known for trap jams like 'Type of Way,' dies at 33

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rich Homie Quan, the Atlanta rapper who gained mainstream fame through the trap singles “Type of Way” and “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh),” has died. He was 33. Quan, whose legal name is Dequantes Devontay Lamar, died at an Atlanta hospital, the Fulton County...