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Tears for Fears are in full bloom with a concert film, a live album, new songs and Vegas dates
NEW YORK (AP) — When Tears for Fears hit the stage at Firstbank Amphitheater in Franklin, Tennessee, on July 11, 2023, there were no tears but some fears. “We walked on stage and I felt like a deer caught in the headlines,” says singer and guitarist Roland Orzabal, half of the...
A$AP Rocky to go to trial next year on charges he fired a gun at a former friend
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A$AP Rocky is set to go to trial in Los Angeles early next year on charges that he fired a gun at a former friend and collaborator on the streets near a Hollywood hotel in 2021. The trial of the 36-year-old rapper, fashion mogul, Grammy nominee and celebrity...
Husband-and-wife food bloggers show how two chefs can navigate the home kitchen and stay happy
NEW YORK (AP) — Husband-and-wife food bloggers and podcasters Sonja and Alex Overhiser have a new cookbook that uses a simple step to keep the kitchen a less heated place for two chefs: clear, alternating roles. “A Couple Cooks: 100 Recipes to Cook Together” lays out...
Music Review: Rare hometown recordings, 'Bird in Kansas City,' capture Charlie Parker's playful mood
Listening to Charlie Parker’s saxophone gymnastics on a new album of rare recordings is like watching Simone Biles stretch during warmups. A new collection, “Bird in Kansas City,” captures Parker’s grace and greatness in casual settings. On 13 cuts recorded in his hometown...
Book Review: 70-year-old psychiatrist takes to the road in Anna Montague's beguiling new novel
Americans love road trips. Or at least American writers love them as metaphors of self-discovery. In Anna Montague’s beautiful, beguiling and slightly bonkers debut novel, “How Does That Make You Feel, Magda Eklund?” the main character does indeed jump into a car and head out on the highway...
Book Review: Richard Chizmar tells a creepy occult tale in ‘Memorials'
Richard Chizmar, who co-wrote parts of the “Gwendy” trilogy with Stephen King from 2017-2022 (“Gwendy’s Button Box” and “Gwendy’s Final Task”), has written his longest novel yet and readers should not be surprised that it reads, at least somewhat, like something from the mind of...
Book Reviews: Two new books raise big concerns about innocent men in US prisons
“Framed: Astonishingly True Stories of Wrongful Convictions,” by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey (Doubleday) and “The Sing Sing Files: One Journalist, Six Innocent Men and a 20-Year Fight for Justice“ by Dan Slepian (Celadon) —- It’s painful to read those...
Dodgers win over Padres in NLDS decider averages 12.9 million viewers in Japan
NEW YORK (AP) — Last Friday's decisive fifth game of the National League Division Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres was the most-watched Major League Baseball postseason game on record in Japan, averaging an estimated 12.9 million viewers, according to MLB. ...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 27-Nov. 2
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 27-Nov. 2 Oct. 27: Actor-comedian John Cleese is 85. Country singer Lee Greenwood is 82. Country singer-guitarist Jack Daniels (Highway 101) is 75. Bassist Garry Tallent of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band is 75. Author Fran Lebowitz is...
Book Review: Cop cold case unit pursues a rapist, foils a terrorist plot and tackles a 1947 murder
It’s early morning in Southern California, and Renee Ballard, director of the LAPD Open-Unsolved Unit, is where she most loves to be. She’s surfing, and she’s darned good at it. After a final run, she returns to the parking lot and discovers that someone has broken into her car and stolen her...
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'Conclave' and Ralph Fiennes go for the (papal) throne
NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Harris had just completed a trilogy of novels about Cicero when he watched the election of Pope Benedict live on television. As a chronicler of power and its mutations, the scene — the Sistine Chapel smoke signaling a decision, of course, but also the whole, secretive...
Movie Review: It’s all politics at the Vatican in ‘Conclave’
In Edward Berger’s “Conclave,” the selection of the pope is no holy affair. Instead, it’s a petty, political campaign carried out in secrecy, where gossip flows, agendas are malleable and loyalties are fleeting. All are there to serve God, they say. But we all know how helpful that has been...
Tim Burton talks about his dread of AI as an exhibition of his work opens in London
LONDON (AP) — The imagination of Tim Burton has produced ghosts and ghouls, Martians, monsters and misfits – all on display at an exhibition that is opening in London just in time for Halloween. But you know what really scares him? Artificial intelligence. Burton...
The Grateful Dead named MusiCares’ 2025 Persons of the Year
MusiCares, an organization that helps music professionals who need financial, personal or medical assistance, will honor the Grateful Dead as its 2025 Persons of the Year. MusiCares announced Wednesday that it will recognize original members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh...
Harvey Weinstein's retrial moved to next year, lawyer plans to hire a private investigator
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein 's retrial on sex crimes charges in Manhattan won't start until at least next year — and his lawyer plans to hire a private investigator to look into a new allegation against the movie mogul that will now be part of the case. The new details came...
'Malcolm in the Middle' star Frankie Muniz lands full-time NASCAR ride in 2025
LANDIS, N.C. (AP) — Former “Malcolm in the Middle” star Frankie Muniz is set to continue his NASCAR career with a full-time ride in the Truck Series for 2025. Muniz will make the jump from part-time racer to a full slate in the No. 33 Ford for Reaume Brothers Racing. He made...
Local news sources are still drying up, but there's growth in digital sites in metro areas
Newspapers in the United States closed at the rate of more than two per week during 2023, but a burst of activity among digital entrepreneurs illustrated some tiny shoots of growth in what has become a desert-like climate for local news. A total of 127 newspapers closed last year,...
‘Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage’ expands the 'Big Bang Theory' universe
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chuck Lorre is responsible for some of the most successful sitcoms of all time. He says he has the recipe for success, and it’s simpler than you’d think. “The whole thing boils down to great actors and great scripts. And if either one of those is missing,...
Talk show host and former Navy man Montel Williams co-writes history of USS Intrepid
NEW YORK (AP) — A new history of the USS Intrepid will be co-written by a former Navy man otherwise known for his long career as a daytime television host — Montel Williams. “The Sailing of the Intrepid” will be published May 6, Hanover Square Press announced Wednesday....
They made 36 million Corn Poppers. Here's how they pick the right ones for the Toy Hall of Fame
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — When curators at the National Toy Hall of Fame learned last fall that the Fisher-Price Corn Popper had been voted in as part of the class of 2023, they knew they had some serious work to do. With a formal induction ceremony approaching, they would have to...
