Entertainment
Shining a light on a musical ‘blind spot’ in Vienna
Vienna’s rich musical heritage of the Classic-Romantic periods is very familiar to audiences. But for a full century before Haydn or Mozart ever set...
Eddie Murphy out as host of the Oscars
LOS ANGELES — Less than 24 hours after Brett Ratner...
2020 in movies
2020 was the year I watched more but understood less. With a rotating series of crises to consider, rare were the instances where I...
Oprah settles defamation suit before trial set for next week
PHILADELPHIA — Avoiding a potentially ugly spectacle, Oprah Winfrey on Tuesday settled a defamation suit filed against her that was scheduled for trial in Philadelphia next week...
The power of a magic feather
In Life, Animated — the new documentary from Academy Award-winning director Roger Ross Williams — one image in particular stands out: a toddler standing...
‘Chloe’ director Atom Egoyan on sublimated rage, sex and the history...
NEW YORK — Catherine (played by Julianne Moore) is a successful, beautiful doctor living in a ritzy neighborhood with her professor husband, David (Liam Neeson), and beautiful teenage son Michael (Max Thieriot). This is a family that from the outside appears to have...
Beneath the mask
In a post-Daft Punk world, putting on a mask to hide your identity has almost become a prerequisite for emerging DJs. SBTRKT, Deadmau5, Marshmello...
Ashton Kutcher to be one of CBS’ ‘Two and a Half...
LOS ANGELES — Memo to Charlie Sheen: Ashton Kutcher...
Zappa on Zappa
There’s a common misconception that Frank Zappa’s music was closer to Weird Al Yankovic’s than Beethoven’s, but those really in the know understand there’s more sophistication in Zappa’s body of work than one might imagine. Granted, with album titles like Burnt Weeny...
‘Glee’ actors take to concert tour again
LAS VEGAS — Despite its fresh-faced cast, G-rating...
A little bit country
The song “Balladeer,” from Colorado country staple Casey Prestwood’s gleaming 2013 album Honky Tonk Bastard World, details the life he led until recently.
“All my...















