Entertainment
Ferrell-in-training
The alcoholic son of an alcoholic, sales manager Nick Porter was born in a Raymond Carver short story called “Why Don’t You Dance?” published in the 1981 Carver collection What We Talk About When We Talk About Love. The story, which takes place at a yard sale among...
The gray area
For thousands of years, humans have passed stories down to younger generations with the hope they’ll continue the practice. As a member of the...
No hesitation
Yael Naim is on the path of discovery. In her 2008 hit breakout song “New Soul” she sings, “I’m a new soul/I came to...
Emmy recap: Forget the awards. What about the show itself?
If the Broncos' performance Sunday afternoon wasn't painful enough, TV patted itself on the back for three hours last night in the annual Emmy awards...
Nolan delivers again
Inception is one of the most complicated stories I’ve ever seen on the big screen, but if you can figure out what’s going on, it’s an amazing movie filled with mind-boggling visuals and an intriguing exploration of the subconscious. It might also be the best movie ...
Tom, Dick, or ‘Harry’? Kathy Bates can do it
PHILADELPHIA — Actress Kathy Bates had no competition landing the lead role in NBC's tangy new legal drama, "Harry's Law" (Mondays, 10 p.m. EST...
Class warfare wedding
So few ensemble-driven African- American films make it to market — whether with familiar faces or unknowns — that the ones that do get out of the gate provoke a weird degree of scrutiny regarding what they have to say about the black experience. Who needs the ...
Working for a Living
Framed around a stomping, skeletal-funk guitar riff, the lead-off cut from Tommy Castro’s latest LP Method to My Madness strikes a curiously un-bluesy vibe,...
No boundaries
While there have been times when singer-songwriter Sarah Jaffe has been able to let go and give her songs over to someone else, she...
The real disruption is coming
Franko Vatterott kept his interest in cryptocurrency to himself for several years — he’s been a self-professed “crypto guy” since circa 2016. He knew...
Bobby Brown: I’m Not the Reason Whitney is Gone
Bobby Brown addressed the death of his ex-wife Whitney Houston in an interview with the Today Show's Matt Lauer that will air tomorrow morning, saying that "I'm not the reason she's gone...
This is your brain on the Internet
Ever get the feeling you just can’t concentrate like you used to? Feel like your brain is stuck on overload and you can’t put together a coherent thought? Never fear, the Internet is here for you to self-diagnose and treat whatever ails you. Yet, according to author ...
