Arts & Lifestyle News

February 20, 2019

Detroit center to remove name of ex-mayor with racist past

Detroit's Cobo Center, which hosts the auto show and other major events, is changing its name to remove the surname of a ...

February 20, 2019

Review: 'The Uninhabitable Earth' explores climate doomsday

"The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming" (Tim Duggan Books), by David-Wallace-Wells. The science is clear: Massive ...

February 20, 2019

Artist probes Russia's toxic legacy through family history

Pavel Otdelnov recalls how as a child he saw his mother boil his parents' bedding every day. His father worked in the ...

February 19, 2019

Judge orders Roger Stone to court over Instagram post

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Roger Stone to appear in court to consider whether to revoke his bail after the longtime ...

February 19, 2019

Review: Tom Rosenstiel looks at murky politics after attack

"The Good Lie" (Ecco/HarperCollins), by Tom Rosenstiel Ex-Army investigator and political fixer Peter Rena and his partner, ...

February 19, 2019

The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com

Audible.com best-sellers for week ending February 15: Fiction 1. Killer by Nature: An Audible Original Drama by Jan Smith, ...

February 19, 2019

The top 10 books on Apple's iBooks-US

iBook charts for week ending February 17, 2019: (Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN, Publisher : iBooks US Bestseller List ...

February 19, 2019

The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

App Store Official Charts for the week ending February 17, 2019: Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Minecraft, Mojang 2. Heads Up!, ...

February 19, 2019

A new collection of essays by Janet Malcolm

"Nobody's Looking at You: Essays" (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), by Janet Malcolm It would be frightening to be interviewed by ...

February 19, 2019

Iconic couturier Karl Lagerfeld has died

Chanel's iconic couturier, Karl Lagerfeld, whose accomplished designs as well as trademark white ponytail, high starched ...

February 19, 2019

W.E.B. Griffin, prolific military novelist, dead at age 89

W.E.B. Griffin, the prolific and best-selling author of military novels, has died at age 89. Griffin, whose real name was ...

February 18, 2019

In France, the Force is strong with lightsaber dueling

Master Yoda, dust off his French, he must. It's now easier than ever in France to act out "Star Wars" fantasies, because its ...

February 18, 2019

Million-selling 'Questioneers' team readies new picture book

The million-selling "Questioneers" team of author Andrea Beaty and illustrator David Roberts has an Election Day special ...

February 18, 2019

Showbiz Minute: Smollett, Westwood, US Box Office

Chicago police seeking follow-up interview with Jussie Smollett; Vivienne Westwood brings politics to London catwalk; "Alita: ...

February 17, 2019

Retailers, fashion brands struggle with racial insensitivity

Retailers and top fashion brands like Gucci and Prada keep apologizing for products that smack of racial insensitivity.

February 17, 2019

Manhole fires force evacuation of NYC theater complex

A series of manhole fires in midtown Manhattan on Saturday forced the evacuation of a theater complex where performances of ...

February 16, 2019

Medical emergency triggers stampede at San Francisco theater

Chaos broke out during a performance of the musical "Hamilton" at San Francisco's Orpheum theater Friday night after audience ...

February 16, 2019

Styled after movie theatres, the Governors Ball at the Academy Awards has international foods

The 1,500 guests that pour into the Governors Ball after the Academy Awards this year will be greeted by theatre-inspired ...

February 15, 2019

'Small Island' author Andrea Levy dies of cancer aged 62

Andrea Levy, a prize-winning novelist who chronicled the hopes and horrors experienced by the post-World War II generation ...