Arts & Lifestyle News

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

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 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 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 ...

February 15, 2019

Syrians act in playback theater to heal war trauma

The young Syrian woman walked on stage and began telling the story of her brother's abduction in the early years of her ...

February 15, 2019

It's a girl! Berlin zoo's baby polar bear has 1st checkup

Berlin's Tierpark zoo says its latest baby polar bear is "a perky, strong girl." Keepers and vets were able to separate the ...

February 15, 2019

Sales for Jill Abramson book sluggish during first week

Days of relentless publicity, much of it unwanted, did not lead to many sales for Jill Abramson's "Merchants of Truth." The ...

February 14, 2019

New state Capitol exhibit highlights New York's diversity

Four years after Englishman Henry Hudson and his Dutch crew sailed the ship Half Moon up a North American river that would ...

February 14, 2019

Pompeii dig uncovers Narcissus fresco in ancient atrium

Archaeologists have discovered a fresco in an ancient Pompeii residence that portrays the mythological hunter Narcissus, who ...

February 14, 2019

Drivers, connect your Wi-Fi! iRacing a hit in NASCAR

Ray Alfalla got hooked on NASCAR in the late 1990s after his family left Cuba and settled in the Miami area. He's the type ...