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Music Review: A little too much beauty and not enough beast on new Pretenders album, 'Relentless'

Music Review: A little too much beauty and not enough beast on new Pretenders album, 'Relentless'

Chrissie Hynde 's talent is a musical gift from heaven, a one-of-a-kind voice that powered her band, the Pretenders, into creating some of rock's most memorable songs in the 1970s and '80s.
Book Review: Millie Bobby Brown of 'Stranger Things' weaves a romance novel into a WWII disaster

Book Review: Millie Bobby Brown of 'Stranger Things' weaves a romance novel into a WWII disaster

“Nineteen Steps” by Millie Bobby Brown (William Morrow) The actor who plays Eleven on “Stranger Things” wrote a romance novel! That’ll be the headline for too much coverage of “Nineteen Steps,” so let’s set that aside and consider the debut book from
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 17-23

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 17-23

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 17-23: Sept. 17: Singer-turned-photographer LaMonte McLemore of the Fifth Dimension is 88. Singer Fee Waybill of The Tubes is 75. Actor Elvira is 72. Comedian Rita Rudner is 70.
Bernie Taupin, Elton John's lyricist, would like to have a word

Bernie Taupin, Elton John's lyricist, would like to have a word

NEW YORK (AP) — If you're thinking of checking out the new memoir by Elton John's lyricist to learn more about the Rocket Man, you're out of luck. This is Bernie Taupin's song to sing.
Get a taste of the world of Catan with a cookbook inspired by the hit board game

Get a taste of the world of Catan with a cookbook inspired by the hit board game

NEW YORK (AP) — You can work up quite an appetite sitting around a table plotting world domination. Luckily, a new cookbook lets Catan fans savor the board game even more while out-trading opponents.
Next time you invite friends over to play Catan, why not feed them Chicken Under a Brick?

Next time you invite friends over to play Catan, why not feed them Chicken Under a Brick?

Everyone knows that one Brick and one Lumber make a road in the game Catan. But what about two bricks and four chicken thighs? That’s the beginnings of an amazingly delicious, yet simple, main dish included in the new “Catan: The Official Cookbook.
TIFF 2023: Jessica Yu on directing Sandra Oh's zany performance in 'Quiz Lady'

TIFF 2023: Jessica Yu on directing Sandra Oh's zany performance in 'Quiz Lady'

TORONTO — There's been lots of talk about "Quiz Lady" co-stars Sandra Oh and Awkwafina playing against type in the odd-couple sibling comedy, but director Jessica Yu says she didn't see it that way.
Patricia Arquette mixes strike anxiety with TIFF support at festivals tribute awards

Patricia Arquette mixes strike anxiety with TIFF support at festivals tribute awards

TORONTO — With talk of the dual Hollywood strikes looming in the background, three Oscar winners gathered at the TIFF Tribute Awards on Sunday to celebrate cinema and receive honours for their own contributions to the movies.
‘The Nun II’ conjures $32.6 million to top box office

‘The Nun II’ conjures $32.6 million to top box office

Like many horrors before it, bad reviews didn’t scare off moviegoers from buying tickets for “ The Nun II .” The sequel to the 2018 hit, released in 3,728 theaters by Warner Bros.
Country singer-songwriter Charlie Robison dies in Texas at age 59

Country singer-songwriter Charlie Robison dies in Texas at age 59

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Charlie Robison, the Texas singer-songwriter whose rootsy anthems made the country charts until he was forced to retire after complications from a medical procedure left him unable to sing, died Sunday. He was 59.