This memoir of sorts, published by Chicago’s Eckhartz Press, takes us through years of his career and introduces us to dozens ...

The National Book Critics Circle Awards longlists have arrived! The organization announced its longlists in the categories of ...

Roger Ebert said he “hated, hated, hated, hated, hated” Reiner’s 1994 film “North.” The director took it in stride.

Every Thanksgiving when I was growing up, my family held a Wacky Tacky Talent Show so needlessly competitive that at least one kid inevitably cried. And on the same special tablecloth we used every ...

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — Young people gaze up at large photographs of Mobutu Sese Seko, in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) national museum. A charismatic and outrageously ...

As we near the end of the show "Stranger Things," it’s worth wondering why the retro-nerdy, satanic panic, sci-fi/horror mashup has such a huge appeal. When the show debuted in 2016, my Generation X ...

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Robbie Robertson of The Band loved telling stories in his songs. "Hobo Jungle" is one of his most moving musical tales.

Buckeye is an historical novel set, as its title indicates, in Ohio. Stretching from pre-World War II to the close of the 20th century, the story focuses on two married couples whose lives intersect.

Adults who complain that they want more theatrical movies that aren’t silly spectacles involving capes, spandex and or/aliens firing death rays have only themselves to blame: There are still plenty of ...

At its heart, Plaid Tidings is about connection — between performers, between eras, and between audience members sharing a ...

“Wicked,” the stage musical, took its first bow 22 years ago. The novel it’s based on, “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West,” was published in 1995. All of that happened well ...