Reuters - Does Sinead O'Connor still have a major problem with the papacy?... Come on. Is the Pope Catholic?.....»»

Reuters - Wasn't it enough that the duo known as Sleigh Bells were already attempting a tricky mixture of sugary pop, indie rock, and dreamy electronic textures on their celebrated debut album? On the followup, "Reign of Terror," they throw caution and li.....»»

AP - Various artists, "Soundtrack for a Revolution" (Entertainment One).....»»

AP - If the idea of a posthumous wedding onstage is intriguing, then John Ford's 17th century, darkly-humored drama "The Broken Heart" will have immense appeal......»»

AP - He doesn't beam in, but William Shatner does the next best thing at the start of his one-man Broadway show: He appears to the familiar orchestral strains of the "Star Trek" theme......»»

AP - I work in Washington, D.C., which has some of the worst traffic in the United States. So I spend a lot of time in gridlock, wondering how much faster I could get to work if my car was equipped with rocket launchers......»»

Reuters - Oscar-winning documentary maker Kevin Macdonald has made what critics are calling the definitive biography of reggae legend Bob Marley, aided by the singer's family and record label who have given the project their blessing......»»

AP - What if your whole career was built on a lie, and you had to keep inventing new lies almost daily to sustain your momentum? That's the stressful situation faced by overly ambitious, young New York Times reporter Jay Bennett, in Gabe McKinley's stylis.....»»

AP - When the demonic first-person game "The Darkness" was released in 2007, it was a twisted breath of fresh air among all the war simulators and space-marine romps......»»

AP - Norbert Leo Butz, you might say, has switched gears completely, going from a goofy, glitzy musical in which he plays an FBI agent to a harrowing play where he's definitely on the other side of the law......»»

AP - "Oath of Office" (St. Martin's Press), by Michael Palmer: A doctor violates his oath to save lives in the latest shocker from Michael Palmer......»»

AP - "Heart of a Killer" (Minotaur), by David Rosenfelt: A woman in prison for murdering her husband wants to kill herself to save her daughter in David Rosenfelt's latest page-turner, "Heart of a Killer.".....»»

AP - "All There Is: Love Stories From StoryCorps" (The Penguin Press), by Dave Isay: A new collection of love stories, published just in time for Valentine's Day, is so sweet even Cupid would swoon......»»

AP - Mimi Alford is telling her own story about her affair with President John F. Kennedy when she was a 19-year-old White House intern......»»

Reuters - Over the last 25 years, there's been a real boom in feature animation, from Disney's re-emergence with "The Little Mermaid" to the rise of Pixar and Studio Ghibli to the mainstream distribution of adult-targeted films like "Persepolis" and "Walt.....»»

AP - In 1872, a dissatisfied opera-goer who had attended a performance of Verdi's "Aida" in Parma, Italy, wrote to the composer asking for his money back. Amused by the man's audacity, Verdi complied......»»

Reuters - "A Different Kind of Truth" is a pretty ponderous name for a not very ponderous album -- Van Halen's first in 28 years with David Lee Roth as frontman. If they'd been in as cheeky a mood titling it as they were in recording it, maybe they could .....»»

AP - In game six of the 2004 American League Championship Series, Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling beat the New York Yankees despite playing on an injured ankle — one that bled so badly that Schilling's victory became known as the "bloody sock".....»»

AP - Shall we start with the distant past? Stephen Sondheim's "Merrily We Roll Along" was one of the composing giant's few flops. And when it opened on Broadway in 1981, even he knew it......»»

AP - Take one neglected masterpiece, stir in a gifted bunch of young singers, add an attentive conductor and a savvy director......»»