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Anthony Bourdain biography is a profile of a man spiraling

Anthony Bourdain biography is a profile of a man spiraling

NEW YORK (AP) — Biographers try as best they can to walk in the shoes of their subjects.
Review: History of movie academy favors facts over melodrama

Review: History of movie academy favors facts over melodrama

“The Academy and the Award: The Coming of Age of Oscar and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences” by Bruce Davis (Brandeis University Press) Film historians and others digging for a deeper vein of Oscar knowledge than mere trivia will turn
Liz Weston: How to spot a great 401(k)

Liz Weston: How to spot a great 401(k)

Any 401(k) can help you save for retirement. A great 401(k) allows you to save a whole lot more. The difference between a mediocre plan and a great one could translate into tens of thousands of dollars in future retirement money.
EXPLAINER: A look at the Kevin Spacey-Anthony Rapp trial

EXPLAINER: A look at the Kevin Spacey-Anthony Rapp trial

NEW YORK (AP) — The second week of Kevin Spacey’s #MeToo-era trial starts Tuesday in New York — but no criminal charges are involved.
Review: WWII novel sets high bar for historical fiction

Review: WWII novel sets high bar for historical fiction

“Cradles of the Reich” by Jennifer Coburn (Sourcebooks Landmark) Gundi, Irma and Hilde all find themselves at a Lebensborn Society house for future mothers who are deemed to be racially fit.
Dutch activists sue government over assisted suicide

Dutch activists sue government over assisted suicide

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Activists calling for the decriminalization of assisted suicide in the Netherlands took the Dutch government to court Monday, arguing that its ban on helping a person end their life breaches human rights.
Finding delicious common ground in the jollof rice ‘wars’

Finding delicious common ground in the jollof rice ‘wars’

One of the iconic dishes of West Africa, jollof rice is vibrantly colored and heavily spiced. And it reflects how cultures across continents blend with delicious results.
Fake heiress Anna Sorokin talks deportation, house arrest

Fake heiress Anna Sorokin talks deportation, house arrest

NEW YORK (AP) — Convicted swindler Anna Sorokin spoke to The New York Times about how important it is to her to remain in New York despite risks of deportation. Sorokin's case became the basis for the series “Inventing Anna” on Netflix.

Nikki Finke, sharp-tongued Hollywood columnist, dies at 68

NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Finke, the veteran reporter who became one of Hollywood's top journalists as founder of the entertainment trade website Deadline.com and whose sharp-tongued tenacity made her the most-feared columnist in show business, has died.
Singer driven from Belarus for speaking out tries to rebuild

Singer driven from Belarus for speaking out tries to rebuild

BOSTON (AP) — Ilya Silchukou was a cultural icon in his native Belarus, the lead soloist at the State Opera Bolshoi who represented his nation at official government functions at home and abroad and performed at opera houses across Europe.
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