How Ray Romano balances ‘comedic genius’ with dramatic chops
How does an inherently funny guy get into a dramatic mindset? “Normally I have to prepare and, like, put on headphones and listen to sad…
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How Ryan Adams is making me rethink my rock collection
(CNN) In indie music circles, there had long been whispers about Ryan Adams being a jerk. Living in Chicago’s rock hotbed neighborhood of Wicker Park…
Why this family is convinced its patriarch is the Black Dahlia killer
“This was some evil, evil stuff,” says Yvette Gentile, 51. The San Francisco resident grew up being told that her great-grandfather, George Hill Hodel, was…
‘Lords of Chaos’ is a chilling look at the birth of black metal music
For anyone old enough to remember, “Satanic panic” thrived in the US in the ’80s and ’90s — but that’s mostly what it was, unfounded…
James McAvoy’s muscles are the only strong thing in weak ‘Glass’
My optimism lasted about an hour, when I realized the film had nothing to say and nowhere to go. Its third act is so hopelessly…
You should always leave your window shade open on an airplane
(CNN) — Air travel is a struggle under the best of circumstances. Legroom seems to shrink with every trip, and the argument about whether it’s rude to recline one’s…
Growing up in Westboro Baptist Church: We were “true believers,” everyone else the enemy
“Girl on a Wire: Walking the Line Between Faith and Freedom in the Westboro Baptist Church” by Libby Phelps and Sara Stewart. Copyright 2018 by…
Diane Lane makes power plays on ‘House of Cards’ and ‘The Romanoffs’
She arrives at the St. Regis Hotel dressed casually in white tee, jeans, Gabriela Hearst scarf and … silver Birkenstocks? Yes, actress Diane Lane is…
This is how Louis CK should make his comeback
Jesus, Louis. Could you botch your comeback any worse? Trying out some new material on the sly, eh? Sneaking into the Comedy Cellar for a surprise…
Nic Cage is the Meryl Streep of bats–t-crazy characters
If you want to get at the essence of Nicolas Cage, you’ll find it in his new, bananas revenge thriller, “Mandy.” His whole career may…