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Thursday, May 12 2011

Merrill Garbus, aka Tune-Yards, overcomes ‘crisis of faith’

By Greg Kot

CHICAGO — In concert, Merrill Garbus slams out chords on a ukulele, hammers on a drum, turns her voice into a choir by recording it…


Cannes Film Festival opening all about Woody Allen

By Michael Phillips

CANNES, France — The world’s premier film festival has commenced, and the late 1960s Jerry Schatzberg photograph of Faye Dunaway at the center of this…


Wednesday, May 11 2011

Tablets leave netbooks in the dust as even laptops lag

By David Sarno

LOS ANGELES — There was a time when Steve Mehta was on his laptop nonstop. Nowadays, he hardly touches it. The 43-year-old attorney uses his…


‘The Voice’ sings with a unique strain

By Randall Roberts

The key to the surprising success of “The Voice,” NBC’s new Tuesday night music reality show, can be captured in something that country music singer…


After Oprah leaves, daytime TV may never be the same again

By Meg James

LOS ANGELES — Oprah Winfrey, the monarch of daytime television, tapes her final episode this month. For 25 years, Winfrey, avatar of the national psyche…


An exceptional gathering of movies makes this year’s Cannes especially buzz-worthy

By Kenneth Turan

CANNES, France — Cannes is always the film festival that critics have to go to, but this year it’s shaping up as a place you…


Why Newton Minow’s ‘vast wasteland’ speech was a failure

By Aaron Barnhart

Fifty years ago this week, Newton N. Minow delivered one of the most electrifying speeches ever given by a bureaucrat of the U.S. government. Minow,…


Bruno Mars launches rhythm-based iPhone app

By Gerrick D. Kennedy

Fans of Bruno Mars can now play along with the Grammy award winner in a new rhythm-based iPhone and iPod game. “Bruno Mars Revenge,” released…


Chinese entrepreneurs see Apple’s App Store as entryway to global market

By John Boudreau

BEIJING — Lu Miao speaks very little English. He’s never traveled outside of Asia. He’s not a software engineer. But in a few short months,…


Library of Congress, Sony Music team for ‘National Jukebox’ free streaming of vintage recordings

By Randy Lewis

LOS ANGELES — The Library of Congress flipped a switch Tuesday that will open a large chunk of the national archive of more than 3…


Neil Patrick Harris to host Tony Awards again
First time’s a charm for ‘Last Night’ director
Is the bin Laden kill game cathartic, educational, or just ghoulish?
Fox renews ‘House’ for eighth season

Tuesday, May 10 2011

America’s record stash: Our recording legacy will soon be more accessible
Top 10 surprises of the TV season
Transitioning from woman to man was a natural progression for Chaz Bono
What does ‘The Beaver’s’ performance say about Mel Gibson’s popularity?

Monday, May 9 2011

Tony nominations are in; so are the snubs
Three movies, three different types of relationships
Live Nation and Groupon team up on ticketing venture
Illinois teen is a YouTube lip-syncing sensation
Warner, Access may have sights set on EMI
‘Thor’ is a super box-office hero

Thursday, May 5 2011

John Sayles goes on a novel tour to plug his new book

Wednesday, May 4 2011

In Mexico City, author Daniel Hernandez finds a complex culture
Kylie Minogue wants to conquer America
For this once-infatuated reader, J.D. Salinger’s works now seem like so much pretentious talk
In autobiography, Rob Lowe writes frankly about love, sex, partying and more
Sheryl Crow’s new nest: Nashville
Bin there, done that: Video games let you kill, abuse Osama
TV networks are deciding who’s in and who’s out
At the crossroads as Robert Johnson centennial nears

Tuesday, May 3 2011

‘Beaver’ director Jodie Foster’s loyalty to Mel Gibson was tested but emerged intact
Taking a ripping adventure with Thor
‘How the States Got Their Shapes,’ premiering Tuesday on History
Tweeting Osama: Twitter, Facebook have different roles when news develops
Seven pieces of conventional wisdom disproved by ‘Fast Five’
Hollywood has new options with Osama bin Laden’s death

Monday, May 2 2011

HBO makes a play for mobile
Iran’s rocking rebels
Eagles’ Don Henley works to preserve East Texas’ Caddo Lake
Director flips Korean gender roles with ‘Secrets, Objects’
‘Fast Five’ burns rubber at box office
Osama bin Laden’s death galvanizes Sunday night television
Stagecoach takes country fans for a ride

Friday, April 29 2011

Where ‘Mad Men’ reimagines the era, ‘Car 54’ is a true ‘60s snapshot
Amy Landecker finds cancelation of her new show … actually kind of comforting
Country-music siblings Secret Sisters didn’t stay secret long
Tom Morello lets pro-labor flag fly in new ‘Union Town’ EP
MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell hits NBC over Trump
Alejandro Escovedo gets back to basics
The 10 Most Anticipated Movies of the Summer

Thursday, April 28 2011

50 years later, Stan Freberg’s history lesson still sings
What’s behind the dearth of female ‘American Idol’ finalists?
Apple denies tracking iPhone, iPad users
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