By Alan Silverman Funny man Jamie Foxx turns in a serious performance that could earn him an Oscar nomination, starring in a film biography of musical...
By Mary Morningstar (Music) It took Country vocal group Rascal Flatts two years to release its third and latest album Feels Like Today. Some changes i...
By Katherine Cole Tres Chicas is a rarity on the music charts: A vocal group in which all three singers are frontwomen in their own right. And don't g...
By Bernie Bernard The term "garage rock" refers to the raw, basic music made by aspiring bands that practice in garages and warehouses. The four-man b...
By Mike O'Sullivan The author of a controversial book called "The End of Faith" says an unspoken rule against criticizing religion needs to be re-thou...
By Barbara Schoetzau He was one of the giants of American history: a hero in the American Revolution; the new nation's first Treasury secretary; archi...
By Bernie Bernard After a wait of nearly 40 years, founding Beach Boys member Brian Wilson has released Smile, an album he refers to as his masterpiec...
By Steve Herman Governors of U.S. states frequently lead trade delegations to Japan, but rarely do they get the sort of reception being given to Calif...
By Heidi Chang Hawaiian hula dancers usually wear skirts made of grass… but not the one advertising this year's Hawaii International Film Festival. H...
By Brian Purchia Ten years ago in the small African nation of Rwanda, Hutu extremists slaughtered almost a million of their Tutsi neighbors as well as...
