By Kerry Sheridan Three major network television stations - NBC, CBS and ABC - have provided news and entertainment to American television viewers for decades. Each network broadcasts the evening news...
By Doug Levine All is well with veteran jazz crooner Tony Bennett. At 78, he looks great, and says, with no uncertainty, that he's feeling just fine. Well, why not? His career remains in full swing. T...
By Nancy Beardsley A world winning food writer Alan Richman will go just about anywhere in search of a great meal--from back-road diners in rural America to restaurants atop the skyscrapers of Shangha...
By Mike O'Sullivan In Sidney Sheldon's latest novel, Are You Afraid of the Dark? the veteran writer takes readers on a trail of intrigue across two continents. The former Hollywood screenwriter and be...
By Alan Silverman Irish-born Colin Farrell stars as one of the great figures of ancient history in an epic drama written and directed by Oscar winning filmmaker Oliver Stone. Alan Silverman has a look...
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 band known as The Mooney Suzuki says they're commit...
By Robin Rupli A new video documentary about life in Iraq opened in October in theaters across the United States. For Voices of Iraq ,three Los Angeles-based filmmakers sent 150 hand-held video camera...
By Brian Padden Las Vegas is one of the most famous tourist destinations in the world. It earned its reputation as America's playground through legalized gambling. But today 35 million visitors come t...
By Faiza Elmasry Americans often date the nation's annual Thanksgiving holiday back to a feast held nearly 400 years ago, when English settlers in what is now Massachusetts gathered together to thank...
By Ted Landphair Big corporations use memorable slogans or symbols -- like the "swoosh" logo on Nike shoes or McDonald's "golden arches" -- to establish positive identities and attract new customers....
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 any moderate Hutus. One man, Paul Rusesabagina, a...
By Heidi Chang Hawaiian hula dancers usually wear skirts made of grass… but not the one advertising this year's Hawaii International Film Festival. Her skirt was fashioned of flowing strips of film...
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 California's governor this week. But Arnold Schwarzeneg...
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 masterpiece. Since the late-1960s, Brian has battled depress...
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; architect of the nation's monetary system; an early and...
