Guy Fieri’s first Flavortown Fest coming to Columbus with Greta Van Fleet headlining
COLUMBUS, OH — It’s food, music and Guy Fieri. The Food Network and “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” star is throwing his first ever Flavortown Fest and Michigan’s Greta Van Fleet is one of the headlining music acts.
Movie review: ‘The Color Purple’ an exhilarating, larger-than-life journey
Like its central character, Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Color Purple” has had a long journey. Published in 1982, this lyrical story of a poor Black woman’s eventual triumph over an abusive husband and a seemingly uncaring world became a movie directed by Steven Spielberg in 1985, and then a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical in 2005. And here it is, transformed again: a new movie, based on the stage musical but featuring some new songs, directed by filmmaker/musician Blitz Bazawule.
Old age is scarier than you knew in Stephen King’s ‘Holly’
Stephen King does something amazing in his new novel, “Holly,” that you might not even notice at first.
Halloween and Christmas rule at theme parks
It used to be that you could toss a bowling ball down Main Street USA without hitting a soul on Halloween night or Christmas morning because kids and their families had something better to do on those classic holidays.
New paperbacks perfect for curling up with this fall
September is here, which means Outdoor Activities Season is slipping away, to be replaced by Cozy Afternoons Reading On the Couch Season. Should you, like me, be thrilled by this state of affairs, here’s a roundup of shiny-new paperbacks this month to join you on the couch.
Dead writers keep churning out books: Shouldn’t they rest in peace?
They’ve left this mortal coil but their bylines live on.
Fall books: Britney and Barbra’s memoirs are among major releases, but political books are...
NEW YORK — One year ahead of the 2024 election, don’t expect many new books about the presumed front-runners, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
Not just for train buffs: Ride the rails using your own steam in Kentucky
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentuckians can explore Thoroughbred horse farms, see limestone hills and enjoy views of the Kentucky River from a new perspective: while pedaling on the rails.
Movie review: Alien invasion just one more global bummer
There are a whole bunch of ideas, probably a few too many, packed into “Landscape with Invisible Hand,” a smart but uneven alien invasion sci-fi comic drama that treats our first contact with interdimensional species as just another global bummer.
Superstars are coming out with books
Screen stars and literary stars will share the shelf space at bookstores in the coming weeks.
