Australian Dream dying in the wildfires

  • The fabric of Australian life, that sun-licked, healthy, outdoor way of living that has drawn people to the continent for decades, is under assault   * Movies: Bad Boys for Life *

‘Bad Boys for Life’ is kinda bad. Whatcha gonna do?

The third edition of the “Bad Boys” franchise starts as it must do: With a gleaming Porsche swerving at impossible speeds through Miami traffic under the expert

Love and fear drive migrants in ‘American Dirt’

In her beautiful, suspenseful and timely new novel “American Dirt,’’ Jeanine Cummins succeeds in taking migration — one of the central issues of our time — and

Mac Miller posthumous album is heartbreakingly full

Why does everybody need me to stay?” Mac Miller asks on the first single from his latest release. He answered his own question with the superb posthumous “Circles.” Miller’s

News of the World | The Australian Dream is dying in the wildfires

The fabric of Australian life, that sun-licked, healthy, outdoor way of living that has drawn people to the continent for decades, is under assault. The unprecedented

F&B | Starbucks says hold the milk to reduce carbon footprint

To cut your morning coffee’s carbon footprint, skip the Frappuccino and take a plain black espresso. Adding whipped cream to millions of Starbucks Corp. drinks emits

Apple can’t keep FBI out of its iPhones

  • The U.S. intelligence service is capable of exploiting security vulnerabilities to hack into older iPhone models without Apple Inc.’s help. That won’t end the standoff

‘Dolittle,’ with Robert Downey Jr., is a disaster

Dr. Dolittle, who favored animals and shunned humans, was on to something. The century of human history since Hugh Lofting, in 1920, created his eccentric veterinarian

Cat-and-mouse game skillfully told in debut novel

When Elizabeth Pfautz was a child in Pennsylvania, her twin sister was lured away by a stranger, never to be seen again. Years later, in 1941, Elizabeth is raising

Marcus King stirs soul, rock, country on ‘El Dorado’

Marcus King’s solo debut is an enticing mix of deep soul, rock and country in the best Southern traditions. King, though just 23 years old,

News of the World | The FBI can unlock Florida terrorist’s iPhones without Apple

The FBI is pressing Apple Inc. to help it break into a terrorist’s iPhones, but the government can hack into the devices without the technology giant, according

F&B | For bartenders, ‘Dry January’ is the time to get weird

Dave Arnold has been called the “mad genius” of bartenders, and Existing Conditions, his latest cocktail den in New York’s Greenwich Village, doesn’t disappoint: Arnold and his

Harry & Meghan to step back as royals

  * Movies: Underwater * Books: From Russia With Blood by Heidi Blake * Music: LP1 by Liam Payne * Travelog: Where to spend your money in Las Vegas   DOWNLOAD

Kristen Stewart can’t save ‘Underwater’ from sinking

Welcome to January, which, in terms of quality movies, is the worst, the lowest, the abyss. Actually, that’s pretty accurate when it comes to the latest,

Author lays out sturdy case in ‘From Russia With Blood’

In “From Russia with Blood: The Kremlin’s Ruthless Assassination Program and Vladimir Putin’s Secret War on the West,” author Heidi Blake lays out a sturdy case that

Liam Payne stumbles badly with embarrassing debut CD

One Direction fans have reason to rejoice this holiday season: They get not just one, but two full albums from former members — Liam Payne and Harry

News of the World | Prince Harry and Meghan to ‘step back’ as senior UK royals

The announcement by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle — aka the Duke and Duchess of Sussex — that they’re stepping back from being “senior” members of Britain’s

Travelog | Where to spend your money drinking in Las Vegas

Forget “Dry January.” The month is one of the biggest for alcohol sales in Las Vegas, and, not coincidentally, it’s also when the Consumer Electronics Show, now known as

Australia ablaze

  • There’s no end in sight to Australia’s wildfire crisis, which this week intensified as strong winds fanned flames across the world’s driest inhabited continent   * Movies: 1917 * Books: A

A technical feat, ‘1917’ is great storytelling, too

It’s been a good time for World War I buffs — especially if they’re also movie buffs. A year ago director Peter Jackson applied state-of-the-art technology to

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