Author writes part biography, part Hollywood history

If there was an Academy Award for movie books, Victoria Riskin would be making room beside the Oscar her father won for writing the romantic comedy classic

Fiancee helps Hayes Carll deliver his prettiest work

Dysfunctional relationships abound on Hayes Carll’s new album, from the one- on-one wounds described in the opener “None’ya” to the cultural divide of “Fragile Men.” Even so, there’s

News of the World | How ‘completely avoidable’ measles cases continue to climb

The U.S. has counted more measles cases in the first two months of this year than in all of 2017 — and part of the rising

The Vinous Future – in the Vineyard

The organic movement can trace its roots back to the early 20th century as a reaction against industrial and intensive farming, which was made possible by the Industrial

Fashion | Chloe shows floral prints, ethnic motifs

High-collared, fluid silhouettes teeming with detail: That’s the recipe at Chloe, which showcased its latest winter collection at Paris Fashion Week yesterday. Some highlights of the

IFFAM at the Oscars | The Favourite

  * Movies: How to train your dragon * Books: “Golden Child” by Claire Adam * Music: Hello Happiness by Chaka Khan * Wine: The Land of the Eagles * Travelog: Nyc’s Chinatown vibrant parade   DOWNLOAD

A sweet swan song for ‘How to Train Your Dragon’

Born in the 3-D land rush, “How to Train Your Dragon” has never quite shrugged off the bland corporate sheen attached to it from the start. But

New novel by Claire Adam tells haunting family tale

A new novel set in Trinidad spins the tale of an absorbing family drama that ultimately explores the tension between individualism and utilitarianism. Claire Adam’s debut

Chaka Khan’s ‘Hello Happiness’ is mini bundle of joy

With just seven songs in 28 minutes, Chaka Khan’s “Hello Happiness” is a little bundle of joy, emphasis on the little. But you shouldn’t feel shortchanged.

News of the World | Oscars predictions: What will win, what should win

The Nominees: “Black Panther,” “BlacKkKlansman,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “The Favourite,” “Green Book,” “Roma,” “A Star Is Born,” “Vice” The guild wins, which usually point the way, have been all

The Land of the Eagles

Covering some 29,000sqkm and with a population of just under three million, the Republic of Albania is one of the only three countries/regions in Europe wherein Muslims constitute

Travelog | NYC’s Chinatown welcomes Year of the Pig with vibrant parade

Drums, dragons and dancers paraded through New York’s Chinatown last weekend to usher in the Year of the Pig in the metropolis with the biggest population of

Smoke on the water

  * Movies: Velvet Buzzsaw * Book: The Killer Collective by Barry Eisler * Music: Music Inspired by the Film Roma by Various Artists * Wine: The Oriental Republic * Technology: iRacing a

‘Velvet Buzzsaw’ a gloriously gory art-world satire

The art installation, so often a playground in the contemporary art museum, is in Dan Gilroy’s gloriously gory satire “Velvet Buzzsaw” a terror chamber. Interactivity is involuntary.

‘Killer Collective’ is another page turner from Barry Eisler

At first blush, Barry Eisler’s new thriller resembles one of those cartoonish action movies in which a handful of retired covert operators who don’t trust each other

Beck, Patti Smith, Unkle inspired by ‘Roma’

Beck, Patti Smith, Unkle, DJ Shadow and Billie Eilish are part of a large and diverse group performing songs inspired by Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma,” resulting in an

News of the World | Naked pot-smoking sect grows at Indian Hindu fest

The Kumbh Mela, or pitcher festival, is a series of baths by Hindu sadhus and sadhvis, holy men and women, and other pilgrims who believe the ritual

The Oriental Republic

  Sandwiched between Argentina and Brazil on land and bordered by Río de la Plata and the Atlantic Ocean, Uruguay is situated in the richest and

Technology | Drivers, connect your Wi-Fi! iRacing a hit in NASCAR

Ray Alfalla got hooked on NASCAR in the late 1990s after his family left Cuba and settled in the Miami area. He’s the type of die-hard fan

The Old Man and the Play

  * Movies: Arctic * Books: We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin * Music: Late Riser by Frances Cone * Wine: The Stateside Spirit IV

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