National Book News
'SNL' knows that even macho dudes love 'Downton Abbey' [video]
This weekend, a "Saturday Night Live" skit mocked Downton-mania by imagining a crossover between fans of the show and the young male Spike TV viewer. ...
Source: Entertainment news - latimes.com | 6 Feb 2012 | 10:25 am
The Super Bowl ads: too much hype, too little pop
Considering, or perhaps because of, all the hype around this year's offerings, including VW's doggie-chorus pre-ad, nothing really stood out in the welter of consumer-driven cleverness. ...
Source: Entertainment news - latimes.com | 6 Feb 2012 | 10:21 am
‘No One Is Here Except All of Us,’ Ramona Ausubel’s Fablelike Novel
In Ramona Ausubel’s fablelike novel, a Romanian village shields itself from the Nazis through sheer force of imagination. ...
Source: NYT > Books | 6 Feb 2012 | 9:32 am
Books of The Times: Anne Sebba on Duchess of Windsor, Scotty Bowers on Himself
Anne Sebba looks at the Duchess of Windsor in a new biography; Scotty Bowers’s memoir reveals Hollywood’s sexual secrets. ...
Source: NYT > Books | 6 Feb 2012 | 6:05 am
Television review: 'Smash' on NBC
NBC's new series featuring Debra Messing and 'American Idol' runner-up Katharine McPhee lovingly examines Broadway's travails and triumphs. ...
Source: Entertainment news - latimes.com | 6 Feb 2012 | 3:00 am
Pop music review: Madonna at the Super Bowl
The halftime show? A spectacle by the Cleopatra of the game. It also was a well-planned — and shockingly transparent — ad for her new album, 'MDNA.' ...
Source: Entertainment news - latimes.com | 6 Feb 2012 | 3:00 am
The eclectic sounds of Rodrigo y Gabriela
The Mexican duo have won fans with their distinctive instrumental style, which welds heavy metal's energy with a Latin flavor and flamenco-like guitar percussion. ...
Source: Entertainment news - latimes.com | 6 Feb 2012 | 3:00 am
Super Bowl ads make use of movie imagery
'Ferris Bueller' and 'Star Wars' are among the referenced films in commercials that stir Twitter interest. ...
Source: Entertainment news - latimes.com | 6 Feb 2012 | 3:00 am
Classic Hollywood: '2001' visual effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull honored
The visual effects pioneer on such films as '2001' and 'Close Encounters' will be saluted by the film academy and the Visual Effects Society. ...
Source: Entertainment news - latimes.com | 6 Feb 2012 | 3:00 am
Charles Murray’s ‘Coming Apart: The State of White America’
The political scientist Charles Murray has a new book, “Coming Apart,” which depicts members of white elites as hypocrites living in a bubble and the white working class as succumbing to moral decay.
Source: NYT > Books | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:34 am
John H. Davis, Chronicler of Kennedys and Others, Dies at 82
Mr. Davis’s eight books included tomes on the Kennedys, the Guggenheims, the Gambinos and the Bouviers, to whom he was related. ...
Source: NYT > Books | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:17 am
Soup Nazi and Jerry Seinfeld return for Acura ad
Jerry Seinfeld and the Soup Nazi are back -- but was it worth it? ...
Source: Entertainment news - latimes.com | 5 Feb 2012 | 9:07 pm
Bodywear ad gets David Beckham down to his underwear
There are few ads directed at women during the big game, but that's where Swedish fast-fashion retailer H&M will come in this year. ...
Source: Entertainment news - latimes.com | 5 Feb 2012 | 8:14 pm
Box Office: 'Chronicle' soars on Super Bowl weekend
With the film's $22 million take and "Woman in Black's" $21 million, the better-than-expected box office business led to ticket sales being up 37% compared to 2011. ...
Source: Entertainment news - latimes.com | 5 Feb 2012 | 6:57 pm
Sunday Routine | Nathan Englander: For Nathan Englander, Sunday Is a Day to Roam and Write
For Nathan Englander, the novelist, short-story writer and soon-to-be playwright, Sundays are about spending quality time with his girlfriend and their puppy in Brooklyn. ...
Source: NYT > Books | 5 Feb 2012 | 11:12 am