It's 1:30 in the afternoon in Boston, Mass. and Ben Harper has been up for almost an hour. After an exhausting New York gig, he drove overnight to Boston and already has talked to another interviewer yesterday morning. As the interview begins, he attempts to give his full attention.
Harper's music moves body and mind
Fairest Romeo for art in Ann Arbor.
The Acting Company returns to the area for the first time in four years with its current touring production of "Romeo and Juliet." 
Classic play brings sweet sorrow to A2
The fourth in a series of books that all use mythology as a backboard ("Medea," "Jason the Sailor,"and "The Emerald City of Las Vegas"), her newest, "Argonaut Rose" will be the focus of Diane Wakoski's reading here tomorrow.
One of the underlying questions of "Argonaut Rose," with its focus on the mythological in everyday life, is what a woman has to do to be a heroine in modern culture. Revamp the "Scarlet Letter," pop in Demi Moore and make Hester Prynne sexy? Filter Medea through "Fatal Attraction," add a dash of Tarantino brain-shots and she'll be the villainess killing her children out of spite?
Wakoski reads 'Rose'
Every now and then, there comes a group with so much class and talent that its success is genuinely deserved. No one scoffs every time it wins an award or has a CD go platinum, because the group has earned it - not through trendy, flashy gimmicks, but because it has worked hard to achieve that level of success.R&B group Take 6 takes five to warm up in A2
When Woody Allen needed an overture to portray his love affair with New York in Manhattan, what could have been more perfect than the music of Gershwin? George Gershwin has influenced American pop culture since his ingenious melding of jazz and classical music exploded in the '20s and '30s.Pops' Gershwin concert promises 'S'Wonderful' entertainment
When NBC premiered its new comedy "House Rules," the show was billed as a situation comedy of "Three friends, one house, no rules." There are two handsome guys, one very cute girl and a quirky Denver dwelling, but one thing is certain - this house doesn't rule.
NBC's new 'Rules' is meant to be broken
Interested in going on a journey through the past four decades? Feeling the need to travel through a tirade against rich, stuck-up, closed-minded people and the corruption of politics? What about experiencing an acid trip, masturbation, sex and finally - the most fulfilling of all - love, without ever leaving the comfort of home? Reading Doug De Bias' new book, "Coming of Age in Babylon," allows for such an expedition.De Bias comes of age in 'Babylon' tirade
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The average studio film cost a record $53.4 million last year, an increase the industry said Tuesday was only partially caused by "Titanic," the most expensive movie ever made.
In the annual industry address given at the National Association of Theater Owners convention, Motion Picture Association of America President Jack Valenti also said marketing costs for studio films rose to $22.2 million.
Hollywood budgets set new record
The NCAA Tournament may start today, but March Madness started two weeks ago. EA Sports is at it again, this time re-entering the college basketball arena with "March Madness '98." Most avid gamers remember - and some still play - "Coach K" for the Sega Genesis. "Coach K" left us drooling for more and the dawn of the newer systems heightened that anticipation. Well, EA Sports has finally thrown college basketball dogs a big fat bone in "March Madness '98".
Shall we Dance? EA Sports marches on in 'Madness '98'
J.T. who? That's the usual comeback at the mention of J.T. Walsh. Walsh, who appeared in more than 60 films, died Feb. 27 of a heart attack at the age of 54.
Late Walsh may have been last of waning breed
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