Surprisingly, more than nine million viewers - a staggering number - tune in every Monday night to professional wrestling. Many of us grew up watching the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) back in the day when Hulk Hogan was as popular as Mom's apple pie.
Wrestling slams into Joe Louis Arena
Let's face it. There aren't enough movies about birds. But from the depths of this dark abyss comes "Paulie" the story of a talking bird. Not since the chatty swine from "Babe" has an animal movie packed such a potent punch.Graham is golden in 'Guy'
What do the pink Power Ranger, Janeane Garofalo, and a girl with hair to rival that of any Noxzema poster child have in common? "Felicity" boasts all three and much, much more. As any faithful WB watcher knows from the barrage of advertising, "Felicity," the latest addition to the upstart network's arsenal of teen-queen dramas, premieres tonight at 9 p.'Felicity's' college life inspires
More so than on her previous albums, which were largely raw, Harvey here crafts 12 songs of studio-polished magnetism, a blend of dramatic, blues-heavy, electro-goth hymns that vary in tempo and subject matter but stay united in their churning, sneering beauty.
Harvey's 'Desire' burns brilliantly
Overall, Local H plays out its standard sound on most of the new album's tracks. Toward the end of the record, the tracks "Deep Cut" and "Laminate Man" maintain the band's toughest sound and most balanced lyrics.
The band chose the album's best song as its first single. "All the Kids are Right" is an anthem of youthful pride and sincerity that recognizes some of the bad decisions made by baby-booming parents. In this track, Local H also acknowledges the bleak fears of a fanless future, which seems to suck up every band that breaks through the airwaves.'Cats' packs little punch
From the intro, Outkast makes it clear that its message hasn't changed one bit. It's still showing the pain of everyday life in the Dirty South on songs like the angry "Return of the G," as well as the hardships of being artists trapped in the rat's maze that is the music business.Outkast sets new rap standard
ThDru Hill: The album's star performers produce a number of dazzling R&B grooves.
Dru Hill leads off with "How Deep Is Your Love." This up-tempo track, featuring Redman, is a bold yet successful departure from the old-school croons that attracted listeners to its first album. Strong soundtrack should 'Rush' out of record stores
In 1996, Sheryl Crow released a follow-up to her star-making and Grammy-winning "Tuesday Night Music Club" and called it "Sheryl Crow."
That title would definitely be more apt for her third release, "The Globe Sessions," the first album in which Crow largely scraps her cleverly worded third-person storytelling approach to rock songs and focuses on her clever old self.Crow's 'Globe' is worth spinning
Shadow and Lavelle say this album has become their "Apocalypse Now." This sentiment is expressed in the "UNKLE Main Title Theme," where a sample from "Hearts of Darkness," the documentary on the making of "Apocalypse Now" appears. As the sample laments: "We had access to too much money, too much equipment, and little by little we went insane.visionary UNKLE blinds with 'Psyence'
NEW YORK - Bette Midler is throwing a "Hulaween" gala Oct. 30 to raise money for her pet project, cleaning up New York City parks. If Midler has her way, raffle prizes for the event, whose slogan is "this town needs a lift," will include a rhinoplasty, a tummy tuck and some liposuction.
Midler's 'heart of gold' shines on
"They're deformed!" Vivian Abramowitz (Natasha Lyonne) moans. Oversized breasts, Vivian says, are her latest preoccupation during her agonizing teenage years, and also a major topic of conversation throughout director/writer Tamara Jenkins' film, "Slums of Beverly Hills.Inventive 'Slums' gets too messy
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'Conely' ties love and loss: Sarah Conley
Lost love, lost friendship, lost life. Ellen Gilchrist's newest novel, "Sarah Conley," is not only a story of losses, but of a titular character whose strong personality deals with the ghosts of her past with vibrant energy.
Welcome to Sunnydale High School, where vampires roam, the mortality rate keeps climbing and the teaching staff and student body are completely oblivious.
Well, not completely, but most people would have suspected something amiss awhile back.Strong and weak make 'Buffy' good
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