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As further proof that the migration to plant-based products is not a fad but a bona-fide trend, more and more cruise lines are keeping pace with current consumer habits by welcoming aboard the gastronomic movement to their fleets.
Cruise cuisine swings vegan
As further proof that the migration to plant-based products is not a fad but a bona-fide trend, more and more cruise lines are keeping pace with current consumer habits by...
When Dane Cook performed before a capacity crowd at Madison Square Garden in 2007, he delivered the observational, raunchy brand of comedy he had come to be known for — making fun of family, friends, relationships and sex as thousands of fans cheered so loudly it sounded like a roar. Twelve years later, the comic […]
Dane Cook looks inside himself for humor now
When Dane Cook performed before a capacity crowd at Madison Square Garden in 2007, he delivered the observational, raunchy brand of comedy he had come to be known for —...
It has been 40 years since Loverboy formed in Calgary, and the Canadian quintet is still … well, lovin’ every minute of it. With four original members still in the lineup, the group continues to celebrate a career that includes four multiplatinum albums and a slew of rock radio hits, such as “Turn Me Loose,” […]
Loverboy gets turned loose on Sept. 14 at Big E
It has been 40 years since Loverboy formed in Calgary, and the Canadian quintet is still … well, lovin’ every minute of it. With four original members still in the...
On the series “Loudermilk,” comedian Brian Regan plays Mugsy, a wisecracking goofball struggling to get off booze who is estranged from his family. The DirecTV Audience network show, filled with adult language and themes, is a much different experience than one of Regan’s stand-up shows, where families with children pack seats to see the comedian […]
Need a clean routine? Stand-up Brian Regan is your guy
On the series “Loudermilk,” comedian Brian Regan plays Mugsy, a wisecracking goofball struggling to get off booze who is estranged from his family. The DirecTV Audience network show, filled with...
More than 50 years on, REO Speedwagon still can’t fight the feeling. The group, formed in 1967 in Champaign, Ill., is still a rock ’n’ roll fixture worldwide, celebrating numerous anniversaries each year — including its chart-topping ballad “Can’t Fight This Feeling,” which turned 35 this year. And it certainly has a hit-filled catalog to […]
REO Speedwagon still rolling with the changes
More than 50 years on, REO Speedwagon still can’t fight the feeling. The group, formed in 1967 in Champaign, Ill., is still a rock ’n’ roll fixture worldwide, celebrating numerous...
Twenty-five years since their first EP seems like a good time for Spoon to take stock. Last month, the Austin, Texas, group released “Everything Hits at Once: The Best of Spoon,” a compilation covering nine studio albums, and favorites such as “Got Nuttin’” and “Don’t You Evah,” as well as one new song, “No Bullets […]
Spoon takes stock after 25 years
Twenty-five years since their first EP seems like a good time for Spoon to take stock. Last month, the Austin, Texas, group released “Everything Hits at Once: The Best of...
Maria Semple’s 2012 comedy-adventure novel “Where’d You Go, Bernadette” ascended to the top of the New York Times best-seller list, where it lived for more than a year. Readers clearly became invested in the trials and tribulations of Bernadette Fox, an anxiety-ridden, sleep-deprived, incredibly gifted architect who hadn’t designed anything in years. Richard Linklater, the […]
Blanchett a good bet, but forget ‘Bernadette’
Maria Semple’s 2012 comedy-adventure novel “Where’d You Go, Bernadette” ascended to the top of the New York Times best-seller list, where it lived for more than a year. Readers clearly...
Jim Winnerman, Special to MediaNews Group Learning that small passenger ships were again sailing the Great Lakes from Toronto to Chicago was, for me, akin to discovering a new American coastline had been found. “Last year, there were 30 voyages through the Great Lakes carrying 6,000 passengers, and that is expected to double in 2019,” […]
Great Lakes a new cruise destination
Jim Winnerman, Special to MediaNews Group Learning that small passenger ships were again sailing the Great Lakes from Toronto to Chicago was, for me, akin to discovering a new American...
Annette Traverso, Special to MediaNews Group The editors at America’s Test Kitchen tell us in “How to Roast Everything: A Game-Changing Guide to Building Flavor in Meat, Vegetables, and More” (406 pages, $35; 144 recipes) that “something magical happens when roasting.” Reading those words was all I needed to dive into this cookbook. Being part […]
‘Something magical happens when roasting’
Annette Traverso, Special to MediaNews Group The editors at America’s Test Kitchen tell us in “How to Roast Everything: A Game-Changing Guide to Building Flavor in Meat, Vegetables, and More”...