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...only survived all the cliches; it has survived, period. Metallica is the first credible heavy-metal band to reach something approaching middle age, and after years of alcoholism, Hetfield, 39, says he's not only sober but also serious about making an album that deals with his new adult identity and responsibilities. St. Anger starts promisingly enough with Frantic, which has Hetfield growling over a classic, violent speed-metal riff, "If I could have my wasted days back/Would I use them to get back on track?" But that's pretty much it for the introspection. The rest of the album...
...allowed on the popular karaoke machine before 10 p.m. At Slate Street Billiards in Vernon Hills, Ill., minors sport T shirts featuring a beer stein with a red circle and slash, indicating that alcohol is off-limits. And in Conway, Ark., where state law prohibits kids from playing in adult billiards-only halls, Paul Loyd and Judy Potts have opened P.D.'s Billiards & Game Room, offering kid-size pool cues and imposing a rule that bans smoking by anyone under...
...space designed for a young woman in a small apartment might feature a gate-leg table and chairs that can be hung on the wall; for a single parent, the store will show toy storage that is accessible to kids but can be easily stowed when there are adult visitors. "You can see the light go on as people discover solutions that are relevant for them," Cashman says. The Container Store has a prop shop that does nothing but provide set dressing matched to customers' tastes--avoiding the cheapest pair of shoes, say, to dress up a closet display...
...Grandfather Cosby’s lengthy Sunday prayers: Of Grandfather Cosby’s lengthy Sunday prayers, he said, “I didn’t understand a word after he said, ‘Let us pray.’” When, as an adult, Cosby told his grandfather of this, “Granddad just looked at me and said, ‘I wasn’t talking...
...educated at the Upper West Side’s elite Trinity School and once so proficient at the piano that he lied about his age so he could play the storied Jimmy Ryan’s jazz club when he was 15 years old, has spent almost his entire adult life in horse racing...