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...Blood’s a Rover” comes as the final episode in a trilogy that recounts the tumultuous times of the American Sixties, though it can be read as a stand-alone novel. Its predecessors “American Tabloid” and “The Cold Six Thousand,” set throughout the early and mid-60s, are retellings of such events as the assassinations of President Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., with rotating chapters containing each of three narrator’s points of view. Ellroy continued this three-narrator formula in this...
...Jackson’s passing, the media divided airtime between grimly recapping the murky details of his personal life and reverently exalting his artistic genius, which was to have been showcased in a series of sold-out London concerts. The ill-fated tour, billed as “the final curtain call” by Jackson himself, is now the subject of a documentary entitled “This Is It.” Directed by Kenny Ortega, Jackson’s creative partner, the film provides an unusually pared-down view of the performer at work, far from...
...shows, his rehearsal performances reveal a subdued version of the explosive entertainer’s song and dance capabilities. Often reminding his colleagues that he’s conserving his energy for the actual show, it’s hard not to wonder just what the final product would have looked like, though the film certainly captures a great deal of his signature showmanship. Still, the lack of opening-night caliber fanfare allows “This Is It” to highlight the dual nature of Jackson’s creative vision. Simultaneously exacting and nurturing, he pushes...
...prepare for LearnVest’s November launch, its 10 full-time employees in New York are now “working tirelessly” to put the final touches on the site after feedback from beta users, von Tobel said...
...mansion to its 17th century glory while adding air-conditioning, an elevator and an underground parking lot has run into opposition from preservationists, who say the project would be disastrous. Opponents scored a temporary victory in September when a Paris court blocked the $60 million renovations until a final verdict can be reached - probably in the next few months. Whatever the outcome, critics say that the Culture Ministry's initial approval of the project points to a serious - and worrying - unraveling of France's system of architectural protections. "[This] raises doubts about the ability of our country to manage...