LaVonne Neff > LIVELY DUST

Having run out of mysteries by Donna Leon and Michael Connelly and C.J. Sansom and P.D. James and Peter Lovesey, I am deeply grateful to w...

The long wait begins: Americans will not see Downton Abbey Season 4 until next January, though Britons will see it in September (however, t...

Les Misérables  - the film - opened yesterday, and David and I were in back row center (my favorite seats) for the six o'clock showing. ...

I usually have at least two books going at once: one on my iPod to listen to while working in the kitchen, and one to carry around the house...

“For decades, the American financial system was stable and safe. But then something changed. The financial industry turned its back on socie...

CNN reports that Claude Choules, 110, has died in Perth, Australia. Mr Choules was "the last known survivor of the 70 million combatan...

In 1968, 179 east London machinists walked off the job and changed history. The machinists weren't complaining about having to work long...

A short note for my fellow Michael Connelly fans - The Lincoln Lawyer  is worth watching. Opening last weekend, it ranked in fourth place. N...

This is not a review of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows , part one. There are plenty of reviews already out there, from A.O. Scott'...

Terrorism and torture - they're all over this week's (and most week's) headlines: "Germany tightens airport security over a...

First, let's get the amazing statistics out of the way. As of a month ago , over 40 million copies of the late Stieg Larsson's trilo...

The United States has more pet dogs and more dogs per family than any other country in the world. According to the Humane Society , 39% of o...

No, the Eat Pray Love DVD isn't out yet, but if attendance this afternoon at Cinemark Seven Bridges is any indication, it won't be ...