Entertainment

LONDON – An energetic musical adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ novel “American Psycho,” about a soulless yuppie serial killer at large in 1980s Manhattan, has opened on stage in London. The show stars Matt Smith, best known as the galaxy-hopping hero of the BBC sci-fi series “Doctor Who.” The book’s graphic violence provoked extreme reactions [...] Read More »

LONDON – British author Colin Wilson, who gained fame with his first book, “The Outsider,” has died. He was 82. Colin Stanley, Wilson’s publisher and bibliographer, says the writer and philosopher never fully recovered from a stroke in 2011. Stanley said Friday that Wilson was admitted to a hospital in Cornwall, southwest England, in October [...] Read More »

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – The Dennos Museum Center in Traverse City has been given seven original screen prints by artist Andy Warhol. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts awarded the prints to the museum, which is on the campus of Northwestern Michigan College. The prints date from 1970 to 1986 and are on [...] Read More »

MOSCOW – Russia’s Supreme Court has ordered a review of the case against two jailed members of the Pussy Riot punk band saying that a lower court did not fully prove their guilt. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alekhina and Yekaterina Samutsevich were found guilty of hooliganism motived by religious hatred in August 2012 following an impromptu [...] Read More »

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Beyonce has announced and released an album on the same day. Beyonce released her fifth self-titled album exclusively on iTunes early Friday. The album features 14 songs and 17 videos. Collaborators include Jay Z, Drake and Frank Ocean. The closing track, “Blue,” features her daughter Blue Ivy. Beyonce says in a [...] Read More »

With summer almost officially over, I present to you the Top 10 films (domestically) for summer 2013 (May-August): 1. “Iron Man 3″ – (PG) 3D $408.9 million 2. “Despicable Me 2″ – (G) 3D $355.7 million 3. “Man of Steel” – (PG) 3D $290.8 million 4. “Monsters University&#[...] Read More »

Selena Gomez is coming to Lethbridge.The pop-music star, who was slated to play Calgary’s Saddledome July 9, will be making an appearance in Lethbridge for an Aug. 16 show at The Enmax Centre. Her Calgary show was cancelled due to the flooding that struck Calgary, which put the Saddledome out of commission.Ticket holders to the [...] Read More »