100 years ago this Wednesday, 74-year-old Mark Twain packed up his white suit and cigars, climbed on the back of Halley's Comet and pulled off the greatest stage exit in literary history. The author died April 21, 1910. Full story »
Sam Fisher has spent decades dealing death from the shadows of life. In "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction" the killing is up close and personal. Take a deep breath, stretch -- then dive right in to the murky waters of this espionage adventure. Full story »
"You're going to have the Mike Trivisonnos and the Rush Limbaughs nationally. But after that, there's nobody local. After Mike Trivisonno is gone, it's going to be a national guy on the air. I don't believe they're going to give another local guy that opportunity." Full story »
A small Irish press first published this moving novel as "Greene's Summer," then it appeared in Danish in Kennedy's own translation. Its belated arrival here is an ambitious experiment. I'm glad to welcome it ashore. Full story »
It's another photo finish at the weekend box office, with the No. 1 spot too close to call between the animated adventure "How to Train Your Dragon" and the superhero comedy "Kick-Ass." Full story »
The popular "American Idol" star took home her second "Entertainer of the Year" award. Lady Antebellum dominated the night with five awards, including song and single record of the year for the crossover hit "Need You Now." Full story »
Box-office champ "Avatar," stunning in theaters in 3-D, arrives in mere 2-D on home video this week, along with Jeff Bridges' first Oscar-winning role in "Crazy Heart" and director Peter Jackson's "The Lovely Bones," a money loser that deserved better. Full story »
Danny Glover, recently in town to support Hugo Boss workers, continues his worker advocacy in a protest against food service company Sodexo. Plus, items on Christina Applegate, "Glee" star Jane Lynch, "Burn Notice" and more. Full story »
Eileen had been a popular member of the 1931 graduating class of Cleveland Heights High School, and Ruth moved from feature writing at the Akron Beacon Journal to the pages of the New Yorker. "My Sister Eileen," one of the biggest hits in Broadway history, was based on Ruth's New Yorker stories. Full story »
Both of the Northeast Ohio dance companies that appeared on the final program of Cleveland Public Theatre's DanceWorks 10 series over the weekend took up dark themes that left much to the viewer's imagination. Full story »
Bach's "St. John Passion" was the big work at this year's 78th annual Baldwin-Wallace College Bach Festival, which presented an account of commanding intensity Saturday at the conservatory's Gamble Auditorium. Full story »
Next Sunday, the Cleveland Orchestra presents "The Composer is Dead," a new children's murder mystery featuring a story by author Lemony Snicket and a score by Nathaniel Stookey. Full story »
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