Philip Roth’s novels have become downright austere in recent years, with none of the past four cracking 300 pages. They’re chamber works, small-scale...

The burning of Atlanta, with a memorable assist from Hollywood, is one of those events that resonates. Fires that destroy great cities perhaps are always...

The Richmond Symphony had 240 applicants for the position of music director and narrowed the field to nine finalists. David Fisk, the symphony’s...

R&B singer Usher’s divorce from his wife is final. Jada Hudspeth, a spokeswoman for Fulton County Superior Court in Georgia, said a final decree...

LONDON—Elton John has been released from a London hospital after being treated for flu and an E. coli bacterial infection. The singer’s spokesman...

JACKSON, Miss.—Morgan Freeman has settled a lawsuit related to a 2008 car accident that seriously injured him and a passenger, according to court...

Afun tone is undermined by disjointed storytelling in George Clooney’s “The Men Who Stare at Goats,“ and it all starts with the disclaimer...

Cameron Diaz and James Marsden have a terrible moral dilemma in Richard Kelly’s “The Box”: Press a button on a mysterious container,...

Pop star Rihanna said yesterday that she regrets going back to singer and ex-boyfriend Chris Brown after he left her bruised and battered in a February...

NEW YORK—Chris Brown says he is unsure about how the public perceives him since he attacked Rihanna. Brown beat up his ex-girlfriend in February...

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles police say they have arrested a man sought in a case involving burglaries at the homes of celebrities. Police say Jonathan...

NEW YORK—Michelle Obama’s vegetable garden is about to become a culinary battlefield. The Food Network announced yesterday that an episode...

With songs such as “Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist” and “The Internet Is for Porn,“ it’s pretty clear that, despite...

What makes a restaurant stand out (in a good way) isn’t usually what it’s lacking.  However, in the case of Plaza Mexico, the new south-of-the-border...

Still going   Chamberlayne Actors Theater, 319 N. Wilkinson Road, 262-9760. “I’m Not Rappaport,“ $15-$20; reservation required....

Fans of Frank’s Ristorante in the Stony Point Shopping Center and the late Brother’s Pizza in western Henrico County will soon have a new addition...

Country princess Taylor Swift will keep her “Fearless” tour rolling through next year and swing by John Paul Jones Arena on March 20 at 7 p.m. ...

Café Gutenberg 1700 E. Main St.

upnext BILL GAITHER—Nov. 13. Southern gospel superstar brings his Gaither Vocal Band Reunited Tour to town, 7 p.m. at Richmond Coliseum, Sixth and...

1708 Gallery in the city’s downtown Gallery District recently opened a show of new works by Richmond artist John Henry Blatter.  Blatter, who...

See you later: Leaving tomorrow are “Capitalism: A Love Story,“ “Toy Story 1 and 2” and “Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad...

Congrats to Richmond singer-songwriter Susan Greenbaum, whose song “Spin Like a Top” last week won the People’s Choice Award at the Songwriters...

You’ll know what to expect from “Motherhood” even before the opening credits.  A camera pans over a topsy-turvy apartment, two sleeping...

ALLEY KATZ—10 Walnut Alley, 643-2816. White Knuckle Battery, Throtl and others, 10 p.m. Saturday, $7. This Time It’s War, Periphery, This or...

Science Museum IMAX “Sharks”: 11 a.m., 4 p.m. Thursday-Friday; 4 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday. $8.50.  “Journey Into...

Look for these new DVD releases, now on store shelves. “Aliens in the Attic”: An extended family gathers in a big Victorian rental home in...

Richard Shindell with Antje Duvekot, 8 p.m. at Ashland Coffee & Tea One Love Reggae Festival featuring Capleton, Anthony B and Cocoa T, 8 p.m. at...

At the turn of the 20th century, French women of style were gilded peacocks festooned with jewels, gaudy things cinched so tightly at the waist that they...