Knight-Ridder Tribune

Marvin Gaye was a soul singer, not a scientist. But there's growing evidence his proposition in "Sexual Healing"--"Sexual healing is good for me/Makes me feel so fine, it's such a...

So you want to try your hand at refinishing furniture. The calendar promises mild weekends ahead for working in the garage. You're armed with miracle strippers and power sanders, and...

The emergence of the Coen brothers as the Hollywood comedy cavalcade's most original voices--fabulism's Frick and Frack--coincided almost exactly with the arrival of Tom Hanks as the American screen comedy's...

(PG) Who's in it: Matthew Lillard, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Linda Cardellini, Freddie Prinze Jr., Alicia Silverstone What it's about: The gang investigates the plans of a masked villain who is...

James Spader loves to dance with David E. Kelley. That's why the actor decided to star in Kelley's spinoff of ABC's "The Practice." "David and I have this wonderful dance...

Cars are stars, as everyone in Detroit already knows. But when it comes to product placement in television and movies, automobiles are playing a bigger role than ever. On a...

Once again, it's the season of the sociopath on cable TV. On "The Shield," the morally murky cop drama that started its third season this month on FX, bullet-headed L.A....

Philadelphia proved a little too real for "The Real World." After squabbling with unions, the producers of the MTV series have given up on Philadelphia as the site of its...

Lisa Goodwin knows about stress. As director of transportation for the METRA Transit System in Columbus, Ga., she's constantly managing employee issues, fulfilling city requests and answering phone calls from...

Last summer, upscale homeowners wanted to live outdoors. Movable furniture that could be pushed onto the deck, deluxe grills and elaborate gardens were in high demand for what people considered...