Knight-Ridder Tribune

This is hard to imagine: Twenty years of Nicole Kidman. "I know, I know, they'll soon be calling me 'veteran actor Nicole Kidman,' " said the woman who first went...

2003 was a year for belt-tightening. The soft economy proved a downer for fine dining, forcing restaurateurs to get creative. They came up with happy hours, tapas and, yes, even...

Saving energy on home heating isn't just good for the environment. It's good for your wallet too. The average American family spends $1,400 a year on its energy bills, and...

Korn Take a Look in the Mirror As with most musical genres, heavy metal suffers from fickle kids hunting for a "next." The nihilistic nu-metalists of Korn, with their inconsolable...

How many performers can say they have a job that involves serving bull testicles to mouthy reality TV contestants on a national network? At last count, only one: Joe Rogan,...

At www.beerchurch.com, the motto is "because beer is good and you are worthy." So, sure, they hoist a few. "We are not a bunch of Homer Simpsons," says Kendall Jones,...

Fefe Dobson Fefe Dobson Canada's latest import, 18-year-old Fefe Dobson, has been dubbed the Afro Avril. Judging by the attention she's getting on MTV, a kid can go far these...

Ben Kingsley has one of the great voices. Trained at the Royal Shakespeare Company, it has earned him dozens of awards and a knighthood, but right now it sounds like...

The joy of gift-getting has come and gone Now it's time to get real and return the stuff that didn't fit, wasn't cute or you just didn't like. Don't feel...

If you're seeking to change the look of a room in your home, consider a small investment in an area rug. "It's an easy way to change the look, and...