Buyer gives castle a fairy-tale ending
When William Malouf saw a photo of Weatherwolde Castle -- gray, unkempt and slated for destruction -- he knew he just had to have it. The musician/preservationist spent the next...
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I always thought it was weird that they called those flophouses for young backpackers hostels. The word just doesn't have a welcoming ring, does it? Horrormeister Eli Roth ("Cabin Fever")...
“Match Point” (R)
Who's in it: Jonathan Rhys-Meyers (right), Scarlett Johansson (left), Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode, Brian Cox, Penelope Wilton What it's about: An English tennis pro (Rhys-Meyers) marries a wealthy heir (Mortimer)...
Various artists”FOR A DECADE OF SIN: 11…
Various artists "FOR A DECADE OF SIN: 11 YEARS OF BLOODSHOT RECORDS" RATING: 4 SOUND LEVELS. This two-disc compilation is from Bloodshot Records, the Chicago label that calls itself the...
Collin Herring”THE OTHER SIDE OF KINDNESS”RATING: THREE…
Collin Herring "THE OTHER SIDE OF KINDNESS" RATING: THREE SOUND LEVELS A kind of latter-day Neil Young, Texas troubadour Herring ricochets between folky twang and hard guitar crunch on this...
A return to rail travel of a bygone era
The cottonwoods along the riverbank were ablaze with golden leaves as the train barreled into Gore Canyon in the Rocky Mountains. Steel wheels sang on the rails, and the Colorado...
Flyboys (and girl) now have a home
First it was the Race Car House in a neighborhood of tract homes. Then came the Magic House. Now there's Airplane House, a typical Southern California bungalow near Divernon and...
Movie music
"Get Rich or Die Tryin'" RATING: 3 SOUND LEVELS. 50 Cent takes a hands-on approach to the soundtrack to his semiautobiographical film. In "Hustlers Ambition," Fitty takes the perspective of...
“Casanova” [ R ]
Who's in it: Heath Ledger and Sienna Miller (right), Oliver Platt, Jeremy Irons, Lena Olin What it's about: The legendary lover (Ledger) meets his match--both literally and figuratively--in the beautiful...
Kicking the habit is in the cards
For smokers who are trying to quit, the support and aid of family and friends can be invaluable. Now there's a new way to lend a hand: GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare...