VCV: Robert Cray - "Smoking Gun"

A few years ago for Christmas I got a desk calendar from The Onion and one of my favorite bits in there was a sendup of The Rolling Stones going back out on tour. The setup for this punchline escapes me, but I remember laughing when I read something to the effect of Mick and Keith vigorously debating ...


James and the Giant Peach (Blu-ray)

Recommended The Movie: Henry Selick's follow up to the amazingly successful A Nightmare Before Christmas didn't quite take the world by storm the way the Tim Burton produced exploits of Jack Skellington (who actually does sort of have a cameo in this film if you pay close attention) and company did, but his adaptation of Roald Dahl's James And The Giant Peach is still a pretty impressive work of ...


Camp of love — Children with special needs find safe haven at summer camp

Camp Able abounded with love and joy the week of July 19. The camp is described as Christmas morning, summer vacation and a family reunion all rolled into five fun packed days for people with special needs. It is a place where disabilities are worked around and gifts are celebrated. It's a community of unconditional love, compassion and acceptance.


Sound check: Why Katy Perry's new album actually stinks

“It actually stinks,” says Katy Perry of her new album Teenage Dream, released by EMI in a month's time. Ordinarily that would be for the public to decide, but in this instance she's right.


Concern raised over cost of plane attack trial

DETROIT (AP) — Michigan's two U.S. senators and its 15 U.S. House members wrote to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Thursday, seeking assurances the federal government will pay for security at the trial of a man accused of trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner.


Upcoming garage sales

5716 Pleasant Hill Lane, FT. COLLINS ANNUAL CHRISTMAS IN JULY BARN SALE Overflow inventory from Cozy Cottage Antiques & Collectibles. 1000's of Xmas ornaments/home decor, Santa's/Snowmen, wreaths/garlands/ florals. Halloween/ Fall, pumpkins, ghosts, witches, ornaments/home decor.


Joffa's September blockbuster

SEPTEMBER will get scarier for Magpies haters, when Melbourne cinemas start showing Joffa: The Movie .


Christmas DVDs naughty and nice

Don't let the turtleneck and cardigan fool you, nor the Peanuts-styled cartoon characters on the back on the DVD case: this Comedy Central special is best enjoyed when the kids are tucked in and dreaming of Santa.


Today's Pop Five: LoriS' favorite 'X-Files' episodes

The Pop Five is a series of Pop Candy readers' top five lists. Today's contribution comes from LoriS in Tucson, Ariz.:


Q&A: Old Spice Icon Isaiah Mustafa

Whether he's on a boat or a horse, one thing is certain: The Old Spice guy is on a roll. Isaiah Mustafa reveals exclusively to The Hollywood Reporter that he will appear in Warner Bros.' Horrible Bosses, starring Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman.