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NEW YORK (AP) — When the latest exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute opens this week, celebrating the style of French fashion figure Jacqueline de Ribes, an important guest will be missing: The 86-year-old de Ribes herself. In the wake of the horrific Paris terror attacks,
shopping
NEW YORK (AP) — Coffee table books are always great gifts for just the right enthusiast, and they're plentiful at holiday time as quick grabs or advance buys. A few suggestions, based on interest area:
Connecticut
NEW YORK (AP) — Rick Moody is finally letting "The Ice Storm" and some of his other previous works come out as e-books. Electronic editions of four of Moody's books went on sale Tuesday, released by digital publisher Open Road Integrated Media. Besides "The Ice Storm,
broadway
NEW YORK (AP) — Few performers making their Broadway debuts get a street on Broadway renamed in their honor. Michael Flatley is an exception. The trailblazing former "Riverdance" star was on hand Tuesday when a section of 42nd Street was dubbed "Flatley Way" in honor of him
Massachusetts
I know a priest whose ecclesiastical career in this city was ruined because he had the temerity to praise the Boston Globe Spotlight team's investigation of the clerical abuse scandal—in front of a bishop. It's been well over a decade since the story broke and
music
ROME – Pope Francis is "singing" a new tune with the release of his debut music album, "Wake Up!"
New England
Fall puts me a Washington Irving frame of mind. This time of year, I find myself pulling down his The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. from the bookshelf. Irving wrote the collection of tales between 1819 and 1820. The volume includes "Rip Van Winkle" and "The
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Most of the reviews for "Terminator: Genisys," Arnold Schwarzenegger's latest turn as the shotgun wielding robot from the future have been negative. Critics have complained about the confused plot, the milking of over-used one-liners from the previous films, and the surprising weakness of the cast supporting
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