LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jennifer Lopez learned a long time ago that in the entertainment business you can’t just sit around waiting for opportunities, you have to make them for yourself. It’s the simple reason “Second Act,” her first film in three years and her long-awaited return to the ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The name Joanna Kulig might not ring a bell for the majority of American moviegoers, but that could all change in the coming weeks with the theatrical expansion of “Cold War.” The Polish drama from “Ida” director Pawel Pawlikowski about a singer, Zula (Kulig) and a ...

Self-publishing is still changing the rules for authors. Self-publishing allows unknown or little-known authors to play on the same field as the well-known authors, and also breathe that rarified celebrity air. I have written previously that I have walked down the self-publishing avenue. I ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — In California, inmates typically are granted parole by doing good deeds or showing they have been rehabilitated by becoming pastors, drug counselors or youth advocates. For Walter “Earlonne” Woods, the path to freedom was podcasting. Woods, 47, was recently ...

SANDRINGHAM, England (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II wove personal reflections into the latest edition of her annual Christmas message, saying she hoped her long life brought a measure of wisdom and noting her grandchildren’s contributions to Britain’s royal family. The 92-year-old queen, the ...

Since I began this column some months ago, I have had several people ask me why do I write. I always answer the same way: It’s because I love to write. But I also add that I love learning about writing including grammar. After all, grammar is code behind the words. If one doesn’t ...