“Elvis in Vegas: How the King Reinvented the Las Vegas Show” (Simon & Schuster), by Richard Zoglin For the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, the 1960s was a slow-moving abdication. Elvis Presley spent the better part of that decade appearing in one silly movie after another instead of performing live, a career strategy that tested […]

“The Perfect Wife” (Ballantine Books), by JP Delaney Some couples seem to be perfect for each other, but can any relationship achieve perfection? Silicon Valley entrepreneur Tim Scott believes that his wife, Abbie Cullen-Scott, was the perfect wife, the perfect mother and that they had the perfect marriage. And that’s what he tells her. But […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Samsung executives have long poked fun at rivals for ditching the headphone jack in smartphones. With the new Galaxy Note 10, the company will now be doing exactly the same thing. The Note 10, announced Wednesday, squeezes in more battery power and other goodies, but at the cost of the familiar old jack. […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The world’s largest cartoon museum has announced the acquisition of dozens of complete original Archie Comics stories. The work by the late artist Dan DeCarlo includes stories from Betty and Me, Betty & Veronica, Veronica, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Josie and the Pussycats, Cheryl Blossom and Jughead. Jenny Robb is head […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The beloved “Angelina Ballerina” picture books series is getting an encore. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing announced Monday that a reissue of the original book, “Angelina Ballerina,” comes out this month, with more reissues and new releases to follow. The series by author Katharine Holabird and illustrator Helen Craig follows the […]

Funny the perspective 400 million miles provides. A couple years ago, while Jupiter was bombarded by comet fragments, I was struck by the reaction of those watching. What was clearly the cataclysmic event of the millennium to Jupiter, was nothing more than a cosmic fireworks display to us here on Earth. Safely removed from the […]