By Michael Zabrodsky mzabrodsky@post-journal.com You have probably been somewhere and overheard a conversation between someone who likes music and a music snob. Because the music snob was polite, you thought you were overhearing a good-hearted talk. Not really. You see, the role of ...

What happens when you mix five of the so-called greatest hard rock and metal guitarists together or a night of music? The cacophony of sweet riffs and solid sounds that comes from the stage are a sweet dream according to the mastermind of this special event. The brainchild of guitar legend ...

NEW YORK (AP) — F. Scott Fitzgerald, who said there are no second acts in American lives, might have felt differently had he seen this year’s Oscar race. In mid-November, there is much solidifying, scrapping and self-promotion to come (not to mention a few potential awards heavyweights). ...

GENEVA (AP) — A large, drop-shaped natural pearl pendant sold for more than $36 million Wednesday at a rare auction of jewelry that once belonged to French Queen Marie Antoinette, which Sotheby’s is calling a record price for a pearl at auction. The “Queen Marie Antoinette’s Pearl,” ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Hardcore fans of the Beatles like to pore over every detail of the band and endlessly dissect their songs. Then there’s Giles Martin, who manages to time travel to meet the Fab Four. Martin is the son of legendary Beatles producer George Martin, and he’s lately been ...

TORONTO (AP) — If you want to see an exhausted Chris Pine, meet him after he’s spent a day answering questions about his penis. Following the September premiere of David Mackenzie’s “Outlaw King,” in which Pine stars as the Scottish hero Robert the Bruce, conversation at the Toronto ...