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Young bands pay attention. You can learn from Kreagen. The New Bedford metal quartet has had its share of studio recording experiences, which has culminated in their best product yet, "Evolution of Sorrow."

It's Joey Lawrence's world; we just live in it. Who knew that the star of "Gimme a Break!" and "Blossom" would get so many free refills on his 15 minutes of quasi-fame?

A pregnant woman approached with three tots in tow.

Forget about the sensitive guys who blubber their way through so many scripted shows. These days, some of the most popular shows — usually cable docu-reality series — focus on more rugged types.

Diane Kozak of Westport has recently had her modern-day thriller, "Full Circle 911," published by Sunpiper Publications.

The SUV pulls to an abrupt stop on Ventura Boulevard. In the middle of the westbound lane is a man in a loud shirt, his body coiled with energy, darting across traffic toward a strip mall.

He was an outlaw, a swindler and a con man, not to mention a shiftless vagrant who lived to avoid work.

Sometimes in a big city, you have to pick your own pocket.

Before the new documentary about Roman Polanski and his statutory rape case had its gala opening at the Cannes Film Festival (and isn't that a mouthful), there was speculation that the 74-year-old Oscar-winning director might come down from his home in...

Every generation gets a multiple-personality character to call its own. Nearly 20 years after starring in the 1957 drama "The Three Faces of Eve," Joanne Woodward returned to play a therapist in the ground-breaking 1976 TV movie "Sybil," featuring an...

Todd "Big Daddy Thug" Robinson has edited "The Best of Neo-Noir Fiction," a gritty anthology of 25 short stories penned by some of the best crime writers from around the globe.

A second audition for Your Theatre Inc.'s production of the musical play "Philemon," with book and lyrics by Tom Jones and music by Harvey Schmidt, scheduled to be staged Sept. 17 to 27, will be held Monday.

Given the option of watching either a tale of sad-eyed critters involved in a death struggle in the desert or a bubblegum-colored movie about precocious 'tweens with an agenda, my choice is clear: Get me to the Kalahari!

"You Don't Mess With the Zohan"

Finding his inner panda was not too much of a stretch for Jack Black. All it took was finding the essence of his inner Jack.

Western Massachusetts sizzles with temperatures reaching the mid-90s in early June. Video by John Suchocki and David Molnar/The Republican

Indians' ace Dani Sullivan talks about her complete game effort and yet another Turners Falls Div. III Western Mass title

Turners Falls' Kayla Breor talks about her game-winning hit and the Indians' third straight Div. I softball title. Video by Mike Cole.

Hear from winning pitcher Abby Fuhrman, and see the catch by centerfielder Emily Mangiaratti that electrified the crowd.

Hear from Drury outfielder Kelsey Malloy and pitcher Hadley Ameen after their win over Wahconah in the Western Mass finals.

Watch the Westfield celebration with interviews from coach Jim Jachym, junior Jeff Crawford and seniors Brian Moran and Jeff Blair. Video by Ben Larsen.