Norman Jewison, Filmmaker Who Spanned Genres, Is Dead at 97

Norman Jewison, Filmmaker Who Spanned Genres, Is Dead at 97

But throughout his career Mr. Jewison was repeatedly drawn to more serious fare, in movies like “F.I.S.T.” (1978), a labor-union drama that starred Sylvester Stallone; “In Country” (1989), about the daughter of a Vietnam War casualty; and his last film, “The Statement” (2003), the story of a former Nazi collaborator, played by Michael Caine. Well … Read more

The book genres Americans can’t put down this summer: poll

The book genres Americans can’t put down this summer: poll

It takes the average person 36 minutes and 29 pages to get lost in a book they’re reading. A survey of 2,000 U.S. adults who regularly read found the easiest book genres to lose yourself in are fantasy (49%), romance (42%), history (39%) and sci-fi (36%). Nearly half (48%) have also purchased a book based … Read more