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- Greek Easter cookies (Koulourakia)In Greece, Easter is the biggest holiday of the year. You don't have to be Greek to love these simple butter cookies with a hint of lemon.
- 鈥楳ystery Science Theater 3000鈥 is back... againCanceled shows being revived on streaming services is far from unusual now, but 'MST3K' survived cancellation multiple times before debuting in its latest incarnation on Netflix.
- Ham and parsley pieThis all-in-one dinner, packed with potatoes, ham, and parsley, is a delicious way to use up leftover Easter ham. Serve with a simple green salad.
- Why libraries could soon need a national endowmentAs libraries continue to transform themselves from places to check out books to civic centers with cutting edge technology, how will they meet expanding funding needs? Some library leaders say one answer is a national endowment.聽
- 'Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer' has too much NormanRichard Gere stars as Norman Oppenheimer, who is an aspiring businessman but doesn't appear to have anything to offer anybody except empty promises.
- 'Tommy's Honour' is a conventional movie about unconventional people'Honour' stars Peter Mullan and Jack Lowden as Tom Morris and his son, Tommy, who are two of the founders of modern golf. A few of the father-son tussles are powerful.
- 'The Lost City of Z' is only fitfully successful as a psychological portrait of a burgeoning obsessive'Lost' stars Charlie Hunnam as聽Lt. Col. Percival Fawcett, a聽real-life British Army officer who obsessively sought to uncover the ancient civilization he believed was buried in the Amazonian jungle.
- Slow-roasted lamb shoulderSlow-roasted lamb serves as the perfect centerpiece for an Easter celebration.
- Top Picks: The Detour app, '20th Century Women' on DVD and Blu-ray, and moreThe Yonder app can help if you're looking for inspiration for an outdoor adventure or thinking of recommending one you had to others,聽Adam Driver stars in director Jim Jarmusch鈥檚 latest movie, 'Paterson,' and more top picks.
- No more 'peak TV'? Why TV's golden age isn't one for its writers.It's a paradox: Peak TV has led to more creative freedom, but lower paychecks, writers say. They are mulling the first strike in a decade.
- Shrimp scampi with riceRice steps in for pasta in this otherwise reasonably classic shrimp scampi.
- Verbal EnergyAre those crickets I hear, even under snow?A phrase much in use lately to describe uncomfortable silences reminds us how idioms work best when they stay in touch with their origins.
- Skillet apple crumble for twoA 6-inch cast iron skillet provides the perfect size for creating a not-too-big dessert.
- In new situations, I sing an old songI鈥檝e never been up on current tunes, but I鈥檝e never had to be.
- Alt-rock crosses over to classical settingThe band聽Sigur R贸s performing as part of a聽Los Angeles Philharmonic festival is just the latest instance of an alternative rock act crossing over into a classical setting.
- Savory purple-top turnip cakeWhen life gives you too many turnips, make a delicious turnip cake.
- PBS doc depicts oft-overlooked 鈥楪reat War鈥Recovering the oft-overlooked history of World War I and its impact on America is the focus of 'The Great War,' a three-part, six-hour 'American Experience' documentary that will air on PBS April 10 through April 12.
- 'Going in Style' is a clunky escapade enlivened only by its three leads'Style' stars聽Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin as three former factory workers whose pensions are dissolved, inciting them to rob a bank for restitution.
- What's good in 'Colossal' isn't very original'Colossal' stars Anne Hathaway as a woman who is an alcoholic who goes to live in her family's old home. Jason Sudeikis co-stars in the movie, which seems like it is going to devolve into a romantic comedy but instead shifts into sci-fi mode.
- 'Their Finest' thumps for rose-colored glasses over realityThe film stars Gemma Arterton as Catrin Cole, a copy editor living in London during World War II who applies to the Ministry of Information and is聽recruited to provide a woman鈥檚 perspective to the propaganda film effort.