Two biographies of Ethel Merman in the same month? You may think that’s overkill, but you may also think that one biography of Ethel Merman is overkill, considering that there already are two, one of ...

When you picture a mermaid, you probably imagine long flowing hair, an iridescent tail perfect for splashing around the water, and even a singing crab companion. But the way we think of these ...

Ethel Merman's brass-band voice ruled Broadway from the 1930s on through the 1960s. In 1950 and 1951 she recorded a series of singles for Decca Records that covered novelty tunes and hit songs of the ...

Every life is a universe all its own.

At the beginning of “The Merman,” readers are promised that things will get better. The narrator, 15-year-old Nella, tells stories to her younger brother Robert to “take him to a place where ...

Today The Cabin in the Woods makes its triumphant arrival on DVD and Blu-ray, and although there was an entire whiteboard full of monsters, we’ve managed to pick out five of our favorites to highlight ...