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I taly is one of the world’s great food nations, and many dishes have Italian roots. In honor of Italian heritage, light up the dinner table and impress your friends and family with sophisticated, traditional Italian recipes. Creating a true taste of Italy means including an abundance of smooth, high-quality extra-virgin olive oil, like Carapelli Olive Oil. Tracing its roots […]

NEW YORK Keith Morrison, the “Dateline” correspondent, has spoken to countless murder suspects and grieving family members over the years. But he says he truthfully never had an appetite for covering crime. “I had to be dragged into it. I resisted,” he said recently. “I think I felt like it was an invasion of people’s privacy.” Morrison, who says he […]

Various Artists, “A Star Is Born — Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” (Interscope Records) Audio Review The soundtrack to “A Star Is Born” is no slim thing, thank goodness. It contains a whopping 34 tracks, mostly due to the inclusion of brief snatches of songs, dialogues or interludes. It will put fans back into the film in a visceral way. Haven’t […]

Steve Perry, “Traces” (Fantasy Records) Steve Perry has been away for quite a while but he’s never really been gone. From the unforgettable use of “Don’t Stop Believin’” on the last “The Sopranos” episode to the way his former band found a new, sound-alike singer on the Internet and, last year, Journey’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of […]

NEW YORK Giles Martin says his father, producer George Martin, would wince whenever a fan would say that the “White Album” was their favorite Beatles’ record. The late George Martin would recall how tough it was to make the sprawling double album, titled “The Beatles” but given its familiar nickname because of the all-white cover. His son is in charge […]

NEW YORK Tom Petty’s family and former band members say it was like therapy to compile a four-disc box set of his music so quickly after he died. “An American Treasure” went on sale September 28, four days short of a year after Petty died at age 66 of cardiac arrest. He and his band the Heartbreakers had just completed […]