Profiles

Charlie Sexton exceeds all expectations

Most blessings in Charlie Sexton's life have come with a curse. At 17, the lanky Texan was heralded as a blues guitar prodigy. Instead,...

Kim Curtis

4 min read

Unlikely rock star Thom Yorke, Radiohead look to future

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - Radiohead, already notorious for reinventing its sound with each of its six albums, is preparing for yet...

Kim Curtis

4 min read

McMillan hits literary target with her latest novel

Reviewers call 'A Day Late and a Dollar Short' a gift DANVILLE, Calif. — Terry McMillan moves like she talks — quick darts here and...

Kim Curtis

5 min read

Rock 'n' roll diva Grace Slick channels energy into painting

She once performed topless in the rain so she wouldn't ruin her silk blouse, and she threatened to spike President Nixon's tea with LSD. But that was a lifetime ago for Grace Slick...

Kim Curtis

3 min read