ST. LOUIS — St. Louisan's like to say we invented a lot of things...ice cream cones, iced tea, air conditioning, hot dogs...none of which we actually invented but things we love nonetheless. One thing ...

In 1983, Sam Shepard was at the height of his powers. He’d already won a Pulitzer Prize for his play “Buried Child” (1978), and his latest, “Fool for Love,” which premiered that February at the Magic ...

At one point in "Action" at Undermain Theatre, Shooter (Taylor Harris), right, acts like a dancing bear to the astonishment of the other characters trapped in a house with him. Paul Semrad Real food ...

Patti Smith’s album début album, “Horses,” came out fifty years ago, on November 10, 1975, launching her to stardom almost overnight. An anniversary reissue came out this year, to rapturous reviews.

“Theater is a big bust,” Sam Shepard told Newsweek in 1967, just as his star was rising in the off-Broadway world. “Nobody is taking big chances.” It was a bold statement for Shepard, who in the years ...

“I was obsessed with wearing the same leather jacket over and over for so many years, with these chinos,” the actress tells PEOPLE Desiree Anello is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working ...

Two new books take up that most durable of American subjects -- the uneasy space between what we imagine ourselves to be and what the record shows. In "Coyote: The Dramatic Lives of Sam Shepard," ...

True West tells a story of sibling rivalry. Two brothers make their way in life despite growing up in a dysfunctional family. What happens when your brother takes the best of what you have to offer ...

The pioneering rap artist Tupac Shakur only lived in Baltimore for four years of his short life. But a new book, to be released Tuesday by author Jeff Pearlman, makes the case that the rapper’s time ...

In writer-director Mary Bronstein’s “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” out Oct. 10 from A24, Christian Slater is more heard than seen. His raspy voice — familiar from a host of memorable movies, from ...

André Joseph is a movie features writer at Collider. Born and raised in New York City, he graduated from Emerson College with a Bachelor's Degree in Film. He freelances as an independent filmmaker, ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Playwright Sam Shepard was about 28, three years older than songwriter Patti Smith, when they rapidly co-wrote ...