John Doe

Model-year 2012 versions of the BMW 7 Series and 3 Series now have access to a sophisticated speech-dictation software, according to The Wall Street Journal. The app, called Dragon Drive Messaging, is made by Nuance, a popular speech-recognition developer...

Some time back, I put out a call for your favorite political movies. And with only about a week left in the presidential campaign between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney — as we divide into tribes and hoot menacingly at one another —...

3.5 stars (out of 4) The subterranean hum of a synthesizer and a slow, menacing clip-clop rhythm announce the return of this Scottish quartet. Their fourth album, “Mirror Mirror” (Domino), pulls back from the thumping momentum of the 2008...

The life story of Johnny Cash’s long-suffering, steel magnolia wife June Carter takes the spotlight in Monday night’s Lifetime original movie, Ring of Fire. Culled from a biography written by the couple’s son John Carter Cash and named...

Classic-film fans know all about Frank Capra’s 1941 political treatise “Meet John Doe.” Soon, music lovers will have the chance to “Meet Joe Smith,” and in the process get a little closer to dozens of the most important...

A Brazilian film production company has licensed Bob Dylan's album "Blood on the Tracks" to make into a movie. Times writers Geoff Boucher and Randall Roberts have some ideas about similar opportunities....

Paul McCartney, Lou Reed and Florence + the Machine and more pay tribute to the rock ’n’ roll legend Buddy Holly on new album ‘Rave On Buddy Holly.’...

The Times' editorial board on Friday endorsed a new agreement between film studios, record labels and top Internet service providers to discourage illegal file-sharing. The reaction from readers, however, was unanimous: Two thumbs down, way down. Here are...

Orange County prosecutors charged a Garden Grove woman Wednesday with two felony counts for allegedly cutting off her husband's penis and throwing it in a garbage disposal after drugging him and tying him to a bed. Catherine Kieu, 48 faces......

A man whose is wife is accused of cutting off his penis is recovering from his wounds and in fairly good spirits, police said. Garden Grove police detectives have interviewed the 60-year-old man in the hospital, where he is resting......

A Garden Grove woman charged with cutting off her husband's penis is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation Thursday at the Orange County Jail. Catherine Kieu Becker appeared in court Wednesday but did not enter a plea. The evaluation is fairly common......