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BASIN EVENTS: Nov. 13-21
COLUMBIA BASIN — Shh! Hear that? It’s the last quiet time before the holidays begin in earnest. Here are a few way…
Officials in Austin, Texas, say South by Southwest arts and music festival has been canceled over virus fears
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Officials in Austin, Texas, say South by Southwest arts and music festival has been canceled over virus fears.
Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar
The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by …
Critics of Oprah book club title put new novel on trial
TUSCON, Arizona (AP) — When Oprah Winfrey chose the novel “American Dirt” for her book club, she imagined engaging in an impassioned television dialog about the narrative, which follows a Mexican mother and her son…
Review: `The Jetsetters' is story of a dysfunctional family
“The Jetsetters: a Novel," Ballantine Books, by Amanda Eyre Ward
AP PHOTOS: Venice a shell of itself as tourists flee virus
VENICE, Italy (AP) — The Carnival period in Venice usually marks the start of peak season in one of the world’s most visited cities, with hordes of tourists piling onto vaporettos to cruise the Grand Canal, strolli…
Review: 'First Cow,' a western fable of unpasteurized poetry
The American West is about as well-trod territory as there is in movies, but Kelly Reichardt keeps unearthing new treasures.
Illinois court rejects actor’s attempt to throw out charges
CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday refused to throw out charges against former "Empire” actor Jussie Smollett that accuse him of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself and rejected his…
Winfrey reversed upcoming book selection after controversy
NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey reversed her book club selection of Kate Elizabeth Russell’s upcoming “My Dark Vanessa” after the novel was briefly the subject of online controversy, a spokeswoman confirmed Thursday.
Review: Jonathan Wilson returns to roots for 'Dixie Blur'
Jonathan Wilson, “Dixie Blur” (BMG/Bella Union)
R. Kelly pleads not guilty; feds say new charges planned
CHICAGO (AP) — R&B singer R. Kelly on Thursday pleaded not guilty to an updated federal indictment that includes child pornography charges and allegations involving a new accuser, while prosecutors said more charge…
McCoy Tyner, iconic and influential jazz pianist, dies
NEW YORK (AP) — McCoy Tyner, the groundbreaking and influential jazz pianist and the last surviving member of the John Coltrane Quartet, has died. He was 81.
American Film Institute postponing gala with Julie Andrews
NEW YORK (AP) — The American Film Institute says it is postponing its 48th annual AFI Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute honoring Julie Andrews in an apparent response to the new coronavirus outbreak.
Ciara is latest musician to postpone show due to coronavirus
NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy-winning singer Ciara is the latest musician to postpone a concert because of the rapidly spreading coronavirus.
Despite drama, Megan Thee Stallion happy to release music
NEW YORK (AP) — Megan Thee Stallion says she works extremely hard in the studio writing music, and so became more than a little worried when she almost couldn’t release her new album because of a dispute with her r…
Cameron and Lauren share lessons, life after ‘Love Is Blind’
NEW YORK (AP) — Cameron Hamilton had never seen Lauren Speed when he got down on one knee. Speed had never seen Hamilton when she said yes.