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BASIN EVENTS: Dec. 19-27
COLUMBIA BASIN — It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and a lot of people will be spending time at home wi…
'Wonder Woman 1984' hopes to lasso a little holiday joy
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The AP names its Breakthrough Entertainers of 2020
Making a breakthrough in pop culture during any year is hard. Doing it during a global pandemic is an entirely different thing.
French theater, cinema workers protest against virus closure
PARIS (AP) — Thousands of people working in the French theater and cinema industries demonstrated in Paris on Tuesday against the prolonged closure of entertainment facilities amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Highwomen, John Prine earn Americana awards
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — The Highwomen won three awards, including album, song and duo/group of the year, at the Americana Honors and Awards. The late John Prine was given artist of the year honors.
Sensical to launch age-appropriate streamed content for kids
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Common Sense Networks will launch a new streaming platform dedicated to kids with age-appropriate content.
SpongeBob, slime, football: Nickelodeon ready for NFL game
Get ready for SpongeBob SquarePants running out of the tunnel, players being covered with digital slime after touchdowns and commentary from the cast of “All That” when Nickelodeon airs an NFL playoff game.
Legoland theme park in Florida plans expansion, new rides
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) — The Legoland theme park in Florida is planning an expansion next year including new rides, according to plans filed with the city nearest the attraction.
Jay-Z's Roc Nation forms book publisher with Random House
NEW YORK (AP) — A decade after publishing his memoir “Decoded,” Jay-Z is forming a more lasting partnership with the book industry.
Noun describing social distancing is Dutch word of the year
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — One-and-a-half-meter-society has been voted the Dutch word of the year by a (social) distance.
Lesser-known K-pop bands struggling amid the pandemic
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — While popular K-pop bands like BTS and Blackpink have gone from strength to strength during the coronavirus pandemic, lesser-known acts are struggling.
German police make 4th arrest over Dresden jewelry heist
BERLIN (AP) — Police in the German capital have arrested one of two fugitive twins wanted in connection with the spectacular theft of 18th-century jewels from a Dresden museum last year, officials said Tuesday.
New York's 21 Club closes indefinitely due to pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) — The storied 21 Club in midtown Manhattan, a favorite of celebrities and the power elite for nine decades, is closing indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the owners are optimistic about…
New this week: 'Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom' and Paul McCartney
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
Australian actor Craig McLachlan cleared of stage indecency
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian actor Craig McLachlan was cleared in court Tuesday of allegations he indecently assaulted his stage co-stars in 2014.
UK homeowner delays sale of home after Banksy mural appears
LONDON (AP) — Banksy's latest mural has delayed a homeowner's plans to sell in England after it recently appeared on the house's exterior wall.