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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…
Rapper Missy Elliott, H.E.R. team up for Pepsi Super Bowl ad
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Almost three years ago, Missy Elliott sent a tweet to a then under-the-radar artist whose music she admired and told her that “she was going to blow up.”
Houston writer Bryan Washington to receive Gaines award
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — His path to writing was not straightforward, but Bryan Washington says he's grateful to have found his way.
Trump backs Pompeo against NPR, criticizes CNN and Fox News
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Pompeo's battle with National Public Radio and tweeted out more media criticism, one target familiar and the other less so.
Yiyun Li and Leslie Jamison among PEN award nominees
NEW YORK (AP) — Fiction by Yiyun Li and essays by Leslie Jamison and Eve Babitz are among the finalists for honors presented by PEN America, the literary and human rights organization.
`Eurydice' heads to LA Opera and then the Met
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 70 composers from Monteverdi to Glass have written operas inspired by the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, but that didn't deter Matthew Aucoin from adding his name to the list.
Actors' union issues standards for supervisors of sex scenes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The union that represents actors and television performers issued a series of standards and guidelines Wednesday for crew members who supervise scenes involving sex and nudity. The goal is to com…
Review: 'The Rhythm Section' is a fresh take on old formula
When you think of top-notch movie assassins, there’s a good chance you conjure up Samuel L. Jackson or Keanu Reeves or Matt Damon. You might not immediately think of Blake Lively. But now you should.
TV anchor's meeting with Kobe Bryant sent #GirlDads trending
NEW YORK (AP) — Dads with daughters inspired by Kobe Bryant's special bond with his 13-year-old Gianna took to social media to celebrate their own in words and photos using the hashtag #GirlDads.
'American Dirt' Latino backlash part of long publishing war
During a trip to Mexico to visit family, writer Myriam Gurba took “American Dirt,” a novel about immigration and cartel violence that was being touted as one of the biggest U.S. releases of 2020. The writer was of …
Aaron Hernandez's fiancee speaks out on documentary series
BOSTON (AP) — The fiancee of former NFL star Aaron Hernandez spoke publicly for the first time since the
Pastor's fight against KKK becomes movie that may aid battle
LAURENS, S.C. (AP) — Not many years ago in a small, rural South Carolina town stood The Redneck Shop — a racist emporium and Ku Klux Klan museum housed in an old theater, where white supremacist neo-Nazis gave heil…
Berlin film fest to zoom in on inner turmoil, outer chaos
BERLIN (AP) — This year's Berlin International Film Festival will have a decidedly dark focus, with many of its headline movies reflecting the inner turmoil of characters and the troubled backdrop of the chaotic wo…
Review: Louis Tomlinson drops a total snoozer of an album
Louis Tomlinson, “Walls” (Sony)
Ratings: CBS, NBC have two dominant nights of drama
NEW YORK (AP) — Now that football season is almost finished, the dominant nights in broadcast television are coming into focus.
Miami street artists to feature works during Super Bowl
MIAMI (AP) — Some of the most popular street artists in Miami's trendy Wynwood district will get a boost from the Super Bowl. Five artists will showcase their work at the stadium, around the city and on the actual …