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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…
Dutch national museum to stage 2021 exhibition on slavery
AMSTERDAM (AP) — To tell the troubling story of the Netherlands' deep historical links to the slave trade, the country's national museum is making it personal.
Ang Lee on 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' 20 years later
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s physically impossible to get to the forest fight scene that hovers atop slender bamboo trees in “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and not say out loud “Whoa.”
DeGeneres: Positive test for coronavirus but 'feeling fine'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ellen DeGeneres says she has tested positive for COVID-19 but is “feeling fine right now.”
No drama corona-Christmas has some secretly jumping for joy
NEW YORK (AP) — Corritta Lewis has a huge extended family. Her mom is one of 12 siblings. Usually, Christmas means that she, her wife and their 2-year-old son dig out their cold-weather gear for the schlep from hom…
Diverse TV holiday season includes all-Asian Lifetime movie
In one scene from the Lifetime TV movie, “A Sugar & Spice Holiday,” a co-worker says to Suzy, an Asian American architect in Los Angeles: “I didn't know if Christmas was a big deal where you're from.”
Turner Classic Movies celebrating Hollywood star Marsha Hunt
Marsha Hunt, the glamourous star of 1930s and '40s Hollywood films, doesn’t spend a lot of time thinking about her own legacy. But the 103-year-old does know one thing: She hopes to be remembered as a character act…
Review: Kacy & Clayton and Marlon Williams form unique trio
Kacy & Clayton and Marlon Williams, "Plastic Bouquet” (New West)
Anthony Veasna So, acclaimed fiction writer, dead at age 28
NEW YORK (AP) — The author of a highly anticipated debut story collection has died. Anthony Veasna So was 28. His death was announced Thursday by his publisher, Ecco, which did not immediately provide additional de…
Kevin Bacon brings music back to venues for charity concert
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Musician and actor Kevin Bacon is bringing live music back to venues that have been shuttered this year with an all-star concert TV special.
Kelli O'Hara, Richard Thomas join Tabernacle Choir Christmas
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Broadway’s Kelli O’Hara and Richard Thomas of “The Waltons” are the guest artists for “Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir,” but there’s another stellar attraction: The annual event was taped pre…
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, who played Deebo in 'Friday,' dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy “Tiny” Lister, a former professional wrestler who was known for his bullying Deebo character in the “Friday” films, has died. He was 62.
Like mother and father, Blue Ivy Carter now a Grammy nominee
NEW YORK (AP) — Blue Ivy Carter is an official Grammy nominee.
Visa, Mastercard won't allow charges for services on Pornhub
NEW YORK (AP) — Mastercard and Visa said Thursday they would block their customers from using the credit cards to make purchases on Pornhub following accusations the pornographic website showed videos of rape and u…
Review: Love, Irish famer style, in ‘Wild Mountain Thyme’
Ask any actor, Irish accents are notoriously tricky. Even natives can struggle with regional dialects. So it is a little alarming that the first voice you hear in “
Women's Hall of Fame honors Aretha Franklin, Morrison, Lacks
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin and Nobel laureate and “Beloved” author Toni Morrison will be inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame Thursday as part of a posthumous class of Blac…