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BASIN EVENTS: November 2026
COLUMBIA BASIN — November is right around the corner, and the Basin is brimming with things to do. Here are a few …
'Big Sky' stumbles in addressing Native American criticism
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After ABC's “Big Sky” drew Native American censure for overlooking an epidemic of violence against Indigenous women and girls,
A night at the ballet, in time for ‘Nutcracker’ season
Of all the artists whose livelihoods have been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, dancers have been among those hit hardest.
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.
Correction: John le Carré obituary
LONDON (AP) — In a Dec. 13 story about the death of spy novelist John le Carré, The Associated Press incorrectly reported that television versions of “Smiley’s People” and “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” were released …
Publishing saw upheaval in 2020, but 'books are resilient'
NEW YORK (AP) — Book publishing in 2020 was a story of how much an industry can change and how much it can, or wants to, remain the same.
Music Review: Paul McCartney is fab on 'McCartney III'
Paul McCartney, “McCartney III" (Capitol Records)
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 20-26
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 20-26:
Justin Bieber, UK health workers team up for charity song
LONDON (AP) — Justin Bieber has teamed up with a choir of London medical staff to record a special charity Christmas single.
Review: The theft of a fresco leads to a tension-filled yarn
“Fool Me Twice,” by Jeff Lindsay (Dutton)
Award-winning SKorean director Kim Ki-duk dies in Latvia
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — South Korean director Kim Ki-duk, who won the top award at the Venice Film Festival in 2012 but later faced allegations at home of hitting an actress and trying to force her into shooting…
'Carry On' and 'EastEnders' star Barbara Windsor dies at 83
LONDON (AP) — British actress Barbara Windsor, whose seven-decade career ranged from cheeky film comedies to the soap opera “EastEnders,” has died, her husband said. She was 83.
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows:
Another delay granted for Harvey Weinstein extradition
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Convicted former movie producer Harvey Weinstein will remain in a New York prison for now after his lawyers and prosecutors agreed Friday to postpone efforts to send him to California to face s…
Charley Pride overcame racial barriers as country music star
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Charley Pride wasn’t country music’s first Black artist, but he reached heights that had not been available to early Black singers and musicians in the genre. And he did it by winning over m…
‘Dark Knight,’ ‘Grease’ added to National Film Registry
LOS ANGELES (AP) — This year's inductees into the National Film Registry include a record number of female directors and filmmakers of color as well as a new crop of movies ranging from a silent short film thriller…