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Library activities for August 2026
COLUMBIA BASIN — Summer winds down in August, and so do summer reading programs. Here’s what’s happening at librar…
Review: 'Cobble Hill' a delightful look at connected lives
Cecily Von Ziegesar, “Cobble Hill” (Atria)
Dispute over access prompts AP to drop CMA Awards coverage
NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press has pulled out of its planned coverage of Wednesday’s Country Music Association Awards show due to restrictions that have been placed on still photographers and screen captures …
'S.W.A.T.' dives into Black, police conflict in season debut
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The ghost of a bitter chapter for Los Angeles haunts the season debut of “S.W.A.T.,” which casts today’s police-connected African American deaths as part of a cruelly repetitive history.
Massive Simone Leigh sculpture now greets Penn students
NEW YORK (AP) — A 16-foot-tall bronze bust of a Black woman by artist Simone Leigh has been installed in the heart of the University of Pennsylvania's campus, and is being called an “impressive and challenging” add…
Posthumous book coming from historian Robert D Richardson
NEW YORK (AP) — A posthumous work by prize-winning historian Robert D. Richardson will come out in 2022. It centers on three major American thinkers he previously wrote books about: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David…
Actors connect in 'subconscious' to play young, old Hokusai
TOKYO (AP) — A new film portraying the life of Edo-era painter and printer Hokusai features the artistry of two modern-day Japanese actors.
CNN tops cable ratings for election week, Biden's speech
LOS ANGELES (AP) — CNN and Fox News Channel battled for viewers on the election day that turned into an election week and then some, each earning bragging rights.
Review: Chris Stapleton delivers a sure-footed masterpiece
Chris Stapleton, “Starting Over" (Mercury Records Nashville)
Sculpture restoration work draws laughs, memories in Spain
MADRID (AP) — Restoration work on a sculpture in northern Spain has resurrected memories of a restored Christ fresco in another Spanish city eight years ago that drew ridicule as well as tourists.
How a Brazil samba school shimmied from Carnival to COVID-19
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The sultry heat of the Southern Hemisphere’s summer will soon be rolling into Rio de Janeiro. In a normal year, the air would whisper into Dr. Wille Baracho's ear:
Review: Lambchop continues to revel in alt-lounge country
Lambchop, “Trip” (Merge)
Review: Bromance 'The Climb' a triumph of quirky filmmaking
Three-quarters through “The Climb” comes a scene we've all come to expect in a romantic comedy: A wedding is interrupted by the best man who rushes into a church during a marriage ceremony and screams “I object!”
Don't order out. Dive into Jamie Oliver's new cookbook
NEW YORK (AP) — Jamie Oliver knows one of the biggest obstacles home cooks face isn't the drudgery of shopping, the chore of chopping or the mess of washing up. It's delivery apps.
British queen offers condolences to Eta storm victims
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II on Monday sent her condolences to people in Mexico and Central America affected by “the tragic loss of life and destruction” caused by the devastating storm Eta.
Lawyer: Britney Spears fears father, wants him out of career
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears fears her father and will not resume her career so long as he has power over it, her attorney said in court Tuesday.