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BASIN EVENTS: March 2026
COLUMBIA BASIN — Spring is in sight and there’s lots to do this month in the Basin. Here are a few suggestions.
Egyptian actor Mahmoud Yassin dies at age 79
CAIRO (AP) — Mahmoud Yassin, an Egyptian actor and pillar of the country's film industry during the second half of the 20th century, has died. He was 79.
Review: 'A Song for the Dark Times' contains two mysteries
“A Song for the Dark Times,” by Ian Rankin (Little, Brown)
Disney recruits Rapsody, others for EP honoring Black lives
NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy-nominated gifted lyricist Rapsody has written “maybe 15 verses this year to reflect the times” — as she put it — about the Black experience. So when Disney asked the rapper to pen a new tune …
Rudolph and his nose-so-bright into auction will take flight
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rudolph and his still-shiny nose are getting a new home, and it's bound to be a lot nicer than the Island of Misfit Toys.
Indie bookstores launch anti-Amazon 'Boxed Out' campaign
NEW YORK (AP) — With many independent bookstore owners facing the most dire financial crisis in their lifetimes, the American Booksellers Association has teamed with an award-winning advertising agency known for “c…
Stacey Abrams novel 'While Justice Sleeps' coming May 25
NEW YORK (AP) — Stacey Abrams, the voting rights activist and former Georgia gubernatorial candidate, also has a career in writing novels. Her next one, the Supreme Court thriller “While Justice Sleeps,” come out M…
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'West Wing' reunites cast with a mission: get out the vote
LOS ANGELES (AP) — While “The West Wing” creator Aaron Sorkin was gratified to bring an episode of the drama series to life on the stage, he’d rather discuss the bigger return he wants to see.
Review: Spike Lee, David Byrne take us on a hypnotic journey
Ever since the pandemic darkened theaters earlier this year, sending the entire performing arts world into a catastrophic state of limbo, we’ve seen all manner of creative virtual substitutes: Digital dance seasons…
Play about the Constitution streams in time for Election Day
NEW YORK (AP) — Most playwrights want their works to remain relevant for decades to come. Not Heidi Schreck, not with “What the Constitution Means to Me.”
Review: Liam Neeson is thrilless in awful 'Honest Thief'
Liam Neeson, we've been told, has a particular set of skills. One of those skills apparently is picking some movies that stink.
Cuomo book on NY pandemic outbreak short on state missteps
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo condemned the federal government's coronavirus response and lauded his own leadership efforts in a new book released Tuesday that offers a few new details — but not many — abou…
Disney reorg to further bolster company's focus on streaming
Disney said Monday that it is reorganizing its business units to focus even more on streaming.
Penguin Random House, PEN America team up to Book the Vote
NEW YORK (AP) — Neil Gaiman, Anita Hill and Ann Patchett will be among the contributors to Book the Vote, an online initiative to provide information on the electoral system, voting registration and civic topics.
Review: In 'S---house,' a college coming-of-age comedy
You would assume a college comedy with the unprintable title of “S—-house” to be another sad, low-brow retread of “Animal House.” You would almost bet on it. But 22-year-old Cooper Raiff's is not only not that film…