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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…
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.
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…
Review: New thriller tweaks the `unreliable female narrator'
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COVID-hit UK arts groups welcome government cash infusion
LONDON (AP) — The British government on Monday announced grants of 257 million pounds ($335 million) to help almost 1,400 arts and cultural organizations survive the coronavirus pandemic.
'Driving While Black' shows history of US Black motorists
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A new film examines the history of African Americans driving on the road from the Great Depression to the height of the Civil Rights movement.
Korean boy band BTS faces uproar in China over war comments
SEOUL (AP) — Chinese nationalists erupted in anger at South Korean boy band BTS after its leader thanked Korean War veterans for their sacrifices.
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…
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…
With concert halls shut, NY Philharmonic takes to sidewalk
NEW YORK (AP) — With performance halls shut because of the coronavirus pandemic, the best concert venue a violinist could hope for one recent October Friday was a sidewalk in the Bronx.
Golden Globes group gives $5.1 million in grants
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some of entertainment’s biggest names from Nicole Kidman to John David Washington shared encouraging words for aspiring young creators whose organizations were collectively granted millions by th…
'Driving While Black' shows history of US Black motorists
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A new film examines the history of African Americans driving on the road from the Great Depression to the height of the Civil Rights movement.