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BASIN EVENTS: May 1-9
COLUMBIA BASIN — Spring is finally here and it's time to get out in the sunshine. Music, sales and celebrations ga…
'Dune' ditches 2020, while AMC commits to staying open
The 2020 theatrical release calendar is getting even slimmer in the wake of the announcement that
Cocktails get the home treatment in several new books
Cocktails are having a moment, and because of the pandemic, that moment is happening most often at home.
Reba McEntire, Darius Rucker take over as CMA Awards hosts
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country stars Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker are promising laughs and good music when they co-host this year's CMA Awards in November.
Bruce Springsteen will offer a documentary with new album
NEW YORK (AP) — Bruce Springsteen isn't just releasing a new rock album later this month — he'll also offer a documentary on the making of the music.
'Saturday Night Live' recreates debate in 46th season opener
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Saturday Night Live” went political with a parody of this week’s presidential debate, Chris Rock's jab at President Donald Trump and Megan Thee Stallion's message supporting Black people during …
Obscure works by Chandler, Christie published this week
NEW YORK (AP) — Two of crime fiction's most famous storytellers, Raymond Chandler and Agatha Christie, also knew how to get a laugh.
Black singer of regional Mexican music sparks buzz, emotion
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — Before clicking the Instagram video, the sight intrigued most. Sarah Palafox, a Black woman, held an iPhone while standing in front of mariachis. When users turned on the volume, they heard …
Thomas Jefferson Byrd, known for Spike Lee films, killed
ATLANTA (AP) — Actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd, known for his roles in Spike Lee films, has been shot and killed in Atlanta, police said Sunday.
Derek Mahon, whose poem consoled during pandemic, dies at 78
LONDON (AP) — Northern Ireland-born poet Derek Mahon, whose verse brought consolation to many during the coronavirus pandemic, has died, his publisher said. He was 78.
Film Review: 'Time' a terrific look at the pull of loss
There is a scene in the documentary “Time” that captures a woman on the phone trying to speak to a judge's clerk. She's put on hold. Nothing happens as the seconds tick away. One minute becomes two. The woman is st…
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 11-17
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 11-17:
Review: 'Missionaries' sees our forever wars as vocation
Phil Klay’s “Missionaries” (Penguin)
Review: Dylan Farrow tries her hand at YA fantasy fiction
“Hush,” by Dylan Farrow (Wednesday Books)
Review: French's 'The Searcher' offers vivid, poetic prose
“The Searcher,” by Tana French (Viking)
Taiwanese talent win top prizes at Golden Melody Awards
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese talent took home many of the top prizes Saturday at the island's annual Golden Melody Awards, which attracts celebrities and musicians from across the Chinese-speaking world and is t…