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Musical Journey: Ephrata Choir finds harmony – and awe – on Puget Sound Tour
SEATTLE — The moment the first notes lifted into the vaulted air of St. James Cathedral, something shifted for the…
Disney criticized for filming 'Mulan' in China's Xinjiang
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Disney is under fire for filming part of its live-action reboot “Mulan” in Xinjiang, the region in China where the government has been accused of human rights abuses against Uighurs and ot…
Iranian director calls Venice premiere 'like a new life'
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Restricted travel, quarantine and positive COVID-19 tests meant that Majid Majidi’s appearance at the Venice Film Festival for Iranian drama “Sun Children” (Khorshid) was an achievement in itse…
Review: Novel 'Monogamy’ explores unconditional love
“Monogamy,” by Sue Miller (HarperCollins)
Czech Oscar winning director Jiri Menzel dies at age 82
PRAGUE (AP) — Jiri Menzel, a Czech director whose 1966 movie “Closely Watched Trains” won the Academy Award for the best foreign language film has died. He was 82.
Appeals court agrees R&B singer R. Kelly should stay jailed
NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly can remain behind bars awaiting multiple trials on child pornography and other charges in three states, an appeals court in New York said Tuesday as a lawyer for the R&B singer cited anothe…
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 13-19
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 13-19
Coronavirus shutdown threatens Mexico's storied dance halls
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Salon Los Angeles had been crowded every weekend since 1937 with couples twirling to mambo, cha-cha-cha, salsa and danzon. Everyone from slum-dwellers to movie stars and millionaires have dan…
'Tenet' tallies $20.2M as Americans step back into theaters
NEW YORK (AP) — In a litmus test for American moviegoing in the pandemic, Christopher Nolan's “Tenet” brought in an estimated $20.2 million through the holiday weekend in U.S. and Canadian theaters.
Digital and drive-in, film festivals try to salvage a season
NEW YORK (AP) — This is normally the time of year when flashy premieres march down red carpets and proclamations of Oscar buzz circle the globe. An avalanche of new films topples onto screens. The movie houses of V…
The week Harry Belafonte took over TV is subject of new doc
NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Belafonte made history in early 1968. But it was lost to history.
DeGeneres vows candor as clouded talk show charts its return
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ellen DeGeneres says she'll be ready to talk when her daytime show returns this month after a staff shake-up prompted by allegations of a toxic workplace.
Prince Harry repays taxpayer money for UK home renovation
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry has repaid 2.4 million pounds ($3.2 million) in British taxpayers’ money that was used to renovate the home in Windsor intended for him and his wife Meghan before they gave up royal dutie…
Art dealer whose treasure sent hunters scouring US West dies
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Antiquities dealer and author Forrest Fenn, who gained fame after hiding a treasure chest filled with gold, jewels and other valuables that drove hundreds of thousands of people to search remo…
Review: Put down that phone, urges doc 'The Social Dilemma'
“The Social Dilemma” is the first film you'll watch and immediately want to toss your smartphone into the garbage can. And then toss the garbage can through the window of a Facebook executive.
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Apple Books US Bestseller List - 09/06/20 - Paid Books