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BASIN EVENTS: May 8-16
COLUMBIA BASIN — The weather is just about perfect and there are things going on all over the Basin. Here are some…
Joe Exotic formally requests pardon, maintains innocence
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A former Oklahoma zookeeper
Oscars diversity criteria 'not about exclusion' say leaders
Any change to the Oscars is going get people talking, so the leaders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences were not exactly surprised that the
Alec Baldwin and wife Hiliaria welcome fifth child together
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's a party of five for Alec Baldwin and his wife Hilaria Baldwin.
Review: Suzanne Vega’s vibrant live album full of NYC tales
Suzanne Vega, “An Evening of New York Songs and Stories” (Amanuensis/Cooking Vinyl)
Review: ‘Unpregnant” is a teen road movie with personality
Films dealing with reproductive rights don’t often announce it in the title. But “
Maggie O'Farrell's Shakespearean 'Hamnet' wins Women's Prize
LONDON (AP) — Maggie O’Farrell won the Women’s Prize for Fiction on Wednesday for “Hamnet,” a novel that explores the lives of William Shakespeare’s often-maligned wife and lost son.
'Walking Dead' to be laid to rest in 2022, spin-offs to rise
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The end is coming for “The Walking Dead,” but not until 2022.
Paris art fair to go ahead despite virus pandemic
PARIS (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has led to the cancellation of this year's premiere global art fairs since March, stymieing the main commercial artery of the multibillion-dollar industry.
On new album, Chick Corea plays with a piano and his fans
NEW YORK (AP) — If you're very lucky, one day Chick Corea will make your portrait. And because he's a formidable musician, it will be a portrait entirely in musical notes.
Review: Book looks at what it means to be white in America
“Just Us: An American Conversation,” by Claudia Rankine (Greywolf Press)
Ann Hui wins lifetime achievement award at Venice festival
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Hong Kong director Ann Hui paid tribute to her home city as she received a lifetime achievement award from the Venice International Film Festival.
New Netflix series features an 11-year-old 'koala whisperer'
NEW YORK (AP) — Like a lot of young people, 11-year-old Izzy Bee has a special bond with animals. Unlike a lot of young people, she shares it with one of the planet's most cuddly — koalas.
Yahtzee, Baby Nancy, My Little Pony up for Toy Hall of Fame
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Breyer Horses and My Little Pony are neck-and-neck in the race to the National Toy Hall of Fame, making the list of 12 finalists for the Class of 2020, announced Wednesday.
McBride, Wilkerson among nominees for Kirkus Prize
NEW YORK (AP) — Elena Ferrante, James McBride and Isabel Wilkerson are among the nominees for the Kirkus Prize, a $50,000 honor for the best fiction, nonfiction and children's books.
North Carolina home of Nina Simone gets permanent protection
TRYON, N.C. (AP) — The childhood home of iconic musician and civil rights activist Nina Simone will be indefinitely preserved in North Carolina.