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Local artists invited to share work at Easter shows
MOSES LAKE — Artists, and people who enjoy art, are invited to participate in Easter art shows in Moses Lake and E…
Review: Katy Perry acknowledges missteps in downer album
Katy Perry, “Smile” (Capitol Records)
Opera's Domingo denies abusing power, seeks to clear name
NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Opera legend Plácido Domingo denied ever abusing his power during his management tenure at two U.S. opera houses in an interview with The Associated Press on Sunday, as he embarks on a full-thr…
Oates, Groff among contributors to book on Thoreau legacy
NEW YORK (AP) — Joyce Carol Oates, Douglas Brinkley and Lauren Groff are among more than 20 writers contributing essays for a book on the legacy of Henry David Thoreau.
Rule, Britannia! BBC ditches singalong amid colonial rethink
LONDON (AP) — The BBC has ditched the lyrics of “Rule, Britannia!” for its traditional end-of-summer concert amid a debate over the song’s celebration of the British Empire at a time when critics are reevaluating t…
First night RNC ratings down; Fox sticks more with the show
NEW YORK (AP) — Up is down, down is up. President Donald Trump thanked CNN Tuesday for its Republican convention coverage, while Fox News heard complaints from some viewers that it wasn't showing enough.
Radio station fires worker over role in Yusuf Hawkins death
NEW YORK (AP) — A man who was among those charged in the notorious 1989 killing of Yusuf Hawkins, a Black teen set upon by a white mob and shot, was fired from a New York hip-hop radio station after a new documenta…
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First day shows media coverage of convention is sore spot
NEW YORK (AP) — The opening of the Republican National Convention on Monday offered quick proof that how it is covered by the news media will be an ongoing sore spot.
Kate McKinnon's 'Joe Exotic' series ordered by NBCUniversal
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The saga of Joe Exotic is getting another Hollywood chapter, with Kate McKinnon starring as his rival in a limited TV series.
Global 'Black Joy Project' to be adapted into a book
NEW YORK (AP) — The author and educator Kleaver Cruz has traveled the world asking the same question: “What does Black joy mean to you?”
Review: Writer Spencer Kope takes a risk but it pays off
“Shadows of the Dead,” by Spencer Kope (Minotaur)
O'Neal agrees to multiyear extension with Turner Sports
Shaquille O'Neal won't be leaving “Inside the NBA" anytime soon. In fact, viewers are going to be seeing more of him across Turner's many platforms.
Paralympic documentary: 'None of the bodies look the same'
TOKYO (AP) — Matt Stutzman was born without arms — just stumps at the shoulders. Ellie Cole's right leg was amputated when she was 3, lost to cancer. Bebe Vio had parts of all four limbs amputated after she contrac…
Polanski's request to restore film academy membership denied
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge on Tuesday denied Roman Polanski's request to restore his membership in the organization that bestows the Academy Awards two years after he was expelled from it for raping a minor.
Screenwriter John Ridley to write new Batman comic series
LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Ridley will write the new Batman comic series with plans of the Dark Knight being a person of color.