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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…
Nigerian boy gains fame with dance video as stars pay homage
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — When Anthony Mmesoma Madu was videoed practicing ballet barefoot in the drizzling rain in Nigeria earlier this year, the 11-year-old thought the footage would be used for a common film study s…
Actor James Hong back in spotlight with Hollywood star push
James Hong is learning to do his first Zoom video chat at the spry age of 91. The actor, who has witnessed his industry continuously evolve with technology, is finding it “mind-boggling.”
5 highlights of the fall books season
NEW YORK (AP) — Five highlights of the fall books season, from literary fiction to topical non-fiction:
After 5 months, AMC Theaters reopens its doors, cautiously
WEST HOMESTEAD, Pa (AP) — The doors to the AMC Waterfront 22 were locked. They had been for five months, along with most indoor theaters in the U.S. because of COVID-19. But in 20 minutes that was about to change a…
Netflix announces cast for 'Pinocchio' animated musical film
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The cast for Netflix’s new “Pinocchio” film has been chosen.
Megan Thee Stallion says person who shot her was Tory Lanez
LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than a month after she was shot in the feet after a party in the Hollywood Hills, Megan Thee Stallion said for the first time Thursday night that fellow hip-hop star Tory Lanez was the perso…
After grief, Bebel Gilberto recovers her zen with new album
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Singer Bebel Gilberto never found the chance to slip a pair of headphones onto the ears of her dad, Brazilian music legend João Gilberto, to play the song she wrote for him. The track is named…
A different view of the Democrats on Fox News prime time
NEW YORK (AP) — Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity are providing television viewers with a distinctly different vision of the Democratic National Convention each night from their perches on Fox News Channel.
Review: ‘The 24th’ is a sobering history lesson for today
On Aug. 23, 1917, four months after the U.S. had entered World War I, the all-Black 3rd battalion of the U.S. Army’s 24th Infantry Regiment mutinied in Houston. That night’s two hours of violence left nine civilian…
Review: 'Unhinged' is no reason to return to a movie theater
“We hope you are as excited as we are,” goes the promotional email from the studio, “about bringing the beloved pastime of going to the movies back into America’s lives.”
Ice loves Marco: Ice-T tops celebrities rooting for Andretti
Ice-T might be on the set of “Law & Order” when he takes a call to jet off to some far-flung destination with Marco Andretti and his celebrity pals.
Venice Film Festival to require face masks during screenings
ROME (AP) — The Venice Film Festival, the first major in-person cinema showcase of the COVID-19 era, is requiring participants to wear face masks during screenings and take a coronavirus test if they are arriving f…
Review: Newcomer Juni Ata delivers urgent, passionate debut
Juni Ata, “Saudade" (Flying on Fire)
Nielsen says 22.8 million watched convention's third night
NEW YORK (AP) — Television viewership Wednesday for the third night of the Democrats' virtual convention, which featured speeches by vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris and former President Barack Obama, rose t…
'Love in the Time of Corona' is 'time capsule' of the times
NEW YORK (AP) — From grappling with big life decisions to a marriage on the brink, a new four-part miniseries tackles relationship struggles during the COVID-19 pandemic.