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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…
Lucille Ball Comedy Festival goes virtual in its 29th year
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival is going virtual with help from Tiffany Haddish, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Margaret Cho, “Weird Al” Yankovic and more than two-dozen others working in the realm …
Antonio Banderas says he's tested positive for coronavirus
NEW YORK (AP) — Antonio Banderas says he's tested positive for COVID-19 and is celebrating his 60th birthday in quarantine.
Will Forte to bring parody 'MacGruber' to Peacock service
NEW YORK (AP) — “MacGruber,” a parody skit on “Saturday Night Live” that became a movie, is coming back to the small screen.
Sara Bareilles to star in Peacock comedy about a girl group
NEW YORK (AP) — Sara Bareilles will be acting against type in her next role: She'll be playing a washed-up musician.
The Weeknd, Roddy Ricch, Maluma, CNCO to perform at MTV VMAs
NEW YORK (AP) — Chart-topping Grammy winners The Weeknd and Roddy Ricch are set to perform at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards this month.
Trini Lopez, 1960s-era singer mentored by Sinatra, dies
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — Trini Lopez, a singer and guitarist who gained fame for his versions of “Lemon Tree” and “If I Had a Hammer” in the 1960s and took his talents to Hollywood, died Tuesday. He was 83.
French publisher's jarring memoir to be released in English
NEW YORK (AP) — An English-language edition of “Le Consentement,” a French publisher's jarring memoir about her abusive relationship as a teenager with a prominent writer in his 50s, will come out next year.
Bob Woodward's new Trump book, 'Rage,' due out next month
WASHINGTON (AP) — Veteran Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward's new book about President Donald Trump is titled “Rage” and will be released Sept. 15, less than two months before Election Day, according to a listi…
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 16-22
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 16-22
Dolly Parton, Justin Bieber among virtual TV festival stars
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dolly Parton, Cate Blanchett and Justin Bieber are part of the virtual edition of the Paley Center’s annual festival celebrating TV programs and their makers.
Broadway musical 'Diana' to bypass closed stage for Netflix
NEW YORK (AP) — The Broadway musical “Diana” isn't waiting for theaters to reopen in New York to offer its show to a live audience — it's going to Netflix.
Review: Rare spotlight role for superb pianist Matt Rollings
Matt Rollings, "Matt Rollings Mosaic” (Dualtone Records)
Haile Thomas wrote more than a cookbook. It's a life guide.
NEW YORK (AP) — At 19, Haile Thomas has written a book that will flummox bookstore owners whenever they reopen.
Tribune closing 5 newsrooms including NY Daily News
Tribune Publishing Company, which owns some of the most storied newspapers in American journalism, said Wednesday that it is closing the newsrooms at five of them, including New York's Daily News and The Capital Ga…
Review: `Story of Gardening' gets a timely update
“The Story of Gardening,” by Penelope Hobhouse and Ambra Edwards (Princeton Architectural Press)