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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…
Review: Jon Land channels James Bond with new thriller
“Strong from the Heart,” by Jon Land (Forge)
Twitter faces backlash over handling of anti-Semitic posts
LONDON (AP) — Some Twitter users are staging a 48-hour boycott of the platform over its handling of a stream of anti-Semitic comments that were posted on British rapper Wiley’s social media accounts.
Report: Attendance flat at Disney parks, grows at Universal
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Attendance at Disney theme parks was flat last year as it limited the number of people allowed in to improve the experience and faced tourism disruptions in Hong Kong, while visits jumped at Un…
Chloe Zhoe's 'Nomadland' to premiere across fall festivals
NEW YORK (AP) — Chloe Zhao's “Nomadland,” starring Frances McDormand, will premiere across the major fall film festivals in an alliance forged by the Venice, Toronto, New York and Telluride festivals.
Tom Hanks and wife get Greek citizenship for wildfire aid
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A point of pride for Greece was touched by controversy Monday, as the country’s prime minister was criticized by an opposition party for using a military helicopter during a trip to celebrate …
NBC resets focus for Tokyo while looking ahead to Beijing
When Molly Solomon took over as executive producer and president of NBC's Olympics production unit last November, she expected to be in Tokyo right now with the games in full swing. But with the Summer Olympics pos…
La Scala announces fall season as cultural life resumes
MILAN (AP) — The famed La Scala opera house on Monday announced a fall program of concerts and ballets aimed as a signal of confidence that European cultural life can resume in full following the coronavirus lockdo…
VIRUS DIARY: Keeping New York alive, one song at a time
NEW YORK (AP) — Outside, the soundtrack of sirens wailed, each another death blow to the city that had nurtured my development as a musician for so long. But from inside my life on lockdown, an unexpected reconnect…
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 2-8
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 2-8.
Lawyer claims Depp was misogynistic abuser of ex-wife Heard
LONDON (AP) — A lawyer for British tabloid The Sun claimed Monday that Johnny Depp was “a hopeless addict” whose violence toward ex-wife Amber Heard was fueled by misogyny and a toxic combination of drink, drugs, j…
Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto dies at 76
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto, known for his avant-garde and colorful work that included flamboyant costumes of the late rock icon David Bowie, has died of leukemia, his company said Monday…
Lawyers summing up at Depp's libel trial against UK tabloid
LONDON (AP) — Lawyers began their closing arguments Monday at Johnny Depp’s libel case against a British tabloid that accused him of abusing ex-wife Amber Heard — a high-stakes celebrity trial in which the reputati…
Danish prince undergoes brain surgery in southern France
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Prince Joachim, the youngest son of Queen Margrethe of Denmark, has undergone emergency surgery for a blood clot in his brain, the royal palace said.
Music Review: Taylor Swift's new album is strikingly heroic
Taylor Swift, “folklore" (Republic Records)
Beijing partly reopens movie theaters as virus declines
BEIJING (AP) — Beijing partially reopened movie theaters Friday as the threat from the coronavirus continues to recede in China’s capital.