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Pipes, punk and tradition
MOSES LAKE — The pipes will skirl and the fiddles will ring out at the Cascade Celtic Festival in Leavenworth May …
Toy manufacturers look to reduce carbon footprint
NEW YORK (AP) — Taking a toy out of the box can make a mess.
Mad magazine illustrator Mort Drucker dies at 91
NEW YORK (AP) — Mort Drucker, the Mad Magazine cartoonist who for decades lovingly spoofed politicians, celebrities and popular culture, died Thursday at 91.
Issa Rae balances busy, booked career as 'Insecure' returns
NEW YORK (AP) — The
Former Fox execs stay free on $15M bond each in soccer case
NEW YORK (AP) — Two former 21st Century Fox Inc. executives were allowed to remain free on $15 million appearance bonds, three days after they were indicted as part of the U.S. government’s investigation of soccer …
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS
Best-Selling Books Week Ended April 4th.
Best-Sellers-Books-USAToday
1. “Little Fires Everywhere” by Celeste Ng (Penguin)
Feds deny claims of misconduct in college admissions case
BOSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors denied allegations that investigators deliberately withheld and fabricated evidence to entrap actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, and other prom…
How do Broadway stars cope with silent theaters? They sing
NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus silenced Broadway. It could not silence two of its rising stars.
Review: Eliza Gilkyson issues a call to action on '2020'
Eliza Gilkyson, “2020” (Red House)
Winfrey chooses "Hidden Valley Road" for book club
NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey's new book club pick is Robert Kolker's “Hidden Valley Road,” an in-depth account of a 1950s family in which six of 12 children were diagnosed with schizophrenia. Winfrey says she will…
Allen Garfield, elite '70s character actor, dies at 80
NEW YORK (AP) — Allen Garfield, the veteran character actor who was a vital player in classic 1970s films like “The Conversation” and “Nashville,” has died. He was 80.
Caught in video mashup, Pinsky apologizes for virus comments
NEW YORK (AP) — Celebrity doctor Drew Pinsky has apologized for a series of statements unspooled in a recent video where he downplayed the coronavirus and suggested it was a “press-induced panic.”
Bocelli: It's not a concert for coronavirus, it's a prayer
NEW YORK (AP) — Andrea Bocelli will sing at the Duomo of Milan on Easter Sunday sending a message of love and hope to the world during the coronavirus pandemic, but the Italian tenor says it’s not a concert. Instea…
Celebrated singer-songwriter John Prine has died at 73
John Prine, the ingenious singer-songwriter who explored the heartbreaks, indignities and absurdities of everyday life in “Angel from Montgomery,” “Sam Stone,” “Hello in There” and scores of other indelible tunes, …
'Hawaii Five-0, 'Good Doctor' benefit from stay-at-homes
NEW YORK (AP) — Two television shows that were saying farewell last week — one permanently and the other for a few months — may have gained more viewers as people stayed home last week because of the coronavirus ou…