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BASIN EVENTS: April 10-18
COLUMBIA BASIN — Crafts, theater, music and more await this week in the Columbia Basin. Here are a few chances to …
'On My Block' cast seeks truth in playing inner-city teens
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Cast members of Netflix’s “On My Block” say they feel honored to be able to represent teenagers who've long seen themselves portrayed as stereotypes.
Chef Floyd Cardoz dies at 59 of coronavirus complications
NEW YORK (AP) — Chef Floyd Cardoz, who competed on “Top Chef,” won “Top Chef Masters” and operated successful restaurants in both India and New York, died Wednesday of complications from the coronavirus, his compan…
Review: Little Dragon back with soulful 'New Me, Same Us'
Little Dragon, “New Me, Same Us” (Ninja Tune)
None of the 'Big Five' publishers will attend BookExpo
NEW YORK (AP) — All of the so-called “Big Five” publishers have dropped out of BookExpo, the industry's annual national convention. Hachette Book Group and Macmillan became the fourth and fifth to announce they wou…
Review: Deeper prowls, growls on stellar album 'Auto-Pain'
Deeper, "Auto-Pain" (Fire Talk)
Review: In 'Uncorked,' a full-bodied coming-of-age tale
The wine movie is not exactly known for a bouquet of tasting notes. From “Wine Country” to “Bottle Shock,” they are usually light, amiable movies that amble through sunny fields of vines. “Sideways,” of course, is …
MMA, esports, The Apprentice _ Chatri's options in pandemic
He survived the Asian financial crisis, which wiped out entire economies and tore his family apart.
Elton John to host TV, radio concert as coronavirus antidote
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elton John is hosting a “living room” concert aimed at bolstering American spirits during the coronavirus crisis and saluting those countering it, iHeartMedia and Fox said Wednesday.
Rosario Dawson relishes being the lead on new TV drama
NEW YORK (AP) — Rosario Dawson has graced both the big and small screens, in everything from dramas to comedies to Marvel superhero projects, yet she’s rarely been cast as the lead in a project.
Review: Rollins' Sigma Force returns in `The Last Odyssey'
``The Last Odyssey,'' Morrow, by James Rollins
TV viewership climbing with people stuck at home by virus
NEW YORK (AP) — A fixture on television, actress Julie Bowen of “Modern Family” is doing the same thing as millions of other people during the widespread coronavirus shutdown.
MLB airing 30 classic games digitally on PPD opening day
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball will air 30 games across its digital platforms Thursday, giving fans plenty of hardball to choose from on an opening day postponed by the coronavirus pandemic.
'The day the music died': Coronavirus tests New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — There were the great fires of 1788 and 1794 and the multiple yellow fever outbreaks of the 1800s. Hurricane Betsy hit in 1965, Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and the memories linger in New Orleans li…
Stars of 'Contagion' reunite for a PSA
NEW YORK (AP) — The stars of the 2011 virus thriller “Contagion” — a prescient film these days — have reunited for a series of public service announcements to warn about COVID-19.
Multiple Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally dies at 81
NEW YORK (AP) — Terrence McNally, one of America’s great playwrights whose prolific career included winning Tony Awards for the plays "Love! Valour! Compassion!" and "Master Class" and the musicals "Ragtime" and "K…