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‘Grease’ lights up Ephrata High stage
EPHRATA — The halls of Rydell High came roaring to life Thursday night as Ephrata High School kicked off opening n…
Conservative media decry Capitol riot, but grievances remain
NEW YORK (AP) — Media outlets that appeal to conservatives offered condemnations, explanations and deflections following the U.S. Capitol riot by President Donald Trump's supporters, but little introspection.
Simon & Schuster drops book by Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley
NEW YORK (AP) — A planned book by Sen. Josh Hawley, who objected to President-elect Joe Biden’s win and backed baseless claims that the election was stolen, has been canceled by its publisher in the wake of the ins…
Conservative media decry Capitol riot, but grievances remain
NEW YORK (AP) — Media outlets that appeal to conservatives offered condemnations, explanations and deflections following the U.S. Capitol riot by President Donald Trump's supporters, but little introspection.
Publisher drops book by Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley
NEW YORK (AP) — A planned book by Sen. Josh Hawley, who objected to President-elect Joe Biden’s win and backed baseless claims that the election was stolen, has been canceled by its publisher in the wake of the ins…
Sidelined 'Mean Girls' musical won't reopen on Broadway
NEW YORK (AP) — Producers of the Broadway musical “Mean Girls” have decided not to restart when authorities allow theaters to reopen in New York City, the second and likely not last established show to be a casualt…
Court rules 'Innocent Man' defendant to remain imprisoned
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A man who has spent 35 years in prison in a
Neil Sheehan, Pentagon Papers reporter, Vietnam author, dies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Neil Sheehan, a reporter and Pulitzer Prize-winning author who broke the story of the Pentagon Papers for The New York Times and who chronicled the deception at the heart of the Vietnam War in his…
PBS' 'All Creatures Great and Small' aims to be timely tonic
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “All Creatures Great and Small,” a beloved TV series of yore, is back as a reboot because producer Colin Callender saw the seriocomic adventures of veterinarians in a close-knit rural community a…
Rafael Payare to head Montreal Symphony starting in 2022-23
Conductor Rafael Payare was hired Thursday as music director of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal starting with the 2022-23 season.
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Review: 'Bone Canyon' another first-rate police procedural
“Bone Canyon,” by Lee Goldberg (Thomas & Mercer)
Review: Aaron Frazer brings great old school vibes to 2021
Aaron Frazer, “Introducing...” (Dead Oceans/Easy Eye Sound)
Late-night hosts react with shock, anger to Capitol attack
NEW YORK (AP) — Late-night TV show hosts expressed anger and frustration at the violence at the U.S. Capitol, offering somber monologues that pleaded for unity even as some aimed pointed barbs at those they held re…
Review: 'The Prophets' spotlights two enslaved men in love
“The Prophets,” by Robert Jones Jr. (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)
Review: Khashoggi doc 'The Dissident' is essential viewing
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