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- Charles McNulty Los Angeles Times (TNS)
No sector of the performing arts has been unscathed by the COVID-19 pandemic. But I've been especially concerned about the plight of theater stalwarts, those pioneers and purists who haven't been biding their time in rehearsal rooms, waiting for their Netflix closeups. For directors, playwri…
- Michael Ordoña Los Angeles Times (TNS)
When Nicole Beharie reflects on "Miss Juneteenth," she gets philosophical.
- Glenn Whipp Los Angeles Times (TNS)
A year after he won the Oscar for his electric, persuasive portrayal of Winston Churchill in the 2017 biopic "Darkest Hour," Gary Oldman began to feel twinges of insecurity about his work in the movie, and that soon turned into a black hole of self-doubt. "Was I any good as Churchill?" It's …
- George Varga The San Diego Union-Tribune (TNS)
Say what?
- Don Lindich Tribune News Service (TNS)
Q. A few years ago I contacted you about upgrading my stereo system. Everything you recommended is working great and I am very happy, so now I am contacting you again for desktop computer speaker suggestions.
- Tribune News Service (TNS)
The top 10 DVD rentals at Redbox kiosks for the week of Feb. 22:
- Nina Metz Chicago Tribune (TNS)
Malcolm-Jamal Warner stars as a top cardiothoracic surgeon on the Fox medical drama “The Resident,” which returned for its fourth season in January with a flashback to the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Subsequent episodes, however, take place in the near future, after the vacc…
- Peter Sblendorio New York Daily News (TNS)
There’s a reason “Coming to America” remains a king among comedies for Eddie Murphy.
- Colette Bancroft Tampa Bay Times (TNS)
In the near present, a woman whose marriage is crumbling lifts a tiny sky-blue vial from the bank of the Thames River.
- Jacqueline Cutler New York Daily News (TNS)
Whenever there’s been a war for freedom, women have helped wage it.
- Darcel Rockett Chicago Tribune (TNS)
CHICAGO – Debut author Nancy Johnson wanted to tell human interest stories when she was a broadcast news journalist years ago, but she recalls there were too few opportunities to do that.
- Moira Macdonald The Seattle Times (TNS)
Spring is coming ... soon? Here are six new paperbacks to help you get there — four fiction, two memoir, all recommended.
- Laurie Hertzel Star Tribune (TNS)
On the afternoon of Jan. 24, two children's authors were lured to a Zoom meeting under false pretenses.
- Moira Macdonald The Seattle Times (TNS)
"The paradox is that you can create quite a lot of emotion, when you have a voice that isn't inclined to express emotion."
- Marci Schmit Star Tribune (TNS)
Sarah Frey describes her inspiring climb from "brutally" impoverished Illinois farm girl to agribusiness titan in her memoir, "The Growing Season."
The following are Wednesday's television listings for the local PBS stations:
- By BETH HARRIS Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Catherine Zeta-Jones was already a fan of “Prodigal Son,” so when the chance came to join the show, she jumped, lured by the prospect of working alongside Michael Sheen.
- Associated Press
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Joe Exotic of “Tiger King" fame has found new attorneys who say they plan to file a motion for a new trial in a matter of months.
- By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Talk about your yard sale finds. A small porcelain bowl bought for $35 at a Connecticut yard sale turned out to be a rare, 15th century Chinese artifact worth between $300,000 and $500,000 that is about to go up for auction at Sotheby's.
- Christie D'Zurilla Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Morgan Wallen’s career is taking a small step forward after the country star’s use of a racist slur sent it off a cliff a month ago. His “Dangerous: The Double Album” is atop the Billboard 200 album chart for the seventh straight week, and, at fans’ request, an East Tennessee radio station i…
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The Orthodox Church of Cyprus on Tuesday called for the withdrawal of the country’s controversial entry into this year’s Eurovision song contest titled “El Diablo,” charging that the song makes an international mockery of country’s moral foundations by advocating “our …
- Nancy Dillon New York Daily News (TNS)
The Television Academy and CBS have picked a date to roll out some version of a red carpet for the 2021 Primetime Emmy Awards.