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The story behind Devo’s ‘Whip It’ and their misunderstood legacy
August 18, 2025 - 11:25 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — You know the band Devo, right? The guys with the funny red plastic hats and jumpsuits? The New Wave musicians behind the silly “Whip It” video? They had that odd, spiky '80s vibe? Well, it turns out you may not know as much as you think.
Sparkle and color pop amid more subdued tones on Grammys red carpet
February 02, 2025 - 8:26 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 67th Grammy Awards kicked off Sunday with a red carpet full of black and subdued tones against the backdrop of loss and devastation from the Los Angeles wildfires.
NYC has scores of small, specialized or quirky museums. Here are some highlights
December 11, 2024 - 12:27 PM

New York can be a magical place for museumgoers. It can also be overwhelming and overcrowded at times, especially at the biggest, most famous museums.
10 options from Santa's big bag of Christmas TV programming
November 25, 2024 - 9:49 AM

Hollywood cranks out holiday programming as fast as toys are made in Santa's workshop with broadcast networks, cable channels and streaming services offering seasonal specials.
List of top Emmy nominees
July 17, 2024 - 3:11 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Partial list of top nominees for the annual prime-time Emmy Awards, announced Wednesday by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. For the complete list, visit Emmys.com.
Singer Justin Timberlake charged with driving while intoxicated in the Hamptons
June 18, 2024 - 6:02 PM

SAG HARBOR, N.Y. (AP) — Pop star Justin Timberlake was charged early Tuesday with drunken driving in a village in New York's Hamptons, after police said he ran a stop sign and veered out of his lane in the posh seaside summer retreat.
North West joins starry concert event of 'The Lion King' at Hollywood Bowl
May 08, 2024 - 6:51 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — North West, the daughter of Kim Kardashian and Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, is going from “Paw Patrol” to another animal project: A starry “Lion King” concert.
Prince Harry loses a court challenge over being stripped of a UK security detail. He plans to appeal
February 28, 2024 - 8:57 AM

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry 's fight for publicly funded protection was rejected Wednesday by a London judge who said the U.K. government didn't act irrationally when it stripped him of security privileges after he quit working as a member of the royal family and moved to the United States. Harry plans to appeal the decision.
2023 (Taylor's Version): The year in pop culture
December 06, 2023 - 6:56 PM

In weather terminology, they call it “rapid intensification” — the process by which a storm strengthens dramatically in a short period.
Movie Review: ‘Gran Turismo’ movie drifts into cliches and video game aesthetics
August 08, 2023 - 8:46 AM

In 2006, a Nissan marketing executive had a truly insane idea to create a competition and an “academy” to turn gamers into race car drivers. Darren Cox saw an untapped market of potential car-buyers in Gran Turismo enthusiasts – the popular PlayStation racing simulator that first came on the market in 1997. And in the third year of the “GT Academy,” an actual star emerged in a 19-year-old British kid named Jann Mardenborough, who would go on to become a professional driver, just like he dreamed.
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to rent a one-bedroom apartment is $1,953, down 1.3 p

Entertainment News

The story behind Devo’s ‘Whip It’ and their misunderstood legacy

Sparkle and color pop amid more subdued tones on Grammys red carpet

NYC has scores of small, specialized or quirky museums. Here are some highlights

10 options from Santa's big bag of Christmas TV programming

List of top Emmy nominees

Singer Justin Timberlake charged with driving while intoxicated in the Hamptons

North West joins starry concert event of 'The Lion King' at Hollywood Bowl

Prince Harry loses a court challenge over being stripped of a UK security detail. He plans to appeal

2023 (Taylor's Version): The year in pop culture

Movie Review: ‘Gran Turismo’ movie drifts into cliches and video game aesthetics

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