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Michael Cera and Wes Anderson were destined to make a movie together
May 28, 2025 - 11:17 AM

CANNES, France (AP) — When Michael Cera was announced as joining the cast of a Wes Anderson movie for the first time, the prevailing response was: Hadn’t he already been in a Wes Anderson movie?
Movie Review: Rami Malek wants revenge in starry, globetrotting action pic ‘The Amateur’
April 08, 2025 - 1:47 PM

Before Jack Ryan was introduced into the culture, Robert Littell imagined Charlie Heller, a quiet, CIA cryptographer who goes rogue on a quest for vengeance after his love is killed by terrorists.
From T-shirts to thongs, how indie film merchandise became a hot commodity
November 29, 2024 - 6:51 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — On a recent Saturday afternoon, hundreds of “Anora” fans lined up for hours on Los Angeles' Melrose Avenue, hoping to snag exclusive merchandise inspired by Sean Baker’s latest film about a stripper who marries the son of a Russian oligarch.
Live Nation is found not liable for 3 campers' deaths at Michigan music fest
October 02, 2024 - 10:42 AM

BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Concert promoter Live Nation isn't responsible for the deaths of three young men who succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator while camping at a Michigan music festival in 2021, the state appeals court said.
Lainey Wilson's career felt like a 'Whirlwind.' On her new album, she makes sense of life and love
August 19, 2024 - 2:06 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — It's late July. Lainey Wilson is somewhere in Iowa, holding a real road dog — her French bulldog named Hippie — close to her chest. She's on her tour bus, zipping across the Midwest, just another day in her jet set lifestyle. Next month, she'll release her fifth studio album, the aptly named “Whirlwind," a full decade after her debut record. Today, like every day, she's just trying to enjoy the ride.
How Dev Patel got 'Monkey Man,' his directorial debut beset by challenges, to the finish line
April 04, 2024 - 10:26 AM

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Dev Patel first pitched “Monkey Man” as “a revenge film about faith.”
Music Review: Kacey Musgraves’ 'Deeper Well' trades country-pop hooks for deep, folk-y meditation
March 12, 2024 - 10:18 AM

Just over a decade ago, Kacey Musgraves emerged as a fresh new voice in country music – a mid-tempo storyteller with an incredible acuity both in her lyrics and in her instrumentation, knowing just when to pick up the harmonica, whistle a tune or break out the vocoder.
‘Grounded,’ a new opera about a female fighter pilot turned drone operator, prepares to take off
October 26, 2023 - 8:13 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 10 years after it was first imagined as an opera, “Grounded” is ready to take flight.
Olivia Wilde in the spotlight with 'Don't Worry Darling'
August 31, 2022 - 6:22 AM

“Don’t Worry Darling” has been in the spotlight since the beginning. And this was long before Harry Styles got involved.
Singer Luke Combs pays for funerals of 3 who died after show
July 23, 2021 - 7:42 AM

BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Country singer Luke Combs is paying the funeral expenses of three young men who saw him perform at a Michigan music festival before they died from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning at a nearby campground, relatives said.
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iN DISCUSSION: Advertiser boycott suggested in reaction to Okanagan billboards
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of June 30. They may have been edited slightly for readability. The op

iN NUMBERS: Beer, wine and spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan
Everyone loves to go on about how great the wine is in the Okanagan, but good ol’ beer and liquor is too often overlooked. Here are some numbers for wine, beer and spirits in Kamloops and the Okanagan: 8,830: Acres of viney

Texas governor calls for special session after vetoing a bill to ban THC-infused goods
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have banned consumable hemp products containing THC ingredients in the state, but said he's open to lawmakers passing a new effort to regulate what has become a boomin

Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
Cities around the Central Okanagan have been figuring out how many homes they need to build to keep up with the rising demand, but the regional district has taken a step back to look at the bigger picture. The Regional District of the Centr

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Michael Cera and Wes Anderson were destined to make a movie together

Movie Review: Rami Malek wants revenge in starry, globetrotting action pic ‘The Amateur’

From T-shirts to thongs, how indie film merchandise became a hot commodity

Live Nation is found not liable for 3 campers' deaths at Michigan music fest

Lainey Wilson's career felt like a 'Whirlwind.' On her new album, she makes sense of life and love

How Dev Patel got 'Monkey Man,' his directorial debut beset by challenges, to the finish line

Music Review: Kacey Musgraves’ 'Deeper Well' trades country-pop hooks for deep, folk-y meditation

‘Grounded,’ a new opera about a female fighter pilot turned drone operator, prepares to take off

Olivia Wilde in the spotlight with 'Don't Worry Darling'

Singer Luke Combs pays for funerals of 3 who died after show

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