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Meet the musician who taught Timothée Chalamet to play guitar like Bob Dylan
February 26, 2025 - 6:25 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — He's not a movie buff, so New York musician Larry Saltzman doesn't always watch the Oscars. This year, however, he's got a rooting interest.
Vinyl thrives at United Record Pressing as the nation's oldest record maker plays a familiar tune
October 28, 2024 - 8:50 PM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — During the six decades since United Record Pressing stamped out the Beatles’ first U.S. single, the country’s oldest vinyl record maker has survived 8-tracks, cassettes, CDs, Napster, iPods and streaming services. Now, the Nashville-based company has rebounded so dramatically that some of its equipment and technology has been retrofitted to keep pace with an ever-growing demand for old-school vinyl.
Taiwan nighttime dragon boat racing puts a modern twist on an ancient tradition
June 10, 2024 - 7:24 AM

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Across the Chinese diaspora, racing in dragon boats has been a tradition reaching back thousands of years.
Movie Review: 'Dune: Part Two' sustains the dystopian dream of 'Part One'
February 21, 2024 - 9:34 AM

Three firm thumps into the Arrakis sand is all you need to summon a sandworm in Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two.” It’s almost as easy as hailing a cab or calling for the check.
Book Review: Sandra Newman puts a feminist spin on ‘1984’ with ‘Julia'
October 23, 2023 - 9:59 AM

Rejoice, comrades! Almost 75 years after George Orwell’s “1984” was published in 1949, readers can return to Airstrip One with its Newspeak and Ministries of Truth, Peace, Love and Plenty. On second thought, maybe it’s not a place anyone wants to revisit. Maybe Orwell’s depiction of an ultra-totalitarian society in which “doublethink” — “Truth is Hate. Plenty is Hate. Peace is Hate. Love is Hate” — rules, hits a little too close to the real world in 2023.
Light, sound show transforms Berlin museum's exhibits
April 04, 2023 - 6:45 AM

BERLIN (AP) — Hadad, the ancient weather god at Berlin's Pergamon Museum, growls deeply as he casts his neon-blue gaze on visitors, his body bathed in pulsating orange light.
Rare John Steinbeck column probes strength of US democracy
October 27, 2022 - 10:18 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Decades ago, as communists and suspected communists were being blacklisted and debates spread over the future of American democracy, John Steinbeck — a resident of Paris at the time — often found himself asked about the headlines from his native country.
Review: Chastain is an everyday superhero in 'Good Nurse'
October 25, 2022 - 1:27 PM

Movie titles are always important, but there’s special significance to the title of “The Good Nurse,” based on the horrific serial killings of dozens and possibly hundreds of patients by a night nurse who injected fatal drugs into IV bags.
Show's over for famed cabaret show at France's Lido
May 28, 2022 - 12:00 PM

PARIS (AP) — It’s the end of an era for the famed Lido cabaret on Paris’ Champs-Elysees.
Review: 'Top Gun' sequel a welcome trip to the danger zone
May 12, 2022 - 10:30 AM

Early on in “Top Gun: Maverick,” Tom Cruise hops on his sleek motorcycle, wearing Aviator sunglasses and a leather jacket with patches, and speeds into a time machine. No, that's not right. It's actually us who take a trip back.
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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

Entertainment News

Meet the musician who taught Timothée Chalamet to play guitar like Bob Dylan

Vinyl thrives at United Record Pressing as the nation's oldest record maker plays a familiar tune

Taiwan nighttime dragon boat racing puts a modern twist on an ancient tradition

Movie Review: 'Dune: Part Two' sustains the dystopian dream of 'Part One'

Book Review: Sandra Newman puts a feminist spin on ‘1984’ with ‘Julia'

Light, sound show transforms Berlin museum's exhibits

Rare John Steinbeck column probes strength of US democracy

Review: Chastain is an everyday superhero in 'Good Nurse'

Show's over for famed cabaret show at France's Lido

Review: 'Top Gun' sequel a welcome trip to the danger zone

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