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James Dolan's sketch of the Sphere becomes reality as the venue opens with a U2 show in Las Vegas
September 29, 2023 - 12:20 PM

LAS VEGAS (AP) — It started as a crude sketch — a circle with a stick person inside. Seven years later, that drawing has been made real: A $2.3 billion massive spherical venue, standing 366 feet (111 meters) high and lighting up the Las Vegas skyline.
Review: Fine young cannibals in the tender 'Bones and All'
November 17, 2022 - 1:17 PM

Zombies had a good run. Vampires had their day in the sun. Now, it seems to be cannibals' turn for their bite at the apple.
Review: Horror movie ‘Antlers’ is too dull and dreary
October 27, 2021 - 9:46 AM

There’s nothing quite like a decaying industrial town in the middle of a chilly, grey-skied fall to set an immediately gloomy mood in a film. Not that Scott Cooper’s “ Antlers ” needs any help in that department as it already deals with child abuse (sexual and psychological), poverty, bullying, hunger, sickness, generational trauma, environmental degradation and ancient native superstitions.
Review: Medieval and #MeToo clash in 'The Last Duel'
October 13, 2021 - 1:50 PM

On its mud-and-blood surface, “The Last Duel” seems like a familiar slog.
‘E.T.,’ 'Bugsy' cinematographer Allen Daviau dies at 77
April 17, 2020 - 5:46 AM

LOS ANGELES - Cinematographer Allen Daviau, who shot three of Steven Spielberg’s films including “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial,” has died. A representative from the American Society of Cinematographers said Wednesday that Daviau died Tuesday of complications from COVID-19. He was 77.
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019
December 31, 2019 - 6:55 PM

A lauded writer who brought to light stories overshadowed by prejudice. An actress and singer who helped embody the manufactured innocence of the 1950s. A self-made billionaire who rose from a childhood of Depression-era poverty and twice ran for president.
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019
December 16, 2019 - 10:46 AM

A sharecropper's son who rose through the seats of power to become one of the nation's most influential voices. A Republican who went on to lead the U.S. Supreme Court's liberal wing. A lauded writer who brought to light stories overshadowed by prejudice.
Could we be any more excited? 'Friends' fans nuts for merch
August 20, 2019 - 12:03 PM

NEW YORK - See your "Friends" on the big screen. Deck out your place with "Friends" furniture. Wear your "Friends" as jewelry. Heck, buy the "Friends" Lego set and pretend it's for your kid.
What's the value of a master recording? Buffy Sainte-Marie and others weigh in
July 11, 2019 - 1:19 PM

TORONTO - Buffy Sainte-Marie was frustrated when she saw her name among hundreds of musicians whose master tapes may have burned in the 2008 fire on Universal Studios' Los Angeles backlot.
Wife: Cosby convicted by 'mob justice, not real justice'
May 03, 2018 - 11:55 AM

PHILADELPHIA - Bill Cosby's wife called Thursday for a criminal investigation into the suburban Philadelphia prosecutor behind his sexual assault conviction, saying the case that could put the 80-year-old comedian in prison for the rest of his life was "mob justice, not real justice" and a "tragedy."
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

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James Dolan's sketch of the Sphere becomes reality as the venue opens with a U2 show in Las Vegas

Review: Fine young cannibals in the tender 'Bones and All'

Review: Horror movie ‘Antlers’ is too dull and dreary

Review: Medieval and #MeToo clash in 'The Last Duel'

‘E.T.,’ 'Bugsy' cinematographer Allen Daviau dies at 77

Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019

Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019

Could we be any more excited? 'Friends' fans nuts for merch

What's the value of a master recording? Buffy Sainte-Marie and others weigh in

Wife: Cosby convicted by 'mob justice, not real justice'

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