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News >  Home and garden

The tiny forests that could save endangered trees

David Easterbrook is an unlikely influencer. The retiree has more than 1 million followers watching him water his plants on Instagram. Easterbrook doesn’t have your average backyard garden. The horticulturalist and former curator at the Montreal Botanical Garden is one of the world’s leading experts in bonsai.
A&E >  Books

This week’s bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, March 14, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2026 Circana. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 2026, PWxyz LLC.) HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "Judge Stone: A Novel" by Viola Davis and Patterson (Little, Brown) ...
A&E >  Pop culture

Vogue sues Dogue, alleging a copycat

A recent cover of Dogue, a canine fashion magazine, featured an Italian greyhound wearing an evening gown, an opera glove on each paw. Several pages in, a nattily dressed labradoodle showed off a collection of trench coats.
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Horoscopes 3/20

Happy Birthday for Friday, March 20, 2026: You are multitalented, imaginative and tenacious. You’re an optimist who radiates enthusiasm. This is a year of service, perhaps to family. Take care of yourself so you can be a support to those who need guidance, comfort and support. Personalize your home. Might it be time for a makeover?
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Ask the doctors: Carbs are key to lowering blood sugar

Dear Doctors: I am a 66-year-old woman, and my blood test from a physical exam shows that my blood sugar is getting higher. I am not in prediabetes yet, but I really don’t want to get there. Other than cutting out sweets, how do you eat to improve your blood sugar numbers?
A&E >  Music

‘A living instrument for storytelling’: Spokane Symphony brings scores of Hans Zimmer, John Williams to life

Whether you know it or not, the viewing experience of many of your favorite films was expanded by the orchestral scores that can make or break the biggest moments and set a movie’s tone throughout. The Spokane Symphony will be exploring the music of “Star Wars,” “Pirates of the Caribbean,” “Harry Potter,” “Interstellar” and more as they pit two of the greatest film composers’ neck and neck during Hans Zimmer vs. John Williams.
A&E >  TV

What to stream: Get animated with best films of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller

The filmmaking team of Phil Lord and Christopher Miller have undeniably shaped our cinematic sensibilities over the last decade, and with their new film, the heartwarming space movie “Project Hail Mary,” starring Ryan Gosling, they’re taking their style into the previously unexplored territory of the live-action sci-fi epic.
A&E >  Movies

Movie review: ‘Project Hail Mary’ a sweeping sci-fi epic with a whole lot of heart

What if running into an alien while far from home wasn’t necessarily terrifying? After decades of “Alien” movies (and their rip-offs) convincing us that deep space alien encounters end with bloody bodily destruction, directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller suggest in their sweeping sci-fi weepie “Project Hail Mary” that there might be a new way to make chests burst — with love.
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Miss Manners: When eavesdropping is unavoidable

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was dining within inches of an occupied table for two at a restaurant. A man at that table asked his dining companion if he knew where the restroom was located. He didn’t.