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Dear Annie: I adore my cousins, I really do. We grew up together, and when they suggested coming to stay with us for a long weekend, I was genuinely excited. I pictured late-night laughs, good meals, maybe a hike, maybe some time catching up without phones buzzing every two seconds.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was invited to a dinner party and to watch an awards show on TV. One of the hosts yelled repeatedly about the results, complained about just about everything and dropped a lot of F-bombs. He also fast-forwarded through the award categories that he thought were boring without asking if the guests minded.

In the last several years, there has been a steady stream of Indigenous fantasy novels on the mainstream book market. One of these is “The Raven and Eagle” trilogy by Caskey Russell, who takes readers on an epic fantasy adventure set to the backdrop of his Tlingit culture.

Spokane Public Library has been selected as one of 40 libraries in the nation to receive a grant from the Yiddish Book Center. The grant is part of the center’s public libraries program to promote education of Jewish culture through Yiddish literature.

Washington is known by filmmakers for its large, scenic landscapes filled with majestic forests and stoic mountain ranges. The natural beauty of the state has served as the backdrop for many movies and TV shows. Most recently, Clint Bentley’s 2025 release “Train Dreams,” was filmed in Western and Eastern Washington. The movie tells the story of a logger and railroad worker whose “life unfolds ...

LOS ANGELES – The darkly comic thriller “One Battle After Another” claimed the coveted best picture prize at the Oscars on Sunday, winning a close contest with the vampire story “Sinners” at the highest honors in the film business.

Lynx House was a real house first. The Lynx was a painting rescued from the dump and hung on the wall. The home was shared by friends going through the University of Massachusetts’ master’s of fine arts program together.

The way a piece of art is interpreted depends on who’s looking at it. The viewer may be spot on with the artist’s intension or they might see something the artist never considered.

When the Exxon Valdez dumped more than 10 million gallons of oil into the Prince William Sound, “Yellowfish” author John Keeble received a call from his then-Harper & Row editor Ted Solotaroff asking Keeble to cover the spill.

RED FLEET STATE PARK, Utah - A three-toed footprint appeared in the rock, slightly longer than my hiking boot.

Dear Doctors: I read your column about dry mouth. One of the recommendations was to use gum or candy that has been sweetened with xylitol. I was surprised because I have read that xylitol can have a negative effect on the heart. Can you address that?

Dear Annie: I recently introduced my 62-year-old husband to emojis, and now I fear I’ve made a huge mistake. Every text I receive – whether it’s “Pick up milk” or “Your sister called” – is followed by a winking face, a heart and, inexplicably, a rocket ship. He signs grocery lists with smiley faces. He even sent our plumber three flame emojis.

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, March 7, 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. "The Correspondent: A Novel" by Virginia Evans (Crown) Last week: 2 ...

The Razzies just gave Ice Cube the cold shoulder.

NEW YORK — Nearly one year after he was diagnosed with a rare neurological condition, Billy Joel is on the mend and hopes to make it back out on tour, his daughter Alexa Ray Joel revealed. “He’s doing physical therapy regularly and he’s doing great,” she told the Hollywood Reporter. “He’s lost weight as he’s on his diet. I’m so proud of him,” 40-year-old Alexa Ray continued. “He’s such a ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I sometimes get a coffee to go from a local shop, and I stop at the little station to add sugar, cream, etc. to my cup. This station is pretty small.

Hello, dear readers! Welcome to the monthly letters column. You have been sending us some very interesting mail, so we will dive right in.

Dear Annie: My neighbor has taken “borrowing a cup of sugar” to ridiculous levels. In the past six months, she’s borrowed my ladder, my hedge clippers, two baking pans and, most recently, my patio chairs for her daughter’s graduation party. She always promises to return things “tomorrow,” but I usually have to go ask, and sometimes they come back a little worse for wear.

The revolving door of pop culture and what the internet deems as “trending” doesn’t appear to have many parameters. One month, it’s a pop star and what they did (or didn’t) do right, the next a plush toy elf flying off the shelves.