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Tickled pink: Pink Martini returns to the Fox to share the stage with the Spokane Symphony

UPDATED: 3:15 p.m.

updated Whether you’ve only heard “Sympathique” ("Je ne veux pas travailler") or you know the words to every song (despite them being written in 25 different languages), a Pink Martini performance is not to be missed. And, as ticket sales for this Saturday’s show with the Spokane Symphony prove, it’s clear that locals agree.

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Picture Perfect: 1952’s ‘Ikiru’ is one of cinema’s greatest achievements

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 27, 2022

Music

Tickled pink: Pink Martini returns to the Fox to share the stage with the Spokane Symphony

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 27, 2022

Stage

Mad about Reiser: Legendary comic and actor to make his Spokane debut

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 27, 2022

Pop Culture

Picture Perfect: 1952’s ‘Ikiru’ is one of cinema’s greatest achievements

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 27, 2022

In the Kitchen With Ricky

In the Kitchen With Ricky: Celebrate Chinese New Year with sesame shrimp toast

UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 24, 2022

Beer & Drinks

Food for comfort: Go ahead, dig into shepherd’s pie, oxtail, mac and cheese and a vegan burger

Wed., Jan. 26, 2022

Dining

Chad White, partners to open taco shop Uno Mas in Spokane Valley

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 25, 2022

Cooking

Maple mustard tofu is all about the sauce

Tue., Jan. 25, 2022

TV

Mad about Reiser: Legendary comic and actor to make his Spokane debut

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 27, 2022

Visual arts

Arts Wrap: Gonzaga’s ‘Season in the Spotlight’ features five guest performances

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 27, 2022

Books

In kids’ book, Sotomayor asks: Whom have you helped today?

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 21, 2022

Family

Pregnancy and COVID-19: What we do and don’t know about the impact of the coronavirus

Thu., Jan. 27, 2022

Travel

Land of legends: Mountain villages of Northern Azerbaijan are on the cusp of change

UPDATED: Sun., Jan. 23, 2022

Home & gardening

A life of order: Widow Angela Johnstone of Spokane finds silver lining as Kondo organizer

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 25, 2022

Dorothy Dean

Dorothy Dean presents: Swap traditional lamb with chicken for National Gyro Day

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 23, 2021

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Seamus Heaney’s ‘Field Work’ is the perfect travel companion

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 27, 2022

The writer George Saunders once called poetry "truth forced out through a restricted opening." That makes for a pretty good description of travel, too. We glean what truths we can from where we find ourselves, whether that is the window seat of a bus, a cafe table, a riverside promenade or an unfamiliar bed. All of it from the narrow knothole that is our point of view.

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Dear Annie 1/27

Thu., Jan. 27, 2022

Dear Annie: Am I the only one who is annoyed by the lack of customer service in our country today? I am in my 70s, and I vividly remember the days when I would call a hotel to make a reservation. A live human being would answer the phone and handle my request.

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Arts Wrap: Gonzaga’s ‘Season in the Spotlight’ features five guest performances

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 27, 2022

Between February and May, Gonzaga University’s “Season in the Spotlight” will feature five guest performances: Asian dance, a saxophone quartet, a Latin Grammy nominee, pop-jazz icon Mel Torme’s son and a tour through 50 years of rock and roll. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m.

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Mad about Reiser: Legendary comic and actor to make his Spokane debut

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 27, 2022

Once a standup comic commits to TV and film projects, it's difficult to find a way back to the stage. That's been the story for many comics, including Paul Reiser since the New York City native starred in the hit sitcom "Mad About You." After a lengthy hiatus, Reiser is back on the road.

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Netflix’s ‘Perfect Strangers’ Arabic remake sparks calls to ban it in Egypt – and a debate about Arab society

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 27, 2022

A gay man comes out after years of hiding. A father has a phone call with his teenage daughter about her first sexual encounter. And an unhappy wife searches for satisfaction in sexting with strangers. These are some of the secrets that unravel at a dinner among friends in Netflix's first film production in Arabic.

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Review: Faith-based romance ‘Redeeming Love’ hammers home unsubtle message

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 27, 2022

Based on Francine Rivers' bestselling 1991 novel, a Christian-themed historical romance loosely inspired by a minor character mentioned in the biblical Book of Hosea, the faith-based melodrama "Redeeming Love" tells the story of Gold Rush-era prostitute Angel (Abigail Cowen) and the power of love.

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Review: Léa Seydoux plays a celebrity journalist in ‘France,’ a movie about media and manipulation

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 27, 2022

It would be a stretch to suppose that France de Meurs, the Parisian heroine of Bruno Dumont's tonally complex, thematically sweeping movie "France," somehow represents the nation with which she shares a name. But it's not out of place to wonder whether the film's title refers to the place, not the person.

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Review: Woody Allen’s latest, ‘Rifkin’s Festival,’ is a pretty film – pretty forgettable, that is

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 27, 2022

Although "Rifkin's Festival" debuted at the San Sebastián Film Festival in September 2020, the Woody Allen comedy languished, until now, without an American distributor, as long-standing accusations of sexual abuse against the filmmaker received a fresh airing in the 2020 HBO docuseries "Farrow vs. Allen."

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Stream on Demand: American mother is ex-Russian spy in ‘In From the Cold’

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 27, 2022

The espionage thriller “In From the Cold” stars Margarita Levieva as an American single mother whose past life as a Russian spy catches up with her. The action series puts her back in the field while flashbacks show her origins as the survivor of a secret KGB program that gave her enhanced abilities.

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Tickled pink: Pink Martini returns to the Fox to share the stage with the Spokane Symphony

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 27, 2022

Whether you’ve only heard “Sympathique” ("Je ne veux pas travailler") or you know the words to every song (despite them being written in 25 different languages), a Pink Martini performance is not to be missed. And, as ticket sales for this Saturday’s show with the Spokane Symphony prove, it’s clear that locals agree.

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‘Funkle’ it up with Funky Unkle at Lucky You Lounge

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 27, 2022

Expect Funky Unkle to be quite busy in the studio and on the road during the summer since the entire group is comprised of teachers. "It's funny how that's worked out, but that's how it worked out for us," tenor saxophonist Austin Long said from his Audubon home.

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Picture Perfect: 1952’s ‘Ikiru’ is one of cinema’s greatest achievements

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 27, 2022

When I think of “perfect movies,” the Japanese picture "Ikiru" is always the first that comes to mind. Made by the master of emotional and gripping storytelling, Akira Kurosawa directed “Ikiru” at one of the highest points of his career, having made this between two of his greatest achievements.

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10 under $10 for Jan. 28-Feb. 4 – The Happiness, Blake Braley, ‘The LoweDown’ and Shawn Stratte

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 27, 2022

Safari – 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. Blue Door Theatre’s approach to “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” Rated for mature audiences. Reservations are recommended. For more information, visit bluedoortheatre.com and call (509) 747-7045. Admission: $8

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New old music from the Replacements, the Doors, Bob Dylan and Prince to beat the winter blahs

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 27, 2022

A great way to beat the winter blahs is blasting vinyl until a semblance of spring arrives. Some hot new reissues are helping ease the pain caused by the January doldrums – and February, really. While interviewing Tommy Stinson 20 years ago, I asked about a potential Replacements reunion.

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Things to do in Spokane for Jan. 28- Feb. 4 – TDS Skate Night, Cheat Skate Tuesday, Wine 101 and Arts Buzz After Hours

Thu., Jan. 27, 2022

TDS Skate Night – A free community ice skating event sponsored by TDS Fiber. Enter to win one of three $50 gift cards, including one to the Spokane Chiefs Team Store. Saturday, 7:30-9:15 p.m. Eagles Ice Arena, 6321 N. Addison St. (509) 489-9295.

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What’s Worth Watching: ‘The Gilded Age,’ ‘Woman in the House,’ ‘Munich: The Edge of War’ and ‘La Fortuna’

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 27, 2022

"The Gilded Age" (2022), the latest upper-class costume drama from Julian Fellowes ("Downton Abbey"), follows a group of wealthy New York families as the old monied American aristocracy find their traditions and circles threatened by new faces and new fortunes.

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Review: This ‘Corpus Christi’ is worth visiting

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 27, 2022

I was invited to a sneak preview and full rehearsal of the late Terrence McNally’s controversial 1998 play “Corpus Christi,” in which the life and crucifixion of Jesus Christ is reimagined as a young gay man named Joshua in Corpus Christi, at Stage Left Theater on Jan. 20.

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Local Music Spotlight: Rocker Vanna Oh! shows her softer side on EP ‘Sad Mode’

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 27, 2022

Vanna Oh! is one of Spokane’s most vivacious and outrageous rock personalities. Her music has been the grindy, catchy vein of rock that you just can’t wring out of your head. It’s outright headbanging music with the crazy cool energy to match. Which is why the latest record from Vanna Oh! might come as a surprise.

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Ask the Doctors 1/27

Thu., Jan. 27, 2022

Dear Doctors: When someone tests positive for COVID-19 now, what are they supposed to do? So much has changed since the pandemic started, what with the vaccines and the boosters and the different variants. Now they’re even changing how long you’re supposed to isolate. I’m confused.

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Game On: Microsoft’s plan to buy Activision-Blizzard has huge ramifications

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 27, 2022

News of Microsoft’s plan to buy Activision-Blizzard came early last week, but at the time little was known aside from the whopping $68.7 billion price tag. As the dust settles, more and more information is coming to light. It’s the biggest gaming industry deal in history, set to place Microsoft as the third-largest force.

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