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Vintage motels have made quite a trendy comeback in the U.S. Their popularity stems from their historic character, unique atmosphere, quirkiness and a warm feeling of nostalgia and pleasant memories they evoke.

Many of us had that one instructor who made a difference in our lives. For me, it was an English teacher who managed to ignite my love of literature.

Of the many lessons to be learned from David Robert Mitchell’s new genre-flexible film “The End of Oak Street,” two of the most important are as follows: Do not wear headphones during a crisis, and always listen to mom.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A friend is wearing me out. She and I belong to the same church and social circles, and are close to the same age. When she couldn’t drive herself to church and other events due to health problems, I took her with me.

I own 146 cookbooks.

A new smoothie truck is hitting the streets of the Spokane area.

I had planned to include some humorous commentary in today’s column about the perennial trials and tribulations of parents and kids as they start a new school year. But this is a somber time, and an existential struggle for far too many people because of the wildfires and the impending risks and challenges. So, I’ll reserve the humor for another time.

For many fans, Julie Andrews will always be Queen of Genovia. But this Hollywood royal is abdicating her throne. The Oscar-winning actress, who starred as Queen Clarisse Renaldi in "The Princess Diaries" films, addressed her absence from the franchise's upcoming sequel in an interview with InStyle ​published Monday.

Shinedown will bring over two decades of rock hits to the Spokane Arena.

NEW YORK — “Mad Men” alum Jon Hamm and his fellow actor wife, Anna Osceola, are expecting their first child. A source confirmed the news to People, though the neither the couple nor their reps had commented as of Monday afternoon. The two first met in 2015 when Osceola, 38, played a receptionist on the “Mad Men” finale and began dating in 2020. In February 2023 they announced their engagement, ...

Prime Video’s “Reacher” is a little bit like comfort food — you know, if your comfort food involves the 6-foot-5, competent-is-my-middle-name former Army major-turned-makeshift-crime-solver Jack Reacher saving the day through a delightful mix of brain and brawn.

Dear Doctors: The kids at our 8-year-old son’s day camp have become obsessed with “a bug bite that turns you into a vegetarian.” We think they are talking about a kind of tick bite that we have been hearing about on the news. Our son is fascinated, and any information you have is welcome.

Dear Annie: My father died two years ago after more than 50 years of marriage. Since then, my mother seems to have stopped living.

LOS ANGELES -- Whitney Houston is the latest addition to the world of Barbie. The El Segundo-based toy company is honoring the late pop star with a new Barbie Signature doll. The toy, which debuted over the weekend in Atlanta, is wearing the recognizable look from Houston's 1987 hit music video, "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)." The Houston doll wears a lilac-hued tank dress, ...

Aubrey Plaza has given birth to a daughter just a few months after revealing she was expecting a baby with partner and fellow actor Chris Abbott. The 42-year-old “White Lotus” actress was snapped cradling the newborn as she stepped out on Sunday to catch Abbott’s final “Death of a Salesman” performance at New York City’s Winter Garden Theatre. She had the baby during the last week of July, a ...

Dear Annie: My husband and I are at odds over whether to send our two children to sleepaway camp next summer. He went every year from the time he was 8 and talks about it as one of the happiest parts of his childhood. He says camp taught him independence, helped him make lifelong friends and gave him a confidence he never would have developed at home.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I am sick, I need to rest and conserve my energy. I don’t want visitors, as then I feel I have to host, perform and even offer food and drink when all I want to do is sleep.

Susanna Hoffs calls it "the list": a faded piece of paper ripped from a Filofax day planner on which are scrawled the names of every guy she's ever gone out with — some famous, some not, some "kind of douchey," as she puts it with a what-can-you-do shrug.