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Vin Diesel is keeping Paul Walker's memory alive.

Sparks flew last year at Christmas Tree Elegance when a group of iron and steel fabricators worked together to create a glittering tree. They named it “When Sparks Fly” and the prize package included a custom-built outdoor swing and fireplace.

The term “scientific fiction,” a subtle adjustment to science fiction, is often used to describe weighty literary novels about cutting-edge technologies and big ideas, and it’s an apt way to describe Aja Gabel’s riveting second novel, “Lightbreakers.” Its trafficking in theoretical and experimental physics comes in service of a moving story about art, time, loss and the possibility of love.

“Brigands & Breadknives” is fantasy author Travis Baldree’s third book in the “Legends & Latte” series, this time starring Fern, the potty-mouthed bookseller originally introduced in “Bookshops & Bonedust.” Baldree will take the Northwest Passages stage Monday at the Montvale Event Center, where he will discuss this latest publication.

Dear Doctors: Does taking calcium help keep your bones strong or not? I am going through perimenopause now, and osteoporosis is on my mind. A friend says that just a calcium supplement isn’t enough, you need to think about vitamin K. I haven’t even heard of that. Can you please explain?

Dear Annie: Though I’m young, I often feel as if I’m living the life of someone much older. This past year, many brewing family crises collided between March and April.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I got married at an early age, but the marital bliss was short-lived as my wife died a few years later. That was 20 years ago, and I have since built a new, happy life for myself.

Joel Edgerton is ready to punch his awards season ticket.

It has been a busy year for the Shotwell family.

Dolly Parton is giving thanks after a difficult year. After missing events as she continues to grapple with health challenges, the country music legend shared a heartwarming message to her fans on Thanksgiving day.

Dear Doctors: My question is about the holidays, and it’s two parts. The to-do list just seems to get longer each year, and I’m already feeling stressed-out. Also, I just turned 44 and I don’t recover from the eating and drinking like I used to. Do you have any realistic ideas other than “just say no”?

Dear Readers: Thanksgiving has a way of sneaking up on us, doesn’t it? One minute we’re rushing through the year, taking the kids to games and meeting deadlines, and the next we’re standing over turkey and wondering how the year flew by so fast. But beneath the noise of the dinner table and all the pie crusts, this day gives us something rare: a reason to pause, look around and feel grateful. Life isn’t perfect, but it’s life, and we’re all blessed to live it.

Two multi-Platinum artists in the form of Colbie Caillat and Gavin DeGraw are rolling through Spokane on their special West Coast Christmas tour.

Trivium is bringing over two decades of metal to Spokane with their Ascend Above the Ashes tour.

Though many visit the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture several times throughout the year, it’s not often the first place that comes to mind when thinking of holiday destinations.

Ebenezer Scrooge isn’t the typical holiday character. For one, he, like the Grinch, hates Christmas. He’s grumpy, uncaring and a general thorn in everyone’s side.

In years past, winter has brought many holiday stories to Spokane Civic Theatre’s stage. From classics like “White Christmas” and “A Christmas Carol” to more modern favorites like “A Christmas Story” and “A Sherlock Carol,” many have made seeing Civic’s winter show part of their holiday traditions.

LONDON – If you want to know the inspiration behind Jon M. Chu’s expansive, wondermentiful vision for the “Wicked” films, you’d have to go all the way back to Silicon Valley in the 1980s.

After a brief stint in the Upside Down with some technical issues, Netflix’s “Stranger Things” Season 5 is officially out.