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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

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Cocktail menus can be confusing. Here’s how to choose a drink you’ll love

The best craft cocktail menus offer a fine balance of art and information. I want a menu that’s just right: an objet d’art that brings me into the bar’s culture, transporting me to a new world and helping me find my way through it. These days the guides can be digital – there are some beautiful menus I’ve accessed by QR code – but the bespectacled book nerd in me still loves something that I can hold and flip through, that makes me reluctant to return it, even after ordering.
A&E >  TV

What to stream: The best of Johnny Knoxville when he’s not being a ‘Jackass’

“Jackass: Best and Last” hits theaters this week, which means star, co-creator, ringleader and requisite big brother Johnny Knoxville will be searching for a new path, one that doesn’t involve bulls or butts (or at least as much as was required in the “Jackass” movies). The actor got his start with “Jackass” in the late ‘90s when he met director Jeff Tremaine through the skate magazine "Big ...
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Ask the doctors: Readers respond

Hello, dear readers! Welcome to a bonus letters column. Summer has officially arrived, so we will be answering some warm-weather questions soon. We will touch on how to deal with extreme heat, extreme ticks (yes, ticks – and mosquitoes – are earlier and more abundant than usual) and staying safe in the sun. But now, on to the mail.
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Dear Annie: Neighbor is taking attendance at church

Dear Annie: My wife and I are members of a local church, though I will admit we are not exactly front-pew regulars. We go about once a month, sometimes more during holidays or when life is calmer. Our faith matters to us, but we practice it quietly and privately.
A&E >  Food

McDonald’s new fried apple pie can’t live up to its lore

On Sunday, I made an unplanned stop at McDonald’s, hoping to get an early taste of the fried apple pie that’s making a brief return to the menu to mark America’s 250th birthday. It’s one of the secrets of Mickey D’s limited time offerings: They’re often available a couple of days before the official launch date.
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Dear Annie: Grandma’s jewelry may be lost, but her love isn’t

Dear Annie: My 15-year-old daughter was given a piece of sentimental jewelry on the day of her grandmother’s funeral. It had belonged to her grandmother, and the gesture was meant to be a beautiful way for my daughter to carry a piece of her with her.
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Sick child should trump all else

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We had arranged with our son and daughter-in-law to babysit their 1- and 4-year-olds so they could go to an out-of-town concert, being gone for two nights. Three days before we were to arrive, the 4-year-old got sick and they took him to urgent care.
A&E >  Movies

‘Toy Story 5’ goes to infinity and beyond at the box office

"Toy Story 5," the latest installment to one of Disney Pixar's longest-running franchises, topped the box office this weekend. The tech-fueled tale, led by fan favorite characters Woody, Buzz Lightyear and Jessie, earned $160 million for its opening weekend at the domestic box office and a global total of $312 million, according to Rentrak Data. The animated feature now holds the biggest box office opening of the year, further signaling what could be a massive summer for theaters.
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This video game is making men want to be fathers. It started a viral conversation

There's a video game that's going viral for making players break down in tears. It's called "Pragmata" − and from the outside, it looks like your typical sci-fi action game. There's guns. There's explosions. Throughout the game, you play as Hugh, an astronaut fighting to get back to Earth from a lunar research facility. But you're not alone. You have a companion, a robot girl named Diana, whom you fight alongside and protect throughout the game. As the story progresses, Hugh and Diana ​develop a sort of father-daughter bond − and that's the part of the game hitting players right in the feels and sparking massive discussion online.
A&E >  Movies

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ was a ‘bright spot’ in a year of declining diversity among streaming films, study finds

LOS ANGELES — Diversity in last year’s streaming films followed the same downward trend as theatrical releases, a new study found, with the percentage of people of color directing, writing and leading films diminishing. In past years, streaming was considered a more accessible outlet for early-career female or BIPOC filmmakers, which was reflected in data about gender and racial ...