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The Smithsonian is celebrating its 175th anniversary with robots, flying cars and hope

Sat., Feb. 27, 2021

Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch likes to tell museum visitors that looking to the past can help them understand the future. To celebrate its 175th anniversary, the Smithsonian is turning that idea on its head.

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Around the Remote: Fey and Poehler reclaim reign over Golden Globes

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 28, 2021

The 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards – After a six-year hiatus, funny women Tina Fey and Amy Poehler make a very welcome return as co-hosts of the often loose-and-lively celebration of movie and TV standouts.

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Ta-Nehisi Coates to write new ‘Superman’ film

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 28, 2021

Ta-Nehisi Coates, the acclaimed essayist and novelist who expanded the world of Wakanda for Marvel comics, will write the script for a new “Superman” film from Warner Bros. The studio announced Friday that Coates will pen the screenplay.

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Maren Morris, Chris Stapleton lead ACM Awards nominations

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 27, 2021

Maren Morris and Chris Stapleton are the leading nominees for the Academy of Country Music Awards, but only Stapleton joined the all-male ballot for the top prize of entertainer of the year.

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Blackhouse Records has supported and promoted area and national bands since 2001

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 26, 2021

Even though Blackhouse Records is a midsized label selling records across the globe, its roots run deep in the Inland Northwest, where label co-founder Scott Rozell first threw the name around to promote bands.

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Long before Elon Musk, NASA launched music into space

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 25, 2021

"The longer I live, the more I am inclined to believe that this earth is used by other planets as a lunatic asylum,” wrote George Bernard Shaw in the early 1900s. And now, Elon Musk is planning to return the favor.

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The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn is fine with looking more like a librarian than rocker

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 25, 2021

It's an honor when Craig Finn namechecks your town. The Hold Steady singer-songwriter and diminutive frontman takes lyrics as seriously as Bruce Springsteen and the Replacements' Paul Westerberg.

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Tennessee native Julien Baker creates ‘Little Oblivions’ with her third album

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 25, 2021

With “Little Oblivions,” Julien Baker gifts 42 minutes of ambrosial reality to a world that desperately needs it. This is far from an anesthetic, but it seems a different sort of unbandaged pain from her previous work.

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Gonzaga University choirs celebrate Black History Month

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 25, 2021

In honor of Black History Month, Gonzaga University Choirs will present a concert celebrating the work of Black American composers livestreamed from the Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center. “Can You See?” is at 7 p.m. Saturday.

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Kanzi, bonobo ape and Peter Gabriel collaborator, turns 40

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 25, 2021

I first learned about Kanzi, who recently celebrated his 40th birthday, from one of his best-known musical collaborators. The year was 2001, and Peter Gabriel, took a break from our interview to show me “home videos.”

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What’s Worth Watching: Dig into beautiful and delightful ‘The Dig’

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 25, 2021

As a British TV addict and former archaeology nerd, Netflix’s “The Dig,” based on John Preston's 2007 historical novel of the same name, gets me on a remarkable number of levels. So much so, I thought someone was pulling my leg.

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Game On: ‘Project Triangle Strategy’ demo shows off an invigorating tactical RPG

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 25, 2021

On Feb. 17, Nintendo hosted its first full-length “Nintendo Direct” in two years, and fans of first-party titles were left largely disappointed. There were no details regarding the next “The Legend of Zelda” game.

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Newer fairy tales: These big-screen adaptations from the 2000s (and one from 1998) are worth revisiting

Wed., Feb. 24, 2021

Friday marks National Tell a Fairy Tale Day, and just about everyone knows the stories of "Sleeping Beauty," "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" and "Beauty and the Beast." In no particular order, here are a few newer fantasies.

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Shailene Woodley confirms she’s engaged to Aaron Rodgers

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 23, 2021

Shailene Woodley confirmed that she’s engaged to Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The actress discussed her relationship with Rodgers on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Monday.

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Spokane woman who earned international following as ‘Nana’ on ‘Z Nation’ asks for pen pals while battling cancer

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 22, 2021

Darlene McCarty, 76, has been receiving notes, letters and video messages over the past several months after undergoing brain surgery in September that also revealed cancer in her lungs and pelvis. McCarty is now staying with her daughter.

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As ‘Kimye’ become Kim and Kanye, will it stay peaceful?

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 22, 2021

Initial signs suggest a smooth and amicable split between Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West. As “Kimye” becomes just Kim and Kanye with Kardashian filing for divorce Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court, they do so with a prenup.

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The ‘True’ Stan Lee: Biography grapples with whether he took credit for others’ work

Sat., Feb. 20, 2021

If you know Stan Lee’s name, it’s likely as Smilin’ Stan, Stan the Man, Marvel’s groovy self-promoting patriarch/editor whose silly appearances in the MCU movies were an in-joke, a living reminder of where the stories started.

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Around the Remote: A new chapter for ‘Superman & Lois’

Sat., Feb. 20, 2021

“Superman & Lois” – Yet another TV twist on the Man of Steel and the comic books’ most famous journalist. Clark Kent (Tyler Hoechlin) and Lois Lane (Elizabeth Tulloch) move to Smallville with their twin teen sons, Jonathan and Jordan.

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‘Kimye’ is no more: Kardashian files to divorce West

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 19, 2021

“Kimye” is kaput Kim Kardashian West filed for divorce from Kanye West on Friday after 6 ½ years of marriage, court records show. The move brings an impending end to one of the most followed celebrity unions of the 21st century.

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Country star Tim McGraw to headline virtual benefit show for MultiCare on March 9

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 21, 2021

Tim McGraw's heart has always been as big as his cowboy hat. The country superstar, who is no stranger to fundraisers, will headline the "Heart Strings for Hope" benefit concert March 9, which starts at 6 p.m.

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Around the Remote: Fey and Poehler reclaim reign over Golden Globes

Ta-Nehisi Coates to write new ‘Superman’ film

Maren Morris, Chris Stapleton lead ACM Awards nominations

Blackhouse Records has supported and promoted area and national bands since 2001

Long before Elon Musk, NASA launched music into space

The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn is fine with looking more like a librarian than rocker

Tennessee native Julien Baker creates ‘Little Oblivions’ with her third album

Gonzaga University choirs celebrate Black History Month

Kanzi, bonobo ape and Peter Gabriel collaborator, turns 40

What’s Worth Watching: Dig into beautiful and delightful ‘The Dig’

Game On: ‘Project Triangle Strategy’ demo shows off an invigorating tactical RPG

Newer fairy tales: These big-screen adaptations from the 2000s (and one from 1998) are worth revisiting

Shailene Woodley confirms she’s engaged to Aaron Rodgers

Spokane woman who earned international following as ‘Nana’ on ‘Z Nation’ asks for pen pals while battling cancer

As ‘Kimye’ become Kim and Kanye, will it stay peaceful?

The ‘True’ Stan Lee: Biography grapples with whether he took credit for others’ work

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‘Kimye’ is no more: Kardashian files to divorce West

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