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Burns, Novick explore the legend of Hemingway

Above: Author Ernest Hemingway hard at work. (Photo/Wikimedia Commons) Miniseries review: "Hemingway," directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novice, narrated by Peter Coyote, featuring the voices of Jeff Daniels, Meryl …

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‘Folk horror’ film ‘In the Earth’ has a world of flaws

UPDATED: Thu., April 15, 2021

Say what you will about Ben Wheatley’s “Rebecca” – his Netflix remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1940 classic – as his 2020 adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s Gothic melodrama was unexpected.

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Prince Philip had a rich Hollywood history – here’s how he was depicted in film and TV

UPDATED: Thu., April 15, 2021

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh – who died April 9 at 99 – spent most of his life as a stalwart companion to his bride, who became Queen Elizabeth II unexpectedly soon upon her father’s death in 1952.

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HBO documentary ‘Our Towns’ visits six American cities and finds unity, not division

UPDATED: Thu., April 15, 2021

It’s a jittery time to be an American. Hyperpartisanship, media rabbit holes and competing realities regarding everything from mask wearing to structural racism form a knife edge.

A&E > Movies

Stream on Demand: Superheroes, dads and spies populate new shows

UPDATED: Thu., April 15, 2021

Jamie Foxx returns to his episodic TV roots in “Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!” (TV-14) playing an entrepreneur and single dad learning to parent when his teenage daughter (Kyla-Drew) moves in with him.

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Whitney Cummings brings her uncompromising wit to Spokane Comedy Club

UPDATED: Thu., April 15, 2021

Whitney Cummings has enjoyed a great deal of TV success. The actress and writer co-created and executive produced "2 Broke Girls" in 2011, which, after six seasons on CBS, is in syndication.

Opinion > Column

Working with a Spokane guitar shop to re-create Prince’s priceless guitar shows another side of the Artist’s eccentric tastes

UPDATED: Fri., April 16, 2021

Prince loved playing eccentric and wild guitars – often custom instruments designed to make as much of a visual statement as they did a musical statement. But his favorite guitar couldn’t be more traditional-looking.

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Staying productive during the pandemic at the Church of Eric

UPDATED: Thu., April 15, 2021

Eric Church doesn't care about convention. If Church did paint it by the numbers, the country superstar, who has 10 Grammy nominations, wouldn't release three albums in the span of a week.

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Moscow’s Izzy Burns, 18, on her second music release: It’s ‘more of who I am’

UPDATED: Thu., April 15, 2021

An almost movie-like stroke of luck took Moscow native Izzy Burns, 18, from a music-loving and guitar-playing teenager to a notable up-and-comping independent artist.

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NIC theater department begins livestreams with ‘A Permanent Image’

UPDATED: Thu., April 15, 2021

The North Idaho College Theatre Department will present livestream performances of “A Permanent Image” by Samuel D. Hunter at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

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What’s Worth Watching: Kate Winslet leads cast in HBO’s dark, bleak ‘Mare of Easttown’

UPDATED: Thu., April 15, 2021

HBO’s “Mare of Easttown,” set to premiere Sunday, follows detective Mare Sheehan (Kate Winslet) as she struggles to contend with a cold case in the small Pennsylvania town where she grew up.

A&E > Entertainment

Game On: PlayStation store shutdown highlights game company’s anti-consumer behavior

UPDATED: Thu., April 15, 2021

Months back, I wrote on the subject of physical vs. digital game ownership. Sony recently announced that it would be shutting down all new online purchases for its legacy consoles.

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New shows announced for Billy Idol, Jeff Dunham, Dinosaur Jr. in Spokane

UPDATED: Thu., April 15, 2021

Ventriloquist Jeff Dunham and legendary punk rock icon Billy Idol have been added to the 2021 Pepsi Outdoor Summer Concerts lineup at Northern Quest Resort & Casino.

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Cheap Trick’s ‘In Another World’ is longtime band’s 20th album

UPDATED: Thu., April 8, 2021

Within months of the release of Cheap Trick's initial eponymous album, the then Illinois-based band made its Spokane debut. The start of Cheap Trick's long live history with Spokane commenced in August 1977.

A&E > Art

EWU’s Get Lit! goes virtual from April 12-18

UPDATED: Thu., April 8, 2021

EWU’s annual Get Lit! Festival is going virtual this year, but audiences at home will still be able to access a wide range of author readings, Q&A sessions, craft classes and panel discussions.

A&E > Entertainment

Play me some mountain music: Coeur d’Alene country singer-songwriter Colby Acuff, 24, releases his second album

UPDATED: Fri., April 9, 2021

Ask Coeur d’Alene singer-songwriter Colby Acuff to describe his style of music on his new album, and his response is “mountain country” – then Alabama’s classic hit “Mountain Music” springs to mind.

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Now on YouTube: ‘The Lord of the Rings’ as you’ve never seen it, unless you were in Russia in 1991

UPDATED: Thu., April 8, 2021

A few, hypnotically bad minutes of “Khraniteli,” the recently rediscovered 1991 Soviet TV adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Fellowship of the Ring,” should be enough to get your weekend off to a start.

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Community and history are two roots of the Big Dipper’s success

UPDATED: Thu., April 8, 2021

The Big Dipper is one of the most historic live music venues in Spokane: a small, locally owned-and-operated, all-ages spot with a reputation for sticking to its roots.

A&E > Art

Spokane Watercolor Society to open in-person exhibition with MAC

UPDATED: Thu., April 8, 2021

After months of online-only content, the Spokane Watercolor Society and the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture are partnering to present this year’s SWS National Juried Show in person.

A&E > Movies

Stream on Demand: Issues of bias, violence permeate this week’s top streams

UPDATED: Thu., April 8, 2021

A Black family is terrorized when they move into an all-white neighborhood in 1950s Los Angeles in “Them.” Season 1 plays out over 10 days as the white neighbors become increasingly vicious.

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What’s Worth Watching: HBO’s ‘The Nevers’ is already a fun watch

UPDATED: Thu., April 8, 2021

HBO’s “The Nevers” is the steampunk, Victorian-era X-men I didn’t know I was waiting for, and the series is set to premiere on HBO’s streaming platforms on Sunday.

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Burns, Novick explore the legend of Hemingway

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Latest Stories

‘Folk horror’ film ‘In the Earth’ has a world of flaws

Prince Philip had a rich Hollywood history – here’s how he was depicted in film and TV

HBO documentary ‘Our Towns’ visits six American cities and finds unity, not division

Stream on Demand: Superheroes, dads and spies populate new shows

Whitney Cummings brings her uncompromising wit to Spokane Comedy Club

Working with a Spokane guitar shop to re-create Prince’s priceless guitar shows another side of the Artist’s eccentric tastes

Staying productive during the pandemic at the Church of Eric

Moscow’s Izzy Burns, 18, on her second music release: It’s ‘more of who I am’

NIC theater department begins livestreams with ‘A Permanent Image’

What’s Worth Watching: Kate Winslet leads cast in HBO’s dark, bleak ‘Mare of Easttown’

Game On: PlayStation store shutdown highlights game company’s anti-consumer behavior

New shows announced for Billy Idol, Jeff Dunham, Dinosaur Jr. in Spokane

Cheap Trick’s ‘In Another World’ is longtime band’s 20th album

EWU’s Get Lit! goes virtual from April 12-18

Play me some mountain music: Coeur d’Alene country singer-songwriter Colby Acuff, 24, releases his second album

Now on YouTube: ‘The Lord of the Rings’ as you’ve never seen it, unless you were in Russia in 1991

Community and history are two roots of the Big Dipper’s success

Spokane Watercolor Society to open in-person exhibition with MAC

Stream on Demand: Issues of bias, violence permeate this week’s top streams

What’s Worth Watching: HBO’s ‘The Nevers’ is already a fun watch

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