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After nearly three decades of living with the storylines and characters at the heart of his “Newirth Mythology,” local author Michael Koep is one major step closer to sharing the series with fans in a new medium: television.

Based on a true story about the bullying of a gay teenager and its tragic consequences, the drama “Joe Bell” has a message to deliver. That message, which is good and necessary – urgent even – isn’t simply the point of this well-meaning movie.

Henry Golding wasn’t toying around while preparing to bring to life a classic G.I. Joe hero in the new “Snake Eyes” film. For two months before production even began, the actor immersed himself in the rigorous training and intricate stunt work necessary.

Leaving Southern California for Spokane, Corey Yanks, 23, saw an opportunity not only to reimagine his life in a new place, but also to double down on his passion for making contemporary hip-hop music.

The ageless Smokey Robinson will perform Saturday at Northern Quest Resort & Casino. Robinson talks songwriting and reveals what it was like growing up with Aretha Franklin and how cool it was when Bob Dylan called him America's greatest living poet.

Humanities Washington has announced its 2021-2023 speaker series roster featuring more than 30 scholars, writers, artists and activists all scheduled to give free public talks in cities across the state. Through the talks, organizers hope to explore a range of topics.

Despite utter media domination, Doja Cat’s sophomore album, “Planet Her,” failed to reach the bar set by “Hot Pink.” Doja’s 2019 album, “Hot Pink,” was a massive success. Hits like “Say So,” “Like That” and “Streets” solidified her reign as a pop princess.

“The Last Letter From Your Lover” (2021, TV-MA), based on the novel by Jojo Moyes, is a romantic drama that straddles two eras. Shailene Woodley stars as Jennifer Stirling, the wife of a wealthy industrialist who engages in a secret affair in the 1960s. 

A long line of Philly comics have made a name for themselves courtesy of anecdotes. David Brenner, Kevin Hart, Dom Irrera and Bill Cosby became legends due to their storytelling ability. Clint Coley lived in Philadelphia for 25 years before moving to L.A. 10 years ago. 

Rescheduled from last year, the Tokyo Olympics 2020 will be the first crowd-free Opening Ceremony, as well as NBC's first live morning broadcast, that is, if you happen to be watching on the East Coast.

It’s not common for two major video game consoles to be announced in one month, but here we are. Just nine days after Nintendo showed off its newest hardware upgrade, the Switch OLED, Valve came out of left field with the Steam Deck.

Held together by the most tenuous of narrative threads, "Space Jam: A New Legacy" offers a relatively amusing story that rises above mediocrity often enough to keep adult audiences engaged and kids from squirming. There's no real reason for this sequel/tribute.

Adam Robitel’s 2019 B-movie horror flick “Escape Room” had all the auspices of a flash in the pan: early January release and a gimmicky premise based around a live entertainment trend. “Escape Room” was just that: a series of high-stakes, life-or-death puzzles. 

Jakob Dylan is to the Wallflowers what Trent Reznor is to Nine Inch Nails and John Fogerty was to Creedence Clearwater Revival. The leaders of such groups are, or in Fogerty's case was, the band. The Wallflowers will soon start a long-awaited tour.

There is star power to burn throughout “Enormous: The Gorge Story,” which hits screens July 21. Jam band icon Dave Matthews, Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready, country star Dierks Bentley and Train’s Pat Monahan are some of the luminaries. 

INO will open its 2021 season this weekend with G.B. Pergolesi’s “The Maid Turned Mistress.” Two performances will be given at 7 p.m. Sunday and Monday at the Coeur d’Alene Resort. Local operatic power couple Heather and Derrick Parker star.

“The White Lotus” (TV-MA), a new limited-series comedy set at a luxury resort in Hawaii, uses collision of privileged characters and working-class employees to navigate issues of race, sex, class and identity swirling through contemporary American culture. 

As though the COVID-19 pandemic had never happened, bringing the normal patterns of life, and particularly those of the performing arts, to an eerie and threatening standstill, Zuill Bailey is back to work. On Monday, he will be rehearsing in Manito Park.

Comic Steve Hofstetter, who will appear Sunday at the Spokane Comedy Club in two performances, is delivering a completely different performance. The long-suffering New York Mets fan is on a one-man-show tour with a performance titled "Dark Stuff."