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Joe Dombrowski lives in Seattle, but the veteran comic is most at home in Spokane. “I have no ties to the city, but I connect more with Spokane than I do with Seattle as a comic,” Dombrowski said while calling from his Seattle home.

While we all wait for BioShock creator Ken Levine’s new game Judas to launch most likely in 2025 – seriously – or for Cloud Chamber Collective to deliver some sort of news about the fourth BioShock game beyond rumors and speculation, fans of the genre have to make due with what they can get their hands on. Atomic Heart was released on Tuesday, and players are already calling it “BioShock in the USSR.”

It’s not over for Stage Left’s “Pass Over.” The provocative play, which graced the Stage Left stage eight months ago, won the Washington State Community Theater Association (WSCTA) state competition, Kaliedoscope, in Tacoma earlier in the month.

Give Paul Anka credit for taking a chance by stepping out of his comfort zone. The teen idol from the ‘50s successfully went ‘90s during the 2000s.

“I was brought up under the roller coaster in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn. Maybe that accounts for my personality, which is a little nervous.” -Annie Hall

Bing Crosby is what comes to mind when Tommy Emmanuel conjures images of Spokane. The Australian guitar hero has played the Bing Crosby Theater the last few times he’s been in town.

No one needs to explain to Melody Deatherage and Kathie Doyle-Lipe how much heavy lifting is required to pull off “Parallel Lives.”

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Afte two lengthy delays, Hogwarts Legacy was released on Feb. 10 for Windows PC, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5. Taking place in the Harry Potter universe, the player controls a character of their own creation, a fifth-year Hogwarts student in 1899 – about a century before the events of the novels and films – who ultimately finds themself facing dark wizards and quashing a goblin rebellion.

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There’s a swamp out there that no one wants to drain. Nostalgia-loving millennials are ready to dive into the beloved bog of Shrek.

Great grub is almost as significant as solid songs for the Magic City Hippies.

“Songwriter” is an apt moniker for the latest Richard Marx album. It’s always been about the song for the veteran pop-rocker. Marx has written hits with such icons as Luther Vandross, Kenny Rogers and Keith Urban. And then there are the solo hits Marx has penned, such as “Don’t Mean Nothing,” “Hold On to the Nights” and “Right Here Waiting.”

With so many big-budget video games getting teasers, trailers and a string of delays before finally hitting shelves, it’s a welcome surprise when one comes out on schedule. Hi-Fi Rush shocked everyone when it was simultaneously announced and released on Jan. 25. Thankfully, the game is a pleasant surprise in more ways than one.

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If first impressions are indeed significant, the 24th annual Spokane International Film Festival is well worth checking out.

Packing big shows in a small space isn’t easy. “But we’re known for doing it,” Stage Left Artistic Director Jeremy Whittington said. “We just finished ‘Rocky Horror’ and that turned out well.”

Is there a better way to express the diversity of America than to have more than 120 musicians perform a song celebrating food? Portland-based composer Sydney Guillaume can’t think of a juicier metaphor for our country than our own cultural smorgasbord.