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Movie review: ‘Project Hail Mary’ a sweeping sci-fi epic with a whole lot of heart

What if running into an alien while far from home wasn’t necessarily terrifying? After decades of “Alien” movies (and their rip-offs) convincing us that deep space alien encounters end with bloody bodily destruction, directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller suggest in their sweeping sci-fi weepie “Project Hail Mary” that there might be a new way to make chests burst — with love.

How one WA county is racing to curb the spread of measles

EVERETT — The first signs felt eerily familiar. Getting word that out-of-state travelers may have brought in an extremely contagious virus. Scrambling to notify the public. Tracking exposures. Testing residents. Watching three cases become six, then 10, then 12. The Snohomish County Health Department had again found itself hustling to save lives and prevent hospitalizations, this time in a ...

Movie review: ‘EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert’ reanimates King of Rock and Roll

For a long time, the image of “Elvis in Vegas” has been a joke: the white jumpsuits, the sunglasses, the sideburns. It’s meant more “Halloween costume” than “rock god” recently, but Baz Luhrmann is here to set the record straight. While working on his sprawling 2022 biopic “Elvis,” the filmmaker went searching for lost footage of the Elvis Presley concert films “Elvis: That’s the Way It Is” and ...

Warner Bros. Discovery reopens bidding, gives Paramount seven days to make its case

LOS ANGELES — Warner Bros. Discovery is cracking open the door to allow spurned bidder, Paramount Skydance, to make its case — but Warner's board still maintains its preference for Netflix's competing proposal. Warner's move to reopen talks comes after weeks of pressure from Paramount, which submitted an enhanced offer to buy Warner last week. Paramount's willingness to increase its offer late ...

Black newspaper in the former capital of the Confederacy is closing

The Richmond Free Press, a Black-owned weekly newspaper that has served Virginia’s capital city for more than three decades, announced Thursday that it is ceasing publication, citing a collapse in advertising revenue that made the paper unsustainable.

Movie review: Butler makes predictable January return in ‘Greenland 2: Migration’

Gerard Butler is the Prince of January. You could print calendars now with the knowledge that the Scottish actor will invariably open the year with some kind of action bombast, ranging from the goofy (last year’s “Den of Thieves 2: Pantera”) to the earnest – this year’s disaster movie sequel “Greenland 2: Migration.” Butler reunites with his “Kandahar,” “Angel Has Fallen” and “Greenland” director Ric Roman Waugh for the film, and much like “Den of Thieves 2,” the film sees our star setting out for the south of France, under, of course, very different circumstances.

Florida’s deportation campaign arrests more than 20,000. Some had clean records

The officers are often masked, armed and do not identify themselves. At a Chili’s in the Key West airport, they arrested 11 people at a family reunion. On a canal near Fort Lauderdale, they picked up two men who’d gone fishing. In July, they detained a young man with a work permit and held him for three months. They stopped a construction worker in a small city near Orlando for jaywalking.

Tatiana Schlossberg, journalist and granddaughter of JFK, dies at 35

Tatiana Schlossberg, a journalist who told stories of the changing climate and the ways humans can help protect the environment, and whose terminal illness and position in the Kennedy family thrust her into the national spotlight late in life, died Dec. 30. She was 35.

Disney+ celebrates ‘Home Alone’ at 35 with a world-record gingerbread house in LA

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Get ready, ya filthy animals, because “Home Alone” is 35 this year and Disney+ is celebrating from the heart of Hollywood to pizza parlors and airports and television sets across the country. The biggest, quite literally, will soon arrive at the corner of Hollywood and Vine in Los Angeles in the form of a ginormous gingerbread recreation of the McCallister family home. It’s ...

A Grip on Sports: When Black Friday arrived not that long ago, we used to line up to buy gifts and then head home for an unsurpassed weekend of watching college football

A GRIP ON SPORTS • When I crawled out of bed this morning halfway through the 5 a.m. hour, it hit me. There was a period of years when getting up at that time was de rigueur on the day after Thanksgiving. Black Friday. Standing in the cold, lined up at Walmart or Target or the White Elephant. All to save a bundle on that one toy needed to make Christmas complete. Good times.

An unforgettable night at the World Series lasted 18 incredible innings

LOS ANGELES – What is magic if not this: A bat and a ball and some age-old rules, once again casting their spell on some late October night, entrancing entire countries long past their bedtimes, hypnotizing grown men as earnestly as the children who idolize them – leaving everyone certain they will remember these 18 innings forever?

Movie review: ‘Bugonia’ is often uncomfortable and darkly funny

It’s the end of the world and our auteurs are making movies about it. From “One Battle After Another” to “Eddington” to “A House of Dynamite,” existential annihilation and how to face it are on the brain. And our favorite Greek director of feel-weird cinema, Yorgos Lanthimos, has the starkest and darkest take, with his alien invasion conspiracy freakout picture “Bugonia.” “Bugonia” marks the ...

Community Cookbook: Oh, the pastabilities!

The pasta universe here on planet Earth is vast. Galaxies of pasta shapes and pasta dishes can be found around the world. It’s still unknown whether aliens on other planets share humankind’s passion for pasta; I’ll wager they do. Are pasta-seeking space aliens the cause of so many unexplained UAPs (UFOs)? Here’s a small selection of American and Italian pasta dishes that I’ve always enjoyed and invite you to enjoy as well.

‘Dr. Jane, do you really have hope for the future?’ Looking back at the legacy, impact and message Goodall shared with the world

In 1957, a 23-year-old Jane Goodall saved up enough money out of secretarial school and traveled from England to a friend’s farm in Kenya. While there, she met paleoanthropologist Louis Leakey, who offered her a job at a nearby natural history museum. It did not take long for Leakey to realize that Goodall’s passion for animals, her elevated patience, high energy and bravery would make her a great fit for studying wild chimpanzees.

13 stunning national parks perfect for families in autumn

As the summer crowds fade and cooler air sweeps in at America’s national parks, the trails feel more inviting and the landscapes take on a fresh beauty. Shorter days bring the added bonus of unforgettable sunsets from wide-open vistas, and longer nights make it easier to enjoy the stars in designated Dark Sky sanctuaries.

Megan McArthur, first woman to pilot SpaceX Dragon, retires from NASA after more than 2 decades

Some explorers have focused on alpine heights. Others on polar extremes. Megan McArthur is one of the elite few who can say she's piloted both submarines and spacecraft, exploring expanses from the ocean floor to low Earth orbit, looking down on the planet from 250 miles above. Now McArthur, 54, is retiring from NASA, where she has served for more than two decades as an astronaut and senior ...

From the Water’s Edge: BIPOC Youth Nature Camp ‘a dream come true’

In August, I shared a story about a recent fly-fishing trip with my good friend Dan and the conversation we had while sitting near the water’s edge. Our conversation took the usual twist and turns like the river we were sitting next to. We eventually settled on a subject that is near and dear to the two of us: today’s youth and the future of wild scenic places like the one we were in. We are lovers of wild places and wild trout today because of those who took the time to take us outdoors as youth.

In the hills of Puerto Rico, feasting on a very smelly fruit

LAS VEGAS, Puerto Rico – “I don’t like to use the word ‘smell,’” said Juan Miranda Colón, a self-described fanatic of the world’s most odoriferous fruit. “I prefer to say it has an aroma.”Juan Miranda Colón, a farmer in Puerto Rico, was minutes away from feasting on the fruit, durian, and as its stink wafted through the humid, sticky air, he said his tongue tasted sweet with anticipation.

Sometimes growth in the garden means going small

In a culture that equates success with expansion, learning to contract intentionally may be one of the most radical acts we can perform. I am best known for urging people to grow more of their own food, yet at this stage in my life, I am discovering the wisdom in growing less – and with it, lessons about what each season of life requires.

Ask the Builder: Dealing with chipmunks, mice and other varmints

You and I share the planet with lots of other creatures. Quite a few of them can be very problematic. A year ago, I shared with you how chipmunks had ruined my patio made with concrete pavers. The fuzzy brown pests created a maze of tunnels under the stones, causing them to tilt and rock when you walk on them.