Art and Entertainment
And the Oscar goes to … a movie most people have seen
JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Oscars are poised to do something on Sunday that they haven’t done in a very long time: Hand its top award to a blockbuster. After years of favoring smaller movies like “The Shape of Water” and “Nomadland, “ the clear best-picture favorite “Oppenheimer” — with…
Read MoreJake Paul fight against Mike Tyson is announced for July 20 and will be streamed live on Netflix
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Social media star-turned-boxer Jake Paul will fight former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson on July 20 at AT&T Stadium, Netflix announced Thursday. The streaming platform will provide live coverage of the bout between the 27-year-old Paul and 57-year-old Tyson, who hasn’t fought since he took on Roy Jones Jr. in an exhibition…
Read MoreTaylorville Kindergarten pre-registration begins
TAYLORVILLE — North School is beginning the pre-registration process for incoming Kindergarten students for the 2024-25 school year. A child’s birth date determines whether or not they will attend kindergarten in the fall. If the child turns 5 on or before Sept. 1, 2024, they are allowed to register for kindergarten for the next school year. There are…
Read MoreElizabeth Brooks’ Austen-esque WWII novel has romance, betrayal and a touch of macabre
DONNA EDWARDS Associated Press In a chance meeting in 1934, Nina hosts a dinner party. She’s 14, trying on womanhood for the first time, and even the drunken foolery of Guy Nicholson and his friend can’t outweigh the growing importance of his gaze. Before she knows it, she’s smitten. “The Woman in the Sable Coat”…
Read More‘Means of Control’ charts the disturbing rise of a secretive US surveillance regime
FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer In the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks, former national security advisor John Poindexter launched Total Information Awareness, intent on preventing future assaults on the homeland by amassing extensive databases on people and their movements. The Pentagon program had a creepy eye-surveilling-the-globe-from-a-pyramid logo and was roundly rejected by civil libertarians…
Read MoreChopin lovers can’t meet their hero, but this pianist got to do the next best thing
MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Pianist Eric Guo did everything but travel through time to commune with Chopin. On March 1, the day celebrated as Frederic Chopin’s birthday, the 21-year-old Canadian played one concert at the birthplace of the Romantic-era piano virtuoso and composer, on a piano built during his lifetime. Then…
Read More‘Rust’ armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter in shooting by Alec Baldwin
MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A jury convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary manslaughter Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” The verdict against movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed assigned new blame in the October…
Read MoreAmericans spend 52 minutes a day in the kitchen: Ways to make those minutes matter
Tammy Camp Wealth of Geeks Despite healthy eating being a priority, Americans only have about 52 minutes daily to prepare, cook, and enjoy meals, according to Frito-Lay’s U.S. Snack Index. That study delivers a kitchen wake-up call in a world where time is as short-lived as the ingredients in your refrigerator. As a result, people…
Read MoreAn end-of-winter stew
Lynda Balslev Is it spring yet? Sadly, not yet. However, this rich and meaty stew will make you grateful the weather is still wintry outside. Brimming with hunks of meltingly tender beef and chunky vegetables nestling in a potent, savory broth, this slow-cooked bowl of warmth will cheer you up on a cold late winter…
Read More‘Dune: Part Two’ delivers $81.5 million in box office debut
Movie theaters were looking for a savior and “ Dune: Part Two “ is delivering on the promise. Armed with sandworms, big screen spectacle and the star power of Timothée Chalamet, Denis Villeneuve ‘s science fiction epic stormed the North American box office this weekend earning $81.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates…
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