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Review: Sorkin goes behind the scenes of Lucy and Desi

If things had gone according to plan, Lucille Ball would have been a major movie star. Instead, she had to settle for being the queen of television comedy for over 25 years. Not exactly a lousy alternative.

Dec 8, 2021 7:16 AM Read more >

City honors nightclub where Ray Charles sang during Jim Crow

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina city is putting up a historical marker to commemorate a nightclub renowned for hosting Black musicians and patrons in the segregated South.

Dec 8, 2021 6:28 AM Read more >

Museum to fix 'ripples' in Rembrandt's 'Night Watch'

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Rembrandt van Rijn's iconic painting “The Night Watch” will be restretched to get rid of deformations in its top left corner, the Netherlands’ national museum announced Wednesday. The 379.5x453.5-centimeter (149.4x178.

Dec 8, 2021 5:59 AM Read more >

Review: 'Garbo' a mesmerizing look at film's greatest enigma

“Garbo” by Robert Gottlieb (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) Coming a century after the Swedish actress' film debut, Robert Gottlieb’s biography of Greta Garbo is a classic movie lover's dream.

Dec 8, 2021 5:58 AM Read more >

Masked Milanese fill La Scala for gala premiere of 'Macbeth'

MILAN (AP) — Milanese turned out in all their finery for La Scala's gala season opener of Verdi's “Macbeth” in a fully seated theater, a welcome return after the pandemic made last year's premiere a televised-only affair and as many European theaters

Dec 8, 2021 5:32 AM Read more >

Edmunds: 5 must-have features on new cars

Edmunds (AP) — One of the perks of buying a new vehicle is that it offers features that promise a safer and more convenient driving experience.

Dec 8, 2021 5:30 AM Read more >

Both sides rest in Josh Duggar child pornography trial

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — The defense rested Tuesday in the Arkansas federal trial of former reality TV star Josh Duggar after a prosecutor sharply questioned a computer expert during the state’s cross-examination.

Dec 7, 2021 7:53 PM Read more >

Pearl Harbor survivors gather on 80th anniversary of attack

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — A few dozen survivors of Pearl Harbor and other veterans gathered Tuesday at the site of the bombing 80 years ago to remember those killed in the attack by Japan that launched the U.S. into World War II.

Dec 7, 2021 7:20 PM Read more >

Rose McGowan's lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein dismissed

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by actress Rose McGowan alleging that Harvey Weinstein engaged in racketeering to silence her and derail her career before she accused him of rape. Judge Otis D.

Dec 7, 2021 7:05 PM Read more >

Defense rests after Jussie Smollett repeatedly denies 'hoax'

CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett on Tuesday repeatedly denied he staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself for publicity, telling a prosecutor as the trial neared its end that “there was no hoax on my part” and that two brothers who testified against

Dec 7, 2021 7:03 PM Read more >