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10 options from Santa's big bag of Christmas TV programming

10 options from Santa's big bag of Christmas TV programming

Hollywood cranks out holiday programming as fast as toys are made in Santa's workshop with broadcast networks, cable channels and streaming services offering seasonal specials.
Book Review: 'Dead Air' tells history of night Orson Welles unleashed fake Martian invasion

Book Review: 'Dead Air' tells history of night Orson Welles unleashed fake Martian invasion

Long before Donald Trump used the term “fake news” to complain about coverage he didn't like, Orson Welles mastered the art of actual fake news. Welles' 1938 radio adaptation of H.G.
A Louis Armstrong relative steps up to help portray the music icon on Broadway

A Louis Armstrong relative steps up to help portray the music icon on Broadway

NEW YORK (AP) — The new stage musical about Louis Armstrong on Broadway opens with the jazz icon in a rehearsal room alongside an anonymous piano player. Keep an eye on the guy on keys.
How 'Moana 2' charted a course back to the big screen

How 'Moana 2' charted a course back to the big screen

NEW YORK (AP) — When you look at some of the numbers, it’s hard to believe “Moana 2” was ever going to be anything but a movie. When the teaser trailer for “Moana 2” dropped in May, it was watched 178 million times in 24 hours.
Book Review: British novelist Naomi Wood is out with an astonishingly good short story collection

Book Review: British novelist Naomi Wood is out with an astonishingly good short story collection

Naomi Wood, an English author not yet well known in the U.S., has written three historical novels, including the well-regarded “Mrs. Hemingway,” about the four wives of Ernest Hemingway.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 1-7

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 1-7

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 1-7: Dec. 1: Actor-director Woody Allen is 89. Singer Dianne Lennon of the Lennon Sisters is 85. Bassist Casey Van Beek of The Tractors is 82. Singer-guitarist Eric Bloom of Blue Oyster Cult is 80.
Barbara Taylor Bradford, million-selling novelist known for 'A Woman of Substance,' has died at 91

Barbara Taylor Bradford, million-selling novelist known for 'A Woman of Substance,' has died at 91

NEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Taylor Bradford, a British journalist who became a publishing sensation in her 40s with the saga "A Woman of Substance" and wrote more than a dozen other novels that sold tens of millions of copies, has died. She was 91.
'Wicked' and 'Gladiator' make gravity-defying theater debuts

'Wicked' and 'Gladiator' make gravity-defying theater debuts

NEW YORK (AP) — With a combined $270 million in worldwide ticket sales, “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” breathed fresh life into a box office that has struggled lately , leading to one of the busiest moviegoing weekends of the year. Jon M.

Barbara Taylor Bradford, million-selling novelist known for 'A Woman of Substance,' has died at 91

NEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Taylor Bradford, a British journalist who became a publishing sensation in her 40s with the saga "A Woman of Substance" and wrote more than a dozen other novels that sold tens of millions of copies, has died. She was 91.

Judge in Alex Jones' bankruptcy to hear arguments on The Onion's bid for Infowars

A bankruptcy judge is set to hear arguments Monday in conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ’ effort to stop the satirical news outlet The Onion from buying Infowars and turning it into a parody.