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Television Q&A: Date for return of 'Dark Winds'

You have questions. I have some answers.

Q: Please tell me that “Dark Winds” will be returning.

A: I mentioned some time back that the series will be back for a third season, and now we have an air date: March 9, 2025, on AMC and AMC+. (The first two seasons are on Netflix and AMC+). The third season will have eight episodes, an expansion ...Read more

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'Join or Die' review: A documentary about why you should join a club -- and why these social bonds are essential to democracy

“This is a film about why you should join a club,” says director Pete Davis in the documentary “Join or Die,” which he made with his sister, the filmmaker Rebecca Davis. It recently became available on Netflix and feels suited to the moment.

If you’ve been feeling depleted and disconnected from a world of diminished meaningful in-...Read more

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'A Nightmare on Elm Street' actor's dreams nearly came true in Michigan

DETROIT — There's a world where Robert Englund is still a mild-mannered actor in Michigan and he never made his way to Elm Street and into all those teenagers' nightmares.

Before he was known for cutting people up with his fingers, Englund cut his teeth in Metro Detroit. He spent four years working and studying at Meadow Brook Theatre from ...Read more

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What's next for Deep Sea Diver and J.R.C.G. -- Sub Pop's newest Washington artists

SEATTLE — It’s hard not to love a good hometown connection. So, when news came that Sub Pop had respectively signed two Seattle-area talents, it was cause for provincial rejoice.

This year, veteran indie rockers Deep Sea Diver and Tacoma experimental punk lord J.R.C.G. landed well-earned deals with Seattle’s big little indie label. J.R.C....Read more

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Jason Alexander shares journey from Broadway to 'Seinfeld' to 'Fiddler on the Roof'

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jason Alexander laughs when asked how he landed the role of Tevye in a new production of the musical "Fiddler on the Roof" at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts.

It's a laugh that suggests there's a story there, and as the actor known best for his nine seasons as George Costanza on "Seinfeld" starts to talk, a ...Read more

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Bob Gaudio on how he channeled Neil Diamond's music to make 'A Beautiful Noise'

CHICAGO — Now 81, Bob Gaudio was the keyboardist and a vocalist for the Four Seasons and co-wrote many of the group’s hits, including “Sherry,” “December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night),” and (for Frankie Valli) “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.” He also produced six albums for Neil Diamond, as well as the soundtrack album for Diamond’s ...Read more

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Fox News leads election night ratings as MSNBC tops CNN for the first time

NEW YORK — Fox News was the top choice for TV viewers on election night, marking the second straight time the conservative network led rivals in viewership for presidential results.

According to Nielsen data, Fox News averaged 10.3 million viewers from 8 to 11 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday, finishing ahead of ABC’s 5.7 million viewers who tuned ...Read more

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Kristin Scott Thomas confirms secret wedding to Bloomberg News' John Micklethwait

British actor Kristin Scott Thomas has wed Bloomberg News editor Johh Micklethwait.

The "Slow Horses" star confirmed her nuptials on Tuesday's "Ruthie's Table 4" podcast after host Ruth Rogers mentioned the wedding in the episode's introduction.

"Kristin is basking in love and the joy of just a few weeks ago marrying the editor and my friend ...Read more

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Cardi B posts, deletes video appearing to blame Trump voters for hurricanes

Cardi B pulled no punches when she appeared to lash out at Southern states for Donald Trump’s second presidential victory in a quickly deleted clip.

The 32-year-old New York rapper, who has campaigned for Vice President Kamala Harris, suggested in the clip that the region deserves the deadly hurricanes that have recently battered it, ...Read more

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Bette Midler's X account disappears after Election Day

The X account run by singer and outspoken Donald Trump critic Bette Midler was no longer online after her nemesis was elected president for the second time Tuesday night.

A message reading “This account doesn’t exist” appeared under the handle @BetteMidler Wednesday morning. Midler had also criticized X owner and Trump surrogate Elon Musk...Read more

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Indie film 'Poetic License' with Leslie Mann shooting in Atlanta

ATLANTA — Indie film “Poetic License” featuring Leslie Mann and directed by her daughter Maude Apatow is shooting in metro Atlanta starting Wednesday.

The movie is set for production through Dec. 12, according to an email sent to IATSE Local 479, the union for most crew members.

“Poetic License” is based out of Electric Owl Studios ...Read more

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Jon Stewart's election night scream came with a promise: 'This isn't the end'

Jon Stewart's "quick message" to election pollsters was an expletive-laden, scream-filled rant that coincided with the result of Donald Trump winning reelection on Tuesday.

"The Daily Show" guest host, who will continue to anchor the late-night talk show through 2025, initially directed his ire at pollsters who claimed that the presidential ...Read more

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Kristin Cavallari says Britney Spears texts 'prove' her clone theory

Kristin Cavallari says she was contacted and then promptly ghosted by Britney Spears after floating theories about the former pop star being a clone — only leading Cavallari to double down on her claims.

The “Laguna Beach” alum revealed on Tuesday’s episode of her “Let’s Be Honest” podcast that Spears’ manager reached out to her...Read more

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'Memoir of a Snail' review: Slow walk through sadness, hope that hits home

Let’s say, without saying more, that your week hasn’t gone as you’d hoped and that you wouldn’t describe yourself as feeling incredibly optimistic at the moment.

You may find a kindred spirit in Grace Pudel.

The snail-collecting and snail hat-wearing woman is the lead character in “Memoir of a Snail,” the largely enjoyable latest ...Read more

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Sound Advice: Another earbud bargain and small speakers with big sound

Q. I missed out on the $39 earbud deal you wrote about recently. Any other recommendations?

—P.C., Kansas City, Missouri

A. That was for the EarFun Air 2 NC earphones. I now have an even better EarFun recommendation for you, the flagship $89.99 EarFun Air Pro 4. You can now get them in the black color for $59.99, only $20 more than the Air 2...Read more

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Who gave the best 'SNL' music performances? The Replacements and Prince rank near the top

MINNEAPOLIS — In honor of “Saturday Night Live” celebrating its 50th anniversary this fall, list-loving Rolling Stone has ranked the top 50 musical performances on “SNL” and, faster than you can say “Al Franken and Tom Davis were original SNL writers,” Minnesota acts grabbed two of the top four spots.

The Replacements rated No. 2 ...Read more

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Movie review: Judy Greer elevates holiday film 'The Best Christmas Pageant Ever'

There’s no shortage of seasonal films that claim to extol “the true meaning of Christmas,” and this year, the holiday comes early with Dallas Jenkins’ “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” based on the 1972 novel by Barbara Robinson. But whether or not you’ll be excited to receive this one under the tree may depend on your tolerance ...Read more

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'Heretic' review: Hugh Grant terrorizes life into overlong horror thriller

Sometime in the last handful of years, so sneakily that few of us seemed to be paying attention, Hugh Grant suddenly turned into a brilliant character actor. Though he’d appeared in a variety of roles throughout a career that began in the ’80s, he’d long been best known as the cutely stammering heartthrob (or slyly ogling cad) of rom-coms ...Read more

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Family guide to new movie releases

'HERETIC'

Rated R for some bloody violence.

What it’s about: Two young Mormon women end up at the home of a man they believe they can convert, and find a trap waiting for them.

The kid attractor factor: None for this philosophical horror flick.

Good lessons/bad lessons: You can do everything right and a man still might be determined to ...Read more

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David Gilmour on nepo babies, deluded baby boomers and giving up the fight over Pink Floyd

LOS ANGELES — It's dusk inside an empty Hollywood Bowl as David Gilmour peers out from the stage and delivers his song "Dark and Velvet Nights" to no one in particular. A strutting psych-blues jam with visions of "great cities that toppled and drowned," it's a highlight from the Pink Floyd veteran's strong new solo album, "Luck and Strange" �...Read more