Category: Arts & Entertainment

Garr’s breakout role was as sexy Inga in Young Frankenstein. She earned an Oscar nomination for her role in the 1982 film Tootsie, and played Phoebe’s mom on the sitcom Friends.

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Though Alex had been the guitarist in the family, when they formed Van Halen, it quickly became clear who would play: “[Ed] made that instrument sing.” Alex’s new memoir is Brothers.

So many of the network’s new prime-time series are like cafeteria casseroles: aggressively and intentionally bland. But late-night shows continue to offer spice in the form of biting humor.

DeMar DeRozan is a basketball player for the Sacramento Kings. He’s a six time NBA All-Star and an Olympic gold medalist. DeRozan just released a memoir: Above the Noise: My Story of Chasing Calm. He joins us to talk about some tough subjects covered in the book like his struggle with depression. He also gets into what it was like to be named dropped in one of the hottest songs of summer – Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar.

“Practical Magic” is stirring a morning cup of coffee via telekinesis. Actually Practical Magic is flossing your teeth every morning via any kind of miracle.

Don’t be surprised if you see fewer chocolate treats in your trick-or-treating loot. Customers are souring on costly chocolate, resulting from a few disappointing cocoa crop years.

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The name Belle da Costa Greene might not ring a bell, but New York’s renowned historic Morgan Library and Museum is trying to change that.

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Agatha All Along is a darkly funny new Marvel show on Disney Plus. It stars the selfish, sardonic and hilariously petty witch Agatha Harkness, played by the great and good Kathryn Hahn. When a mysterious goth teen saves her from a spell she’s been trapped in, she assembles a coven of witches so they can together undergo a series of trials that will grant them each what they most desire. The thing is – the other witches hate Agatha’s guts, and there’s more to this goth kid than meets the eye.

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Journalist Eliza Griswold says complaints about homophobia, white privilege and diversity are splintering progressive organizations — including one particular church. Her book is Circle of Hope.

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard has superb combat and charismatic companions but if you’re hoping for a return to the series’ origins, you’ll be disappointed.

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