NEW YORK (AP) — CNN is shutting down its CNN+ streaming service less than a month after its launch, a spectacular flameout for a venture that had attracted stars like Chris Wallace and Alison Roman and was seen as a way to attract a new generation of news consumers.
We’re now midway through the five-movie “Fantastic Beasts” series, a sort of prequel/cousin to the Harry Potter world created by J.K. Rowling, and the most enthusiasm I can muster is that it’s all lovely to look at. Set in a magical version of the 1930s, David Yates’ “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” is full of glorious coats (Colleen Atwood’s costumes are, as always, perfection) and snow-covered landscapes and cozy train cars. And the magic, a lovely supporting character in the story, provides perpetual delight: teapots pouring themselves, fantastical creatures such as a bird that puffs up like a balloon, people appearing and disappearing with the dramatic flick of a wand.
The ocean’s apex predators may be gossipers, as great white sharks apparently hang out with peers to learn where their next meal is located. That’s according to shark researchers who discovered that some white sharks socialize for more than an hour at a time.
LONDON (AP) — Jane Seymour had fun working on her latest project, the light-hearted whodunit series “Harry Wild,” with some exceptions. She plays a newly retired English professor in Dublin with time on her hands, who starts getting work as a private sleuth — to the dismay of her son, a police detective.
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles judge has dealt another blow to producers of “The Walking Dead” who have been fighting for years for a greater slice of the hit zombie show’s profits from its distributor AMC Networks.
MU Extension Master Gardener Michele Livergood will discuss “How to Divide Perennials” at a meeting of the Independence Garden Club at 6 p.m. April 11 on the fourth floor of the Sermon Center, 201 N. Dodgion St.
Anyone who thought “1883” was going to have a happy ending wasn’t paying attention. Let’s back up.
Barton Goldsmith Most of us have been dealing with some form of our activities being limited, and some people have been dealing with almost complete isolation. No matter who you are, you are probably doing life differently than you did before COVID-19.
LOS ANGELES – The motion picture academy’s announcement that it will shift the presentation of eight awards out of the upcoming Oscars telecast has sparked a chorus of criticism, revealing frictions within the organization as it struggles to save Hollywood’s biggest night from the existential threat of declining ratings.
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