<img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=192888919167017&amp;ev=PageView&amp;noscript=1">
Thursday, June 1, 2023
June 1, 2023

Linkedin Pinterest

Life

Puggles, a 10-year-old potbelly pig, walks around the Blatty family's backyard in Hazel Dell.

That’s some pig: Hazel Dell family finds their Vietnamese potbellied pig Puggles is the perfect pet

Puggles, a 10-year-old potbelly pig, walks around the Blatty family's backyard in Hazel Dell.

May 30, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life

The Blatty family has owned dogs, birds, fish, a rabbit and even a rat. The pig, though — that’s the pet that catches their Hazel Dell neighbors’ attention. Read story

George Maharis, star of TV’s ‘Route 66’ in the 1960s, dies at 94

May 29, 2023, 1:49pm Entertainment

George Maharis, a stage-trained actor with rough-hewn good looks who became an icon to American youth in the 1960s as he cruised the country in a Corvette convertible in the hit television series “Route 66,” has died. Read story

The Shenzhou-16 spacecraft sits atop a Long March rocket covered on a launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Monday, May 29, 2023. China's space program plans to land astronauts on the moon before 2030, a top official with the country's space program said Monday.

China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030, expand space station, bring on foreign partners

The Shenzhou-16 spacecraft sits atop a Long March rocket covered on a launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Monday, May 29, 2023. China's space program plans to land astronauts on the moon before 2030, a top official with the country's space program said Monday.

May 29, 2023, 8:53am Nation & World

China’s burgeoning space program plans to place astronauts on the moon before 2030 and expand the country’s orbiting space station, officials said Monday. Read story

Donna Summer in the documentary ???Love to Love You, Donna Summer??? on HBO.

Donna Summer documentary examines the pain behind the disco decadence

Donna Summer in the documentary ???Love to Love You, Donna Summer??? on HBO.

May 29, 2023, 6:05am Entertainment

In the 1970s, Donna Summer was the undisputed Queen of Disco, a powerhouse vocal talent and innovative songwriter whose lusty, chart-topping anthems defined a hedonistic era. Read story

"Yellowface" by R. F.

How R. F. Kuang turned every recent book scandal into the satirical thriller ‘Yellowface’

"Yellowface" by R. F.

May 29, 2023, 6:02am Entertainment

R. F. Kuang, 26, is hardly a debut author. She has already published four fantasy novels infused with Chinese history and profound questions about colonial legacies, including the “Poppy War” trilogy and last year’s bestseller, “Babel, or the Necessity of Violence.” Read story

This image released by Disney+ shows Michelle Yeoh in a scene from "American Born Chinese." (Carlos Lopez-Calleja/Disney+ via AP)

From Xerox to TV box, long awaited adaptation of ‘American Born Chinese’ book hits Disney+

This image released by Disney+ shows Michelle Yeoh in a scene from "American Born Chinese." (Carlos Lopez-Calleja/Disney+ via AP)

May 29, 2023, 6:02am Entertainment

Gene Luen Yang remembers feeling pumped in 2007 when Hollywood came calling about his trailblazing graphic novel “American Born Chinese.” But that excitement turned into exasperation when it became clear the interested party completely missed the point of the book. Read story

Austin Carter, co-owner of Pocket Books Shop, checks out a customer in Lancaster, Pa., on Sunday, May 21, 2023. The independent bookselling community continues to grow, with membership in the American Booksellers Association reaching its highest levels in more than 20 years.

Independent bookselling expanded again in 2022, with new and diverse stores opening nationwide

Austin Carter, co-owner of Pocket Books Shop, checks out a customer in Lancaster, Pa., on Sunday, May 21, 2023. The independent bookselling community continues to grow, with membership in the American Booksellers Association reaching its highest levels in more than 20 years.

May 29, 2023, 6:00am Business

Near the end of 2021, Jessica Callahan was living in Columbus, Ohio, working as a social science researcher and wondering if there was a better way to support herself. Her friends Julie Ross and Austin Carter had similar thoughts and a similar solution: Open a bookstore. Read story

"Gremlins: Secrets if the Mogwai" on Max tells the story of how Gizmo, left, and Sam Wing become friends.

How ‘Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai’ reclaims Gizmo’s Chinese origin story

"Gremlins: Secrets if the Mogwai" on Max tells the story of how Gizmo, left, and Sam Wing become friends.

May 29, 2023, 6:00am Entertainment

One of the first things the writers of “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai” did when they started developing the show was brainstorm and write down every question they’d ever had about the mysterious little creatures on a giant whiteboard. Read story

Celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich holds her recipe for escarole and white bean soup on Nov. 7.

Bastianich honors immigrants, food in PBS special

Celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich holds her recipe for escarole and white bean soup on Nov. 7.

May 28, 2023, 6:49am Entertainment

In her new PBS special, Lidia Bastianich samples the foods of the world without ever crossing the U.S. border. Read story

Instead of discarding your old phones, keep them for extras while you travel. Then you're covered for accidental loss, theft or breakage of your main phone.

Bring two phones and other travel hacks

Instead of discarding your old phones, keep them for extras while you travel. Then you're covered for accidental loss, theft or breakage of your main phone.

May 28, 2023, 6:49am Life

One time in Paris, I lost my phone and I had to spend $2,000 for a new iPhone. I’ve also had a phone stolen on the beach in Rio — a whole team of kids that came and stole my phone right out of my hand — and one that… Read story