Monday, July 26, 2021

July 26, 2021

Life

Lucille Ball, right, and Desi Arnaz talk to each other in a still from the television series "I Love Lucy" in 1956.

CNN zooms in with ‘History of the Sitcom’

Lucille Ball, right, and Desi Arnaz talk to each other in a still from the television series "I Love Lucy" in 1956.

July 18, 2021, 6:01am Entertainment

Of all genres created for TV, the sitcom is arguably the most enduring. It’s the one that made Lucille Ball, Dick Van Dyke and Bob Newhart household names for generations. It’s the genre that made Jerry Seinfeld not just rich, but insanely rich. It’s the genre that usually generates the… Read story

Netflix plans to offer video games in push beyond films, TV

July 18, 2021, 6:00am Life

Netflix Inc., marking its first big move beyond TV shows and films, is planning an expansion into video games and has hired a former Electronic Arts Inc. and Facebook Inc. executive to lead the effort. Read story

Hulda Klager, pictured in the in 1940s or '50s, started hybridizing apples in 1905 to have better ones for her pies. By 1922, she was a lilac phenomenon. Thousands of people traveled to her Woodland home each year to talk with her and learn about botanical techniques. When her husband, Frank, died in 1928, she almost abandoned her lilac work. Her son encouraged her to keep going.

Clark County History: Horticulturist Hulda Klager

Hulda Klager, pictured in the in 1940s or '50s, started hybridizing apples in 1905 to have better ones for her pies. By 1922, she was a lilac phenomenon. Thousands of people traveled to her Woodland home each year to talk with her and learn about botanical techniques. When her husband, Frank, died in 1928, she almost abandoned her lilac work. Her son encouraged her to keep going.

July 18, 2021, 6:00am Clark County Life

What famed horticulturist Luther Burbank is to Santa Rosa, Calif., Hulda Klager is to Woodland, Wash. Burbank was her inspiration. To learn botany, she studied his writings, seed catalogs and gardening books. The two even corresponded. Both owned the rare knack for picking the right plants to crossbreed. Read story

Cedric the Entertainer to host Emmys

July 18, 2021, 5:54am Entertainment

Cedric the Entertainer is ready to entertain at the Emmy Awards. Read story

Song in ‘Downton Abbey’ movie by Strauss

July 18, 2021, 5:53am Entertainment

You have questions. I have some answers. Read story

FILE - In this Sunday, March 13, 2016, file photo Anthony Bourdain speaks during South By Southwest at the Austin Convention Center, in Austin, Texas. The revelation that a documentary filmmaker used voice-cloning software to make the late chef Bourdain say words he never spoke has drawn criticism amid ethical concerns about use of the powerful technology. The movie "Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain" appeared in cinemas Friday, July 16, 2021, and mostly features real footage of the beloved celebrity chef and globe-trotting television host before he died in 2018.

Why the Anthony Bourdain voice cloning creeps people out

FILE - In this Sunday, March 13, 2016, file photo Anthony Bourdain speaks during South By Southwest at the Austin Convention Center, in Austin, Texas. The revelation that a documentary filmmaker used voice-cloning software to make the late chef Bourdain say words he never spoke has drawn criticism amid ethical concerns about use of the powerful technology. The movie "Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain" appeared in cinemas Friday, July 16, 2021, and mostly features real footage of the beloved celebrity chef and globe-trotting television host before he died in 2018.

July 17, 2021, 6:22pm Entertainment

The revelation that a documentary filmmaker used voice-cloning software to make the late chef Anthony Bourdain say words he never spoke has drawn criticism amid ethical concerns about use of the powerful technology. Read story

President John F. Kennedy appears in a motorcade with his wife Jacqueline Kennedy in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, left, astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., descends steps of Lunar Module ladder as he prepares to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969, center, and smoke billows from the north tower of New York's World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001 after terrorists crashed two hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center. A new podcast based on Joe Garner's 1998 book, "We Interrupt This Broadcast," narrated by Brian Williams, will be available on July 20. Episodes in the first season explore the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, John F. Kennedy's assassination and the moon landing.

Podcast revisits how the biggest stories unfolded on TV news

President John F. Kennedy appears in a motorcade with his wife Jacqueline Kennedy in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, left, astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., descends steps of Lunar Module ladder as he prepares to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969, center, and smoke billows from the north tower of New York's World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001 after terrorists crashed two hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center. A new podcast based on Joe Garner's 1998 book, "We Interrupt This Broadcast," narrated by Brian Williams, will be available on July 20. Episodes in the first season explore the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, John F. Kennedy's assassination and the moon landing.

July 17, 2021, 6:15pm Entertainment

NEW YORK — For a broadcast journalist, they are the moments that MSNBC's Brian Williams says you can almost feel people watching you. Read story

Film about Tacoma bridge collapse to get wide release

July 17, 2021, 6:05am Entertainment

Gig Harbor — A newly expanded cut of the documentary about the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge on Nov. 7, 1940, will get a wide release on July 27 on several popular streaming platforms. Read story

In the warm seasons these troughs in Columbus, Ga., are full of colorful flowers such as Truffula Pink gomphrena, Supertunias and Rockin salvia that attract hummingbirds and butterflies.

Trough trend filling up: Large containers can be used for flowers, veggies, water features

In the warm seasons these troughs in Columbus, Ga., are full of colorful flowers such as Truffula Pink gomphrena, Supertunias and Rockin salvia that attract hummingbirds and butterflies.

July 17, 2021, 6:05am Life

Everyone has heard that old saying: You can lead a horse to the trough, and if he doesn’t drink, make it a planter. Read story

A bold piece of artwork with dominant accents of chartreuse serves as a focal point in this living room.

Use chartreuse in any room of home

A bold piece of artwork with dominant accents of chartreuse serves as a focal point in this living room.

July 17, 2021, 6:00am Life

Chartreuse — is it green or is it yellow? Read story