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These cake doughnuts have cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom and vanilla — things that would theoretically make them good.

Can you make your own cake doughnuts at home? Better question: Should you?

April 24, 2024, 6:03am Clark County Life

I don’t like doughnuts that much, especially cake doughnuts. I know, I know — I might as well say I don’t like sunshine and money. I mean, I’m not crazy. I have reasons. Cake doughnuts just aren’t that exciting. They’re simply round pieces of cake. And cupcakes? Don’t get me… Read story

Cottage cheese can be used to make an easy cheese dumpling.

Cottage cheese equals easy dumplings

April 24, 2024, 6:01am Food

Sometimes dinner arises from a well-laid plan that includes time for a leisurely trip to the grocery store. Read story

FILE - Yoko Ono appears before the dedication ceremony for her permanent art installation, a sculpture called SKYLANDING, at Jackson Park, Oct. 17, 2016, in Chicago. One of the country’s leading artist residency programs, MacDowell, has awarded a lifetime achievement prize to Ono. The groundbreaking artist, filmmaker and musician is the 2024 recipient of the Edward MacDowell Medal, an honor previously given to Stephen Sondheim and Toni Morrison among others.

Yoko Ono to receive Edward MacDowell Medal for lifetime achievement

April 22, 2024, 4:17pm Entertainment

One of the country’s leading artist residency programs, MacDowell, has awarded a lifetime achievement prize to Yoko Ono. The groundbreaking artist, filmmaker and musician is this year’s recipient of the Edward MacDowell Medal, an honor previously given to Stephen Sondheim and Toni Morrison among others. Read story

The Master Gardener Foundation of Clark County Mothers’ Day Plant Sale returns May 10-12.

Plant party: Clark County plant sales have all the green you need

April 22, 2024, 12:53pm Clark County Life Updated 2 days ago

If your yard is looking a little bare and colorless, or if your vegetable patch is forlornly plant-free, look no further than Clark County’s local plant sales. Read story

FILE - Nancy Wilson, left, and Ann Wilson, right, of the band Heart perform as Heart is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Nokia Theatre on Thursday, April 18, 2013 in Los Angeles.

Mary J. Blige, Cher, Ozzy Osbourne, A Tribe Called Quest and Foreigner get into Rock Hall

April 22, 2024, 8:43am Entertainment

Mary J. Blige,Cher, Foreigner, A Tribe Called Quest, Kool & The Gang and Ozzy Osbourne have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a class that also includes folk-rockers Dave Matthews Band and singer-guitarist Peter Frampton. Read story

This image released by A24 shows Wagner Moura, left, and Kirsten Dunst in a scene from “Civil War.” (Murray Close/A24 via AP)

‘Civil War’ continues box-office campaign at No. 1

April 22, 2024, 7:50am Entertainment

“Civil War,” Alex Garland’s ominous American dystopia, remained the top film in theaters in its second week of release, according to studio estimates Sunday. Read story

WSU’s veterinary chaplain is ‘on a mission’ to bring spiritual care to hospitals and clinics nationwide

April 22, 2024, 6:02am Churches & Religion

Washington State University junior Olivia Bustillos walked onto the Pullman campus Saturday morning to mourn two of her family members: Peanut and Snowball. Read story

Conan O’Brien arrives at a photo call for “Conan O’Brien Must Go” on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles.

Neal Justin: Why Conan O’Brien is a national treasure

April 22, 2024, 6:00am Entertainment

Conan O’Brien has hobnobbed with his fair share of celebrities. But he’s always been at his best when he’s mixing it up with regular folks, behaving like a court jester who will face the guillotine if he doesn’t produce laughs. His desperation to crack up store clerks, waiters and students… Read story

This photo provided by NASA shows the Perseverance Mars rover collecting a sample from a rock called "Bunsen Peak" using a coring bit on the end of its robotic arm on March 11, 2024. NASA has put the effort to bring the samples to Earth on hold until there is a faster, cheaper way.

NASA is seeks faster, cheaper way to bring Mars samples to Earth

April 22, 2024, 5:55am Life

NASA’s plan to bring samples from Mars back to Earth is on hold until there’s a faster, cheaper way, space agency officials said last week. Read story