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‘Punk’d’ revival features Chance the Rapper

MTV Studios and Quibi said they are teaming up to revive the show with Grammy-winner Chance the Rapper pranking unsuspecting A-listers.

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‘Bad Boys,’ ‘1917’ best ‘The Gentleman’

Martin Lawrence, right, and Will Smith star in “Bad Boys for Life.”

PARK CITY, Utah — “Boys” trumped “Gentlemen” in movie theaters over the weekend as Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s “Bad Boys for Life” easily remained the top ticket seller over newcomer “The Gentlemen.”

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Guy Ritchie’s ‘The Gentlemen’ is stale pint of ale

Michelle Dockery and Matthew McConaughey star along with Colin Farrell and Hugh Grant in “The Gentlemen.”

Guy Ritchie’s honor-among-thieves meta-caper “The Gentlemen,” with Matthew McConaughey, has all the tailored tweed suits and smoky atmosphere of a handsome Scotch commercial.

1/25/2020 Arts & Ent. Features 0 comments

Can equal airtime pledges fix country music’s gender problem?

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — What started as a joke on Twitter about an unwritten rule among country radio stations not to play two female artists in a row prompted outrage by country music stars, but also pledges to give women equal airtime.

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Brittany Howard looks both past, forward ahead of the Grammys

Her solo music transcends genres

Brittany Howard performs with Alabama Shakes performing at the 58th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in 2016. Howard’s solo album “Jaime” is up for two Grammy Awards at Sunday’s ceremony. Her song “History Repeats” will compete for best rock performance and best rock song.

NEW YORK — Leaving a successful band is never easy. For Brittany Howard, stepping away from the roots-rockers Alabama Shakes wasn’t easy — but it was necessary.

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‘The Last Full Measure’ stumbles in its proud mission

“The Last Full Measure” — which details the fight to bestow the Medal of Honor to medic William H. Pitsenbarger — is a true-life Vietnam war film that offers valor, a band of brothers, some dogged and righteous steadfastness, honor and grace.

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Rosario Dawson

NEW YORK — Now that she's off the presidential campaign trail with her boyfriend Sen. Cory Booker, Rosario Dawson is getting back to the business we know and love her for.

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The moon, Venus can guide you in night skies

DIAGRAM: THE MOON, VENUS, AND NEPTUNE ON JANUARY 26-28TH

In the early evening twilight skies this week, you have an excellent opportunity to see three other planets in our solar system, two of which are way out there.

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Ex-Grammy chief claims awards tainted

NEW YORK — The ousted head of the Grammy Awards says that music's biggest awards are tainted because of conflicts of interest that infect how certain songs and artists are nominated.

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Dave Matthews Band announced dates for its summer tour.

SAO PAULO — A few days before Christmas, renowned pianist Joao Carlos Martins summoned his friends to a Sao Paulo bar so he could show off the best gift he’d received in years: a new pair of bionic gloves that are letting the 79-year-old play with both hands for the first time in more...

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Outdoors

Succop Nature Park, 185 W. Airport Road, Penn Township, hosts Birds and More nature walks at 9 a.m. Thursdays. The newly renovated T.W.

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Butler native leading PPT orchestra for ‘Little Shop’ musical

Catie Brown

Butler native Catie Brown will be playing keyboard and conducting the orchestra for the monthlong run of “Little Shop of Horrors” at Pittsburgh Public Theater.

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On Campus

Slippery Rock University

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Symphony to play Beethoven

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Nightlife

The Beacon, 231 Beacon Road, Renfrew, hosts the Zach Rivito Trio at 9 p.m. Feb. 1. Call 724-586-6233.

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Saturday Night Special

Art Center hosts monthly band night

The Saxonburg band Trevolta will headline the Saturday Night Special event Saturday at the Butler Art Center.

After a successful band night in December, another is planned for Saturday at the Butler Art Center.

1/23/2020 Weekend Entertainment 0 comments

PEOPLE

NEW YORK — Taylor Swift has revealed in a new interview that her mother has a brain tumor.

1/22/2020 Arts & Entertainment 0 comments

Orion was a victim of a sting operation

DIAGRAM OF ORION AND THE PLEIADES

In last week's column I described at least some of the celestial treasures waiting for you within the great constellation Orion the Hunter. You can have a lot of fun checking them out in our Butler sky with even a small telescope or binoculars.

1/18/2020 Starwatch 0 comments

'Dolittle,' with Robert Downey Jr., is a disaster

Dr. John Dolittle, portrayed by Robert Downey Jr., talks to Jip, voiced by Tom Holland, in a scene from “Dolittle.”

Dr. Dolittle, who favored animals and shunned humans, was on to something.

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PEOPLE

Demi Lovato

NEW YORK — Grammy-nominated pop singer Demi Lovato will perform the national anthem at the Super Bowl.

1/18/2020 Arts & Ent. Features 0 comments

Sweet and salty, 'Lunch Hour' opens at BLT

Oliver, played by Stefan Lingenfelter, tries to concentrate while his wife Nora, played by Sis Fleming, talks to him in “Lunch Hour.”

“Lunch Hour” is a light look at a heavy topic.

1/17/2020 Arts & Ent. Features 0 comments

NIGHTLIFE

The Beacon, 231 Beacon Road, Renfrew, features the band The Cool Fools, playing the Grateful Dead, The Band, Dylan and Pink Floyd, among others, at 9 p.m. Saturday. Call 724-586-6233.

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Photographic art coming to Cranberry gallery space

The photography of Thomas D’Andrea will be featured during the month of February at the Cranberry Artists Network gallery.

CRANBERRY TWP — Photographer Thomas D’Andrea will have his work featured in February by the Cranberry Artists Network.

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BEST BETS

BUTLER TWP — The Tamburitzans performance on Friday at the Succop Theater at Butler County Community College is sold out.

1/16/2020 Weekend Entertainment 0 comments

PEOPLE

NEW YORK — Breakthrough singer Billie Eilish is set to sing the theme song for the upcoming James Bond film, becoming the youngest artist to write and record a song for the iconic film franchise.

1/16/2020 Arts & Ent. Features 0 comments

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