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Review: Tayari Jones’ follow-up to blockbuster ‘American Marriage’ is ‘Kin’

Review: Tayari Jones’ follow-up to blockbuster ‘American Marriage’ is ‘Kin’

  • Chris Hewitt, The Minnesota Star Tribune

When a character refers to the dual narrators of “Kin” as “crib sisters,” he’s immediately informed that the correct term is “cradle,” not “crib.” There’s a reason for that distinction, I think. “Cradle” is the key word, as in “cradle to grave.” Vernice and Annie grew up in a small Louisiana…

ABC cancels 'Bachelorette' season with Taylor Frankie Paul amid domestic violence investigation

ABC cancels 'Bachelorette' season with Taylor Frankie Paul amid domestic violence investigation

  • ANDREW DALTON and ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press

Thursday's unprecedented cancellation of the already filmed season of the long-running reality television show comes days before it was to premiere, on Sunday.

This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

  • Publishers Weekly, Tribune News Service

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, March 14, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2026 Circana. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 20…

Taking the kids: And celebrating women during Women’s History Month

Taking the kids: And celebrating women during Women’s History Month

  • Eileen Ogintz, Tribune Content Agency

“Remember the ladies,” Abigail Adams urged her husband.

Inside Jessie Buckley’s journey from 'The Bride!' to 'Hamnet'

Inside Jessie Buckley’s journey from 'The Bride!' to 'Hamnet'

  • Bruce R. Miller Lee Enterprises

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride!” gives new voice and autonomy to a classic character — with Jessie Buckley at the center.

World Happiness Report highlights social media's negative impact, ranks Finland as happiest

World Happiness Report highlights social media's negative impact, ranks Finland as happiest

  • KOSTYA MANENKOV and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press

The latest World Happiness Report 2026 says that heavy social media use has contributed to a stark decline in well-being among young people.

Finns go to sauna to break from outside world and find happiness

Finns go to sauna to break from outside world and find happiness

    Leave your phone in the locker, get inside a wood-paneled room with your friends, throw some water on heated rocks and relax - this is the receipt of happiness for Finnish people who have topped the list of the happiest countries in the world for the 9th consecutive time. (AP video by: Kosty…

    Finns go to sauna to break from outside world and find happiness

    Finns go to sauna to break from outside world and find happiness

      Leave your phone in the locker, get inside a wood-paneled room with your friends, throw some water on heated rocks and relax - this is the receipt of happiness for Finnish people who have topped the list of the happiest countries in the world for the 9th consecutive time. (AP video by: Kosty…

      White House offers concessions as DHS funding impasse drags on

      White House offers concessions as DHS funding impasse drags on

        TSA lines across the country are lengthening and terrorism threats are on the rise as the Department of Homeland Security remains partially shut down.

        Movies in a Minute: "The Bride!"

        Movies in a Minute: "The Bride!"

          Bruce Miller, Lee Enterprises' entertainment reporter, says that while "The Bride!" gives voice to the Bride of Frankenstein, the movie itself is hardly worth the exclamation point in its name.

          Taylor Frankie Paul Says Scandal Headlines Feel “Like the End of the World” in First Interview

          Taylor Frankie Paul Says Scandal Headlines Feel “Like the End of the World” in First Interview

            Taylor Frankie Paul said in her first televised interview that the intense headlines surrounding her personal situation felt overwhelming, describing it as “the end of the world.” She explained that the timing has been especially difficult as she prepares for The Bachelorette while also tryi…

            ‘Peaky Blinders' movie sendoff fulfills creators’ dreams for the series

            ‘Peaky Blinders' movie sendoff fulfills creators’ dreams for the series

              Shortly after the first series aired, writer Steven Knight predicted “Peaky Blinders” would end with a movie. That was more than a decade ago.

              At Las Vegas casino's shark tank, the sharks eat just as good as the tourists, dietician says

              At Las Vegas casino's shark tank, the sharks eat just as good as the tourists, dietician says

              • Updated 13 mins ago

              Becky O’Brien always wanted to work with ocean life, but she didn’t realize she’d be able to do the job in the middle of the Las Vegas desert. Now she and her team at the Shark Reef Aquarium at the Mandalay Bay resort care for 15 species of sharks, which have strict diets. (AP Video by: Ty ONeil)

              ‘Eradication’ author Jonathan Miles opened for the Rolling Stones

              ‘Eradication’ author Jonathan Miles opened for the Rolling Stones

                Jonathan Miles, author of the novels “Dear American Airlines” and “Want Not,” has just published “Eradication: A Fable.” As well as fiction, Miles has published essays, journalism and other nonfiction in The New York Times and toured as a musician in Jon Batiste’s band in 2024. Here, he takes the Book Pages Q&A. Q. Please tell readers about your new book, “Eradication.” “Eradication: A Fable” ...

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                ABC cancels 'Bachelorette' season with Taylor Frankie Paul amid domestic violence investigation

                ABC cancels 'Bachelorette' season with Taylor Frankie Paul amid domestic violence investigation

                Inside Jessie Buckley’s journey from 'The Bride!' to 'Hamnet'

                Inside Jessie Buckley’s journey from 'The Bride!' to 'Hamnet'

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                Movies in a Minute: "The Bride!"

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                Taylor Frankie Paul Says Scandal Headlines Feel “Like the End of the World” in First Interview

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