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Skating enthusiasts are taking advantage of the cold, snowless days in Maine

6:00pm January 16, 2025

There's an upside to the lack of snow in much of New England -- great skating. We head out on a couple of Maine's lakes to explore the burgeoning sport of "wild ice skating."

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My 38th 'Hamlet' (inside Grand Theft Auto) is the first I've seen with flamethrowers

5:07pm January 16, 2025

by Bob Mondello

During pandemic lockdowns, two actors decided to try to stage a Shakespeare play entirely inside the game Grand Theft Auto. Grand Theft Hamlet tells the story.

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David Lynch, who directed off-kilter classics, dies at 78

2:07pm January 16, 2025

His sinister, surreal vision of America made him a leading counterculture auteur — with movies such as Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart and Mulholland Drive, and the groundbreaking TV series Twin Peaks.

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A woman invented the rape kit. So why was a man given credit for it?

1:48pm January 16, 2025

Rape kits were widely known as "Vitullo Kits" after a Chicago police sergeant. But a new book tells the story of Marty Goddard, a community activist who worked with runaway teenagers in the 1970s.

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'American Primeval' offers a gritty, heartfelt take on the Wild West

1:44pm January 16, 2025

by David Bianculli

Set in the lawless Utah territory of 1857, Netflix's six-part series features chaotic violence, endearing characters and some sights and performances you'll not soon forget.

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Conan O'Brien will receive the Mark Twain Prize for comedy

8:45am January 16, 2025

"I am honored to be the first winner of the Mark Twain Prize recognized not for humor, but for my work as a riverboat pilot," O'Brien said in a release from The Kennedy Center.

Local LA theaters bring puppets and movies to families for respite from fires

7:00am January 16, 2025

Vidiots and the Bob Baker Marionette Theater teamed up to provide an escape from reality for families facing trauma and loss from the Los Angeles wildfires.

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Actor Josh Gad on three performances that shaped his career

5:17pm January 15, 2025

by Sarah Handel

Actor Josh Gad, best known for his roles in Frozen and Book of Mormon, is out with a new memoir about his life and career.

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LA's Magic Castle offers a brief escape during the wildfires

5:14pm January 15, 2025

by Elise Hu

A Los Angeles institution spared from the flames gives back to the community with donations and magic tricks to lift evacuees' spirits.

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Here's everyone performing at the presidential inauguration

4:34pm January 15, 2025

Unlike Donald Trump's 2017 inauguration, which reportedly struggled to book high-profile performers, several well-known artists will partake in this year's inaugural events.