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‘Visually Speaking’ exhibit on display in DWG

The Dutot Museum and Gallery will host a reception for Andrea Levergood-Flaherty's exhibit “Visually Speaking” from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at 24 Main St., Delaware Water Gap.The exhibit, which features...

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12-year-old chef from Stroudsburg to appear on new cooking competition show

Despite being “chopped” in the Entree Round of the popular Food Network Television Show “Chopped Junior,” Stroudsburg resident Isaiah Hooks has been asked to return to appear in another cooking...

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As 'The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore' says goodbye, late night loses its...

On Tuesday night, Larry Wilmore sipped a glass of wine at the desk of his recently-canceled "Nightly Show" and reflected on his 18-month run on Comedy Central, which officially ends Thursday."We...

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‘Lethal Weapon,’‘The Exorcist,’‘MacGyver’: Why fall TV is all about reboots

Do not adjust your set: What’s on television may look more familiar than usual this fall. The roster of recognizable names for the 2016-17 season goes beyond longtime TV fixtures Matt LeBlanc and...

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LA exhibition look at dying through words, photos

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four years ago photographer Andrew George approached the medical director of a Los Angeles hospital with an unusual request: He wanted to meet and take photographs of people about to...

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Q&A: Jim Gaffigan may look ordinary, but his comedy is anything but

An enormously successful comedian, actor and author who has opened for the pope, Jim Gaffigan is also the star of TV Land’s “The Jim Gaffigan Show,” in which he plays a less enormously successful...

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Ansel Adams nature photography lecture at Grey Towers

An illustrated lecture that reflects upon how the famous works of legendary photographer Ansel Adams inspire an appreciation for natural beauty and a strong conservation ethic is planned for 5:30 p.m....

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Bill Nye 'The Science Guy' is getting a new show

Bill Nye, known as "The Science Guy" ever since a TV show of the same name basically owned the mid-1990s, will soon return to our screens. IndieWire reports that the veteran science communicator will...

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2016 fall movie preview: Here comes the first batch of this year’s Oscar...

School’s back in session, the days are getting a tiny bit shorter and “Suicide Squad” is finally starting to drop out of theaters. In other words, the fall movie season is upon us, ready to renew your...

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Muscular Dystrophy Association seeks post-telethon identity

NEW YORK (AP) — For 45 years, many Americans identified the Muscular Dystrophy Association with one man and one event — comedian Jerry Lewis and his annual Labor Day telethon.The MDA dropped Lewis as...

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Pocono native's art highlighted at Philadelphia International Airport

A stroll through Terminal A at the Philadelphia International Airport allows travelers a choice of duty free shopping options, a Philadelphia Marketplace, ATM machines and counters where currency...

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Regional and local radio stations enjoy boost in listenership

Regional radio stations under the Entercom Communications banner performed well in the spring Nielsen ratings with the leading WKRZ-FM pop hits station extending listenership while news and talk...

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Artists sought for paint out

The Antoine Dutot Museum & Gallery is looking for artists to participate in its first “En Plein Air” Paint Out.Over the course of a week, starting Oct. 15, artists will paint outdoor scenes of...

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Japan naming 88 manga, animation landmarks to boost tourism

TOKYO (AP) — Eighty-eight places in Japan are going to be designated "animation spots" to encourage visitors to seek out the train stations, school campuses, rural shrines and other fairly everyday...

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Dramatic 'Mr. Church' lures Eddie Murphy back to the screen

LOS ANGELES (AP) — You would think that being a comic legend, an Oscar-nominee and starring in some of Hollywood's greatest blockbusters would mean having an abundance of scripts to choose from.But...

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Black women get their due in 'Hidden Figures'

It all started with a mysterious photograph. In 2011, Mary Gainer was a historic preservationist for NASA, and she stumbled on a 1943 picture of a thousand people standing in a huge building. Gainer...

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Familiar, and new, faces this fall

A rundown of some of the familiar, and new, faces for the fall TV season: Kevin James Where you last saw him: In theaters as a bumbling mall cop or somewhere else in a relative orbit to Adam Sandler,...

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10 things that could go wrong

Television’s annual salute to itself — better known as the Emmy Awards — unfolds Sunday, on ABC with Jimmy Kimmel as host. By the end of the evening, the steady stream of well-dressed presenters and...

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Q&A: Jean Smart’s smart moves

For viewers who fondly recall Jean Smart as sweet but ditzy Charlene Frazier in the ‘80s sitcom “Designing Women,” it must have been startling to see her portray Floyd Gerhardt, the cold-blooded...

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'Virginia Woolf' playwright Edward Albee dies at age 88

NEW YORK (AP) — Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee, who challenged theatrical convention in masterworks such as "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and "A Delicate Balance," died...

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