Small mysteries
HERGETT For the Chronicle
Although a series of her assemblage work features hands pinned like insect specimens inside shadow boxes, artist Kate Huston is not so easily pinned down. Her works spans decades and mediums, all with an eye toward creating community both in and out of the world of art. As her art travels, Huston follows, hosting free art events in the hopes of inspiring creativity in others. She provides supplies and often homemade pie. “Pie brings people together,” she said during an interview in her home studio outside Bozeman on Tuesday, later mentioning how she and her mother gather to test new recipes.
Huston will host events at the Covellite Theatre in Butte on Friday evening and outside the DADI mini museum at 6 p.m. on Saturday, where she is the new featured artist.
“It’s great, it’s two hours of community gathering and free art,” Huston said. “I think people think art can be inaccessible and expensive, and I really don’t want it to come off as that.”
Plus, who knows where it could lead? Huston, who graduated from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University in Boston in the ’90s, cites a class taught by Jesseca Ferguson as inspiration for the shadow boxes that would eventually become the assemblage collage pieces. A print from Ferguson, with a collection of found objects, hangs over the mantle in Huston’s living room. But in the class, the materials were a bit more outside of the box.
“Who knows that working on pig intestines with cyanotype would lead to this?” Huston asked.
Huston found herself drawn to the surrealist work of artists like Joseph Cornell and Marcel Duchamp and to dioramas like those in the Boston Public Library.
“It’s not just some building with an Army man in the front,” she said. “There’s a lady selling vegetables off in the far corner. What’s her story? What’s going on over here?”
RACHEL
PHOTO BY RACHEL HERGETT, FOR THE CHRONICLE
A detail of a collage piece by Kate Huston that is now on display at the DADI mini museum in Bozeman.
Top 10 Bestsellers at Country Bookshelf
1) “Bumblewood Thicket” by Random Acts of Silliness, $20
2) “Somewhere Beyond the Sea” by TJ Klune, $28.99
3) “Hush of the Land” by Arnold Smoke Elser, $21.95
4) “Tell Me Everything” by Elizabeth Strout, $30
5) “The End of Nature” by Bill McKibben, $18
6) “The Life Impossible” by Matt Haig, $30
7) “James” by Percival Everett, $28
8) “Fox and I” by Catherine | Raven, $18
9) “Becoming Little Shell” by Chris La Tray, $28
10) “The God of the Woods” by Liz Moore, $30
1) Sabrina Carpenter “Short n Sweet”
2) Radiohead “In Rainbows”
3) Chappel Roan “Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess”
4) Mom Jeans “Best Buds”
5) David Gilmour “Luck & Strange”
6) Lord Huron “Strange Trails”
7) Arctic Monkeys “AM”
8) Tame Impala “Currents”
9) Wu-tang Clan “Enter Wu-tang”
10) Red Hot Chili Peppers “Greatest Hits”
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“Rescue: HI-Surf” - Season 1 (Sept. 23)
This new Fox action drama follows the personal and professional lives of the heavy-water lifeguards who patrol and protect the North Shore of O’ahu—the most famous and dangerous stretch of coastline in the world. Each episode will feature these dedicated, heroic and adrenaline-seeking first-responders saving lives in the difficult and often life-threatening conditions of Hawaii’s Seven Mile Miracle.
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“Out There: Crimes of the Paranormal” - Season 1 (Sept. 24)
This series takes viewers inside true crime cases with shocking encounters with the paranormal world, through eyewitness accounts, expert interviews and all-new investigations. In each case, amidst an agonizing search for answers, one rumor emerges from the pack: something inhuman is afoot. These in-depth investigations transport us to towns and cities across North America where we speak to individuals with eyewitness accounts and first-person details about the extraordinary, supernatural events that changed their lives forever.
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“Grotesquerie” - Season 1 (Sept. 26)
In this FX horror drama, a series of heinous crimes have unsettled a small community. Detective Lois Tryon (Niecy Nash) feels these crimes are eerily personal, as if someone — or something — is taunting her. With no leads and unsure of where to turn, she accepts the help of Sister Megan (Micaela Diamond), a nun and journalist with the Catholic Guardian. As Lois and Sister Megan string together clues, they find themselves ensnared in a sinister web that only seems to raise more questions than answers.
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“The Walking Dead: Daryl DixonThe Book of Carol” - Season 2 (AMC+ — Sept. 29, Season Premiere) The new season picks up where Season 1 left off, following fan-favorite characters Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) and Carol Peletier (Melissa McBride). They both confront old demons while she fights to find her friend and he struggles with his decision to stay in France, causing tension at the Nest. Additionally, Genet (Anne Charrier)’s movement builds momentum, setting Pouvoir on a violent collision course with the Union of Hope in the fight for France’s future.
“Grey’s Anatomy” - Season 21 (Sept. 27)
This high-intensity medical drama follows a team of doctors at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital who are faced with life-or death decisions on a daily basis. They seek comfort from one another and, at times, more than just friendship. Together they discover that neither medicine nor relationships can be defined in black and white.
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movie review
BY JAY BOBBIN
A somewhat oversized ‘Spider-Man’ swings into action
One thing is for sure about “The Amazing Spider-Man 2”: Virtually no one will feel shortchanged by it.
To risk understatement, there’s a lot to the 2014 sequel to the 2012 movie that introduced Andrew Garfield (“The Social Network,” 2010) as Tobey Maguire’s web-slinging screen successor, to the tune of three major villains. The saving grace of the picture – which USA Network shows Saturday, Sept. 28, the night after it has the earlier movie – is the de-
13. “___ of Africa” (1985)
14. U.S. Women’s Open org.
15. Kind of code
16. Starfleet uniform wearers
18. Cillian Murphy’s series
20. Neat
21. __ _ few rounds
22. Chooser’s call
24. “Being Mary __ Moore” (2023)
28. “Mamma __!”
29. Comic Philips
30. Marvin Gaye’s record label
33. Obscure
35. Solution: Abbr.
37. “The Last Emperor” (1987) actress Joan
not reveal spoilers ... but longtime fans of the comic-book franchise won’t feel cheated by what transpires in the script.
Jamie Foxx becomes our hero’s main nemesis as Electro, a nerd-turned-supervillain. You hope the result won’t go the way of Richard Pryor in “Superman III,” which ended up being too comical for its own good, but Foxx is smart enough to know when to play down the funny and amp up the serious, the result being quite a good job on his part.
38. Máiréad Tyers series
44. Hulk Hogan or The Rock, e.g.
45. “___ Detective”
46. Hard finish?
47. Altar words
48. Brainstorm
49. Vegas developer Steve
50. “___ Hemingway” (2013 Jude Law film)
51. “The Leftovers” theme
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1. Letters of urgency
2. Computer memory, in the old days
3. Mr. T’s outfit
4. Penetrate the mind
5. Sidestepped
6. Knitting loop
7. The New Yorker cartoonist William
8. Jan. observance
9. Mayberry boy
10. New or golden follower
11. Low man in the choir
17. Masseuse’s challenge
19. Gridiron units: Abbr.
22. Ambulance driver, for short
23. Airline ticket word, sometimes
25. Kate’s “Titanic” (1997) co-star
26. It lays green eggs
27. Serling who created “The Twilight Zone”
31. Perfect game pitcher Don
32. Future MD’s course
33. Ho ___ Minh
34. Kind of soup
36. Assured
37. Floppy disk alternative
38. “Yuck!”
39. Roentgen’s find
40. Graceful aquatic bird
41. Change the look of
42. Has many regrets
43. Supportive voices
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velopment of the love story between Spider-Man’s alter ego, Peter Parker, and Gwen Stacy, played in this franchise by Emma Stone (“La La Land,” 2016), sporting a blonde wig in a period that preceded her two Oscar wins to date for best actress. In the previous “Amazing Spider-Man” film, Peter promised Gwen’s police-chief father to stay away from her in order to keep her safe. Suffice it to say, more than that should not be mentioned here, so as to
Paul Giamatti (“Billions”) plays another Spidey enemy, the Rhino, and the Green Goblin resurfaces – as the alter ego of Peter’s pal Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan) – so you know there will be conflicted feelings when those fellows clash. That’s one of the essential aspects of the Marvel Comics universe: None of its heroes is allowed a totally clearcut take on being good or evil, and mixed emotions are right in the wheelhouse for returning “Amazing Spider-Man” director Marc Webb and his creative colleagues.
Andrew Garfield in “The Amazing Spider-Man 2”
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“What If” (Sept. 23)
“From” - Season 3 (Sept. 22)
This series unravels the mystery of a nightmarish town that traps all those who enter. In the wake of Season 2’s epic cliffhanger, escape will become a tantalizing and very real possibility as the true nature of the town comes into focus, and the townspeople go on offense against the myriad horrors surrounding them. Harold Perrineau, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Eion Bailey, Hannah Cheramy and Simon Webster star.
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“Gremlins: The Wild Batch” - Season 2 (Max — Oct. 3, Season Premiere)
Returning after “Secrets of the Mogwai,” this new installment of the “Gremlins” animated prequel series follows Gizmo (A.J. LoCascio), Sam (Izaac Wang) and Elle (Gabrielle Nevaeh) as they travel from their home in Shanghai to San Francisco, bringing even more magic, mystery and Mogwai mayhem. Hot on the trail of a new brood of evil Mogwai, our heroes journey deep into the American West, coming up against new supernatural creatures and picking up a few mysterious characters along the way. Simu Liu, Ming-Na Wen, James Hong and BD Wong also voice star.
Medical-school dropout Wallace (Daniel Radcliffe) has been repeatedly burned by bad relationships. So, while everyone around him, including his roommate Allan (Adam Driver), seems to be finding the perfect partner, Wallace decides to put his love life on hold. It is then that he meets Chantry (Zoe Kazan), an animator who lives with her longtime boyfriend Ben (Rafe Spall). Wallace and Chantry form an instant connection, striking up a close friendship. Still, there is no denying the chemistry between them, leading the pair to wonder, what if the love of your life is actually your best friend?
“Evolution of the Black Quarterback” (Sept. 24)
Retired NFL Pro Bowl quarterback Michael Vick travels across America to explore the history and impact of Black quarterbacks on and off the field. Paying homage to the rich history, celebrating the progress and setting its sights on the future of the QB position, the series tells the story of the players who fought for their right to be on the field. Featuring interviews with some of the most influential Black QBs to ever play the game, including Patrick Mahomes, Jalen Hurts, Cam Newton, Dak Prescott, Russell Wilson, Donovan McNabb, James “Shack” Harris, Warren Moon, and Doug Williams.
“Paddington 2” (Sept. 26)
Paddington (voiced by Ben Whishaw) is happily settled with the Brown family in Windsor Gardens, where he has become a popular member of the community, spreading joy and marmalade wherever he goes. While searching for the perfect present for his beloved Aunt Lucy’s (Imelda Staunton) 100th birthday, Paddington spots a unique pop-up book in Mr. Gruber’s (Jim Broadbent) antique shop, and performs a series of odd jobs to buy it. But the book is stolen, and it’s up to Paddington and the Browns to unmask the thief.
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BETH BOYSON
Library columnist
A CHILDREN’S STORYTELLING FESTIVAL
Dive into songwriting with local musician and educator Brian Kassay. The Children’s Storytelling Festival, in its inaugural year, connects youth with storytelling professionals and invites the community to celebrate the stories our local youth create.
Youth ages 5-18 can take part in songwriting workshops on Sept. 25, 26 or 27 from 4:30-6 p.m. in the Community Room. Youth will explore the art of songwriting with local musicians.Reserve a spot for the workshop at
just in @ Bozeman Library
bozemanlibrary.org/kids.
Then, the entire community is invited to listen to youth perform their original compositions on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 1 p.m. in the community. People of all ages can participate in a live songwriting collaboration as a song takes shape before your eyes. No reservations necessary for the performance event.
For more information about this and all events in YouthServices, please
call 406-582-2404, or visit bozemanlibrary.org.
BOOKS FOR THE ADULTS IN THE ROOM
Real Estate: A Living Autobiography by Deborah Levy. Biography. There is a post-illusion stage of life and this book captures it. This is the third in a series of the author’s examined life, and it has the elegant, sprightly and witty turns of phrases one expects from a British writer. It
also has profound insight that is rendered universal in the sharing of those insights.
The Enchanters by James Ellroy. Fiction. The “Demon Dog of American crime fiction” has set a new mystery in 1962 Hollywood. Gumshoe Fred Otash tries to solve many murders. The author is known for a “telegraphic”writing style, which omits words other writers would consider necessary, and often features sentence fragments. Gotta work for it.
The Everything Guide to Homeschooling: All You Need to Create the Best Curriculum and LearningEnvironment for Your Child by Sherri Linsenbach. Nonfiction. For everyone taking on
the gargantuan task of homeschooling their kid(s), or considering it, here is the book that will help you all enjoy and survive it. Reads like a lesson plan for success.
BOOKS
FOR THE KIDDOS
Nowhere Special by Matt Wallace. Juvenile Fiction. Two young kids. Two divided families. A rural setting. A story of trying to navigate painful problems while going to school, making friends and being bullied. This is a middle school story with painful topics, and supportive adults. The bond these two develop over their love of and talent for writing is everything.
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“Jailbreak: Love on the Run” (Sept. 25)
When Vicky White, a highly respected corrections officer, aids the escape of a violent felon nearly twenty years her junior, it reveals an unexpected love story amidst the ensuing high-profile manhunt and media frenzy. This documentary uncovers the wild story.
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The Bone Wars: The True Story of an Epic Battle to Find Dinosaur Fossils, written by Jane Kurtz; illustrated by Alexander Vidal. Nonfiction. Kids love dinosaurs, and this book has full page illustrations and lots of information about how they were discovered. It also has the humorously, unavoidable conflict created when two scholars compete for bones.
“Nobody Wants This” - Season 1 (Sept. 26)
Kristen Bell and Adam Brody star in this new comedy series as Joanne and Noah, an outspoken agnostic woman and a rogue rabbi. The series charts their unlikely relationship. Jackie Tohn, Michael Hitchcock, Paul Ben-Victor, Sherry Cola, Shiloh Bearman, Stephanie Faracy, Tovah Feldshuh and Emily Arlook also star.
I Want 100 Dogs written by Stacy McAnulty; illustrated by Claire Keane. Picture Book. When a young girl tells her parents, I want 100 dogs, they discuss how to housebreak, bath, groom, train, exercise, feed, walk, house, and provide appropriate play time for all those dogs. Quirky illustrations, cute dogs, and a lesson in pet ownership for anyone considering it.
When the Stars Come Home, written by Brittany Luby; pictures by Natasha Donovan. Early Reader. Ojiig moved to a big, busy city with his family when his father lands a new job. He misses his
“Rez Ball” (Sept. 27)
In the heart of Chuska, New Mexico, a high school basketball team rich in Native American heritage face their greatest challenge. After the loss of their star player (Kusem Goodwind), the team must unite like never before to keep their dreams of a state championship alive. Kauchani Bratt and Jessica Matten also star.
grandparents, thequiet and the stars shining at night. The city has street lights. They’re too bright for Ojiig. When Mama offers to make a quilt, very special things happen.
FOR THE TEENS AND TWEENS
Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid by Ngozi & Mad Rupert. Graphic Novel. You go to art school. You starty our classes. Everything seems good. Until all your financial aid is yanked away. The unlikely scenario follows that it can be restored if you win a softball game with your art geek friends
“Will & Harper” (Sept. 27)
When Will Ferrell finds out his close friend of 30 years is coming out as a trans woman, the two decide to embark on a cross-country road trip to process this new stage of their relationship in an intimate portrait of friendship, transition and America.
against a good team. Terrible puns (see title) and 300 pages of artwork.
No Going Back by Patrick Flores-Scott. Fiction. A young man in a detention center strives for release by making amends and staying sober. With so much pressure and complex rules to follow, it feels like the longest weekend of his life. The impact of addiction and incarceration on a teen boy and his family and community are well-written and honestly portrayed.
Like Ability: The Truth about Popularity by Lori
Getz and Mitch Prinstein. Nonfiction. This work combines real life situations, self-reflective exercises, and practical wisdom about a subject many teens have on their minds: popularity. There is also a discussion off that land mine otherwise known as social media. The analysis and recommendations are very valuable.
Beth Boyson is a Programming Librarian and Cataloger at Bozeman Public Library. She can be reached through the Library website at www.bozemanlibrary.org.
trivia crossword
The solution to the question is found within the answers in the puzzle. In order to discover this hidden solution, unscramble the letters noted with asterisks within the puzzle.
Across 1. Whammy
4. Prayer’s closing word
8. Dynamite
11. Big grocery chain
12. Ruin
13. Indisposed
14. Assembly line aid
17. “You’ve got mail” co.
18. Much
19. Skirt for the modest
21. Scarf material
24. “___ Home with Amy Sedaris”
25. “What We Do ___ the Shadows”
26. That thing
27. “___, re, mi, ...”
28. Sweetie
30. Not be serious
32. Waiting period, seemingly
34. Half a dozen
35. It bends the joints of the elbow
41. So far
42. Pollster Silver
43. Slippery one
44. “___ De-Lovely”
45. A deadly sin
46. Hula hoop? Down
1. Popular fruit drink
2. Bigheadedness
3. Anxiety medication often advertised in spam
4. Cain’s victim
5. Word of possibility
6. Roxy Music co-founder Brian
7. Soft ball material
8. Guy with a cooking show
9. 100%
10. Deli sandwich
15. Larynx
16. Barkless dogs
lifestyle
Floored fanatics: ‘The Floor’ returns with second season, bigger than ever before
From the creators of “Big Brother,” “Deal or No Deal” and “The Voice,” Fox’s No. 1 game show, “The Floor,” returns Wednesday, Sept. 25. Part chess game, part trivia show, this largerthan-life competition watches on as 100 hopeful players battle it out for a life-changing grand prize of $250,000, relying on their general knowledge to stay in the game.
19. Kind of drop
20. Intro for boy or girl
22. Tops
23. Stomach problem
29. Confronts
31. Stand out
33. All alternative
34. Chop ___
35. Memo starter
36. Rent
37. Split
38. “Punk’d” network
39. Filmmaker Spike
40. Crimson foe
As Fox describes: “[Contestants] will stand their ground on a massive, interactive LED game floor featuring 100 squares, each representing a different trivia category. The first challenger, selected at random, must choose one of his or her neighboring opponents to go head-to-
head in an epic quiz duel in the opponent’s category. The winner takes over the loser’s square, gaining valuable ground as they expand their territory, while the loser exits the game. The winner must then choose — do they go on the offensive to dominate more of the board?
Or do they let The Floor choose a new challenger?”
Hosted and produced by Rob Lowe (“9-1-1: Lone Star”), the freshman season of “The Floor” averaged 5.5 million multi-platform viewers (per Fox) and has only grown since its inception — now with 29 more players than the original 81. With such heightened popularity, “The Floor” was renewed for a third season
alongside its second, set to premiere in 2025.
“Fans loved the first season of ‘The Floor’ so much that we’ve ordered two more seasons of this breakthrough game show with plans already underway to make our epic battle of the brains even bigger and bolder,” said Michael Thorn, president of the Fox Television Network. “It’s also been a massive win to have a huge star like Rob Lowe as our host, and both our viewers and competitors can’t wait to see him back in action.”
“The Floor” sees creator John de Mol (“The Voice”) serving as an executive producer alongside Mark van Achterberg (“Bibaboerderij”), Chris Culvenor (“The Mole”), Paul Franklin (“Quiz with Balls”), Wesley Dening (“Farmer Wants a Wife”), Sean O’Riordan (“Kids Incorporated”) and Shane Byrne (“Name That Tune”).
With Lowe at the wheel leading the way, the second season of “The Floor” premieres Wednesday, Sept. 25, on Fox.
Rob Lowe hosts “The Floor”
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“Fly” (Sept. 25)
Humans have long dreamed of the freedom of flight. This heart-stopping National Geograpic documentary immerses viewers in the exhilarating yet perilous world of BASE jumping. At the heart of the film are three couples: Jimmy and Marta, pioneering figures affectionately known as the “Mom and Pop” of BASE jumping; the fearless wingsuit pilot Scotty and his newfound love, Julia; and the resilient duo Amber and Espen, whose bond is tested by triumph and tragedy. The film explores the complex balance between passion and sacrifice.
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“Disney Jr.’s Ariel” - Season 1, New Episodes (Sept. 25)
This animated musical series, inspired by “The Little Mermaid,” follows young mermaid princess Ariel as she embarks on funfilled, action-packed adventures with her friends throughout their Caribbean-inspired fairytale kingdom of Atlantica. Geared towards preschoolers and their families, each episode features two 11-minute stories that highlight themes of community, self-expression, curiosity and resourcefulness and celebrate the multicultural elements of the Caribbean through music, food, festivals, fashion, language and folklore.
“Agatha All Along”New Episode (Sept. 25)
Streaming new episodes weekly after making its two-episode debut last week, this Marvel miniseries follows the infamous Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn), who is down and out of power after a strange goth Teen (Joe Locke) helps break her free from a distorted spell. Her interest is piqued when he begs her to take him down the legendary Witches’ Road, a magical gauntlet of trials that, if survived, rewards a witch with what they’re missing. Together, Agatha and this mysterious Teen pull together a desperate coven and set off down, down, down The Road…
“How Not to Draw” (Shorts)Season 3 (Available Now) In Season 3 of this drawing tutorial parody series, animators bring beloved Disney characters — from Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse to Dr. Doofenshmirtz and R2-D2 to life, and the characters bring…CHAOS!
Kaitlin Olson of “High Potential” on ABC and Hulu: She began her run on the Fox sitcom “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” in 2005, and she intends to take a couple of days off from working on her new series to film scenes for “Sunny’s” forthcoming 17th season.
Dermot Mulroney of “Chicago Fire” on NBC and Peacock: He was reunited with fellow “My Best Friend’s Wedding” cast member Rachel Griffiths when they played the parents of Sydney Sweeney and Hadley Robinson’s characters in last year’s movie “Anyone but You.”
Patricia Heaton of “Frasier” on Paramount+: Before working with Kelsey Grammer in the revival of “Frasier,” she starred with him as frequently quarreling TV-news anchors in the 2007-08 Fox sitcom “Back to You.”
For the ChiHards
“Chicago Med”
Questions:
trivia quiz
BY STAFF WRITERS
1)How many One Chicago series have there been so far?
2) What was the first series of the Chicago franchise to make it to air?
3) True or false: One Chicago shows are set in the Windy City but filmed in Los Angeles.
4)Name another NBC series (also created by Dick Wolf) that crossed over with “Chicago Fire” and “Chicago P.D.”
5) Which “Chicago PD” character started out as an antagonist in “Chicago Fire?”
6)In the “One Chicago” universe, who is the brother of “Chicago Med’s” Dr. Will Halstead?
7) Who was became Deputy Commissioner in the Season 12 finale of “Chicago Fire?”
8) When was the last One Chicago crossover event that included “Chicago Med?”
9)Randall McHolland’s (Christian Stolte) nickname on “Chicago Fire” is “Mouch” — which two words does it combine?
10) Who shot Adam Ruzek (Patrick John Flueger) in the Season 10 finale of “Chicago P.D.?”
10)Callum Beck (played by Graham Harvey)
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9)“man” and “couch”
8)October 2019
(Eamonn Walker)
7)Chief Wallace Boden
6)Jason “Jay” Halstead (from “Chicago P.D.”)
5)Sgt. Hank Voight
4)“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”
3)False
2)“Chicago Fire”
Answers: 1)4
Carrie Preston
OF ELSBETH ON CBS/PARAMOUNT+
Q: When did Carrie Preston first appear on “The Good Wife” as the character Elsbeth?
A: Carrie Preston first stepped into “The Good Wife” in 2010, toward the end of the first season of that CBS show. Quirky attorney Elsbeth Tascioni hadn’t been conceived to be a recurring character, but Preston – who had a good amount of television work under her belt by that time, encompassing “True Blood,” “Sex and the City” and shows in the “Law & Order” franchise – quickly made her mark in the role, eventually winning a Primetime Emmy Award as a guest performer for that portrayal.
When the sequel series “The Good Fight” was spun off for the then-CBS All Access (now Paramount+) from “The Good Wife” in 2017, it was a logical question whether Preston would resurface as Elsbeth. Not only did that happen in five episodes, but Preston also directed two episodes of the show. (She also directed a couple of episodes of another series on which he was a regular cast member, TNT’s “Claws.”)
Now, of course, Preston has another showcase as Elsbeth in the logically titled “Elsbeth,” set to begin its second season Oct. 17 on CBS and Paramount+. She and executive producers Robert and Michelle King have confirmed that “Columbo” was an inspiration for the current show, with Elsbeth – now relocated from Chicago to work with New York Police Department – using her unique insights and observations to get the goods on criminals, similar to the approach of Peter Falk’s Lt. Columbo.
As with “Columbo,” “Elsbeth” has been notable for its casting of guest “suspects.” Among those featured during the first season were Jane Krakowski, Blair Underwood and (in the premiere episode) Preston’s fellow “True Blood” alum Stephen Moyer.
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Allison Janney celebrity q&a
BY ADAM THOMLISON
Q: I loved the sitcom “Mom” and was so sad when they canceled it. What’s Allison Janney been doing since?
A: I think it’s safe to say that fans took the cancelation of “Mom” harder than Allison Janney (of “The West Wing” fame) did. With a lengthy and decorated TV and film career behind her already, it seemed clear she would land on her feet — and she did. She’s appeared in seven different roles just since “Mom” was canceled in 2021. This includes supporting roles in the Oscar-nominated dramas “The Creator” (2023) and “To Leslie” (2022), as well as lead roles in the feature-length Prime Video comedy “The People We Hate at the Wedding” (2022) and the Netflix drama “Lou” (2022), which she also produced.
She also found time for a couple of one-off guest spots with the animated series “Q-Force” and the final season of the HBO smash “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”
But her biggest role has been as a lead in the comedy series “Palm Royale,” about a young woman (Kristen Wiig, “Bridesmaids,” 2011) trying to break into Palm Beach’s high society at the end of the swinging 1960s. It released its first season earlier this year on Apple TV+ and has a second season lined up for next year.
All this is to say, Janney clearly hasn’t been hurting for work after “Mom.”
But let’s not sell that series too short, as some kind of blip in her career. The sitcom, about a newly sober single mom (Anna Faris, “The House Bunny,” 2008) trying to pull her life together while also dealing with her own wayward mother (Janney), ran for eight seasons on CBS. Of the seven Emmys Janney has won, two were for “Mom,” while one other was earned for her guest role in “Masters of Sex” and four were for her work on the critically acclaimed political drama “The West Wing.”
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BY JAY BOBBIN
‘Jaws’ takes another bite out of the TV lineup
Summer is over, but it doesn’t necessarily require being in that season to feel the bite of “Jaws,” the 1975 box-office blockbuster based on Peter Benchley’s best seller, and the film that put director Steven Spielberg on the Hollywood map. AMC shows the picture Wednesday, Sept. 25, and as it nears its 50th anniversary, it still has all the impact it did originally.
With a Great White shark causing death and fear at the New England resort Amity Island, the water-hating sheriff (Roy Scheider) reluctantly heads to sea with a shark hunter (Robert Shaw) and a shark expert (Richard Dreyfuss) to find and destroy the marauder. The stories of the mechanical shark malfunctioning during filming are legendary, but it doesn’t matter in watching the final product. Co-starring Lorraine Gary and Murray Hamilton, and also including a memorable, Oscar-winning John Williams score, this is just a perfect movie. Period.
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“Nash Bridges” (Heroes & Icons, Monday, Sept. 23): As Don Johnson returns to series work in ABC’s new “Doctor Odyssey,” his post-”Miami Vice” police-detective show is remaining in view, with five episodes shown consecutively in a mini-marathon, The 1996-2001 mystery-with-humor cast Johnson in the title role of a veteran San Francisco investigator with a complex personal life – sometimes involving his ex-wives, portrayed by Annette O’Toole and Serena Scott Thomas – and a professional partner (Cheech Marin) who’s great at exchanging banter.
“Murder on the Orient Express” (Turner Classic Movies, Monday, Sept. 23; Paramount+, streaming): Director Sidney Lumet’s wonderfully stylish 1974 version of the Agatha Christie mystery is — just as the ads promised — “the who’s who in the whodunit,” encompassing everyone from Albert Finney (as master sleuth Hercule Poirot) and Sean Connery to Lauren Bacall and Oscar winner Ingrid Bergman. The story has been told in other screen versions as well, but the sheer style and elegance of this rendering is hard to top. On TCM, the film is being shown as part of a “Star of the Month” salute to Bacall.
Adam Sandler celebrity update OF
MURDER MYSTERY ON NETFLIX
Q: Is Adam Sandler going to do another “Murder Mystery” movie? Those were fun.
A: The perpetually busy Adam Sandler (“The Wedding Singer,” 1998) has 12 different projects at some stage of development right now. Unfortunately, none of them is “Murder Mystery 3,” though he does have ideas. “Murder Mystery” (2019) and “Murder Mystery 2” (2023) were fun, light rom-coms pairing Sandler with fellow comedic great Jennifer Aniston (“Friends”) as a bickering but loving couple repeatedly (twice, anyway) thrust into the role of sleuths solving crimes in lavish settings. The films are, essentially, comedic send-ups of Agatha Christie. The second installment was released in the spring of 2023 on Netflix and was a huge hit, just like the first. It was the biggest film on Netflix when it was released, and
BY ADAM THOMLISON
with more than 42 million views in its first three days, it had the second-biggest opening weekend for a Netflix comedy film. With numbers like that, it seems like just a matter of time before a third one goes into production. Especially since Sandler and Aniston have said that they’re game. While doing press for the second film, they both said they already had ideas for the story, including that their characters would get married in the course of events.
Sandler also said, in a red-carpet interview with Entertainment Tonight, that NBA great Shaquille O’Neal (who made his most recent television appearance in Peacock’s “Mr. Throwback”) would have to be involved — though he may have been joking about this: “If Shaq’s in it, I’m in it. I love Shaq and any time he’s near me, I’m happier.”
Robert Shaw in “Jaws”
Real Madrid takes on newly promoted Espanyol in La Liga matchup
La Liga action returns this weekend with fans packing the historic Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid as Real Madrid gets set to take on Espanyol in a regular season fixture. The match kicks off Sunday, Sept. 22, live on ESPN.
The 2024-25 season is in full swing, as Real Madrid enters the year on fire. Its squad up front is bolstered by the newest addition for Los Blancos, Kylian Mbappe, who is already making an impact after scoring his first goal for Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup final, where it defeated Atalanta 2-0.
Despite not having found the back of the net this season, Brazilian phenom Vinicius Junior remains one of Real Madrid’s most pivotal players to don the white and gold, scoring 15 goals and adding five assists last season in another impressive campaign.
With added expectations entering this season, Vinicius remains focused on winning the club’s league trophy and 16th Champions League title — though many fans are hoping the team can pull off its first-ever treble.
In an exclusive interview with CNN, Vinicius Junior explains how he’s set his sights on greater things for Madrid this season: “The Champions League comes first, which is the most difficult competition — followed by La Liga and then the Copa. ... The Champions League [is] where Real Madrid always wants to win. And not only the players, the fans demand that of us, to win that competition, but our goal now is to try and win everything we enter and finally be able to win the treble.”
Meanwhile, visiting opponent Espanyol is enjoying its first full season back in the Spanish top flight after spending all of last season in the Segunda division with the Catalan side defeating Real Oviedo 2-0 in their promotion playoff final.
Full name: Vinicius Jose Paixao de Oliveria Junior
Birthdate: July 12, 2000 (24)
Birthplace: Sao Goncalo, Brazil
Height/weight: 5-9/161 pounds
Teams: Real Madrid (2018-present), Flamengo (2005-2017)
TOWN & COUNTRY FOODS:
WATERMELON SALAD WITH FETA, BALSAMIC REDUCTION
Here’s a refreshing salad to try for a summer gathering or a quiet night at home.
Prep: 25 mins
Cook: 5 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Serves 6
Ingredients:
2/3 cup balsamic vinegar
1 Tablespoon sugar
1 (7-8 pound) watermelon
2 Tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, chopped
2/3 cup crumbled feta cheese
Instructions:
In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the balsamic vinegar and sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil and
at Mysteries
She hopes to bring the same sense of exploration to viewers of her shadow boxes.
“My heart is these collage works that I’ve done, and I’ve done them throughout the last 30 years,” she said.
The latest iteration of Huston’s work started as simple imaginary worlds created with reproductions of Victorian etchings from the public domain, an era she said is marked by invention and discovery.
Now she’s using the medium to retell stories of women from fables, folk tales, Greek mythology or the bible. Eve is not the antagonist in Huston’s version of Eden, and the acquisition of knowledge is beautiful and necessary. Medusa isn’t beheaded and is instead allowed to keep her head, her love and her beauty.
box collaboration with son Alwren for Random Acts of Silliness and an exhibition of her photography focused on the remnants of Montana’s homesteads and mining towns at the The Paul Harris and Marguerite Kirk Gallery in Belgrade. Next year, she has a writing residency planned at the Montana Artists Refuge in Basin to work on a book of photographs of state lands.
It feels a little surreal Huston said, especially after her art took a backseat to life for about 15 years. As Huston says, “life happens.” She had a kid, now an adult teenager, and dove into her other passion for improving food systems for Montana’s children. In what Huston calls the “artist dilemma,” she splits her time between making art and this career. Both seem to be more than a full time job.
continue cooking it, scraping down the sides as needed, until it has reduced and is the consistency of syrup, about 5 minutes. (Please note, the mixture will continue to thicken as it cools and only yield a few tablespoons.) Set it aside to cool. Cut the watermelon into cubes or use a melon baller and scoop it into balls and add them to a large bowl.
In a separate small bowl, whisk together the lime juice and olive oil with a pinch of salt and pepper. Pour the dressing over the watermelon, add the chopped mint and feta cheese, and toss to combine.
Once all the ingredients are combined, drizzle the salad with the balsamic syrup and serve immediately.
“We have all these great mythologies, all these great tales, but women always seem to get stuck at the bad end of it,” Huston said.
An avid reader from a young age, Huston found herself drawn to these mythologies, tales she says formed civilizations and philosophies. They taught lessons and gave people an idea of how the world worked, before mythology was replaced by science.
“And they were just such fantastic stories,” she said. “You have love affairs, beheadings, creatures, wars and all these gods playing with each other and taking out their emotions on each other.”
The show at the DADI mini museum, featuring four muses, feels like a bit of a full-circle moment for Huston as she reflects on her work in Bozeman. When she first moved to the area 25 years ago, she had a studio in the Story Mill, just up the road from the DADI’s current location on Griffin Drive within sight of the mill building near the old stockyards and across from Story Mill Community Park.
“This year has just been absolutely crazy, and it’s been wonderful because it has really been pushing the boundaries of what I have been doing with the artwork.”
Huston’s upcoming exhibits include a version of her tiny box worlds at the Holter Museum, a walk-in shadow box designed for a show at Omerta Arts Gallery, both in Helena, a crankie
Starting Sept. 23, Huston will be running a grant to improve meal programs in up to 10 rural school districts in Montana, focusing on local and indigenous foods, whole foods and bringing scratch cooking into lunch rooms.
“I’m passionate about food and children and nutrition in schools, especially in Montana where we have so many food deserts,” she said.
After the interview in her home studio, Huston visited the DADI mini museum to hang the last of the four pieces to be featured with the help of founder Richard Nelson whose love of art was inspired by a class he took in college from Dadi Wirz. The mini museum was conceived after Nelson closed the Silver Bow Art Gallery in Butte in 2021 and inspired by a personal motto.
“If you can’t do something grand, so something tiny in a grand way,” he said. The shipping container-based museum was created in collaboration with Intrinsik Architecture. More recently, Western Glass installed a wall of windows to protect the art. Many of the early exhibitions were from Nelson’s own collection, though lately he has been incorporating the work of local artists as well.
“I love what he’s done out here,” said Huston, who reached out to Nelson about the possibility of a show. “It brings art and nature together and makes it so accessible to the public.”
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“Heartstopper” - Season 3 (Netflix — Oct. 3, Season Premiere)
Charlie (Joe Locke) would like to tell Nick (Kit Connor) that he loves him. Nick also has something important to say to Charlie. As the summer holiday ends and the months race on, the friends begin to realise that the school year will come with both its joys and its challenges. As they learn more about each other and their relationships, plan social events and parties and start thinking about university choices, everyone must learn to lean on those they love when life doesn’t go to plan.
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BY JAY BOBBIN
JEFF BRIDGES
The series may be called “The Old Man,” but that title is challenged by how much Jeff Bridges has to do in the show.
Season 2 of the FX spy drama, based on Thomas Perry’s novel of the same name, is currently running Tuesdays on the network (and the following day on Hulu), with the Oscar-winning actor (for 2009’s “Crazy Heart”) back as CIA veteran Dan Chase, who teams with former
ally and FBI official Harold Harper (played by multiple Primetime Emmy and Tony winner John Lithgow, “3rd Rock From the Sun”) in Afghanistan to rescue the kidnapped Emily (Alia Shawkat, “Arrested Development”), who could be the daughter of either man — or her Afghan captor (Navid Negahban, “Homeland”). Amy Brenneman (“The Leftovers”) also returns to the cast.
“This is a first for me,” Bridges, who is also an executive producer of the series, says of the extended work “The Old Man” is giving him. “Making a movie, you get a beginning, middle and an end … but in a show like this, I don’t know what’s going to happen. It’s an open-ended thing. As far as preparation goes, I start with aspects of myself that kind of parallel the character, but also it’s wonderful to have a consultant like Christopher Huddleston, who is a former CIA operative. That really is very helpful.”
With Season 2 of “The Old Man” letting him work more closely with Lithgow, Bridges reflects: “One of the things that we have so much fun talking about is that our upbringing is similar. We’re both second-generation actors, and we approach it the same way. There are a lot of actors who [say], ‘Please, only call me by my character’s name, and let’s not have any contact.’ And we
BY ALEX HENDRY
La Liga Soccer
Questions: Answers:
1)The Primera Division, commonly known as “La Liga,” is the top level of Spanish soccer, having first formed in 1929. Only three clubs have featured in every season, having never been relegated. Name the three clubs.
2)Prior to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who was the highest-scoring player in La Liga history (now 3rd all-time)?
3)Which club did Lionel Messi score his first professional career hat-trick against?
4)Who was the first American-born player to score a goal in a La Liga match?
5)The iconic Diego Maradona played for two Spanish clubs during his career — name both La Liga teams that featured Maradona in a starting lineup.
6)What is the name of the annual award given to the La Liga goalkeeper with the lowest “goals-to-games” ratio?
7)Which Spanish-born goalkeeper appeared in 622 career La Liga matches (tied for most all-time in league history)?
8)Capable of hosting over 99,000 fans and currently under renovation to increase capacity, what is the largest stadium in Spain?
9)Deportivo La Coruna’s only championship season (so far) came in 1999-2000 — who was the club manager that season?
10)Who is the only player in La Liga history to have won 12 league titles (all with the same club)?
both work kind of 180 from that. We both really like to get to know each other.”
The filming of Season 1 of “The Old Man” was interrupted while Bridges fought both lymphoma and COVID-19. Furthermore, the 2023 writers’ and actors’ strikes forced Season 2 production to be suspended.
“What is so bizarre — to me, anyway — is that in the first season, when I was doing these fight scenes, I had a nine-inch-by-12-inch tumor in my stomach,” Bridges recalls. “And that didn’t hurt at all. So that’s surprising to me, but I’m feeling great now. There’s still kind of a kid quality in me. I like to get on the horse and stuff, and just tumble and have fun.”
Birthdate: Dec. 4, 1949
Birthplace: Los Angeles
Current residences: Santa Barbara, Calif., and Livingston, Mont.
Marital status: Married; he has three daughters
Other television credits include: “Hidden in America,” “Saturday Night Live,” “Faerie Tale Theatre,” “Great Performances: The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories,” “In Search of America,” “Silent Night, Lonely Night,” “The F.B.I.,” “The Loner,” “The Lloyd Bridges Show,” “Sea Hunt”
10)Paco Gento (Real Madrid CF)
9)Javier Irureta
8)Camp Nou (FC Barcelona)
7)Andoni Zubizarreta
6)The Zamora Trophy
5)FC Barcelona (19821984) and Sevilla FC (1992-1993)
4)Jozy Altidore (Nov. 1, 2008)
3)Real Madrid CF
2)Telmo Zarra (251)
Madrid CF
Barcelona and Real
1)Athletic Bilbao, FC
Movie credits include: “Bad Times at the El Royale,” “Only the Brave,” “Kingsman: The Golden Circle,” “The Only Living Boy in New York,” “Hell or High Water,” “The Little Prince,” “Seventh Son,” “The Giver,” “R.I.P.D.,” “True Grit,” “Tron: Legacy,” “The Men Who Stare at Goats,” “Crazy Heart,” “The Open Road,” “How to Lose Friends & Alienate People,” “Iron Man,” “Surf’s Up,” “Stick It,” “The Door in the Floor,” “K-PAX,” “Scenes of the Crime,” “The Contender,” “The Muse,” “Arlington Road,” “The Big Lebowski,” “The Mirror Has Two Faces,” “White Squall,” “Wild Bill,” “Blown Away,” “Fearless,” “The Vanishing,” “American Heart,” “The Fisher King,” “Texasville,” “The Fabulous Baker Boys,” “See You in the Morning,” “Tucker: The Man and His Dream,” “Nadine,” “The Morning After,” “8 Million Ways to Die,” “Jagged Edge,” “Starman,” “Against All Odds,” “The Last Unicorn,” “Kiss Me Goodbye,” “Tron,” “Cutter’s Way,” “Heaven’s Gate,” “Winter Kills,” “Somebody Killed Her Husband,” “King Kong,” “Stay Hungry,” “Hearts of the West,” “Rancho Deluxe,” “Thunderbolt and Lightfoot,” “The Iceman Cometh,” “The Last American Hero,” “Lolly-Madonna XXX,” “Bad Company,” “Fat City,” “The Last Picture Show,” “Halls of Anger”
