Collectors notes
RACHEL HERGETT
For the Chronicle
Last summer, I found myself standing in front of yet another merch table. It was mid July. Rayland Baxter had just wrapped up his performance at the Elm and I was contemplating a purchase. Though some venues demand a cut, merch tables are one way fans can directly support the artists they enjoy.
watching me like it was her job (as Elm staff, it was). “Can’t decide?” she asked, prompting me to explain that it wasn’t so much the decision of which album as it was a problem of quantity and memory. My collection had grown beyond its six-cube organizer and I no longer knew every record on the shelf.
Collins offered a solution in the form of an app: Discogs. She pulled her phone from her pocket, opened the app
barcode with the app, find the release and add it to my ongoing list. Gone are the days of wracking my brain to remember my own collection. It is now aggregated at my fingertips.
“Record collecting is more than just a hobby — it’s a journey that empowers you to find your place in the world and share your unique story with others,” Discogs’ website states. “The thrill of the hunt, the sense of community, and the pride of building a collection that reflects who you are make record collecting a way of life”
In some ways, this access has also
Discogs allows users to create wishlists, and connect with users or retailers willing to sell. Do I need to track down Khruangbin’s 2019 Japanese-only release with the Mount Fuji cover? Of course I do. And I did. Though I have yet to take the plunge for N.A.S.A.’s “Spirit of Apollo” anniversary box set (that I know now starts at around $100, thanks to Discogs). But I know when I finally decide it is worth it, the app will make it easy.
But why vinyl? I bought vinyl records before I had a record player, lulled into a purchase at the KGLT record swap.
More VINYL I 14
1) “The Grey Wolf” by Louise Penny, $30
2) “Carry Me Home” by Janet Fox, $8.99
3) “The Blue Hour” by Paula Hawkins, $30
4) “The Wild Robot” by Peter Brown, $8.99
5) “Intermezzo” by Sally Rooney, $29
6) “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood, $17
7) “Devotions” by Mary Oliver, $20
8) “What I Ate in One Year” by Stanley Tucci, $35
9) “What the Chicken Knows” by Sy Montgomery, $22.99
10) “North Woods” by Daniel Mason, $18
1) The Cure “Songs of a Lost World”
2) Phish “Billy Breathes”
3) Amyl & the Sniffers “Cartoon Darkness”
4) Widespread Panic “Hailbound Queen”
5) Jpeg Mafia “LP”
6) Mac Miller “K.I.D.S.”
7) Pink Floyd “Dark Side of the Moon”
8) Tyler Childers “Purgatory”
9) Phish “Junta”
10) Jack White “No Name”
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“Interior Chinatown” - Season 1 (Nov. 19)
Based on Charles Yu’s award-winning book, this new series follows Willis Wu (Jimmy O. Yang), A background character trapped in a police procedural called “Black & White.” Relegated to the background, Willis goes through the motions of his on-screen job, waiting tables and dreaming about a whole world beyond Chinatown. When he inadvertently becomes a witness to a crime, Willis begins to unravel a criminal wen in Chinatown, plus his family’s own buried history, while he learns what it feels like to be in the spotlight. Ronny Chieng, Chloe Bennet, Lisa Gilroy, Sullivan Jones, Archie Kao and Diana Lin also star.
“Drugstore June” (Nov. 19)
After the pharmacy in her small town is robbed, June (Esther Povitsky), who still lives at home with her parents (Beverly D’Angelo and James Remar), takes matters into her own hands to solve the crime. At the same time, June is trying to get over her ex-boyfriend (Haley Joel Osment) and become more of an adult.
“Missing” (Nov. 20)
When her mother disappears while on vacation with her new boyfriend, June’s (Storm Reid) search for answers is hindered by international red tape. Stuck thousands of miles away, June creatively uses all the technology at her fingertips to try and find her before it’s too late. But as she digs deeper, her digital sleuthing raises more questions than answers.
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“Our Little Secret” (Netflix — Nov. 27, Movie Premiere)
Two resentful exes are forced to spend Christmas under the same roof after discovering that their current partners are siblings. Lindsay Lohan, Ian Harding, Tim Meadows, Jon Rudnitsky, Henry Czerny, Judy Reyes, Chris Parnell and Kristin Chenoweth star.
“Jim Gaffigan: The Skinny” (Nov. 22)
Kicking off “Hulu’s Laughing Now,” this special from Jim Gaffigan was taped at the Wilbur Theater in Boston.
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12. Captain of the Pequod
13.Milo Ventimiglia series
15.Joel Kinnaman series
17.Comic Philips
18.Iraqi port
19.Secret-keeping contracts: Abbr.
21.Perfect
26.“___ Girls” (Prime Video series based on comics)
28.Pronunciation symbol
29.Verve
30. Tiny payment
31. Borders on
BY JAY BOBBIN
‘A Star Is Born’ yet again in latest version
No matter which version it’s been told in, “A Star Is Born” always has done especially well by its female stars. The love story of a fading talent and a rising one is as durable as ever in its most recent retelling, but it can be argued that this is the one that gets it right the most for its male star, too. That could be because Bradley Cooper also co-wrote, co-produced and directed the 2018 update (which Cinemax shows Thursday, Nov. 21), but whatever the reason, he gives as good as he gets acting-wise
from Lady Gaga. She delivers a hugely impressive performance as a singer-songwriter discovered by the burnout of a rock icon played by Cooper. The performers (who had a chart hit with the picture’s Oscar-winning tune “Shallow”) feel absolutely authentic together, and while the Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand versions in particular have their timeless pleasures, this “A Star Is Born” gets around Hollywood trappings to approximate the genuine grit of the music world. Also helpful is an
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34.“America’s Got ___”
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37.Right hands
39.Dubai’s country, for short
42.Tiffany Haddish series
47.Eugenio Derbez series
48.“Dial _ __ Murder” (1954)
49.Trounce
50.Extended period
51.“Woe _ _!”
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extremely well-chosen supporting cast that includes Andrew Dice Clay as Gaga’s father, the always-great Sam Elliott as Cooper’s brother and manager, and comedian Dave Chappelle as a musical pal of Cooper. One of the tricks to “A Star Is Born” really working is to make the downward slide of the male protagonist convincing. That’s a tall order for a performer, since he purposely has to look raggedy and cast all vanity (or most of it, anyway) to the wind. Cooper goes for that fully here, and it’s a huge asset, since his looking worse only makes his leading lady look better.
Not that Lady Gaga couldn’t have achieved that largely on her own: She had acted before, notably on the FX series “American Horror Story,” but this is another story entirely. Making it work is very much on her shoulders as well as Cooper’s, and it has to help that her character is largely about facing challenges in the music business ... as Gaga obviously has herself, so she knows the turf.
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3.“Breaking Bad” star
4.Hoops grp.
5.Country album?
6.Resistance units
7.Truth stretchers
8.Cartoonist Browne
9.Do-say connection
10.Pillager
11.Hallucinogen
14.Pics
16.Letter-shaped beam
20.Al ___ (not too soft)
22.Happen
23.Brainy, Greedy, Vanity, etc.
24. Holds
25.Turkey club?
26.Everglades deposit
27.Jessica of “Dark Angel”
32.Big mess
33.Talk like Al Pacino
35.Name
36.Graceful bird
38.Art ___
Tittle
Bronte heroine
Playing marble
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Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in “A Star Is Born”
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“Jeff Dunham’s Scrooged-Up Holiday Special” (Nov. 19)
Comedian Jeff Dunham returns to the stage with his unique comic stylings for a new holiday special. Recreating the classic Charles Dickens story “A Christmas Carol,” Dunham brings his own style to the story by casting his original puppet characters in the roles. Slotting Walter into the role of Scrooge, fans of the comedian will also recognize Bubba J, Peanut, Little Jeff and Achmed in the production. But, in usual style, the characters are more than likely to go against Dunham’s plans and send the entire show spiraling hilariously out of control.
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“The World According To Kaleb” (Prime — Nov. 29, Special Premiere)
Filmed at the Cheltenham Everyman Theatre, this special sees “Clarkson’s Farm” favorite, Kaleb Cooper, give his unique observations and strong views on anything from sheep, to famous people, to why farming is the best job in the world, whilst also highlighting some of the many challenges that British farmers face today.
“Wish List Games” - Season 1 (Nov. 20)
This multi-episode holiday event, sees content creator Lele Pons join host Nick Cannon on this high-energy, half-hour game show where contestants play for the chance to win everything on their Amazon Wish Lists, totaling up to $25,000. Every episode, contestants are pulled from the audience to play a rotating series of fun and fantastical games. It all builds to the final round, where one contestant plays to win a prize for everyone in the audience.
“Cruel Intentions” - Season 1 (Nov. 21)
An adaptation of the 1999 film of the same name — which is, itself, based on the novel “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos — this young adult drama follows the students of the elite Manchester College, where appearances and reputations are of the utmost importance. Ruthless step-siblings Caroline (Sarah Catherine Hook) and Lucien (Zac Burgess) will stop at nothing to stay at the top of the food chain, so when a horrific hazing incident threatens to bring down the entire Greek Life system, the siblings set out to do whatever it takes to keep their power intact.
“Dinner Club” (Nov. 21)
This innovative food travelogue, conceived and produced in Italy, promises great surprises with an extraordinary cast of beloved faces. This time actors Christian De Sica, Emanuela Fanelli and Rocco Papaleo set off on a journey with Chef Carlo Cracco. Together, they face an adventurous grand culinary tour of the Belpaese that leads them to discover tastes, faces and traditions along the Appian Way, starting from Rome and crossing Lazio, Campania and Basilicata, to arrive in Brindisi.
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This Just In @ Bozeman Library
LIBRARY EVENT
ESTATE PLANNING WITH DR. MARSHA GOETTING
If you are curious about how to best preserve, protect, and pass on any assets you currently own, these seminars will fill the bill. This three-part series will be held in the Community Room, Monday evenings, 6:307:30 p.m.
The public is invited to attend these free, in-person seminars. RSVP is NOT required. A large estate is not required. Please arrive early for best seating.
Monday, Nov. 18 topic: What Factors Decide Who Receives
Your Property After You Die?
Did you know that the property of Montanans who die without a written will is distributed according to the “law of intestate succession?” How you may or may not have titled your property and assets could override this law. Be sure the assets you worked so hard to acquire pass to people you want.
Monday, Nov. 25: Probate: It’s not as Bad as People Think!
Monday, Dec. 2: What are Revocable and Testamentary
Trusts?
Instructor / facilitator Dr. Marsha Goetting is a Professor and Extension Family Economics Specialist at Montana State University in Bozeman. She was the first Montanan to receive the Distinguished Service Ruby Award from Epsilon Sigma Phi, an Extension Honorary award. Dr. Goetting is a member of the Montana Alzheimer’s and Related Dementia’s Coalition. She received her Ph.D. from Iowa State University and her
Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees from Kansas State University.
BOOKS FOR THE ADULTS IN THE ROOM
The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney. Fiction. A widowed mother of four grown siblings wait on “the nest”, their code word for the substantial nest egg they will all divide on a certain date. Then, the eldest sibling crashes while driving drunk with an underage passenger. The sibling drama is very funny and heartfelt. Definitely a cozy novel with a lesson in money.
Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness by Jamil Zaki. Nonfiction. Just when you have the cynical thought, what could
this book possibly teach me? This book teaches you something! Masterfully written expedition from the flimsy shelter of interpersonal pessimism to the hopeful, but challenging, optimism for the world and the people around us.
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson. Biography. The man is a brainiac and he gets things done. Walter Isaacson shadowed Elon Musk for a twoyear period, interviewing Elon’s mother, brother, colleagues, and friends who supported him, and also his father, ex-wife, ex-girlfriend, ex-colleagues, and former business partners who had conflicts, triumphs and coups together.
BETH BOYSON
Library columnist
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“The Merry Gentlemen” (Nov. 20)
To save her parents’ small-town performing venue, a former big-city dancer (Britt Robertson) decides to stage an all-male, Christmas-themed revue. Chad Michael Murray, Michael Gross, Maxwell Caulfield, Beth Broderick, Marc Anthony Samuel, Hector Rivera Jr. and Colt Prattes also star.
“Rhythm + Flow” - Season 2 (Nov. 20)
Netflix’s hip hop music competition — hosted by a panel of industry heavy hitters, including DJ Khaled, Ludacris, and Latto — discover the next generation’s rap star. The competition features contestants from all over the U.S. who are hungry and ready to prove themselves to see if they have what it takes to take home the grand prize of $250,000 and the title of hip hop’s newest star.
“A Man on the Inside”Season 1 (Nov. 21)
Retired professor Charles (Ted Danson) feels life has nothing new in store for him. A year after his wife’s passing, he’s become stuck in his routine and grown distant from his daughter Emily (Mary Elizabeth Ellis). But when he spies a classified ad from private investigator Julie (Lilah Richcreek Estrada), he’s inspired to roll the dice on a new adventure. Charles’ mission: to go undercover inside the Pacific View Retirement Home in San Francisco and solve the mystery of a stolen family heirloom.
“The Piano Lesson” (Nov. 22)
A battle is brewing in the Charles Household. At the center stands a prized heirloom piano tearing two siblings apart. On one side, a brother (John David Washington) plans to build the family fortune by selling it. On the other, a sister (Danielle Deadwyler) will go to any lengths to hold onto the sole vestige of the family’s heritage. Their uncle (Samuel L. Jackson) tries to mediate, but even he can’t hold back the ghosts of the past.
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BOOKS FOR THE KIDDOS
And Then, Boom! By Lisa Fipps. Juvenile Fiction. A middle-grade verse novel that is simultaneously heart-breaking and inspirational. When the book opens, Joe Oak is 11 years old and living with his beloved Grandmum. Because his mother is prone to disappearing for extended periods, Joe and Grandmum live in precarious circumstances. Joe lives first
in poverty, “and then, Boom!”, things get worse.
Baby Animal Names by Al Kal. Juvenile Nonfiction. A baby cow is called a calf. A baby rabbit is called a kit. Who knew? Share the world of animals with young children. With text in both English and Spanish, and soft, gentle pictures and repetitive language introduce children to different animals and their “baby” names. It’s back to the wonder of learning in this first book of a new series. Baby seahorse? A Fry.
Ploof! Words and pictures by Ben Clanton & Andy Chou Musser. Picture Book. Full of imaginative and interactive fun, each page of this perfect book for preschoolers offers a chance to play. By following cues to say hello, clap, blow, shake, wave or make a funny face, young readers will be delighted to see the effects of their actions on Ploof. The art is adorable and it’s fun to say Ploof over and over again. Gravity is Bringing Me Down by Wendelin Van Draanen; illustrated by
Cornelia Li. Early Reader. Leda falls out of bed in the morning, fumbles, stumbles, slips and trips on the way to the breakfast table, where she knocks over a box of cereal which scatters all over the table and the kitchen floor. Is gravity in a bad mood this morning? The science lesson at school and Leda’s fighting with gravity are good fun.
FOR
THE TEENS AND TWEENS
The Edge of Anything by Nora Shalaway Carpenter.
Young Adult Fiction. Two teens meet and form a friendship. Sounds like a typical story. Both young women are struggling and sometimes spiraling down. A tribute to friendship and honesty and a moving lesson in both. Such a refreshing read to read about suffering, care about it, and find the comfort needed in other people.
Beth Boyson is a Programming Librarian and Cataloger at Bozeman Public Library. She can be reached through the Library website at www.bozemanlibrary.org.
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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. Word of possibility
4. Like a crone
8. Typewriter key
11. Phrase of commitment
12. First name in country
13. Geologic time period
14. Lever that controls the flow of electricity
17. iPhones run it
18. ATM maker
19. Mgr.’s aide
21. Grub
24. Depart
25. “Greetings!”
26. Abbr. on a clock radio
27. Ego’s counterpart
28. Show the way
30. Hollywood crosser
32. “What hath ___ wrought!”
34. It’s an honor
35. Women, colloquially
41. Calphalon product
42. Express regret
43. Burden
44. PD rank
45. Places
46. Supplementary: Abbr. Down
1. Cambridge univ.
2. Fuss
3. Mystics
4. Some addresses
5. “Wow!”
6. Dieters’ units: Abbr.
7. Sign of boredom
8. Small tropical fish
9. Rainbow’s shape
10. “Phooey!”
15. Threw out
16. One in a frozen spelunking site
19. “I’ve Got _ __ in Kalamazoo”
20. A bit
BY CAROLINE COLLACUTT
Renaissance man: New Ken Burns documentary paints portrait of da Vinci
towering achievements to life,” shares PBS. Over two nights, the special event allows viewers to delve further than ever before into the life and artwork of the famous 15th-century painter — painting a portrait of the most iconic “Renaissance man.”
facet of the artist’s life, from every angle possible.
“No single person can speak to our collective effort to understand the world and ourselves,” said Ken Burns, speaking with PBS.
22. Spare
23. Team
29. Ten-percenter
31. App with pics, familiarly
33. Humid
34. Sawbucks
35. Pranks a yard, as on Halloween
36. Witchlike character
37. Marker
38. Blackguard
39. Évian, e.g.
40. Jiffy
and son-in-law, David McMahon — the team behind the award-winning 2012 documentary “The Central Park Five” — a brand-new project comes to life. The two-part, four-hour documentary feature “Leonardo da Vinci” airs Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 18 and 19, on PBS.
“Set against the rich and dynamic backdrop of Renaissance Italy, at a time of skepticism and freethinking, regional war and religious upheaval, ‘Leonardo da Vinci’ brings the artist’s
Known for paintings such as Last Supper (circa 1498), La Belle Ferronnière (1499) and La Scapigliata (1508), da Vinci remains an artist who inspires generations even centuries after his death. As it digs deep into the artist’s influence, the series “finds in his soaring imagination and profound intellect the foundation for a conversation we are still having today: what is our relationship with nature and what does it mean to be human” (per PBS).
Utilizing more than 6,000 pages from notebooks da Vinci left behind — sharing his insights on geology, physics, art and more — alongside his to-do lists, various other primary and secondary sources and, per PBS, “interviews with modern scholars, artists, engineers, inventors and admirers,” the docuseries manages to explore every
“But Leonardo had a unique genius for inquiry, aided by his extraordinary skills as an artist and scientist, that helps us better understand the natural world that we are part of and to appreciate more fully what it means to be alive and human.”
In an interview with CBS, Burns shared further thoughts on the creator’s most famous piece: the Mona Lisa (circa 1503-19).
“In order for him to be a great painter,” Burns said, “he has to understand the circulatory system. He has to understand about hair. He has to understand about geography and rock formations and mist and how atmosphere works. And so, my wish is that nobody ever makes a joke about her smile ever again! Because she is embodying the entire human project in that thing.”
Packed with insight, inspiration and imagination, “Leonardo da Vinci” premieres Monday, Nov. 18, on PBS.
From Oscar-nominated director Ken Burns, alongside his daughter, Sarah Burns
The Mona Lisa as seen in “Leonardo da Vinci”
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“Out of My Mind” (Nov. 22)
“Me & Mickey” (Shorts)Season 3 (Nov. 18)
In this Disney Junior series, Mickey Mouse invites preschoolers to laugh and play along as he talks about everyday topics, featuring silly games and challenges. Episodes include helping kids learn how to prepare for bed, identify shapes, make music and what to prepare when packing for school.
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“Big City Greens” - Season 4, New Episode (Nov. 20)
This animated comedy-adventure series follows the offbeat adventures of 10-year-old Cricket Green, a mischievous and optimistic country boy who moves to the big city with his wildly out of place family — older sister Tilly, father Bill and Gramma Alice. Cricket’s natural curiosity and enthusiasm lead him and his family on epic journeys and into the hearts of his new neighbors.
In partnership with World Cerebral Palsy Day, this new movie, based on the bestselling novel by Sharon M. Draper, follows Melody Brooks (Phoebe-Rae Taylor), a sixth grader with cerebral palsy. Melody has a quick wit and a sharp mind, but because she is non-verbal and uses a wheelchair, she is not given the same opportunities as her classmates. When a young educator notices her student’s untapped potential and Melody starts to participate in mainstream education, Melody shows that what she has to say is more important than how she says it.
“Piglet’s Big Movie” (Available Now)
Piglet (John Fielder) disappears into the Hundred Acre Wood after hearing he is “just too small” to help with the gang’s hunny-gathering scheme. Pooh (Jim Cummings), Tigger (also Cummings), Eeyore (Peter Cullen) and the others “think, think, think” and decide to use Piglet’s scrapbook of memories as clues to find him. Soon, they realize just how big a part Piglet plays in their many adventures together.
Wendi McLendonCovey of “St. Denis Medical” on NBC and Peacock: She was a member of the noted comedy troupe The Groundlings, with which she continued while doing a television-series role in “Reno 911!”.
Luke Bryan of “It’s All Country” on Hulu:
He has been a judge on “American Idol” since its 16th season, which was the contest’s first round on ABC ... and he’ll still be there when the 23rd edition begins in 2025.
John C. McGinley of “Holidazed” on Hallmark+: His on-screen career began with a role on the daytime serial “Another World,” which came shortly before his notable movie role in writer-director Oliverf Stone’s 1986 Oscar winner “Platoon.”
Spy book adaptations BY STAFF WRITERS
Pierce Brosnan in “GoldenEye”
Questions:
trivia quiz
1) Which movie in the James Bond franchise was the first film not based on a story by Ian Fleming?
2)Name the five actors who have played CIA analyst Jack Ryan in movies and on TV.
3) Which bestselling novelist wrote “The Hunt for Red October,” which was made into a 1990 film?
4) Who played Jason Bourne in the 1988 made-for-TV movie “The Bourne Identity”?
(Hint: It wasn’t Matt Damon.)
5) Who directed the 1975 film adaptation of James Grady’s “Six Days of the Condor”?
6) Which “Killing Eve” character was reportedly based on a former assassin for a Basque separatist group?
7) Which English actress plays an English actress-turnedspy in the 2016 adaptation of John le Carré’s “The Little Drummer Girl”?
8) Which spy book series is the source material for Apple TV+ series “Slow Horses”?
9) Which recently renewed BBC/Prime Video series starring Tom Hiddleston is based on a John le Carré novel?
10) True or false: Ian Fleming contributed to the classic TV series “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”
10)True
9)“The Night Manager”
8)“Slough House” by Mick Herron
7)Florence Pugh
6)Villanelle
5)Sydney Pollack
4)Richard Chamberlain
3)Tom Clancy
Affleck, Chris Pine, John Krasinski
2)Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, Ben
1)“GoldenEye” (1995)
Answers:
Maura Tierney
Q: It’s interesting to see Maura Tierney as a regular cast member on “Law & Order” now. Sometimes, actors return to that franchise after having been guest stars in it earlier. Is that the case with her?
A: In fact, it is. Early in her career, before she became a co-star of “NewsRadio” and “ER,” Tierney also appeared on NBC in a Season 2 episode of the parent “Law & Order” show titled “Aria,” about a would-be actress whose drug-overdose death was blamed on her demanding mother. At the time, Michael Moriarty and Richard Brooks played the prosecutors in the series, while Chris Noth and Paul Sorvino were teamed as the police detectives. Tony Roberts and comedian Lewis Black also were in the guest cast.
That episode originally aired in 1991, so it would take a long memory or a true “Law & Order” devotee to remember that Tierney had first been on the series then. She also had done a short stint on CBS’s “The Van Dyke Show” (teaming father-and-son Dick and Barry) and a guest turn on NBC’s “Family Ties” before that, and TV work would continue to be a career mainstay for her.
Though she was intended to be a star of NBC’s second, longer-lasting attempt at a series inspired by the movie “Parenthood,” health considerations caused Tierney to leave that project (she was succeeded on the show by Lauren Graham). However, Tierney went on to recurring roles on FX’s “Rescue Me” and CBS’s “The Good Wife,” and she had an especially prominent part as Helen Solloway on Showtime’s “The Affair.” Showtime actually gave her a lot of employment in recent years, since she also was featured there on “Your Honor” and “American Rust.”
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Jack Nicholson celebrity q&a
BY ADAM THOMLISON
OF HOW DO YOU KNOW ON COLUMBIA PICTURES/SONY PICTURES
Q: I read an article that referred to Jack Nicholson as “the retired actor.” When did he stop acting? What was his last role?
A: Hollywood legend Jack Nicholson’s (“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” 1975) retreat from the spotlight has been so complete that we only have secondhand accounts of his motivations.
“He wants to be quiet,” is how Nicholson’s longtime friend, producer Lou Adler (“The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” 1975), described it in an interview on the “WTF With Marc Maron” podcast last year. “He wants to eat what he wants. He wants to live the life he wants.”
If it’s true that he has retired from acting, then his final film — the swan song of one of the all-time great leading men — would be the otherwise-forgotten 2010 romantic comedy “How Do You Know,” which was a flop at the box office.
It starred Reese Witherspoon (“Wild,” 2014) and Paul Rudd (“Ant-Man,” 2015), with Nicholson playing Rudd’s corporate executive father.
But, for what it’s worth, another of Nicholson’s friends, director James L. Brooks (who directed “How Do You Know” but also directed Nicholson to an Oscar win in 1983’s “Terms of Endearment”) doesn’t believe that was Jack’s last.
“I keep on thinking he’s going to get itchy and scratch it,” Brooks told People magazine in 2023.
It’s worth noting that Nicholson is 87 years old, and if anyone’s earned a “quiet” retirement, he has. His first screen role was in 1956 (a little-remembered spot in an episode of “Matinee Theatre”), 54 years before what is currently his last one. He holds the record for the most Oscar nominations for a male performer (12) and is tied for the most wins (three).
BY JAY BOBBIN
Arnold Schwarzenegger
— who else? — is ‘The Terminator’
Arnold Schwarzenegger had modest success in such earlier movies as “Stay Hungry” and “Conan the Barbarian,” but his stock at the box office went way up with the enormous success of “The Terminator.” Director and co-writer James Cameron’s franchise-launching 1984 sci-fi adventure is included in a day of Schwarzenegger films that BBC America presents Sunday, Nov. 17.
The star plays a half-human half-cyborg villain sent back from the future to contemporary times on a mission to eliminate a woman (Linda Hamilton) who is destined to give birth to the leader of a revolution. Michael Biehn plays her would-be savior, another visitor from the future. The Terminator is a character of few words and bountiful action, which suited Schwarzenegger quite well – to the degree that he returned (“I’ll be back,” indeed) in several sequels, the most notable of which was 1991’s “Terminator 2: Judgment Day,” also a part of BBC America’s daylong salute to him.
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more retro rewinds
“The Rifleman” (MeTV and Grit, weekdays; INSP, Mondays through Saturdays): While traditions of the Western genre made this a popular series throughout its original 1958-63 run on ABC, one of its major elements was the warm relationship between widower and Civil War veteran Lucas McCain (Chuck Connors) — whose mastery with weapons made him the “rifleman” of the title — and his adoring son, Mark (Johnny Crawford). Though he wasn’t credited for it on-screen, one of the show’s creators was maverick filmmaker Sam Peckinpah (“The Wild Bunch”), who wrote and/or directed a number of the show’s episodes.
“Grand Hotel” (Turner Classic Movies, Monday, Nov. 18): One of the first films to support the idea of an all-star cast, this 1932 drama — which won its year’s Oscar for best picture without, somewhat remarkably, getting any other nominations — enjoyably adapts Vicki Baum’s novel about staff members and guests at the title site in Berlin. The picture is being shown as part of an all-night tribute to Greta Garbo, who plays a ballerina with a flagging career; also prominent are Joan Crawford, Wallace Beery, real-life brothers Lionel Barrymore and John Barrymore, Lewis Stone and Jean Hersholt.
Melissa Fumero celebrity update
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Q: What’s Melissa Fumero been doing since “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”? I miss that show, and I miss her.
A: The best advice for Melissa Fumero fans is to be patient — as patient as Fumero herself, perhaps. Best known for her star-making turn as the charmingly buttoned-down Det. Amy Santiago in the hit sitcom “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (which aired from 2013 to 2021), Fumero has already had one crack at reviving her series-TV success.
In 2022, she starred in “Blockbuster,” a sitcom about the last Blockbuster Video location in the U.S., produced (delightfully) by Netflix, the company widely credited with killing Blockbuster in the first place. Unfortunately, it didn’t catch, being canceled after just one season.
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But, it didn’t take her long to sign on to another series, this one set up at NBC, the network that carried the last few seasons of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.”
Her new series, “Grosse Pointe Garden Society,” promises to be as light as “Nine-Nine,” though it’s not a sitcom. Rather, it seems cast in the cozy mystery model, following “four members of a suburban garden club ... who get caught up in murder and mischief as they struggle to make their conventional lives bloom,” according to the official logline.
It’s still filming, but NBC shared a set photo that shows Fumero glamorously decked out in a garden-party dress — far from her badge-and-blues uniform on “Nine-Nine.” NBC ordered it to series back in July, but it seems it won’t be premiering for a while yet.
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Surging Houston Texans take on the struggling Dallas Cowboys at Jerry World
It’s another highly anticipated Monday night NFL showdown as Week 11 concludes with the Houston Texans taking on the Dallas Cowboys Nov. 18 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, with all the action airing live on ABC and ESPN.
In only his second season in the NFL, Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud has shown tremendous growth during the 2024-25 NFL season, leading his team to a commanding top spot in the AFC South. Additionally, the sophomore has thrown for an impressive 1,948 yards and 11 touchdowns, while maintaining a 60.2 QBR rating and holding a 66.5 completion percentage, putting him in the conversation with some of the top quarterbacks in the NFL.
Not only has Stroud improved his throwing abilities this season, but his leadership amongst the team has grown tenfold, with receivers such as Nico Collins and tight ends such as Dalton Schultz powering the Texans offense near the bottom of the standings. Additionally, the Cowboys’ defensive corps has been riddled with injuries, with four of their top defensive performers out for an extended period.
In what should be an exciting prime-time matchup with both teams looking to lock in a playoff spot, Stroud’s performance this season could very well determine how far the Texans go in a competitive AFC South.
Birthdate: Oct. 3, 2001 (23)
Birthplace: Rancho Cucamonga, California
Height/weight: 6-3/218 pounds
Team(s): Houston Texans (2023-present)
Full name: Coleridge Bernard (C.J.) Stroud IV
TOWN & COUNTRY FOODS: TUSCAN CHICKEN & GNOCCHI SOUP
Make this authentic (and delicious) Tuscan Chicken & Gnocchi Soup for the perfect dinner.
Ingredients
5 tablespoons butter
1 medium-sized onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
4 cups chicken broth
1 ½ teaspoon Italian Seasoning
¼ teaspoon onion powder
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 frozen boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 10-12 ounces each)
1 ½ cups milk
½ cup heavy whipping cream
½ cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup sundried tomatoes in oil, drained and diced
1 (16-ounce) package potato gnocchi
2 cups fresh spinach, roughly chopped
½ teaspoon balsamic vinegar
¾ cup Parmesan cheese, shredded
Directions
Set Instant Pot to “Sauté” mode and add butter.
When butter is melted, add onion and garlic and cook just until onion starts to soften for about 2-3 minutes.
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Add chicken broth, Italian Seasoning, onion powder, garlic powder, red pepper, and salt to pot and scrape any browned bits from bottom of pan.
Add frozen chicken to pan and lock Instant Pot lid in place, making sure venting valve is sealed.
Set Instant Pot to cook at high pressure for 5 minutes.
When cooking time is up, allow the pressure to release naturally for 18 minutes, and then carefully turn venting valve to release any remaining pressure. When pressure pin drops, remove lid.
Remove chicken from pot and place on a cutting board to shred once cooled.
Set Instant Pot on “Sauté” mode and bring broth to a simmer.
Place flour in a medium-sized bowl and slowly whisk in milk and cream until smooth.
Pour milk mixture into simmering broth, stirring constantly until thickened, about 1-2 minutes.
Add shredded chicken, tomatoes, gnocchi, and spinach to pot and cook for 1-2 minutes longer or until gnocchi rise to the top of the soup. Cancel “Sauté” mode.
Stir balsamic vinegar and Parmesan cheese into soup and serve.
The vinyl records we know today are based on the shellac records developed for phonographs in the late 1800s. Microgroove vinyl, introduced in 1948, allowed for more music to be recorded on each side of the record. The sound quality improved, and remains one of the reasons people still gravitate toward records.
They can also be really pretty. While black has long been the standard, vinyl comes in a plethora of colors and opacities that allow those that press records to create art with each one. Vinyl records now have splatters and swirls. They can glow in the dark like some versions of Billie Eilish’s “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” One of my first colored records wasn’t actually color at all, but clear. It was a limited edition version of The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s 1988 reissue of “Radio One.” Now, most new records that make it to the collection are anything but black. Looking at two of the most recent albums in my collection, Josh Ritter’s “Heaven, Or Someplace As Nice” is a “transparent fire orange” and Tank and the Bangas’ “The Heart, The Mind, The Soul” comes on “neon violet” vinyl. The colors hidden inside the dust sleeves make me want to open them, to see what visual and audio magic they hide. For me, vinyl forces me to interact more with my
music. This starts with the physical act of putting on a record, then changing the record at the halfway mark. More of your senses get involved.
With streaming services, it feels like we have almost immediate access to every song ever recorded. We make and share playlists. We are guided to new artists. The discovery possibilities are amazing. But streaming is built from our culture of immediacy. You choose the song you want to hear and it comes on immediately. Where are the deep cuts?
One part of last week’s conversation with Willie Watson that did not make the article was a sidebar about the album as an art form. He, like me, is one to take time with an album.
“You want to be able to listen to the whole thing,” he said. “I don’t really subscribe to the single mentality that the world seems to have now. With
streaming, people don’t know albums. They don’t even know artists anymore.”
I think back to the impactful albums of my youth, those that captured my teenage angst like Green Day’s “Dookie” and Alanis Morisette’s “Jagged Little Pill.” While “Ironic” played on repeat on the radio, its album was looped on home stereos. Try singing “I was all alone. I was all by myself” to a person in their 40s, and they will surely finish Green Day’s refrain. By anecdotal evidence, a whole generation knows every song in order, including the hidden bonus tracks.
There is a simple pleasure in knowing the album as a piece of art in and of itself, in knowing which song comes next as you are singing (or screaming) along. I hope that holding on to the vinyl records keeps that alive.
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Rachel Hergett, at home among the vinyl stacks at KGLT.
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“The Agency” - Season 1 (Paramount+ With Showtime — Nov. 29, Series Premiere)
A fresh take on the critically acclaimed hit French drama “Le Bureau des Legendes,” this all-new political thriller follows Martian (Michael Fassbender), a covert CIA agent, ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London Station. When the love he left behind reappears, romance reignites. His career, his real identity and his mission are pitted against his heart; hurling them both into a deadly game of international intrigue and espionage. Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith, Katherine Waterston and John Magaro also star.
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Sports Dynasties
Questions: Answers:
1)Dominating the ice throughout the 1970s, which Original Six NHL franchise won 6 Stanley Cups between 1971-1979?
2)Who is the only NFL player to have been named Super Bowl MVP on five separate occasions?
3)Which Hockey Hall of Fame inductee holds the Edmonton Oilers’ franchise record for most playoff goals scored?
4)Who was the 2015 NBA Finals MVP for the Golden State Warriors?
5)The giants of German soccer, Bayern Munich, won 11 consecutive Bundesliga titles, but that streak was snapped during the 2023-2024 campaign when which club won their first national league title instead?
6)During the 2010s, which MLB franchise won a total of 3 World Series during even-numbered years but missed the playoffs entirely during the following odd-numbered year?
7)Name the MLB franchise that won three consecutive World Series from 1998-2000.
8)What was the nickname commonly associated with the back-to-back World Series champion Cincinnati Reds?
9)Who was the starting power forward for the Chicago Bulls during their first franchise three-peat (1991-1993) of NBA titles?
10)Which team did the Los Angeles Lakers defeat in the 1988 NBA Finals to secure their 3rd championship in 4 seasons?
10)Detroit Pistons
9)Horace Grant
8)“Big Red Machine”
7)New York Yankees
6)San Francisco Giants (2010, 2012 and 2014)
5)Bayer Leverkusen
4)Andre Iguodala
3)Jari Kurri
2)Tom Brady
1)Montreal Canadiens
“Dave’s World”). The latest round adds previous guest star Wendie Malick (“Hot in Cleveland”) as a cast regular, playing Julianne Walters, the new district attorney — and a former criminal who was prosecuted by Fielding.
A winner of four consecutive Primetime Emmys for his first “Night Court” run, Larroquette says he consulted his fellow star Markie Post (“The Fall Guy”) on that series before agreeing to participate in the update.
JOHN LARROQUETTE
“Night Court” and John Larroquette are in session once again. NBC’s revival of its 1984-1992 sitcom returns for its third season Tuesday, Nov. 19, with Larroquette continuing to reprise his role from the original show as self-assured Dan Fielding. A prosecutor initially, Fielding is now a defense attorney who regularly brings clients before Judge Abby Stone (Melissa Rauch, “The Big Bang Theory”), the daughter of the first series’ Judge Harry Stone (who was played by the late Harry Anderson,
“Markie and I actually had talked about this,” he confirms. “I contacted her when it was offered, and I was thinking, ‘This is not a good idea. I can’t be the physical comic that I was. I can’t jump off tables anymore.’ And she said, ‘No, you’ve got to do this. You have to find out what happened, where Dan’s life went.’ And I helped to sort of create his journey [referenced in the current show].”
While today’s “Night Court” has retained much of the spirit and sensibility of its forerunner, Larroquette acknowledges some differences that he attributes partially to time marching on, but also to the production process.
“The audience has a lot to do with the timing,” he reasons, “and it’s a different style of writing and a different kind of acting. You have to be aware of the audience, and it’s like being on a stage doing a play. You have to go for the laughs, and you can’t trample over them.”
Birthdate: Nov. 25, 1947
Birthplace: New Orleans
Current residence: Southwest Washington State Marital status: Married; he has three children Other television credits include: “The Good Fight,” “Blood & Treasure,” “The Twilight Zone,” “Murphy Brown,” “Me, Myself & I,” “The Brink,” “The Librarians,” “Deception,” “CSI: NY,” “White Collar,” “Parks and Recreation,” “Phineas and Ferb,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “Chuck,” “Boston Legal,” “The Batman,” “House,” “Arrested Development,” “Joey,” “McBride,” “Happy Family,” “The Incurable Collector,” “The West Wing,” “The 10th Kingdom,” “Payne,” “The Practice,” “Wedding Daze,” “The John Larroquette Show,” “Saturday Night Live,” “Remington Steele,” “Dallas,” “Mork & Mindy,” “Fantasy Island,” “Three’s Company,” “Baa Baa Black Sheep,” “Rich Man, Poor Man,” “Kojak,” “Sanford and Son,” “Doctors’ Hospital”
Movie credits include: “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (narrator), “Isn’t She Great,” “Richie Rich,” “JFK,” “Madhouse,” “Second Sight,” “Blind Date,” “Summer Rental,” “Lifeforce” (narrator), “Choose Me,” “Star Trek III: The Search for Spock,” “Twilight Zone: The Movie,” “Cat People,” “Stripes,” “Heart Beat,” “Altered States”
His awards include: Five Primetime Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award (both of the latter for his Broadway debut in “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”)
Education: Holy Cross School (New Orleans, La.), Francis T. Nicholls Senior High School (New Orleans, La.)
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Psychiatrist
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