Seaver book a classic baseball story

“Tom Seaver: A Terrific Life” by Bill Madden; Simon and Schuster (291 pages, $28)

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Rom-com loses steam between Friday and ‘Monday’

Monday. Ugh. The very word emits a chill. Monday means back to school, or work. Nose to the grindstone. Party’s over.

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‘Thunder Force’ is forced and lacking any thunder

Melissa McCarthy stars in the comedy “Thunder Force.”

Melissa McCarthy and her husband, filmmaker Ben Falcone, have managed to put out not one but two movies during this global pandemic. It prompts two questions: What did we do to deserve them? And how do we stop it?

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Memorial Books

The following honor/memorial books have been placed on the shelves at Cranberry Public Library:

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Constellations, stars dance across the sky

Last week in Starwatch I told you about how all of the stars in our sky, including our closest star, the sun, all appear to revolve around the North Star Polaris every 24 hours.

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Sharon Osbourne to break silence about ‘The Talk’

Sharon Osbourne will talk about her unceremonious exit from CBS’ “The Talk” Friday on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher.”

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NEW YORK — Colton Underwood, the former football tight end who found fame on “The Bachelor,” has revealed that he is gay.

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LONDON — Helen Mirren has been finding the bright side of the pandemic.

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Too much Prince Philip?

Viewers complain that BBC coverage excessive

Prince Philip, the 99-year-old husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, died Friday.

LONDON — The U.K.’s national broadcaster switched instantly into mourning mode when Prince Philip’s death was announced, but not everyone has agreed with that BBC decision.

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In ‘Moffie,’ brutal intolerance in ’80s South Africa

The main character of Oliver Hermanus’ shattering “Moffie,” set in 1981 South Africa, is a handsome, white 18-year-old. In the country’s system of apartheid, he is a member of the ruling class, but he’s no insider.

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‘Voyagers’ squeezes the joy out of space travel

Tye Sheridan, left, and Lily-Rose Depp star in a scene from “Voyagers.”

What is it that inspires some movies about space travel to be so solemn and joyless?

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Memorial Books

The following honor/memorial books have been placed on the shelves at Cranberry Area Public Library:

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North Star one of sky’s many bright lights

When you ask the average person what the brightest star in the Butler night sky is, the answer you often get is the North Star.

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Prince estate releases politically charged ‘Welcome 2 America’

After a series of deluxe reissues of three of Prince’s biggest albums of the 1980s, his estate is exciting hardcore fans with the long-awaited emergence of the previously unreleased “Welcome 2 America” album from 2010.

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Miss America will be crowned at live event

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — The 100th Miss America will be crowned before a live audience at the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut following a year of virtual appearances and delayed competitions due to the pandemic, organizers announced Thursday.

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ORLANDO, Fla. — After facing off against the Kansas City Chiefs' defense, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady had no problem taking a lightsaber to Star Wars' Kylo Ren and a unit of storm troopers.

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‘Harry Potter,’ ‘Chernobyl’ actor Paul Ritter dies at 54

Paul Ritter, an accomplished actor who appeared in massive film franchises such as “Harry Potter” and the James Bond series before a prominent role in the Emmy-winning “Chernobyl,” has died at age 54.

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‘Walking Dead’ final season will premiere in August

The end is getting closer for AMC’s wildly popular post-apocalyptic series “The Walking Dead.”

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‘Trial of the Chicago 7’ takes top honors at SAG Awards

The starry cast of Aaron Sorkin’s 1960s courtroom drama “The Trial of the Chicago 7” took the top prize Sunday at a virtual Screen Actors Guild Awards where actors of color, for the first time, swept the individual film awards.

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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A prayer vigil was planned for Monday outside the suburban New York hospital where rapper DMX remained on life support Sunday following a heart attack.