Entertainment

NEW YORK – For a few moments, most of the talking ceased, replaced by simple recitations of “aye” or “no.” The House Judiciary Committee’s vote Friday on two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump made for a short and solemn television show, in contrast to hours of debate that stretched over two days and [...] Read More »

The last 10 years will probably go down as the decade of Marvel’s domination and Netflix’s ascension. But despite all the tumult and the perpetual rumours of cinema’s supposed demise, good stuff – no, great stuff – kept getting made. It can be harder to find. Mega-blockbusters suck up most of the big screens and [...] Read More »

LOS ANGELES – “Mad Men” actress Christina Hendricks filed for divorce Friday from her husband of 10 years, actor Geoffrey Arend. Hendricks filed the marriage dissolution documents in Los Angeles Superior Court, citing irreconcilable differences. The 44-year-old Hendricks and the 41-year-old Arend have no children. The two announced their separation in a statement in October, [...] Read More »

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The 2020 lineup for the Something in the Water music festival in Virginia includes Post Malone, Chance the Rapper, Pharrell and Friends, A$AP Rocky, Tyler, the Creator, and more. The lineup was first announced Thursday at schools in Virginia Beach, where festival organizer Pharrell Williams went to high school, news outlets [...] Read More »

WINNIPEG – APTN and Rogers Sportsnet have negotiated a three-year deal to broadcast NHL games in Plains Cree. The first of six games to be broadcast in the Indigenous language will be on Jan. 19 when the Winnipeg Jets visit the Chicago Blackhawks. APTN will have a broadcast when the two teams meet again on [...] Read More »

It wouldn’t be Christmas in Medicine Hat without Bill Wahl and the Medicine Hat Concert Band Society. The talented locals will present their annual Christmas season show on Saturday at the Esplanade. The title this year is simply “It’s Christmas.” As usual the andante and allegro bands will fill the Esplanade theatre with a wide [...] Read More »

As the festive season approaches, and the end of 2019, many of us are wondering, “where did the year go?” It seems I barely got used to writing/typing 2019, and it’s already time for 2020. Now, that’s a futuristic-looking year! Next year will be a significant one here at the Esplanade: it is our 15th [...] Read More »

There likely won’t be anything off-limits when Roseanne Barr comes to Medicine Hat in the spring. The comedian, actress and author is coming to the Canalta Centre for a show on May 1, the first night of the Mad Hatter Comedy Festival. Barr began as a stand-up comedian in the 1980s, eventually landing a sitcom [...] Read More »

What would you do in this situation? While trying to accomplish some housework last Saturday, I realized there was about $20 worth of bottles and cans stuffed into my storage room. I loaded up the car and headed to Redi Bottle Depot. I followed a red SUV into the parking lot, which appeared to drive [...] Read More »

THURSDAY – Live jam, Cecil Hotel, 9 p.m. – Ride the Mechanical Bull, Ralph’s Texas Bar and Steakhouse, 9 p.m. – Top 40 DJ music with Ryan Stewart, Temptation Night Club, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. – DJ jam nights, Corona, 9 p.m. – Karaoke, Mainliner Pub – Cozy Comedy’s Netflix & Chill comedy special on the [...] Read More »