Life & Culture - Portland Press Herald

Hollywood mourns the death of Betty White, ‘a spirit of goodness and hope’

by Yvonne Villarreal Los Angeles Times (TNS) December 31, 2021December 31, 2021

LOS ANGELES — A couple of weeks shy of her 100th birthday, on the last day of an already cruel 2021, Hollywood legend Betty White died Friday. News of her passing prompted an outpouring of condolences and remembrances on social media from former co-stars and longtime admirers of the beloved actress, whose work and popularity […]

Arts & Entertainment

Governor gives ‘Jeopardy’ contestant 2nd chance at clue

by KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press December 31, 2021

The New York resident joins Kathy Hochul’s virtual briefing to tell her he knows who she is now.

Limited revelers returning to Times Square to usher in 2022

by BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press December 31, 2021

The annual New Year’s Eve ball drop in New York City will arrive with the pandemic clouding an already uncertain future.

Arts & Entertainment, Nation & World

Betty White, charming and enduring star of television, dies at 99

by Frazier Moore Associated Press December 31, 2021December 31, 2021

She was a TV mainstay for over 60 years and would have turned 100 on Jan. 17.

Arts & Entertainment, Nation & World

‘Winnie the Pooh,’ ‘Sun Also Rises’ among works whose copyrights expire in 2022

by Associated Press December 31, 2021December 31, 2021

Once a work enters the public domain it can legally be shared, performed, reused, repurposed or sampled without permission or cost.

Arts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News

New Year’s show will go on in Times Square despite virus surge, mayor says

by KAREN MATTHEWS and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press December 30, 2021December 30, 2021

Mayor Bill de Blasio says New York City will ring in 2022 in Times Square as planned.

Animals, Nation & World

Virus postpones Westminster Kennel Club’s annual dog show

by associated press December 29, 2021December 30, 2021

The club’s board of governors postpones its 2022 event, scheduled for late January, to later in the year.

Arts & Entertainment, Maine

Escalating construction costs challenge Gardiner’s Johnson Hall heading into the new year

by Jessica Lowell December 29, 2021December 30, 2021

While fundraising continues for the $5.5 million renovation of Gardiner’s historic opera house, pandemic-driven inflation is expected to increase the final project cost.