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VENICE, Italy 鈥 Some of Hollywood鈥檚 biggest stars are getting ready to descend on the Venice Film Festival this week, from George Clooney and Angelina Jolie to Lady Gaga and Brad Pitt.
Joe Elliott is sitting in a room at the Four Seasons in downtown Minneapolis, eight or nine hours before he鈥檒l climb onstage with his band Def Leppard for a gig at the Minnesota Twins鈥 baseball stadium.
Annie Lane is off this week. The following column was previously published in 2021.
OCONOMOWOC 鈥 The Oconomowoc Art Center鈥檚 popular Cabaret Caf茅 opens a new season with Dan Rodriguez at 2 p.m. Sept. 14 with lunch served at 1 p.m., and 7 p.m. with dinner served at 6 p.m.
BATON ROUGE, La. 鈥 Rapper NBA YoungBoy has agreed to plead guilty to a federal weapons charge once the case is transferred from Louisiana to Utah, where he faces unrelated charges accusing him of running a prescription drug fraud ring.
NEW YORK 鈥 Disney is no longer asking a Florida court to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit on the grounds that the victim鈥檚 family had signed up for its streaming service Disney+.
Dear Annie: I have a friend who spent many years in an emotionally abusive relationship that seems similar to what 'Sad Grandma' described. What I have seen with my friend's children is that they have learned to treat their mom the same way their father did.
They watched for years as she put his needs and demands first in all of their lives. By putting him first, she taught her own children to put her last.
My friend is now working very hard to change her relationship with her children, and I hope 'Sad Grandma' can, too. Remember: When you always put others first, you teach them to put you last.
鈥 Fellow Mom
Dear Fellow Mom: Thank you for your letter. You bring up such an important point, which is that more is caught than taught.
'The Gift,' a book by Edith Eger, highlights this very important lesson.
Dear Annie: My aunt relocated to Florida from Illinois with her husband. When her sisters would come for a visit, she would make a 'Whoopee List.' It was a list of things to do with them while they were there, such as going to Disney World and other neat things!
Yes, we now live in a world that has changed greatly, but I try to remember to treat our guests like royalty, as my aunt did.
I believe having good hospitality is even biblically based.
I'm the youngest of five. When I went to visit a couple of my brothers, they treated me the complete opposite of the way my aunt treated her sisters. I think one brother did not really want me there. I must say that I'm hesitant to ever visit them again.
I was very hurt by the way they treated me. And it is one of those lessons in life where we learn. I still do the polite things of sending birthday and Christmas cards, but the closeness is gone.
I have friends in Washington and Florida who have invited me, but I'm reluctant to even visit them. I think we all must make a note to treat visitors -- even those who show up unexpectedly at our front door -- kindly, politely and with genuine regard. We definitely know that when a family member or friend returns for another visit to our home, we did right with them on their previous visit.
I truly appreciate sharing this with you, and it helps me to write to you about this matter. It has been on my mind for years.
鈥 Visiting Family and Friends
Dear Visiting Family and Friends: Your letter highlights one of the most important rules of life: the golden rule, which is to treat others as you would want to be treated. Whether that applies to a guest in your house or to any other situation in your daily life, you will be much happier and relaxed if you practice this rule. If your brothers don't apply it, that's their problem, not yours.
'How Can I Forgive My Cheating Partner?' is out now! Annie Lane's second anthology featuring favorite columns on marriage, infidelity, communication and reconciliation -- is available as a paperback and e-book. Visit http://www.creatorspublishing.com for more information. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com.
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Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre that brought success to Oprah Winfrey, Montel Williams, Ellen DeGeneres and many others, has died. He was 88.
ATLANTA 鈥 When jazz trumpeter, vocalist and bandleader Joe Gransden, 53, finally tracked down the car of his dreams, it was sitting under a tree in Arab, Alabama, providing a home for snakes, mice and mold.
Chicago, in all its outsized hubris and self-consciousness, likes to believe it knows everything there is to know about the only perfect food ever created 鈥 the pizza. It knows deep dish and thin, cracker and caramelized-cheese crust, wedge cut and tavern cut, St. Louis Style, New York Style…
Dear Annie: I鈥檝e been dating a wonderful woman for almost a year now and have recently noticed some odd behaviors. The one that concerns me the most is the way she鈥檚 been dressing.
Dear Dave, How do you feel about people taking money out of savings to pay off credit cards? I have an emergency fund in place, like you recommend, and a savings account. I also have about $5,000 in credit card debt. What鈥檚 your take on this?
LOS ANGELES 鈥 Peter Marshall, the actor and singer turned game show host who played straight man to the stars for 16 years on 鈥淭he Hollywood Squares,鈥 has died. He was 98.
LOS ANGELES 鈥 A prosecutor says five people have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry鈥檚 death from a ketamine overdose last year, including the actor鈥檚 assistant and two doctors.
Dear Annie: My 12-year-old son goes over to his friend鈥檚 house now and then. His friend lives in a small town that is walking distance to ice cream shops, markets and delis. Whenever my son visits, his friend鈥檚 mom will ask me to send him with cash for lunch or dinner or Venmo her money. Whenever we have his friends over, we provide the food for them, as it鈥檚 the right thing to do. I feel that, because they live in town, they should either pay for my son if they鈥檙e going to walk and pick something up or make something at home like I do. Am I wrong for feeling this way? 鈥 Not Willing to Send Money Dear Not Willing: It鈥檚 not the most polite thing to do 鈥 to "charge" someone you鈥檙e hosting, but if your son weren鈥檛 over at his friend鈥檚 house, you would be paying for his meals anyway. You also don鈥檛 know what their financial situation is; if money is tight, then the alternative would be to not invite your son over at all. Either feed your son before he goes, or send him with cash. Dear Annie: My daughter is 23 years old. She moved back in with me following a bad, toxic relationship. I told her I would help her. The problem is she doesn鈥檛 have a driver鈥檚 license or a job to stand on her own two feet and be independent. She believes going out with some friends she met online is a good start in getting her sadness and depression to go away. I told her she needs to have priorities and real goals because I鈥檓 not going to continue helping her financially. She is not looking for a job, doesn鈥檛 want to study for the driving test or even get an education. I don鈥檛 know what else to do. The tools for her are there, but she doesn鈥檛 want them. She just continues to focus on socializing as the solution to her problems. Any advice?鈥 "Strict" Mother Dear Strict Mother: Let me set the record straight: You are not being "strict" in the slightest. Your daughter needs a reality check. She is lucky to have a parent who is as supportive and willing to help her as you are when she is so in need of that help and direction. But that doesn鈥檛 mean she gets to coast through life on your generosity. The solution is simple. Either she starts taking steps in the right direction to iron out her life 鈥 getting a job or enrolling in school, becoming a licensed driver 鈥 in your home, or she finds a home of her own. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators. com. Dear Annie runs daily in the newspaper.DEAR ANNIEAnnie Lane
CHICAGO 鈥 Riot Fest is moving back to Douglass Park for its annual music festival in September.
Red Bull Wake The City is making its U.S. debut in Milwaukee with an original wakeboarding competition to be held on the water in Lake Michigan at the Summerfest grounds on August.
LOS ANGELES 鈥 Joaquin Phoenix has dropped out of an untitled Todd Haynes film five days before production began in Mexico, IndieWire first reported.
MINNEAPOLIS 鈥 Greg Marcus grew up in movie theaters. After a brief detour at film school, he ended up in front of the camera 鈥 not as an actor, but as president and CEO of Marcus Corp., which operates the Marcus Theatres movie chain his grandfather first started in 1935.
The British rock icon Rod Stewart canceled the planned 200th show of his long-running Las Vegas residency, citing strep throat.
OCONOMOWOC 鈥 Last season鈥檚 tribute to Billy Joel and Elton John by Jim Witter was so popular that the Oconomowoc Arts Center is bringing the musician back to kick off the 17th season with Feelin鈥 Groovy - A Musical Journey through the 60s Featuring the Music of Simon and Garfunkel.
Marvel's "Deadpool & Wolverine" extended its domination of the box office, bringing in $97 million in its second weekend of release, making it the second-biggest movie of the year, behind "Inside Out 2."
Dear Readers: Annie Lane is off this week. The following column was previously published in 2021.
I f one thing is certain about 鈥淒eadpool,鈥 it鈥檚 that its titular hero, for reasons never explained, understands his place in the world 鈥 well, in our world.
The movie 鈥淕hostbusters: Frozen Empire鈥 with new and old franchise stars plus Kate Upton hosts the new competition series 鈥淒ress My Tour,鈥 where fashion and music intersect.
ORLANDO, Fla. 鈥 The new version of Walt Disney World鈥檚 Country Bear Jamboree features new songs and costumes while maintaining the spirit of the original attraction, which opened with Magic Kingdom in 1971.
LAS VEGAS 鈥 I nearly wrecked my car when I first saw it last year driving down the Las Vegas Strip. What was that giant glowing orb that looked like it might have been dropped by aliens?
Hollywood was quick to react to the news that President Joe Biden was ending his bid for reelection and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris.
Moviegoers ran toward the tornadoes this weekend, propelling 鈥 Twisters 鈥 to a blockbuster opening. The standalone sequel to the 1996 hit made $80.5 million in ticket sales from 4,151 theaters in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Did your parents warn you against jumping in the pool right after eating? They were misguided.
Tornadoes have been a subject of film fascination since 鈥淭he Wizard of Oz鈥 in 1939, but Dutch filmmaker Jan de Bont helped to solidify the appeal of the cinematic cyclone with his 1996 summer blockbuster 鈥淭wister,鈥 about a group of adrenaline junkie storm chasers. A new installment, 鈥淭wister…
NEW YORK 鈥 The days of 鈥減lausibly live鈥 Olympics coverage on NBC are coming to an end.
Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for 21 years.
The film and TV production drought plaguing the U.S. entertainment industry appears to be "here to stay," according to a sobering new report by ProdPro.
NEW YORK 鈥 The August theatrical release for the second chapter of Kevin Costner鈥檚 ambitious Western epic 鈥淗orizon: An American Saga鈥 has been canceled after the first film fizzled in theaters.
Dear Annie: I have been employed at this local government agency for years and have had the pleasure of working closely with "Catie" for the past four years. While we are not in the same department, we have collaborated on numerous projects and have developed a close friendship.
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