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This image released by Universal Pictures shows a scene from “Twisters.” (Universal Pictures via AP)

Into the eye of the storm: Breaking down the climactic movie theater scene of ‘Twisters’

July 21, 2024, 6:00am Entertainment

Following the success of his 2020 breakout “Minari” — an intimate, semi-autobiographical drama about a South Korean immigrant family living in 1980s Arkansas that earned six Oscar nominations — Lee Isaac Chung felt ready for a change of pace and a bigger canvas. Read story

This image released by Universal Pictures shows Glen Powell, right, and Daisy Edgar-Jones in a scene from “Twisters.” (Universal Pictures via AP)

Movie Review: A new generation drives into the storm in rousing ‘Twisters’

July 21, 2024, 5:32am Entertainment

We have a complex relationship with disaster movies. Just look at the discussion about a “ Twisters “ poster, which became a perfect encapsulation of our love-hate tendencies. Read story

This image released by Netflix shows Ivan Beerkus, right, and Angela Nikolau in a scene from “Skywalkers: A Love Story.” (Netflix via AP)

‘Skywalkers: A Love Story’ review: Thrill seekers chase love, likes

July 21, 2024, 5:28am Entertainment

A pair of influencer daredevils take their love to insane heights in “Skywalkers: A Love Story,” a thrilling documentary that’s part heist movie, part Instagram romance. Read story

Director Brian Tashima, from left, tells actor Lydia Pentz and Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle where to walk for a scene Wednesday during filming of “Hold My Beer” at the Pearson Air Museum in Vancouver.

‘Hold My Beer’ is a love letter to Vancouver from beer-loving author turned filmmaker

July 20, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

Vancouver author Brian Tashima intends to take viewers on a hero’s journey that begins in the isolation that autism can bring, treks through several friendly Vancouver locations and heads off into the sunset of craft-brewing destiny. Read story

Taken before 1908, this photograph shows early Vancouver policemen — Winfield Gasaway, Henry Burgy and John Secrist — wearing their seven-pointed badges and caps with curved olive branches. Burgy and Secrist would go on to serve as Vancouver police chiefs.

Clark County history: Law enforcement in Vancouver started with a single marshal

July 20, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Life

There seems to be a gap between Vancouver’s 1857 incorporation and any official call for law enforcement. Policing wasn’t high on the city council’s priority list until after 1880, when the census counted 1,722 inhabitants in town. Read story

Energy Adviser: Get right size water meter for needs

A person has a lot to think about when building an accessory dwelling unit, putting an addition on their home, or even adding an irrigation or fire suppression system to their property. One thing Clark Public utility customers shouldn’t overlook is determining the correct size water meter of their property’s… Read story

Check It Out: Chill out with cool cookbooks

Cooking can be a challenge during the summer months. Who wants to be around a hot oven or stovetop when outside temperatures climb into the 90s and above? Firing up a grill on the patio is an option, but what if you don’t have a grill or a patio? Dining… Read story

Why Wisconsin pizza farm movement’s time has come

Ashleigh McCarthy, 19, left, and her sister, Calleigh McCarthy, 16, carry pizzas to their family during Farm Pizza night at Mapleton Barn on May 30 in Oconomowoc, Wis.

July 20, 2024, 6:05am Food

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 — the pizza. It knows deep dish and thin, cracker and caramelized-cheese crust, wedge cut and tavern cut, St. Louis Style, New York Style, New… Read story