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NEW YORK (AP) — The seed for one of the best musicals on Broadway this season sprang from an off-hand comment. Playwright David Lindsay-Abaire asked a friend about his newborn niece and was told she was like a wise old woman trapped in a baby's body.

Quick, without looking, guess how long it’s been since there’s been a Shrek movie or even a Shrek-adjacent one.

Nonfiction 1. Never Finished by David Goggins, narrated by the author, Adam Skolnick and Jacqueline Gardner (Lioncrest Publishing) 2. The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama, narrated by the author (Random House Audio) 3.

US Bestseller List - Paid Books 1. It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover - 9781668001233 - (Atria Books) 2. It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover - 9781501110375 - (Atria Books) 3.

Movies US charts: 1. Illumination Presents: Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch 2. The Woman King 3. The Fabelmans 4. Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas 5. Top Gun: Maverick 6. Elf (2003) 7. Triangle of Sadness 8. Black Adam 9. Avatar 10.

In a story that moved on Saturday, Dec. 17, The Canadian Press incorrectly described Miss Chinese Vancouver contestant Renee Jan as a medical science graduate. In fact, she is a science graduate, specializing in life sciences. The Canadian Press

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Season three of “ Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan ," starring John Krasinski, returns to Amazon Prime Video with a storyline that may feel familiar.

NEW YORK (AP) — The good news on Robert A. Caro's long-awaited next book is that he knows the final words. The bad news is that he's known them for years and remains far from concluding his Lyndon B. Johnson series.

LONDON (AP) — Musician Terry Hall, who helped create of the defining sounds of post-punk Britain as lead singer of The Specials, has died. He was 63. The band announced late Monday that Hall had died after a brief illness.