Mat-Su 911 dispatchers featured on new show as Alaska makes its latest appearance on reality TV
“Emergency Call" was filmed in call centers including Austin, New Orleans and Wasilla. It premieres Monday night with host Luke Wilson.
Arts and Entertainment
Even as they desperately fled death, Arctic explorers carried books. This new volume examines what they were reading.
Book review: Nourishment for the mind, it seems, was as critical for survival as food for the body, concludes David H. Stam in “Adventures in Polar Reading.”
A new stained-glass inspired mural in downtown Anchorage aims to raise awareness about climate change
Local artists came up with their own themes, including an ice cave, a modern take on a Lakota story and a work titled “Blissfully Unaware.”
Music festivals create their own ‘bubbles’ to lure partyers back
While the additional expenses and effort of testing may be prohibitive for many attendees and organizers, the freedom that waits on the other side makes it worthwhile for some partygoers.
A sweep for ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Succession’ tops Emmy Awards
Kimmel opened the show with a monologue that appeared to be defiantly delivered in front of a packed, cheering theater — until it was revealed clips were played from past Emmy shows.
Momentum brings dance to the Alaska Botanical Garden
“I thought maybe we dance on a path. We feel safe at home, we feel safe outside, so why don’t we bring those elements together on this pathway,” said dancer Irenerose Casillo.
In the 1990s, Anchorage wasn’t exactly welcoming to raunchier rap acts
Histories of Anchorage: In 1990, a promoter scheduled 2 Live Crew for a performance at the Egan Convention Center, and the city came down hard. The drama continued with Snoop Doggy Dogg several years later.
Jimmy Kimmel can surely have fun with a virtual Emmys show, but will TV ever feel like a shared experience again?
Lots of great shows are up for Emmys on Sunday - and you’re still thinking about watching them someday.
An updated history of Alaska, from Russian exploration to the current “fiscal gap,” shows influences and ironies
Book review: For anyone wishing to understand why Alaska is the place it is today, “Alaska: An American Colony” is likely the best single source of information and analysis.
A season of Alaska theater and dance has arrived, brought to you by Zoom and the great outdoors
“Zoom has been kind of the savior for theater lately," one director said. Other groups are finding ways to bring their performances outdoors.
Carrie Underwood, Thomas Rhett in first-ever tie for top award from Academy of Country Music
Taylor Swift making her first appearance at the ACMs in seven years.
Toots Hibbert, beloved reggae star, dies at 77
The charismatic reggae singer and bandleader helped transform the groove-driven sound of 1960s Jamaica into an international musical movement.
'Ghost Ships of Archangel’ is a harrowing retelling of the Arctic front of World War II
Book review: Of the many convoys that traversed northern seas ferrying goods to Soviet ports during World War II, none met a fate as awful as the one numbered PQ-17.
Homer’s annual Burning Basket event, not open to public during pandemic, will be streamed online
People still will have an opportunity to see the completed basket in person this weekend and interact with it by placing objects and written material on it before the burning.
Now reissued, 'Two in the Far North’ will newly inspire adventurers and conservationists
Book review: Mardy Murie’s 1962 memoir remains a classic of Alaska literature and environmental history, and this reprint edition gives it even greater context with a foreword by Frances Beinecke.
Lady Gaga dominates at MTV VMAs, The Weeknd wins top award
The VMAs kicked off with another touching moment, as host Keke Palmer told viewers the show was dedicated to Chadwick Boseman, who died Friday after privately battling colon cancer for four years at age 43.
Fairbanks author Paul Greci covers new ground in ‘Hostile Territory’
Book review: Greci drew national attention in 2015 book, “Surviving Bear Island.” In his new novel, four young people survive a massive earthquake in a story that shifts from survival saga to political thriller.
‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer at 43
Boseman was diagnosed with colon cancer four years ago, his family said in a statement.
Anchorage man struck and killed by pickup was ‘local legend’ and longtime leader of rock band
Peter G. Ettinger was in a crosswalk on Tudor Road at C Street on Tuesday morning, crossing against the light, when he was struck by an eastbound pickup, police said.
How can humankind find a sustainable future in the midst of climate change? This scientist has some ideas.
Book review: F Stuart “Terry” Chapin has been a leading figure in scientific circles for decades. "Grassroots Stewardship" emphasizes how we might move forward into an ecological model of living.