‘The Salmon Way’ is a breezy, enjoyable jaunt through the Alaska state of mind
Amy Gulick, a veteran outdoors and travel writer, offers a peek into the cultural role salmon play in Alaska, and how the lives of humans and fish are intertwined.
Arts and Entertainment
Anchorage Folk Fest has everything from Cajun to country blues and bluegrass
Blues musicians Jontavious Willis and Jack Broadbent and Cajun group Feufollet will headline over the course of two weekends. Here’s the schedule of workshops, performances and more.
Boogie tunes in Anchorage this week: Hot Dish, International Guitar Night and Clinton Fearon
Also, a bubbles and oysters fundraiser for Shelterbox USA.
This year’s biggest Oscar snubs, from Adam Sandler and Jennifer Lopez to women directing movies
With so many contenders who had hovered around the cusp completely out of the running, let’s break down which exclusions are most glaring.
‘Joker,’ ‘The Irishman,’ ‘1917’ and ‘Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood’ top Oscar nominations
While the box-office smash “Joker” was expected to do well, the academy’s overwhelming support for a movie that was far from a critical favorite was unexpected.
How one man’s passion for fly-fishing led to protecting Russian salmon rivers
Book review: “Stronghold” is thestory of one man, Guido Rahr, responsible for initiating and advancing the stronghold concept in the North Pacific, particularly on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.
From alt-rock to outlaw country, Aaron Lewis shares struggles amid success
Lewis, who plays Anchorage this week, started out with the alternative rock group Staind. He’s since scored a number of country hits.
Warm up to these Anchorage events: Aloha Days, silent-movie night with symphony and more
Also, MoHagani Magnetek will be hosting a poetry slam on the theme "All Things MoHagani Magnetek.”
‘Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time’: Here’s who won the first wildly entertaining prime-time game
Ken Jennings, James Holzhauer and Brad Rutter competed in a highly-anticipated competition for $1 million. And it was thrilling.
“1917,” “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood” win Golden Globes
The wins for “1917” were a surprise, besting such favorites as Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story” and Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman.”
In ‘Heart of the World,' a legendary scientist and outdoorsman confronts a fatal diagnosis
Book review: Ned Rozell’s book follows the story of Keith Echelmeyer, a UAF professor of geophysics, climber and backcountry maniac who showed through his death how to live.
Hot picks: Beethoven, Russian Christmas, ’80s purple show
Also, an all-ages show with Kate Scoggin will help send teen singer-songwriter Ava Earl to Nashville to record a new album.
Here’s where to find local art on the first Friday of the new year
A decade of new art in Anchorage kicks off this week.
There’s a great slate of music, theater and storytelling coming to entertain us until summer
If you’re sick of the sight of your own four walls, have a look at some of your options.
T.S. Eliot letters to muse to be unveiled after 60 years
Many consider Emily Hale to not only be his close friend, but also his muse, and they hope their correspondence will offer insight into the more intimate details about Eliot’s life and work.
Netflix made more films than any other studio. Now it wants an Oscar.
Netflix found a sweet spot making the kinds of movies other studios have abandoned — and now, the industry no longer views Netflix as an outsider.
Two sisters, separated by a lie, live out lives of longing in Brazil’s Oscar submission
“Invisible Life” delivers a sad story - and a satisfyingly bittersweet payoff.
New A&E network series will highlight Alaska police forces
The program debuting Jan. 1 will look at the lives of officers in Kodiak, Fairbanks, Kotzebue and Petersburg.
Our book reviewers’ favorite reads of 2019
From poetry to fiction and true crime, these are the books that left the deepest impressions on ADN reviewers David James and Nancy Lord this year.
Cirque Dreams Holidaze is loud, jaw-dropping and really entertaining
Theater review: Part fever dream, part glitzy revue, part European carnival, the show will continue through Sunday at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts.