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‘Jeopardy!’ names Mayim Bialik, Ken Jennings as permanent co-hosts
The pair began co-hosting in 2021, following the 2020 death of longtime host Alex Trebek and subsequent extensive search for a new host.
Do Vogue photos of Zelenskyy and his wife ‘glamorize’ war or keep Ukraine’s plight in the news?
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife, Olena Zelenska, face accusations from some online that...
Bay Area arts: 7 great live shows to see this weekend
Lyrics Born and Destani Wolf, Joe Louis Walker and other blues greats, Blue Note jazz...
Music
Beyoncé fans irate over reported leak of ‘Renaissance’ album
Some members of the singer's devoted fan base took to social media to beg others not to listen or share.
Celebrities
Tony Dow, ‘Leave It to Beaver’ big brother, dies at 77
Dow's son, Christopher, said in a statement, "Although this is a very sad day, I have comfort and peace that he is in a better place. He was the best dad anyone could ask for."
Entertainment Guide
Photos: Over a hundred dance in downtown San Jose for CityDance
CityDance San Jose attracted over a hundred dancers to the Circle of Palms to learn Bollywood dancing outside the San Jose Museum of Art. Akshay Savale, director of Starrz Dance Academy of Performing Arts, a Bollywood Dance company based in...
TV Streaming
What to watch: ‘DC Super-Pets’ has just enough bite
Also worth seeing: stunning documentary 'The Most Hated Man on the Internet'; dark comedy 'Not Okay.'
Movies
Actor Paul Sorvino, who starred in ‘Goodfellas’ and ‘Law & Order,’ dies at 83
In his over 50 years in the entertainment business, Sorvino was a mainstay in films and television, with roles in films including "Reds," "Nixon" and "Dick Tracy."
Theater
Foothill Music Theatre takes ‘Violet’ on compassionate journey
“Violet,” the musical running through Aug. 7 at the Lohman Theatre at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, is a curious blend of melancholy story, music and pathos.
Books
Stanford linear accelerator probes: Did Gutenberg really invent printing?
An analysis at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory aims to shed light on the origins of the printing press, comparing Germany’s Gutenberg Bible and early Korean Confucion texts.
Video Games
Letters: AG’s grandstanding | Inmates’ service | California freedoms | Not the games | Fund elections
Mercury News Letters to the Editor for July 21, 2022
Restaurants
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Are you missing the LA or SF food scene? Locale now delivers ‘best of the city’ restaurant boxes
Weekly deliveries launch with goodies from Pizzana, Pasta Sisters, Langer's Deli, Delfina, Boichik Bagels and more