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For better or worse, ‘Eighth Grade’ will take you back

A number of years ago, I ran into a guy I had been head over heels for in junior high. He, on the other hand, barely knew I was alive back then. Unfortunately, we both remembered the last time we’d laid eyes on each other. It was 1988, and we were both 13. His family was moving to North ...

TV: Robin Leach of ‘Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous’ dies

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Robin Leach, whose voice crystallized the opulent 1980s on TV’s “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” died Friday. He was 76 Leach’s family said through a public relations firm that he died in Las Vegas, where he made his home. Leach had a stroke in November ...

MUSIC: Bill Clinton, Smokey Robinson to speak at Franklin funeral

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton, Smokey Robinson, the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Cicely Tyson will be among the speakers at Aretha Franklin’s funeral next week. Franklin’s rep, Gwendolyn Quinn, says other speakers will include former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, music ...

MUSIC: John Lennon’s killer denied parole for 10th time

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — John Lennon’s killer has been denied parole for a 10th time and will remain behind bars for at least two more years. Mark David Chapman appeared before New York’s parole board on Wednesday. In a denial decision obtained by The Associated Press Thursday, the board ...

Art Museum of WVU to host birthday celebration Saturday

MORGANTOWN — The Art Museum of WVU will celebrate its third birthday with family friendly activities from 12:30-3 p.m. Saturday. A variety of free activities for children will be available during the birthday party, including face painting, sidewalk chalk drawing, a hands-on art project and ...

MORGANTOWN — “Dust to Dust and Inbetween,” a collection of old and new music inspired by West Virginia, will be performed by Annick Odom at 8 p.m. Saturday at Monongalia Arts Center (MAC). The concert, which features Odom’s most recent work in double bass and voice, combines folk ...