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Summer movie preview: Heroes, hangovers and zombies will heat up multiplexes

By Rod Pocowatchit, The Wichita Eagle Today at 7:06 a.m.

The summer movie season is starting earlier and earlier, with “Iron Man 3” already having officially kicked off this year’s blockbuster bonanza in early May.

  • Guest Gallery: Johnna Nicole Crawford

    Today at 7:06 a.m.

    Today’s guest photographer is Johnna Nicole Crawford, a creative writing student and photographer from Haysville.

  • Review: ‘Little Women’ musical a little too bland but yet pleasant

    By Bob Curtright, Eagle correspondent | Today at 7:09 a.m.

    The musical version of Louisa May Alcott’s Civil War classic “Little Women” is such wholesome, family-friendly entertainment that I wish it had a little more pizzazz to make it linger in the memory.

  • Novelist draws a winning hand in ‘Octavo’

    By Lois Carr | Today at 7:02 a.m.

    “The Stockholm Octavo” by Karen Engelmann (Ecco, 416 pages, $26.99)

  • What’s cooking with the cookbook?

    By Lori O’Toole Buselt, The Wichita Eagle | May 12 at 9:07 a.m.

    The Wichita Eagle Holiday Cookbook is a nearly 60-year tradition for The Eagle, the community and you, our readers.

  • Essays offer a fresh introduction to a profound, brave thinker

    By Arlice Davenport, The Wichita Eagle | Today at 7:03 a.m.

    “Is God Happy? Selected Essays” by Leszek Kolakowski, translated by Agnieszka Kolakowska (Basic Books, 327 pages, $28.99)

  • Watermark Books & Cafe best-sellers (May 19)

    Today at 7:04 a.m.

    Best-sellers

  • In poetry and faith, life matters

    By Gordon Houser | Today at 7:03 a.m.

    “My Bright Abyss: Meditation of a Modern Believer” by Christian Wiman (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 182 pages, $24)

  • Sunday Arts calendar (May 19)

    May 17 at 5:13 p.m.

    “The Full Monty,” musical, Sun., The Forum Theatre, 147 S. Hillside. Shows 8 p.m. Thu.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sun. Tickets $35 dinner/show, $23 show only Thu. and Sun., $25 Fri.-Sat. Call 316-618-0444.

  • Woody Guthrie’s great American voice gets a new home in Tulsa

    By Steve Paul, Kansas City Star | May 16 at 6:46 p.m.

    TULSA — The woman in the wheelchair and headphones is watching pictures go by and hearing a narrator speak about a place and a moment long ago.

  • In search of evergreens for Kansas

    By Annie Calovich, The Wichita Eagle | May 18 at 7:13 a.m.

    There’s nothing like a couple of years of drought to get us wondering just what kind of evergreens we can plant in the Wichita area.

  • Get ideas for your yard on garden tour

    By Annie Calovich, The Wichita Eagle | May 18 at 7:21 a.m.

    When a large Alberta spruce died in the heat and drought last year in Bill and Kathy Ethridge’s front yard, they replaced it with a Horstmann Atlas blue cedar – one of the evergreens that still makes the recommended list for Kansas.

  • Rethinking the doctrine of atonement

    By Tom Schaefer | May 18 at 7:22 a.m.

    “Healing the Gospel: A Radical Vision for Grace, Justice, and the Cross” by Derek Flood (Cascade Books, 108 pages, $17)

  • Iconographer paints images to inspire faithful

    By Colette M. Jenkins, Akron Beacon Journal | May 18 at 7:22 a.m.

    COPLEY TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A plain white wall rose above the altar in the sanctuary at St. Demetrius Serbian Orthodox Church.

  • ‘Glee’s’ Lynch and dog go to bat for shelter mutts

    By Sue Manning, Associated Press | May 18 at 7:22 a.m.

    Jane Lynch doesn’t mind being upstaged by her latest co-star, Olivia – after all she “has no bad side, she is always ready to pose and she sits perfectly still when you put her in your lap.”

  • Adopt a pet (May 18)

    May 18 at 7:23 a.m.

    Dove the Constant Companion, a 7 1/2-year-old female Newfoundland-Labrador mix, 82 pounds, is available for adoption from Kansas Humane Society.

  • Gardener’s almanac (May 18)

    May 18 at 7:30 a.m.

    Are we caught up yet? – For the most part, the forecast calls for lows in the 60s next week, a far cry from the recent days when we were having a hard time seeing a high in the 60s. Our fears for going from winter to summer were at least temporarily realized. The soil should be nicely warming. Assuming we’re on schedule …

  • The Grapevine (May 18)

    May 18 at 7:30 a.m.

    You can learn about hostas and find unusual plants and garden accessories for sale at Hostapalooza on May 25 at the Extension Education Center, 21st and Ridge Road. There will be hostas, Japanese maples, dwarf conifers, caladiums, hypertufa pots, daylilies and art for sale; food; and speakers, including “Hosta Guy” Rob Mortko. The garden celebration will be from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and is sponsored by the Wichita Hosta Society. Admission is free. Pictured above: the Hosta of the Year, Rainforest Sunshine.Mugo pine trim

  • Bunny TNT to hold ‘Hop In’ social event

    May 18 at 7:23 a.m.

    Bunny TNT, an organization for people who own and love bunnies, is having a “Hop In” social event at 2 p.m. Sunday. The event and club meeting will be at Avita Health and Rehab, 2114 N. 127th Court East, just south of 21st Street.

  • This year’s Wichita Ribfest will have more than ribs and music

    By Denise Neil, The Wichita Eagle | May 16 at 2:03 p.m.

    Last year was the first year for the Wichita Ribfest — a sticky, saucy three-day gathering of professional rib vendors from around the country — and it was a near-complete success, said Christine Pileckas, Intrust Bank Arena’s director of sales and marketing.

  • Indian Center exhibit explores life of artist Blackbear Bosin

    By Jason Dilts, Eagle correspondent | May 16 at 5:06 p.m.

    The Keeper of the Plains is turning 39, and the statue’s birthday brings with it the opening of a new exhibit that will offer the community a closer look at the artist who created the Wichita landmark.

  • Latest ‘Star Trek’ may be best Starfleet voyage yet

    By Rick Bentley, Fresno Bee | May 15 at 4:36 p.m.

    Director J.J. Abrams proved with 2009’s “Star Trek” that it is OK to boldly go where others had gone before, as long as the journey is exciting, original, entertaining and respectful to legions of loyal fans. His film, which found the balance between reprising and re-imagining, was a direct hit.

  • How Candice Glover won 'American Idol'

    By DERRIK J. LANG, AP Entertainment Writer | May 17 at 9:58 a.m.

    With a flawless voice that recalled past "American Idol" finalist Jennifer Hudson and a sense of determination after not making it in previous seasons, Candice Glover did the one thing Hudson wasn't able to do: She won the title of "American Idol."

  • Rogers Ballet’s ‘Fun and Games’ dance concert will bring board games to life

    By Denise Neil, The Wichita Eagle | May 16 at 5:09 p.m.

    You could play board games this weekend. Or you could just watch them dance.

  • Gig Guide (May 17)

    May 15 at 10:27 a.m.

    No cover charge unless otherwise noted

  • Orpheum goes country with John Anderson, Old 97’s

    By Joe Stumpe, Eagle correspondent | May 16 at 5:06 p.m.

    It’s a big, varied week for country music at the Orpheum Theatre, with John Anderson and the Old 97’s appearing within a few days of each other.

  • Large portions, friendly service at Felipe’s Jr.

    By Ching Brubaker, Wichita Eagle Dining Panel | May 16 at 2:19 p.m.

    My husband, Brian, and I have been loyal Felipe’s Jr. customers for the past two decades.

  • Three food and drink events this week

    By Denise Neil, The Wichita Eagle | May 16 at 11 p.m.

    Three food and drink events this week

  • Kids’ birthday parties cost less when thrown at home

    By Kim Hone-McMahan, Akron Beacon Journal | May 15 at 10:25 p.m.

    If Junior wants a birthday party with a dozen of his closest friends, it might mean breaking into his piggy bank.

  • Suzanne Perez Tobias: Tears and tantrums: We’ve all been there

    By Suzanne Perez Tobias, The Wichita Eagle | May 15 at 10:24 p.m.

    “I wouldn’t let him play in the knife drawer.”

  • Women’s brains more likely than men’s to respond to crying babies

    By Wes Venteicher, Tribune Washington bureau | May 15 at 10:23 p.m.

    Why do kids grow up to cry “Mommy” more often than “Daddy”? The National Institutes of Health has an answer: The wailing of a hungry infant is less likely to bother a man than a woman.

  • Bonnie Aeschliman: Now is the best time to snap up sweet strawberries

    By Bonnie Aeschliman | May 14 at 10:14 p.m.

    Recently, as I wheeled my cart by the fresh fruit in the produce department, I caught a whiff of ripe strawberries. The heady aroma was so compelling. I stopped my cart to check out those berries.

  • Party time? Keep it stylishly simple

    By Cathy Barrow, Special to the Washington Post | May 14 at 10:25 p.m.

    Soon the flurry of graduations, baby showers and weddings will signal the start of the entertaining season. The weather improves, and we are drawn to gathering on patios and porches.

  • Jolie: From girl with tattoos to girl with a cause

    By SANDY COHEN and DAVID GERMAIN, AP Entertainment Writers | May 15 at 12:51 a.m.

    In her bad girl days, Angelina Jolie's body was a billboard for tattoos that said such things as "Billy Bob."

  • Pneumococcal vaccine promoted for heart patients

    May 14 at 6:29 a.m.

    The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases is aiming to boost pneumonia vaccination rates among at-risk patients.

  • Drs. Oz and Roizen: Pregnant? Find ways other than alcohol to de-stress

    May 14 at 6:28 a.m.

    Gwyneth Paltrow was outed for drinking a Guinness while pregnant, but a brand-new study claims she may not have done anything risky. It seems British docs think two glasses of wine a week or the equivalent doesn’t add up to developmental problems in kids.

  • Don’t be chicken to try this lighter take on a barbecued favorite

    By Sara Moulton, Associated Press | May 14 at 6:27 a.m.

    Barbecued chicken is one of my favorite summertime dishes. I like every part of it: the tomato-based sauce (the spicier, the better), the crispy skin, even the bones.

  • Doc Talk: Tips for healthy shopping at the grocery store

    By Sheryll E. Clarke | May 13 at 5:30 p.m.

    Like the infamous refrain of the Gilligan’s Island theme song, a visit to the grocery store can sometimes feel like a “three-hour tour” that ends in a shipwreck. As a nutritionist and educator, I believe that most people are trying to make healthy choices but need some help to avoid spending the entire day grocery shopping. Here are a few simple guidelines can help you shop more quickly and make healthier, more economical purchases:Q: Where do I start?

  • Walters announces her retirement on 'The View'

    By DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer | May 13 at 12:51 p.m.

    Barbara Walters said Monday that retirement from her epochal television career is near, but it's not happening right away.

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