They can make great pets, but only if you’re prepared

Snakes: It seems people either love ’em or hate ’em. Irrational fear of these lanky reptiles can lead to unfortunate decisions, like killing a wild snake that should be left to hunt pesky rodents...

Activities to check out this week include: A guided nature walk from 10-11:30 a.m...

A dearth of blockbusters clears the way for the mid-budget movie’s return

The movie industry is quieter this summer. It’s not for lack of releases; it’s lack of hype...

Documentary on fashion icon Diane von Furstenberg debuts, as well as new music, television and more

The life and style of fashion icon Diane von Furstenberg is chronicled in a documentary and albums from Megan Thee Stallion and Camila Cabello are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: Celine Dion gets an intimate documentary portrait in “I Am Celine Dion,” Sega gets super silly with the video game Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble, and Eva Longoria plays a woman whose life changes completely in “Land of Women.”

Marlowe Meadows has great grades and a loving family, two best friends who understand her and all her autistic quirks, and a picture-perfect, blue-eyed, football-playing, romantic boyfriend, Josh. At least, until he breaks up with her unceremoniously at the end of junior year, sending her perfectly categorized world into a tailspin...

Still images have been a source of wonder and mythology in the films of Jeff Nichols. “Mud,” Nichols’ Twain-soaked Mississippi fable, seemed derived from the magical sight of a boat held aloft by a tree...