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Chip and Joanna Gaines are expecting
WACO, Texas (AP) -- The couple behind HGTV's "Fixer Upper" will be fixing up a nursery once again.
Chip Gaines announced Tuesday on Instagram that he and his wife, Joanna Gaines, are expecting their fifth child. He shared a photo of the couple with the caption "Gaines party of 7."
Launched in 2013, "Fixer Upper" follows the couple as they redo houses near their home in Waco, Texas. The show is in its final season.
Chip and Joanna Gaines also operate Magnolia Market, where they've turned converted old silos near downtown Waco into a home decor and food marketplace. The couple has also collaborated with Target on a home and lifestyle brand called Hearth & Hand with Magnolia.
Showtime is keeping 'Circus' political show
NEW YORK (AP) -- Showtime says it is keeping its political series "The Circus" alive despite the loss of co-host Mark Halperin on sexual misconduct charges.
Halperin, who also lost his job at NBC News when reports surfaced of lewd advances against women while he worked at ABC News, is being replaced by Alex Wagner. She's a political reporter for CBS News and The Atlantic, and will join holdover hosts John Heilemann and Mark McKinnon.
The series explores the characters and strategies of politics, and this year will focus on the upcoming mid-year elections.
"The Circus" returns on Showtime on April 15.
Willa Cather's letters to be made public
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- About half of the more than 3,000 known letters penned by Pulitzer-winning novelist Willa Cather have been compiled, digitized and annotated. And soon, they'll be available online.
The Lincoln Journal Star reports that "The Complete Letters of Willa Cather" will be available Jan. 16 through the Center for Digital Research in the Humanities at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Cather graduated from the university in 1895. Her novels told of Great Plains frontier life, and she was awarded a Pulitzer in 1923 for her book "One of Ours." She died in 1947.
In the letters to friends, family and colleagues, Cather describes her process and inspirations while also expressing frustrations and doubts.
Archive editor Andrew Jewell says new letters will be periodically added to the database over the next few years.
Netflix greenlights sequel to 'Bright'
NEW YORK (AP) -- Despite scathing reviews from critics, Netflix has greenlit a sequel to "Bright," with star Will Smith and director David Ayer expected to return.
The streaming service announced the plans Wednesday, just two weeks after the fantasy police drama debuted. "Bright" is Netflix's most ambitious and big-budget film yet, with estimates that it cost approximately $90 million to produce.
With a sequel, Netflix will hope to make its first film franchise even though "Bright" has garnered just a 28 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. But "Bright" has still been widely watched. Nielsen reported that 11 million watched "Bright" in the United States in the first three days.
Netflix doesn't release viewing numbers, but it said "Bright" has been its most viewed movie in all of Netflix's 190-plus countries.
The film stars Smith as a police officer in an alternate version of Los Angeles where orcs, fairies and magic co-exist.
Jessica Chastain: 'Change is coming'
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) -- Hollywood's first awards show of the new year included a visit from Wonder Woman Gal Gadot and a promise from Jessica Chastain that "major change is coming" to how women are treated in the industry.
Actors Gary Oldman, Holly Hunter, Sam Rockwell and others journeyed to the desert for the Palm Springs International Film Festival's opening gala Tuesday evening. It's a non-televised ceremony that offers a chance for honorees to reconnect with friends, prepare for the more high-profile upcoming Golden Globe Awards and promote mostly little-seen movies.
In her speech to the crowd gathered at the city's convention center, Chastain predicted changes to what she called a "flawed system" in Hollywood. The "Molly's Game" star was one of several actresses at the ceremony supporting the just-announced Time's Up, an anti-harassment coalition.