Hulk Hogan’s personal and professional conduct left this former fan remembering him with sadness

I don’t think I saw a single pro wrestling match during my early childhood, but I believed in Hulk Hogan, who loomed large in the pop culture atmosphere starting in the mid-1980s. When the World Wrestling Federation Wrestling Buddy dolls hit the shelves, I spent several weeks hunting for a Hulkster when most KB Toys and Walmart shelves were left with only a few Million Dollar Man and Jake the Snake models...

Coming activities include Nez Perce art reception, Smithsonian exhibit, more

More events for the coming week and beyond are in the calendar at inland360.com/events. A reception for “Continuance: A Declaration of Living Culture in Motion,” which showcases Nez Perce art, is from 5-7 p.m...

Lewiston’s Hot August Nights starts Thursday, wraps with traditional Saturday show & shine

Lewiston’s Hot August Nights brings a virtual parade of chrome-bedecked cars to town starting with a preview show Thursday afternoon at Rogers Toyota and culminating Saturday with a show & shine on Main Street. The annual event typically includes 60 to 70 new cars each year among the approximately 350 vehicles registered for Saturday’s show, said Ben Bonfield, general manager of organizer Dailyfly Media...

Country duo Love and Theft and rising country artist Alli Walker perform Saturday evening at Boomers’ Garden in Lewiston, with local singer-songwriter Shania Rales opening the concert. Love and Theft, with vocalists Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles, headlines the outdoor venue at 301 Second St., along with Walker, a Canadian singer-songwriter whose hits include “First Time Living,” with Gretchen Wilson...

Books are available for The Common Read, a program that unites community members and University of Idaho students each school year through programs centered on a chosen title. This year’s selection, “The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History,” is by podcaster and former teacher Sharon McMahon, an author known for combating misinformation...

Migos rapper Offset releasing his third solo album and Samara Weaving playing a reformed getaway driver in the heist thriller “Eenie Meanie” are some of the new television, films, 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: An adaptation of John Grisham’s “The Rainmaker” hits Peacock, John Cena stars as a flawed superhero in season 2 of “The Peacemaker” and the Amanda Knox trial in Italy gets dramatized in a Hulu series...