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USA TODAY z TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2019 z SECTION D

New memoirs coming this week

Don’t miss page-turners from Flea, Jenny Slate. 2D

Preparing to go ‘Under the Sea’

Auli’i Cravalho suits up for ‘Little Mermaid Live.’ 3D

Revving up to become a Terminator

‘Dark Fate’ features Gabriel Luna as new model. 4D

IN LIFE

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LIFELINE

Estimated ticket sales for Friday

through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian

theaters, according to comScore.

1.Terminator: Dark Fate ...............$29M

2.Joker ..........................................$13.9M

3.Maleficent: Mistress of Evil..$12.2M

4.Harriet...........................................$12M

5.The Addams Family..................$8.5M

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Weekend box office

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She did not look like us, or talk like us,

but in trying to save her life,

she made us a family.

She did not look like us, or talk like us,

but in trying to save her life,

she made us a family.

O N S A L E N O W !O N S A L E N O W!

Marie Kondo has fascinated the

world with her KonMari method of

cleaning up and her impressive ability

to fold anything into tiny organized

packages.

Her Netflix series “Tidying Up with

Marie Kondo”has people rushing to

thrift shops and consignment stores

with all their things that no longer

“spark joy.”

Now, the Japanese organizing con-

sultant is bringing her “life-changing”

ideas to the kids. YES!

Her new book “Kiki & Jax”teaches

children tidying up through friendship

and is inspired by her two daughters’

love of books. It is available Tuesday

and preorders have begun.

Kondo is launching an online store

of joy-enhancing products in Novem-

ber.And about a Netflix season 2?

Well, it’s “under consideration,” Kondo

told USA TODAY.

We talked with the organizing guru

to learn more about her new book and

how parents can teach kids to “GO TO

YOUR ROOM AND CLEAN UP THIS

MESS!”

Spoiler alert! That is not the right

method.

Edited for length and clarity.

Question: What is “Kiki & Jax”

about?

Answer:The book is not just about

tidying up. The most important theme

of the book is about friendship. It is

about two good friends and through ti-

dying up, their friendship actually

deepens. That’s the biggest point.

Q: What are some tips you have

for parents who want their kids to be

more organized?

A:Having fun while tidying up is

BOOKS

Marie

Kondo

helps kids

get tidy

Amy Haneline

USA TODAY

See KONDO, Page 3D

Marie Kondo has a new book out and

this one is for kids. It releases Nov. 5.

KONMARI MEDIA INC.

NEW YORK – Kerry Washington wants to get people talking with

her new Netflix film “American Son.” zThe topical drama (now

streaming) is adapted from Christopher Demos-Brown’s play,

which the “Scandal”actress performed on Broadway last winter

with Steven Pasquale (FX’s “Rescue Me”). Set entirely inside a

police station, the story unfolds late one night as frantic mom

Kendra Ellis-Connor (Washington) and her estranged white hus-

band, Scott (Pasquale), search for answers about the mysterious

disappearance of their teenage son.

Racial profiling and class issues

boil to the surface as a white cop

(Jeremy Jordan) casually brushes

off Kendra’s concerns about a po-

tential police shooting. Later, Ken-

dra and Scott go toe-to-toe over

their perceived successes and fail-

ings as parents of a mixed-race

child, debating the importance of

his prep-school education, friend

group and appearance.

Reading the script for the first

time, “I thought it was so probing

and provocative and explosive and

moving,” says Washington, also an

executive producer of both versions

of the project. She wanted to bring

the story to Netflix because “this

conversation about our community

and how we coexist and love each

other across cultural divides is (one)

that should be had by everyone all

over the world.”

Washington, 42, chats with USA

TODAY about Netflix’s “American

Son,” which was filmed on a Brook-

lyn sound stage earlier this year, and

how her own experiences informed

the character.

Question: “American Son” tack-

les themes we’ve seen many times

STREAMING TV

Kerry Washington will appear in the movie musical “The Prom” and the

Hulu limited series “Little Fires Everywhere.” ROBERT DEUTSCH/USA TODAY

Kerry Washington

is looking to get

people talking

Patrick Ryan USA TODAY

See WASHINGTON, Page 5D

The comedian addressed his Sept. 1
car crash in a video obtained by TMZ,
assuring viewers he was on the road
to recovery. “I’m feeling great.
Blessed to be alive,” he said. “It’s
going to take some time, but I’m
patient.” He added he would return to
performing “in time,” but right now is
focused on “relaxing” and time with
family. Hart, 40, broke his silence on
the accident last week, telling fans in
an Instagram video about working to
recover from his back injury. “My
world was forever changed,” he said.

ANGELA WEISS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

MAKING WAVES
KEVIN HART

What I see in the mirror (is)
someone that’s overcome a lot.
I’ve been through a lot and I genu-
inely see a fighter. I don’t see a cham-
pionship winner in there, but I see a
fighter and someone who is going to
continue to fight no matter (what)
challenges are thrown their way... I
wouldn’t change the direction of my
life for anything.” – Demi Lovato,
opening up at Saturday’s Teen Vogue
Summit about learning to love her
body in her first interview since her
apparent drug overdose in July 2018.

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