Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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■ Much like the first run of Twin Peaks, future plot points of the 18-episode revival of the ’90s show are closely guarded secrets. Star Kyle MacLachlan hasn’t even seen beyond what has aired and is watching it as it unfolds on Showtime. “I like to watch at home alone with a glass of wine,” MacLachlan told Comic-Con attendees. “That’s all I need.” Some of his fellow cast members, like Naomi Watts, said they have yet to watch a single episode. Series co-creator David Lynch, who directed the revival of the inscrutable show, did not join his cast for the show’s panel at the convention. But he still dominated much of their conversation as they praised his vision. Watts, who starred in Lynch’s Mulholland Drive, said she still gets a little starstruck around him. “He’s so unique and living on another world,” Watts said. “You just want to join that world.” MacLachlan, who said he doesn’t know if he would have a television and film career were it not for Lynch, said: “He’s very accessible to all of us and he’s very available. And then there is a point at which he goes into a place that is purely David. This is him as the artist. At that point I become like a fan.” ■ Kensington Palace has released a portrait to mark Prince George’s fourth birthday. The son of Prince William and his wife, Kate, celebrated George’s birthday Saturday. George, who is third in line to the throne, is beaming in the photo. The palace’s announcement said William and Kate “are delighted to share a new official portrait of Prince George to mark His Royal Highness’s fourth birthday.” George and his 2-year-old sister, Princess Charlotte, have been traveling with their parents in recent days on an official visit to Poland and Germany. ■ Country singer Scotty McCreery, an American Idol winner and North Carolina native, was cited after authorities found a loaded handgun on him at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, authorities said. Authorities told area news organizations that they found a loaded 9mm handgun in McCreery’s backpack at a security checkpoint on July 13. McCreery, who was flying to Nashville, Tenn., told authorities that he had been at a firing range and forgot to take the gun out, authorities said. The singer had a valid concealed carry permit, and he was cited for a misdemeanor concealed weapon permit violation and was released, authorities said. McCreery told WTVD-TV in a statement that he has learned a lesson he won’t forget, adding, “I take gun safety very seriously.”