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Book Review: Grief is profound, painful and personal in this debut novel from J.B. Hwang
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
“Mendell Station” is Korean American writer J.B. Hwang’s first novel. And it is all about death — its horror, finality and mystery, and, most of all, how those who knew and loved that person must cope. Miriam, the main character, who is a Korean American postal worker living in San Francisco, learns that her best ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 27-Aug. 2
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 27-Aug. 2: July 27: Actor John Pleshette (“Knots Landing”) is 83. Actor-director Betty Thomas (“Hill Street Blues”) is 78. Singer Maureen McGovern is 76. Actor Roxanne Hart (“The Good Girl,” ″Chicago Hope”) is 71. Guitarist Duncan Cameron (Sawyer Brown) is 69. Comedian Carol Leifer is 69. Comedian Bill ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A concert in Italy by Russian conductor Gergiev is canceled after protests
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
ROME (AP) — A concert by Russian conductor Valery Gergiev has been canceled, organizers in Italy announced Monday, following protests against giving the stage to the conductor who has been largely barred from European venues for failing to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Gergiev had been invited to conduct during a summer festival at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paris unveils mural of Josephine Baker to honor her legacy
By Canadian Press on July 20th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Paris is reviving the spirit of U.S.-French entertainer and civil rights activist Josephine Baker with a new mural. Fifty years after her death, Baker now gazes out over a diverse neighborhood of northeast Paris, thanks to urban artist FKDL and a street art festival aimed at promoting community spirit. Born in St. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Superman’ flexes its might in second weekend with $57.3 million
By Canadian Press on July 20th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — James Gunn’s “Superman” showed staying power in its second weekend at North American box offices, collecting $57.3 million in ticket sales and remaining the No. 1 movie in cinemas, according to studio estimates Sunday. None of the week’s new releases — “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” “Smurfs,” and “Eddington” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pro-Palestinian protest prompts scuffle onstage at Royal Opera House in London
By Canadian Press on July 20th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — A performer holding a Palestinian flag touched off a brief scuffle on stage at the Royal Opera House in London on Saturday night as cast members were taking their bows following the season’s final performance of “Il Trovatore.” Images posted on social media show what appears to be a member of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Norwegian author Ingvar Ambjørnsen dies at age 69
By Canadian Press on July 20th, 2025
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Ingvar Ambjørnsen, a Norwegian author who mixed a sharp, even dark tone with humor and empathy in works that depicted the lives of the oppressed and vulnerable, has died, his publisher said. He was 69. The Cappelen Damm publishing house did not specify the cause of death. Ambjørnsen had long been public ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tech company CEO resigns after controversy over video captured at Coldplay concert
By Canadian Press on July 19th, 2025
A tech company CEO has resigned after controversy over a video captured on the big screen at a Coldplay concert. Andy Byron resigned from his job as CEO of Astronomer Inc., according to a statement posted on LinkedIn by the company Saturday. “Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Acclaimed conductor Roger Norrington dead at age 91
By Canadian Press on July 19th, 2025
Roger Norrington, a conductor acclaimed for historically informed performances during more than a half-century leading orchestras in Europe and the United States, has died. He was 91. Norrington died Friday at his home, his son Tom said Saturday. Norrington lived outside Exeter, England. Norrington conducted both period-instruments and modern orchestras, asking both types to play ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What does one do on their last day as a ballerina? Gillian Murphy jumped off a cliff (gracefully)
By Canadian Press on July 18th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — In every career, there are plenty of consequential decisions to be made. And they tend to get more consequential as time goes on. So it was when Gillian Murphy, one of the most admired American ballerinas for nearly three decades, began contemplating not only when, but how to retire from American ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Did money or politics cause Colbert cancellation? Either way, the economics are tough for TV
By Canadian Press on July 18th, 2025
CBS says its decision to end Stephen Colbert’s late-night comedy show is financial, not political. Yet even with the ample skepticism about that explanation, there’s no denying the economics were not working in Colbert’s favor. The network’s bombshell announcement late Thursday that the “Late Show” will end next May takes away President Donald Trump’s most ... Read More »
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