The ‘Oppenheimer’ creative team take you behind the scenes of the film’s key moments
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on November 22nd, 2023
Impossible is often just a starting point on a Christopher Nolan film and “Oppenheimer,”about the father of the atomic bomb, was no exception. In fact, it’s often where inspiration was born. During one especially stressful stretch, filmmakers lost their White House set five days before they had one day to shoot with Gary Oldman, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!King Charles III honors K-pop girl group Blackpink during South Korean president’s state visit
By The Associated Press on November 22nd, 2023
LONDON (AP) – King Charles III paid tribute to K-pop band Blackpink on Wednesday, giving them honorary gongs for their work fighting climate change by raising awareness among young people. During a three-day state visit by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, Charles made Jennie Kim, Jisoo Kim and Lalisa Manoban honorary Members of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coldplay concert in Malaysia can be stopped by organizers if the band misbehaves, government says
By Eileen Ng, The Associated Press on November 22nd, 2023
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) – Organizers of Wednesday’s Coldplay concert in Malaysia can stop the show if the British rock band misbehaves, a minister said as the government rejected Muslim conservatives’ calls to cancel the show. Led by the country’s opposition bloc, Muslim conservatives have protested the concert over Coldplay’s support for the LGBTQ+ community. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!King Charles welcomes South Korea’s president with state banquet, mingles with K-pop band Blackpink
By Jill Lawless And Sylvia Hui, The Associated Press on November 21st, 2023
LONDON (AP) – King Charles III hosted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife at a glittering banquet at Buckingham Palace Tuesday, as Britain rolled out the red carpet for a formal state visit aimed at strengthening trade and defense ties between the two countries. The U.K. government hopes the Korean leader’s three-day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kai Thomas on the ‘surreality’ of winning the Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize for debut
By Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2023
TORONTO – Debut novelist Kai Thomas said he was struck by “surreality” when Margaret Atwood announced he had won the top fiction prize at the Writers’ Trust Awards on Tuesday evening. Thomas, who is from Ottawa, won the $60,000 Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize for “In the Upper Country,” published by Penguin Canada, at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accuser sues Bill Cosby for alleged abuse dating to 1980s under expiring New York survivors law
By Carolyn Thompson, The Associated Press on November 21st, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – A woman who worked as a stand-in at “The Cosby Show” in the 1980s said in a lawsuit Tuesday that Bill Cosby drugged and sexually abused her after offering to mentor her in her acting career. It is the latest in a string of lawsuits filed against Cosby under New York’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kai Thomas wins Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize for debut novel
By Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2023
TORONTO – Debut novelist Kai Thomas took home the top fiction prize at the Writers’ Trust Awards on Tuesday evening for his story of two Black women at the northern end of the Underground Railroad. Thomas, who is from Ottawa, won the $60,000 Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize for “In the Upper Country,” published ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Kai Thomas wins Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize
By The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2023
TORONTO – Kai Thomas has won the $60,000 Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize for his debut novel, “In the Upper Country,” about two Black women at the northern end of the Underground Railroad. Christina Sharpe won the $75,000 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction for “Ordinary Notes” about the complexities of Black life. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Native American storytellers enjoying a rare spotlight, a moment they hope can be more than that
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on November 21st, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – The financial crisis of 2008 hit Mary Kathryn Nagle differently. As a playwright and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, she saw parallels to events that negatively impacted Indigenous people centuries ago. Her play “Manahatta” juxtaposes the recent mortgage meltdown when thousands lost their homes to predatory lenders with the shady ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Turkey rules the table. But an AP-NORC poll finds disagreement over other Thanksgiving classics
By Mark Kennedy And Linley Sanders, The Associated Press on November 21st, 2023
Thanksgiving may be a time for Americans to come together, but opinion is divided over what’s on the crowded dinner table. We mostly agree on the deliciousness of pumpkin pie, say, but are split over the eternal turkey question of dark meat versus white meat. And don’t even ask if marshmallows belong on sweet potatoes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mirvish Productions to mount open-ended run of ‘The Lion King’
By Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press on November 21st, 2023
TORONTO – Simba is coming back to Toronto, and he intends to stay a while. Mirvish Productions says “The Lion King” will begin an open-ended run at the Princess of Wales Theatre in a year’s time. It’s a full-circle moment for the company, which last ran a so-called “sit-down” production of the award-winning Disney show ... Read More »
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