King Charles III leaves palace on journey to coronation
By Danica Kirka And Jill Lawless, The Associated Press on May 6th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – King Charles III left Buckingham Palace on Saturday for the final mile of a seven-decade journey from heir to monarch, headed to Westminster Abbey to be crowned in a ceremony steeped in 1,000 years of tradition. More than 2,000 guests, thousands of troops, tens of thousands of spectators and a smattering of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Concert celebrating Gordon Lightfoot set for Orillia, Ont. hometown on Saturday
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on May 6th, 2023
Fans of Gordon Lightfoot will gather tonight in his Orillia, Ont. hometown for a concert honouring the late folk singer-songwriter. In what was initially planned months ago as a tribute to a living legend, “Early Morning Rain: The Legend of Gordon Lightfoot” now serves as a celebration of a life well lived, after Lightfoot died ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Botticelli’s Venus is an ‘influencer’ and Italy is not happy
By Trisha Thomas And Wyatte Grantham-philips, The Associated Press on May 6th, 2023
ROME (AP) – The Italian tourism ministry thought it had a sure-fire way to bring travelers into the country: turning a 15th century art icon into a 21st century “virtual influencer.” The digital rendition of Venus, goddess of love, based on Sandro Botticelli’s Renaissance masterpiece “Birth of Venus,” can be seen noshing on pizza and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!5 things to look for during King Charles III’s coronation
By By Danica Kirka, The Associated Press on May 6th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – King Charles III’s coronation is a chance to unite people with the history and pageantry of the monarchy, but those traditions are also full of potential controversies as he tries to show that the monarchy still has a role to play in modern Britain. The new king has already recognized these challenges ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crowns and coaches ready for King Charles III’s coronation
By Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless, Brian Melley And Sylvia Hui, The Associated Press on May 6th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – King Charles III, a man who waited almost 74 years to become king, will be crowned Saturday at Westminster Abbey with all the pomp and pageantry Britain can muster. And it can muster a lot. There will be crowns and diamonds, soaring music and, perhaps, a thunderous pledge of allegiance from Charles’ ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russia jails artists amid crackdown on dissent
By Dasha Litvinova, The Associated Press on May 5th, 2023
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) – A Russian court on Friday ordered pretrial detention for a theater director and a playwright facing charges of justifying terrorism, the latest move in a relentless crackdown on dissent in Russia that spiked to unprecedented levels since the start of the war in Ukraine. The Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow jailed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Don’t miss this week: Ed Sheeran, Watergate, Pete Davidson
By The Associated Press on May 5th, 2023
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week. NEW MOVIES TO STREAM – In “A Man Called Otto,” Tom Hanks stars as a despondent and ornery widower whose suicide plans keep getting foiled by the needs of his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russia jails theater director amid crackdown on dissent
By Dasha Litvinova, The Associated Press on May 5th, 2023
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) – A Russian court on Friday ordered pretrial detention for a theater director facing charges of justifying terrorism, the latest move in a relentless crackdown on dissent in Russia that spiked to unprecedented levels since the start of the war in Ukraine. The Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow jailed Zhenya Berkovich, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New this week: Jonas Brothers, Muppets, Bennifer and ‘Air’
By The Associated Press on May 5th, 2023
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week. NEW MOVIES TO STREAM – After successfully doing the rounds in theaters, “Air” is finally making its debut on Prime Video on Friday, May 12. The film, directed by Ben ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Yellowstone’ to end in November, sequel starts in December
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on May 5th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – The popular television western “Yellowstone” with Kevin Costner will end this fall and be replaced almost immediately by a sequel. But like any good drama, there’s some mystery involved. The sequel, still untitled, will premiere December on the Paramount cable network, which also televises “Yellowstone,” Paramount said on Friday. Behind Costner, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ed Sheeran to perform ‘Subtract’ album on Apple Music Live
By Jonathan Landrum Jr., The Associated Press on May 5th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Ed Sheeran will put his new album on full display with the help of Apple Music. The music streaming service announced Friday that Sheeran will kick off the second season of Apple Music Live on May 10. The British pop star performed his fifth studio album “Subtract” for the first time ... Read More »
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