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Mission to moon carries tiny red Swedish home to space
By The Associated Press on January 14th, 2025
STOCKHOLM (AP) – A Swedish artist is about to have the dream of a lifetime fulfilled: A little red model house he created will be launched into space this week and, if all goes according to plan, put on the surface of the moon. The Moonhouse, the size of a big hand, will hitch a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hollywood’s awards season dates, and how they’ve been affected by the wildfires
By The Associated Press on January 14th, 2025
Hollywood’s awards season has all but come to a rare halt as the wildfires continue to disrupt life and work in the Los Angeles area. There are near daily updates from the Hollywood guilds and organizations that put on awards shows as the industry navigates the ongoing crisis. Here’s an overview of the major upcoming ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lucy Walker made a searing film about wildfires in 2021. Now, people may be more inclined to listen
By Jocelyn Noveck, The Associated Press on January 14th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) – When Lucy Walker debuted her harrowing documentary about California wildfires, “Bring Your Own Brigade,” at Sundance in 2021, it was during peak COVID. Not the best time for a film on a wholly different scourge. “It was really hard,” the Oscar-nominated filmmaker says now. “I didn’t blame people for not wanting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Halifax police seek three postcard paintings by artist Maud Lewis stolen from home
By The Canadian Press on January 14th, 2025
Halifax police are investigating the theft of three Christmas-themed postcards believed to have been painted by Nova Scotia folk artist Maud Lewis. Investigators say three framed cards painted by Lewis were taken from a residence on Cambridge Street in Halifax last November. One depicts pedestrians and a sleigh in winter near a passing train, another ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mad Men’s Jon Hamm is named Hasty Pudding’s Man of the Year
By The Associated Press on January 14th, 2025
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) – Actor Jon Hamm, who came to fame starring as ad executive Don Draper on the AMC series “Mad Men,” was named Tuesday as the 2025 Man of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals. The theater group, which dates to 1844 and claims to be the world’s third-oldest still operating, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Celebrated artwork will be removed from an Iowa park as its creator ends fight to preserve the work
By Scott Mcfetridge, The Associated Press on January 14th, 2025
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A nationally known outdoor artwork will be removed from a park pond in Des Moines under a settlement announced Tuesday, ending a legal fight between the New York artist who created the work decades ago and a local art center that argued it couldn’t afford needed repairs to the site. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rashida Jones is stepping down as MSNBC president on the eve of Trump inauguration
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on January 14th, 2025
MSNBC President Rashida Jones says she is stepping down after four years leading the liberal news network, her move coming on the eve of a second Trump administration and after changes in corporate ownership. Jones, in a memo to staff on Tuesday, said that she is leaving to “pursue new opportunities.” She’ll be replaced on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US TikTok users flock to Chinese app Xiaohongshu in protest with TikTok ban looming
By Zen Soo, The Associated Press on January 14th, 2025
HONG KONG (AP) – As the threat of a TikTok ban looms, U.S. TikTok users are flocking to the Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu ““ making it the top downloaded app in the U.S. Some of the “TikTok refugees,” as they call themselves, say the TikTok alternative, a Chinese app, is being chosen in protest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A Swedish artist’s model house could soon find a permanent home on the moon
By The Associated Press on January 14th, 2025
STOCKHOLM (AP) – A Swedish artist is about to have the dream of a lifetime fulfilled: a little red model house he created will be launched into space this week and, if all goes according to plan, put on the surface of the moon. The Moonhouse, the size of a big hand, will hitch a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rashida Jones stepping down as MSNBC president on eve of Trump inauguration
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on January 14th, 2025
MSNBC President Rashida Jones says she is stepping down after four years leading the liberal news network – an announcement thtat takes place on the eve of a second Trump administration and after changes in corporate ownership. Jones, in a memo to staff, said that she is leaving to “pursue new opportunities.” She’ll be replaced ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Free e-book compiles excerpts from new works by Emma Donoghue, V.E. Schwab and dozens more
By The Associated Press on January 14th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) – New fiction by such favorites as V.E. Schwab, Emma Donoghue and Maggie Stiefvater will be excerpted in a free e-book compilation highlighting dozens of upcoming books. Buzz Books 2025: Spring/Summer was published Tuesday by the industry newsletter Publishers Lunch. Featured works include Donoghue’s “The Paris Express,” Schwab’s “Bury Our Bones in ... Read More »
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