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Head of East Coast Music Awards out as organization’s board looks for new leader
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on January 7th, 2025
A clash over the future of the East Coast Music Awards has led the board of directors to part ways with chief executive Blanche Israël. A statement by the East Coast Music Association says Israël left her role Monday following “a thorough review of our leadership and operations” ahead of the next awards show in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Orleans roars back with start of Carnival after truck attack. But don’t call locals ‘resilient’
By Jack Brook, Sharon Lurye, Claire Galofaro And Sara Cline, The Associated Press on January 7th, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – She ran around in silver sparkling shoes, her faux chainmail tunic shimmering in the freezing breeze, maneuvering horses made of paper mâ·ché, a giant green dragon, and sheep constructed from milk cartons. Antoinette de Alteriis was preparing with hundreds of others to put on the Joan of Arc parade, a joyous, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Meta’s move away from fact checking may allow wider spread of misinformation: experts
By Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press on January 7th, 2025
TORONTO – Experts say the community notes program Meta will replace its current fact checking system with has several pitfalls that could allow misinformation to spread. Richard Lachman says the model Facebook and Instagram will shift to tends to work slower than human fact checkers because it relies on platform users spotting potential misinformation and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Peter Yarrow of folk-music trio Peter, Paul and Mary dies at 86
By John Rogers, The Associated Press on January 7th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter best known as one-third of Peter, Paul and Mary, the folk-music trio whose impassioned harmonies transfixed millions as they lifted their voices in favor of civil rights and against war, has died. He was 86. Yarrow, who also co-wrote the group’s most enduring song, “Puff the Magic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Orleans roars back with Carnival celebrations after truck attack; ‘We are celebrating life’
By Jack Brook And Sara Cline, The Associated Press on January 7th, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Women dressed as angels, hands clasped in prayer, passed through New Orleans to celebrate the first parade of Carnival season, just blocks from where 14 people were killed five days earlier by a rampaging driver. Hundreds filled the streets Monday evening for the annual Joan of Arc parade through New Orleans’ ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oprah Winfrey opens 2025 with an encore. ‘A New Earth’ is her book club pick for a second time
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on January 7th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) – Oprah Winfrey is beginning 2025 with an old favorite. She has selected Eckhart Tolle’s “A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life Purpose” for her book club, marking the first time she has chosen the same publication twice. Winfrey, who launched her club in 1996, also picked “A New Earth” in 2008 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doc filmmakers on how a dark chapter in music history led to ‘Disco’s Revenge’
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on January 7th, 2025
TORONTO – Disco’s death was greatly exaggerated, argue the filmmakers behind “Disco’s Revenge,” a new documentary that aims to recapture the glory days of nightlife under the mirrorball. The music genre that defined the late 1970s has often been the butt of jokes in the decades since, but co-directors Omar Majeed and Peter Mishara say ... Read More »
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