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Why the world’s most visited museum has reached a breaking point
By Canadian Press on December 17th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — The ongoing strike at the Louvre is no longer just a labor dispute. It has become a test of how securely, credibly and competently the world’s most visited museum is being run. Behind the walkout are not only frayed labor relations, but a building itself under strain, with crumbling parts of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Warner Bros asks investors to reject takeover bid from Paramount Skydance
By Canadian Press on December 17th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Warner Bros. is telling shareholders to reject a takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, saying that a rival bid from Netflix will be better for customers. “We strongly believe that Netflix and Warner Bros. joining forces will offer consumers more choice and value, allow the creative community to reach even more audiences ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What Americans think about giving cash as holiday gifts, according to a new AP-NORC poll
By Canadian Press on December 17th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Welcome to exhausted America 2025: Most adults are more than a little fine with doling out cash as gifts, and many plan to be asleep before midnight on New Year’s Eve, according to a new AP-NORC poll. About 6 in 10 Americans say cash or gift cards are “very” acceptable as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Haunted house and invisible demons: Tennessee Williams’ early radio play ‘The Strangers’ publishes
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Long before the rise of podcast dramas, listeners worldwide tuned in to the audio-only narratives of radio plays. Tom Stoppard and Arthur Miller were among the many playwrights who early in their careers completed brief pieces for radio, while such memorable dramas as Harold Pinter’s “A Slight Ache” and Robert Bolt’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FCC leader Brendan Carr to face Senate questioning for first time since Kimmel controversy
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr will face Senate questioning Wednesday for the first time since he pressured broadcasters to take ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel off the air, a stance that drew bipartisan criticism and raised concerns about government interference in the media. Carr will appear before the Senate Commerce committee ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Christine Baranski narrates ‘A Christmas Carol’ before returning for new ‘The Gilded Age’ season
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Christine Baranski was in the playground outside St. Matthew’s Church in Bedford, New York, about three years ago when she came across Matthew Guard, artistic director of the Grammy-nominated Skylark Vocal Ensemble. “I love choral music,” she told him. An Emmy- and Tony-Award winning actor, Baranski went on to attend some ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rob Reiner’s son Nick set to appear in court on 2 counts of murder in killing of his parents
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rob Reiner’s son Nick Reiner is expected to make his first court appearance Wednesday on two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents. Nick Reiner, 32, was charged Tuesday with killing the 78-year-old actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, Los Angeles County District ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jared Kushner pulls out of Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
A private equity firm owned by President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is no longer backing Paramount’s hostile acquisition bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, the firm confirmed Tuesday. Days after Warner agreed to be bought by Netflix in early December, Paramount launched a rival bid that seeks to bypass Warner’s management and appeal directly to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Billy Crystal, Albert Brooks and other close friends of Rob and Michele Reiner pay tribute
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some of Rob and Michele Reiner’s closest friends, including actors Billy Crystal, Albert Brooks, Martin Short and Larry David, have released a statement mourning the couple and praising their love of film and country. “Absorbing all he had learned from his father Carl and his mentor Norman Lear, Rob Reiner not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Close friends of Rob and Michele Reiner release statement on their lives and work
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
The full statement about the deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner by several of their close friends. The statement was released Tuesday to The Associated Press. It is signed by Billy and Janice Crystal, Albert and Kimberly Brooks, Martin Short, Alan and Robin Zweibel, Larry David and Ashley Underwood, Marc Shaiman and Lou Mirabal, Barry ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prosecutors charge Rob Reiner’s son Nick with 2 counts of murder in killing of his parents
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rob Reiner’s son Nick Reiner was charged Tuesday with two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents, which stunned their communities in Hollywood and Democratic politics, where both were widely beloved. Nick Reiner, 32, is charged with killing the 78-year-old actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife, ... Read More »
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