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JD Souther, who helped write ‘New Kid in Town,’ ‘Heartache Tonight’ and other Eagles hits, has died
By The Associated Press on September 18th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – John David “JD” Souther, a prolific songwriter and musician who helped shape the country-rock sound that took root in Southern California in the 1970s with his collaborations with the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt, has died at the age of 78. Souther, who collaborated on some of the Eagles’ biggest hits, such ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Q&A: Damien Chazelle, Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons on ‘Whiplash’ returning to theaters after 10 years
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on September 18th, 2024
Ten years after ” Whiplash “ took the film world by storm, Damien Chazelle’s breakthrough feature is returning to theaters nationwide Friday. In 2014, “Whiplash” was the ultimate indie movie Cinderella story – a Sundance discovery made by a 20-something that that would go on to become both a box office hit and an awards ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MrBeast and Amazon sued by competitors from his $5M reality show over alleged ‘unsafe’ conditions
By James Pollard, The Associated Press on September 18th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – MrBeast is accused of creating “unsafe” employment conditions, including sexual harassment, and misrepresenting contestants’ odds at winning his new Amazon reality show’s $5 million grand prize in a lawsuit filed Tuesday by five unnamed participants. The filing alleges that the multimillion-dollar company behind YouTube’s most popular channel failed to provide minimum ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!For Tarana Burke, the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs legal case is one more sign of #MeToo’s lasting impact
By Jocelyn Noveck, The Associated Press on September 18th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Tarana Burke says people are always asking “what’s next?” for the #MeToo movement, the broad reckoning against sexual misconduct and abuse that she helped launch seven years ago. This week, Burke, who coined the phrase “me too” decades ago in work with survivors of sexual violence and saw it go viral ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carrie Coon is still fighting
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on September 18th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – It can be hard to catch Carrie Coon on her own. She is far more likely to be found in the thick of an ensemble. That could be on TV, in “The Gilded Age,” for which she was just Emmy nominated, or in the upcoming season of “The White Lotus,” which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs makes a fresh bid for bail in his sex trafficking and conspiracy case
By Larry Neumeister, Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz And Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on September 18th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Lawyers for Sean “Diddy Combs asked a judge Wednesday to let him await his sex trafficking trial at his luxury home on an island near Miami Beach, rather than a grim federal jail in Brooklyn. Combs’ lawyer planned to argue before the Manhattan judge that would preside over Combs’ trial why ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis on their ‘Warriors’ musical concept album with Lauryn Hill
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on September 18th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Most New Yorkers, Lin-Manuel Miranda argues, have an answer to the following question: When did you first see “The Warriors”? “I saw it when I was 4 years old, an unsupervised youth was I. A friend’s older brother had the VHS. There were no adults around,” he told The Associated Press. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Corus announces two new lifestyle networks after Rogers scoops Food Network and HGTV
By Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press on September 18th, 2024
Corus Entertainment has announced two new lifestyle brands following the loss of Canadian content rights for Food Network and HGTV to Rogers Communications Inc. Flavour Network and Home Network will launch Dec. 30, offering a blend of original Canadian programming and international content acquired through new and expanded licensing agreements. The broadcaster says original shows ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!JD Souther, a singer-songwriter who penned hits for the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt, dies at 78
By The Associated Press on September 18th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – John David “JD” Souther, a prolific songwriter and musician who helped shape the country-rock sound that took root in Southern California in the 1970s with his collaborations with the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt, has died at the age of 78. Souther, who collaborated on some of the Eagles’ biggest hits, such ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Faces of transgender people adorn an artwork in London’s Trafalgar Square
By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press on September 18th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – An artwork featuring the plaster face casts of hundreds of transgender people went on display Wednesday in London’s Trafalgar Square, where their features will be worn away by London’s wind and rain over the next 18 months. Mexican artist Teresa Margolles’ “Mil Veces un Instante (A Thousand Times in an Instant)” is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Zoos need to become more involved in conservation than entertainment: zoo conference
By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press on September 18th, 2024
CALGARY – Zoos and aquariums around the world need to undergo an evolution from just focusing on entertainment to conservation in order to remain relevant with the public, an international conference has been told. The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo is hosting more than 2,000 zoo professionals from around the world at the Association of Zoos and ... Read More »
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