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Percival Everett and Rachel Kushner are among 6 Booker Prize finalists
By The Associated Press on September 16th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – American writers Percival Everett and Rachel Kushner are among six finalists shortlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction this year, organizers said Monday. Five of the six authors are women – the largest number in the prize’s 55-year history. Everett, a 2022 Booker finalist for “The Trees,” is again nominated for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Emmy Awards ratings up more than 50 percent, reversing record lows
By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on September 16th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Emmys telecast on ABC reached nearly 7 million viewers, a jump of more than 50 percent from the record low of the last ceremony in January and the biggest audience since 2021, according to numbers released Monday by the network. Sunday night’s 76th Primetime Emmy Awards, in which “Shogun,” “Hacks” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A New York woman is challenging Miss America, Miss World rules banning mothers from beauty pageants
By Philip Marcelo, The Associated Press on September 16th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – A New York woman is challenging the longstanding rules of Miss America and Miss World that disqualify mothers from their beauty pageants. Danielle Hazel said Monday that she’s always dreamed of entering the competitions but was devastated to learn that she’s no longer eligible because she had a son when she ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Q&A: The Beaches’ Jordan Miller on giving Thunder Queens a spotlight at Polaris prize
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on September 16th, 2024
TORONTO – Landing on the Polaris Music Prize short list was an honour for Toronto band the Beaches, but lead singer Jordan Miller also saw it as a chance to do something different. When the Polaris ceremony kicks off Tuesday at Toronto’s Massey Hall, Miller will perform with another group of young women she’s excited ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jane’s Addiction cancels its tour after onstage concert fracas
By The Associated Press on September 16th, 2024
BOSTON (AP) – The alternative rock band Jane’s Addiction has scuttled its latest tour following an onstage scuffle between lead singer Perry Farrell and guitarist Dave Navarro. “The band have made the difficult decision to take some time away as a group. As such, they will be cancelling the remainder of the tour,” the band ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Control of the Murdoch media empire could be at stake in a closed-door hearing in Nevada
By Scott Sonner, The Associated Press on September 16th, 2024
RENO, Nev. (AP) – A probate court in Nevada is set to begin reviewing evidence behind closed doors in a case that could determine who will control Rupert Murdoch’s media empire after his death. Murdoch, 93, arrived at court Monday for the hearing. Last year, he moved to change the terms of his irrevocable family ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jane’s Addiction cancels its tour in the wake of an onstage concert fracas
By The Associated Press on September 16th, 2024
BOSTON (AP) – The alternative rock band Jane’s Addiction has scuttled its latest tour following an onstage scuffle between lead singer Perry Farrell and guitarist Dave Navarro. “The band have made the difficult decision to take some time away as a group. As such, they will be cancelling the remainder of the tour,” the band ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tito Jackson, member of beloved pop group the Jackson 5, dies at 70
By Brian P. D. Hannon, The Associated Press on September 16th, 2024
Tito Jackson, one of the brothers who made up the beloved pop group the Jackson 5, has died. He was 70. Jackson was the third of nine children, including global superstars Michael and Janet, and was part of a music-making family whose songs have sold hundreds of millions of copies. “It’s with heavy hearts that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!For rapper Lil Tecca, there was only ever a ‘Plan A.’ His new album reflects the journey
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on September 16th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – There’s the story everyone knows about Lil Tecca, and then there is Tyler Sharpe, the rapper-producer with big aspirations and the dedication to see it through. His fourth studio album, appropriately titled “Plan A,” out Friday, isn’t a culmination of his career to date – but it does reflect the journey. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Connie Chung launched a generation of Asian American girls named Connie. She had no idea
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on September 16th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Some public figures are honored with namesake buildings or monuments. Veteran broadcaster Connie Chung has a strain of marijuana and hundreds of Asian American women as legacies. Chung was contacted five years ago by a fellow journalist, Connie Wang, whose Chinese immigrant parents gave her the chance as a preschooler to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former prominent BBC news anchor gets suspended sentence for indecent images of children on phone
By Brian Melley, The Associated Press on September 16th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Former BBC news anchor Huw Edwards, once one of the most prominent media figures in Britain, was given a suspended prison sentence Monday for indecent images of children on his phone. Edwards, 63, pleaded guilty in Westminster Magistrates’ Court in July to three counts of making indecent images of children, a charge ... Read More »
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