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Animal rights groups object to Buckingham Palace guard’s distinctive bearskin caps
By Brian Melley, The Associated Press on September 12th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – An animal rights group trying to get real fur out of the bearskin caps worn by King’s Guards at Buckingham Palace took aim Thursday at the cost of the ceremonial garb. The price of the caps soared 30% in a year to more than 2,000 pounds ($2,600) apiece for the hats made ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Actor Chad McQueen, son of Steve McQueen, dies at 63
By Kaitlyn Huamani, The Associated Press on September 12th, 2024
Chad McQueen, an actor known for his performances in the “Karate Kid” movies and the son of the late actor and race car driver Steve McQueen, has died. He was 63. McQueen’s attorney and friend Arthur H. Barens confirmed to The Associated Press that he died Wednesday. The cause of death was not disclosed. His ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After docs about Taylor Swift and Brooke Shields, filmmaker turns her camera to NYC psychics
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on September 12th, 2024
Filmmaker Lana Wilson had never thought much about psychics. But the morning after Election Day in 2016, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, she found herself drawn towards a sign that promised “$5 psychic readings” and wandered in. Much to her surprise, she found it to be a rather profound experience. She can barely even remember ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Florida school district must restore books with LGBTQ+ content under settlement
By The Associated Press on September 12th, 2024
FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – A school district in northeast Florida must put back in libraries three dozen books as part of a settlement reached Thursday with students and parents who sued over what they said was an unlawful decision to limit access to dozens of titles containing LGBTQ+ content. Under the agreement the School ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Italian man who bought Churchill portrait surprised by international art caper
By The Canadian Press on September 12th, 2024
OTTAWA – An Italian lawyer who bought a portrait of Winston Churchill says he was surprised to learn five months later the answer to a puzzling, high-profile heist might be hanging on his living room wall. Nicola Cassinelli, a lawyer in Genoa, Italy, plans to attend a ceremony at the Canadian Embassy in Rome next ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Francis Ford Coppola sues Variety over story alleging ‘Megalopolis’ misconduct
By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on September 12th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Francis Ford Coppola has sued Variety, saying that a July story that said he ran an unprofessional set with impunity and touching and tried to kiss female extras during the production of his film “Megalopolis” was false and libelous. The suit, which seeks at least $15 million from the entertainment trade ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!TIFF says it’s pausing screenings of ‘Russians at War’ doc amid ‘significant threats’
By Sonja Puzic, The Canadian Press on September 12th, 2024
TORONTO – The Toronto International Film Festival says it has been forced to pause upcoming screenings of the documentary “Russians at War” due to “significant threats” to festival operations and public safety. The film about Russian soldiers’ disillusionment at the front lines of the war in Ukraine had scheduled screenings on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: TIFF says it’s pausing screenings of ‘Russians at War’ doc amid threats
By The Canadian Press on September 12th, 2024
The Toronto International Film Festival says it has been forced to pause upcoming screenings of the “Russians at War” documentary due to “significant threats” to festival operations and public safety. More to come... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cardi B reveals birth of third child with Offset and says the newborn is the ‘prettiest lil thing’
By The Associated Press on September 12th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Cardi B has welcomed her third child into the world. The Grammy winner announced on social media Thursday that she gave birth over the weekend. She posted photos of her holding and breastfeeding the newborn in a hospital. “The prettiest lil thing,” she wrote in the post, followed by the date ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Salman Rushdie’s memoir about his stabbing, ‘Knife,’ is a National Book Award nominee
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on September 12th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Salman Rushdie’s “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder,” his explicit and surprisingly resilient memoir about his brutal stabbing in 2022, is a nominee for the National Book Awards. Canada’s Anne Carson, one of the world’s most revered poets, was cited for her latest collection, “Wrong Norma.” The National Book Foundation, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Reservation Dogs’ star Woon-A-Tai looks to inspire Indigenous actors with Emmys nom
By Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press on September 12th, 2024
Toronto actor D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai knows winning an Emmy won’t solve the systemic problems within Indigenous communities, but he still believes it could spark something meaningful: nuanced representation and a sense of possibility. “I don’t know what an Emmy Award will really do for stopping issues that we face on a daily basis,” the 22-year-old says ... Read More »
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