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Bold looks among boulders at Michael Kors’ New York Fashion Week show
By Brooke Lefferts, The Associated Press on September 10th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Fashion sometimes involves risk and designer Michael Kors would tell you some risks aren’t worth taking. Last year, his September show was held outside and the weather did not cooperate, so he decided his spring/summer 2025 collection at New York Fashion Week would bring nature inside instead. Kors and his team ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The MTV Video Music Awards are back. Will Taylor Swift make history?
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on September 10th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The MTV Video Music Awards return Wednesday night with a whole lot of Taylor Swift. Will she become the most-awarded musician in VMAs history? The pop star leads the nominations with 12 – eight for her “Fortnight” music video, two social categories and nods in the best pop and artist of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As Trump and Harris spar, ABC’s moderators grapple with conducting a debate in a polarized country
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on September 10th, 2024
The ABC News moderators were great. No, actually they were a “disgraceful failure,” They cut off Kamala Harris too much. No, actually they corrected Donald Trump unfairly. Such is the contentious tenor of the times in 2024’s campaign season. And so it went Tuesday night at Trump’s and Harris’ first – and quite possibly only ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!James Earl Jones’ Darth Vader voice lives on through AI. Voice actors see promise and peril in that
By Sarah Parvini, The Associated Press on September 10th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Over the course of an acting career that spanned more than six decades, James Earl Jones’ voice became an indelible piece of his work as a performer. On screen, Jones, who died Monday at 93, brought to life a reclusive writer coaxed back into the spotlight in “Field of Dreams” and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘The Mentalist’ star Simon Baker admits drinking and driving in Australia
By The Associated Press on September 10th, 2024
MULLUMBIMBY, Australia (AP) – Australian actor and director Simon Baker, best known for his role as Patrick Jane in the CBS drama series “The Mentalist,” avoided a conviction Wednesday after pleading guilty to a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol near his rural home. The 55-year-old appeared in the Mullumbimby Local Court in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for president after debate ends
By Chris Megerian, The Associated Press on September 10th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Taylor Swift, one of the music industry’s biggest stars, endorsed Kamala Harris for president shortly after the debate ended on Tuesday night. “I think she is a steady-handed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos,” Swift ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario’s public broadcaster won’t air doc on Russian soldiers amid TIFF protest
By Sonja Puzic, The Canadian Press on September 10th, 2024
Ontario’s public broadcaster says it won’t be airing a documentary about Russian soldiers it helped produce, amid protests against the film’s screening at the Toronto International Film Festival. TVO said Tuesday its board of directors has decided to “respect the feedback” from the Ukrainian-Canadian community on “Russians at War,” described as a film that shows ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sarah McLachlan honoured with Canada Post commemorative stamp.
By The Canadian Press on September 10th, 2024
VANCOUVER – British Columbia-based singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan’s achievements are being honoured with a Canada Post commemorative stamp. The corporation has announced that an unveiling of the stamp will take place with the artist at the Sarah McLachlan School of Music in Vancouver next Tuesday. McLachlan is a Grammy and Juno Award-winning musician who has sold ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dave Grohl says he’s father to a new daughter outside his 21-year marriage
By The Associated Press on September 10th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Dave Grohl said Tuesday that he recently fathered a daughter outside his marriage of 21 years marriage to Jordyn Blum, with whom he has three older daughters. “I’ve recently become the father of a new baby daughter, born outside of my marriage. I plan to be a loving and supportive parent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pharrell as a Lego and Robbie Williams as a chimp? Music biopics get creative
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on September 10th, 2024
TORONTO (AP) – Many of the expected conventions of music biopics are present in “Piece by Piece,” about the producer-turned-pop star Pharrell Williams, and “Better Man,” about the British singer Robbie Williams. There’s the young artist’s urge to break through, fallow creative periods and regrettable chapters of fame-addled excess. But there are a few, little ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal mayor faces criticism for blocking comments on social media accounts
By Maura Forrest, The Canadian Press on September 10th, 2024
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante’s decision to restrict access to her social media accounts is facing pushback over concerns it could stifle criticism. Aref Salem, leader of the city’s official Opposition, says Plante and her party, Projet Montréal, are limiting Montrealers’ freedom of expression by blocking comments on social media platforms X and Instagram. “This is ... Read More »
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