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Resources are out there for LGBTQ+ travelers looking to stay safe
By Leanne Italie, The Associated Press on September 6th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Do LGBTQ+ tourists have a green book-like system for staying safe while traveling in these politically precarious times? They don’t have one. They have many. In recent years, there’s been an outpouring of specialized blogs, cruise and tour operators, and booking sites for accommodations. There are organizations that certify the support ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jacob Hoggard seeking leave to appeal sex assault conviction to Canada’s top court
By The Canadian Press on September 6th, 2024
Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard is seeking leave to appeal his sexual assault conviction before Canada’s top court. The Supreme Court of Canada website shows Hoggard filed a notice of application for leave to appeal earlier this week. Meanwhile, the Court of Appeal for Ontario says the Hedley frontman will be seeking bail at a hearing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt opening night of Toronto Film Festival
By The Associated Press on September 6th, 2024
TORONTO (AP) – Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted an opening night screening at the Toronto International Film Festival, chanting “Stop the genocide!” during opening remarks. At the screening for the David Gordon Green comedy “Nutcrackers” on Thursday evening, four protesters walked down the center aisle of the Princess of Wales Theatre, carrying signs and flashlights while shouting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paris Hilton waited 18 years to drop a new album. On ‘Infinite Icon,’ she’s here to ‘save pop music’
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on September 6th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Nearly two decades ago, Paris Hilton released her debut album, 2006’s eponymous “Paris,” at one height of her powers – an album of breezy pop music that offered a soundtrack to her cheery and decadent public-facing lifestyle, anchored by the reggae-lite sugar rush of “Stars Are Blind.” Not that she’s abandoned ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carol Off wants her new book about divisive language to eventually become irrelevant
By Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press on September 6th, 2024
TORONTO – Carol Off hopes her latest book will become irrelevant as the years pass. She fears it will not. The journalist’s new book, “At a Loss for Words,” published Tuesday by Random House Canada, explores how political forces have changed the meaning of six different words: freedom, democracy, truth, woke, choice and taxes. It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ralph Lauren draws the fashion crowd to the horsey Hamptons for a diverse show of Americana
By Leanne Italie, The Associated Press on September 5th, 2024
BRIDGEHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) – Ralph Lauren took to Hamptons horse country for a rollout of his signature Americana featuring first lady Jill Biden, Usher and Colman Domingo on his front row and Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington and a bevy of adorable kids on his runway. Horses and riders meandered Thursday night in a nearby field ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!It’s not just Harris and Trump who have a lot at stake in next week’s debate. ABC News does, too
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on September 5th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Hours after ABC News released the rules for next Tuesday’s presidential debate, resolving a final dispute in Donald Trump’s favor, the former president was on the attack – against ABC News. “I think a lot of people will be watching to see how nasty they are, how unfair they are,” he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What to Stream: George Strait, ‘Rebel Ridge,’ Astro Bot, ‘Slow Horses’ and Mormon influencers
By The Associated Press on September 5th, 2024
“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” a docuseries following young wives in Utah, and the suspenseful thriller “Rebel Ridge” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: the return of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Video game performers reach agreement with 80 video games on AI terms
By Kaitlyn Huamani, The Associated Press on September 5th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – After striking for over a month, video game performers have reached agreements with 80 games that have signed interim or tiered budget agreements with the performers’ union and accepted the artificial intelligence provisions they have been seeking. Members of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists began striking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto film festival kicks off with star power, ticketing glitch and a brief protest
By Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press on September 5th, 2024
TORONTO – A small group of protesters briefly interrupted an opening night screening at the Toronto International Film Festival as the 11-day movie marathon kicked off Thursday with promises of celebrity glitz after several years of industry upheaval. A handful of people carrying signs about the war in Gaza were at the Princess of Wales ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rich Homie Quan, the Atlanta rapper known for trap jams like ‘Type of Way,’ dies at 33
By Jonathan Landrum Jr. And Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on September 5th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Rich Homie Quan, the Atlanta rapper who gained mainstream fame through the trap singles “Type of Way” and “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh),” has died. He was 33. Quan, whose legal name is Dequantes Devontay Lamar, died at an Atlanta hospital, the Fulton County Medical Examiner confirmed to The Associated Press. The ... Read More »
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