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Book Review: Nate Bargatze tries to bring his comedy from screen to page with ‘Big Dumb Eyes’
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
It’s a rite of passage for all comedians: Work like crazy on the stand-up circuit, hit it big, record live specials for a streaming platform, and then write a book that can never quite measure up to your live act. Consider “Big Dumb Eyes: Stories from a Simpler Mind” by Nate Bargatze. I laughed so ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Book Review: Isabel Allende’s latest strong female protagonist is a journalist
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
Best-selling author Isabel Allende has been beloved for decades by millions of passionately loyal readers for her strong female protagonists and epic story lines stretching across the Americas. In novels such as “The House of the Spirits,” “Eva Luna,” and more recently, “Violeta,” indomitable women take center stage and drive dramatic narratives conjured into being ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex trafficking trial is set to begin with jury selection
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs, the hip-hop entrepreneur whose wildly successful career has been dotted by allegations of violence, was brought to a New York courthouse Monday to be tried on charges that he used the influence and resources of his business empire to sexually abuse women. Jury selection was scheduled to begin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PHOTO COLLECTION: Britain VE Day Parade
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lovie Simone leads new series that adapts Judy Blume’s ‘Forever…’ for TV
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
While cutting together scenes for the new series “Forever,” Mara Brock Akil, who has created shows like “Girlfriends,” “Being Mary Jane,” and “The Game,” recalls asking her video editor to pause for a moment. Was there a problem? No. Akil was watching someone very right: the show’s female lead, Lovie Simone. “I was like, ‘Oh ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 11-17
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 11-17: May 11: Singer Eric Burdon (The Animals, War) is 84. Actor Pam Ferris (“Call the Midwife”) is 77. Actor Shohreh Aghdashloo (“24″) is 73. Actor Frances Fisher (“Resurrection,” ″Titanic”) is 73. Actor Boyd Gaines is 72. Drummer Mark Herndon (Alabama) is 70. Former MTV VJ Martha Quinn ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A civil war in Chile and a president’s death by suicide inspired Isabel Allende’s new novel
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A bloody civil war and the tragic death by suicide of an ousted president served as inspiration for Isabel Allende’s new novel, “My Name is Emilia del Valle.” The story centers on Emilia del Valle, a young Californian journalist who is dispatched to Chile to report on the confrontation between congressmen ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump threatens a 100% tariff on foreign-made films, saying the movie industry in the US is dying
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is opening a new salvo in his tariff war, targeting films made outside the U.S. In a post Sunday night on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he has authorized the Department of Commerce and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to slap a 100% tariff “on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex trafficking trial is set to start with jury selection
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs, the hip-hop entrepreneur whose wildly successful career has been dotted by allegations of violence, will be brought to a New York courthouse Monday to be tried on charges that he used the influence and resources of his business empire to sexually abuse women. Jury selection is scheduled to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A giant sculpture of Gandalf riding an eagle departs Wellington airport for good
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — For more than a decade, passengers at New Zealand ’s Wellington Airport have boarded flights below the figures of two giant, hovering eagles from the Hobbit films, one bearing a bellowing wizard Gandalf. With 50-foot (15-meter) wingspans and weighing 2,600 pounds (1.1 ton) each, the sculptures that hover in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Diddy sex trafficking trial set to start with jury selection
By Canadian Press on May 4th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs, the hip-hop entrepreneur whose wildly successful career has been dotted by allegations of violence, will be brought to a New York courthouse Monday to be tried on charges that he used the influence and resources of his business empire to sexually abuse women. Jury selection is scheduled to ... Read More »
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