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Prosecutor asks judge to reconsider dropping charge against Alec Baldwin in ‘Rust’ case
By The Associated Press on September 4th, 2024
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A prosecutor has asked a New Mexico judge to reconsider the dismissal of an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie. According to a court filing made public Wednesday, special prosecutor Kari Morrissey said there were insufficient ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!k.d. lang to perform with the Reclines for first time in 35 years at CCMA Awards
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on September 4th, 2024
TORONTO – k.d. lang is getting back together with the Reclines for a special performance at the CCMA Awards. Organizers of the country awards show say the Edmonton-raised singer will sing with the band for the first time in 35 years as part of a celebration tied to lang’s induction into the Canadian Country Music ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police investigate two serious incidents near downtown Vancouver theatre
By The Canadian Press on September 4th, 2024
Vancouver police say extra officers are patrolling an area of downtown after two serious incidents this morning that may be linked. Police say in a post on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that the crime scenes are on Georgia Street near Homer and Hamilton streets, and investigators are unsure if they are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The War on Drugs announces a live album ahead of its tour with The National
By Krysta Fauria, The Associated Press on September 4th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – For many musicians, a live album is an afterthought – a way to quickly appease insatiable fans or make some easy money. But when Adam Granduciel, the frontman of the anthemic rock band The War on Drugs, set out to make their newest live album announced Wednesday, it was a labor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cummings, Bachman reach settlement over the Guess Who name with former bandmates
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on September 4th, 2024
A long-running battle over the Guess Who name has come to an end. The Winnipeg rock band’s founding members Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman say they’ve settled their lawsuit with original members Jim Kale and Garry Peterson. As part of the agreement, Cummings and Bachman have acquired the trademark for the band’s name, which was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anthony Roth Costanzo sings 7 roles in madcap `Marriage of Figaro’ at New York’s Little Island
By Ronald Blum, The Associated Press on September 4th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Anthony Roth Costanzo gives a truly inside look at one of Mozart’s most loved operas. Singing seven different roles in a madcap presentation of “Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)” at New York’s Little Island, the countertenor labors through the Countess’ “Dove sono” aria with a steel laryngoscope down ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Giller Prize releases long list, drops Scotiabank from name
By Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press on September 4th, 2024
TORONTO – The group of authors in contention for this year’s $100,000 Giller Prize has been whittled down to 12, but one name is notably absent from the list: Scotiabank. Giller Foundation Executive Director Elana Rabinovitch says the big bank remains the lead sponsor of the award, but its name has been removed from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From attic to auction: A Rembrandt painting sells for $1.4M in Maine
By The Associated Press on September 4th, 2024
THOMASTON, Maine (AP) – A Rembrandt discovered in an attic sold for $1.4 million. The 17th century painting, “Portrait of a Girl,” by Dutch artist Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was discovered by art appraiser and auctioneer Kaja Veilleux in an attic in an estate in Camden, Maine. A label on the back of the frame ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ridley Scott rebuilds Rome for ‘Gladiator II’
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on September 4th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – An inevitable fact of interviewing Ridley Scott is that, whatever movie he’s about to release, you’ll find him already knee-deep in his next project. Scott, Hollywood’s perpetual rolling stone even at age 86, may be preparing to unveil “Gladiator II,” one of his biggest epics yet, but at the moment he’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!There’s no X in Brazil. Celebrity fandom worldwide is in disarray
By Mallika Sen, The Associated Press on September 4th, 2024
It was a rapture and a revelation all at the same time. En masse, celebrity stan accounts posted tearful farewells over the weekend as X was suspended in Brazil amid a showdown between Elon Musk and a Supreme Court justice. Many of their hundreds of thousands of followers learned only then that their favorite celebrity’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From attic to auction: Rembrandt painting sells for $1.4M in Maine
By The Associated Press on September 4th, 2024
THOMASTON, Maine (AP) – A Rembrandt discovered in an attic sold for $1.4 million. The 17th century painting, “Portrait of a Girl,” by Dutch artist Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was discovered by art appraiser and auctioneer Kaja Veilleux in an attic in an estate in Camden, Maine. A label on the back of the frame ... Read More »
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