By David Friend, The Canadian Press on March 15th, 2024
TORONTO – Russell Wilson, co-founder and one-time bassist of Canadian rock act Junkhouse, has died at age 62. A statement from Tom Wilson, who is not related to Russell, confirmed his former bandmate died earlier this week. A cause of death was not provided. Junkhouse formed in 1989 with both Wilsons, Ray Farrugia and Dan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Brooke Lefferts, The Associated Press on March 15th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The new documentary “High & Low – John Galliano” covers all the complexities of the famous British designer, one of the most celebrated and controversial figures in the fashion industry. The film, directed by Kevin Macdonald, features candid interviews with Galliano and fashion icons Anna Wintour, Naomi Campbell, Penelope Cruz, Kate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Janie Har, The Associated Press on March 15th, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A cable car recently dedicated to the late Tony Bennett rolls past the landmark Fairmont hotel where the singer in 1961 first performed the song that would forever tie him to San Francisco. San Francisco officials on Valentine’s Day dedicated one of the city’s iconic cable cars to Bennett, whose “I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press on March 15th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Pattie Boyd was at the epicenter of the Swinging 60s, but not always the center of attention. The model and photographer, who was often in the shadow of her rock icon husbands George Harrison and Eric Clapton, comes into sharp focus through a trove of letters, photos and other items she is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press on March 15th, 2024
Shortly after “Math in Drag” hit the shelves in book stores across North America, author Kyne Santos found herself in a New York City elevator with renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. “I was just, like, fangirling so hard,” she said in a recent video interview about last week’s chance meeting, Rubik’s cube earrings dangling from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By David Hamilton, The Associated Press on March 15th, 2024
SAN FRANCISO (AP) – Gerald Levin, who led Time Warner Media into a disastrous $182 billion merger with the internet provider America Online, died Wednesday at the age of 84, according to media reports. Levin had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, although his cause of death was not immediately reported. The former executive’s grandchild, Jake ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Associated Press on March 14th, 2024
The launch of season 20 of “Grey’s Anatomy” and albums from Justin Timberlake and Kacey Musgraves are some of the new television, movies, 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 dramedy “The Girls on the Bus” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on March 14th, 2024
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – “Civil War,” Alex Garland’s election-year provocation, debuted Thursday at the SXSW Film and TV Festival, unveiling a violent vision of a near-future America at war with itself. “Civil War,” reportedly A24’s biggest budget release yet, is a bold gamble to capitalize on some of the anxieties that have grown in highly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press on March 14th, 2024
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis says he has no plans to resign and isn’t suffering from any health problems that would require doing so, saying in a new memoir he still has “many projects to bring to fruition.” Francis, 87, made the comments in an autobiography, “Life: My Story Through History,” which is being ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Morgan Lee, The Associated Press on March 14th, 2024
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Defense attorneys for Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge on Thursday to dismiss a grand jury indictment against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” The indictment in January charged Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer ... Read More »
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