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New reality TV show “Playground” puts dance studio dramas center stage
By Hilary Fox, The Associated Press on July 25th, 2024
London (AP) – The reality of a dance career is that it’s tough. New Hulu reality series “Playground” doesn’t shy away from that. The show is set at the Playground dance studio in Los Angeles, home to famous hip hop choreographers and teachers, and documents the ups and downs of dancers who want to make ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Publisher plans massive ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ reprints to meet demand for VP candidate JD Vance’s book
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on July 25th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Former President Donald Trump’s selection of JD Vance as his running mate has led to a surge in sales for “Hillbilly Elegy,” his best-selling memoir that came out in 2016. A spokesperson for HarperCollins told The Associated Press that more than 600,000 copies have been sold since Trump’s announcement on July ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More than 600,000 copies of ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ have sold since JD Vance’s selection as veep candidate
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on July 25th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Former President Donald Trump’s selection of JD Vance as his running mate has led to a surge in sales for “Hillbilly Elegy,” his best-selling memoir that came out in 2016. A spokesperson for HarperCollins told The Associated Press that more than 600,000 copies have been sold since Trump’s announcement on July ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Melania Trump to tell her story in memoir, ‘Melania,’ scheduled for this fall
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on July 25th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Former first lady Melania Trump has a memoir coming out this fall, “Melania,” billed by her office as “a powerful and inspiring story of a woman who has carved her own path, overcome adversity and defined personal excellence.” It’s the first memoir by Trump, who has been mostly absent as her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Comic-Con 2024: What to expect as the convention returns to San Diego
By Kaitlyn Huamani, The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Comic-Con International, the comic book and pop culture extravaganza, is kicking off in San Diego. The convention, which draws over 130,000 fans annually, opens for a preview night Wednesday and runs through Sunday. With the COVID-19 pandemic and the Hollywood strikes disrupting past years of the convention either through complete cancellation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cartoonist Roz Chast to be honored at the Brooklyn Book Festival, which runs from Sept. 22-30
By The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Lorrie Moore, Attica Locke and Edwidge Danticat will be among hundreds of writers attending this September’s Brooklyn Book Festival, for years one of the literary world’s most anticipated gatherings. Others expected range from poets Jenny Xie and Terrance Hayes to detective novelist George Pelecanos and children’s author R.L. Stine. Cartoonist Roz ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Andrew Tate’s defamation lawsuit against human trafficking accuser can proceed, judge says
By Terry Spencer, The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – A judge says controversial social media personality Andrew Tate ‘s defamation lawsuit against a Florida woman who accused him of imprisoning her in Romania can move forward, but he threw out Tate’s allegations against her parents and some allegations against the woman. Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Joseph Curley ruled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prosecutor says the New Jersey man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie was trying to carry out a fatwa
By Carolyn Thompson, The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – A man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack in western New York was motivated by a Hezbollah leader’s endorsement of a fatwa calling for Rushdie’s death, prosecutors said Wednesday in announcing new terrorism charges. The three-count indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court in Buffalo offered for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Andrew Tate’s defamation lawsuit against human trafficking accuser can go to trial, judge says
By Terry Spencer, The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – A judge says controversial social media personality Andrew Tate ‘s defamation lawsuit against a Florida woman who accused him of imprisoning her in Romania can go to trial, but he threw out Tate’s allegations against her parents and some allegations against the woman. Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Joseph Curley ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taylor Swift’s museum era is on full display at London’s V&A
By Brian Melley And Hilary Fox, The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Taylor Swift fans who missed her world tour or those who can’t get enough of her can catch her at the museum this summer. As a celebration of her double run of sold-out shows in London on her Eras Tour, real items from Swift’s different musical eras have been integrated into galleries ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conductor John Eliot Gardiner quits the choir and orchestra he founded after musician assault claim
By The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Renowned British conductor John Eliot Gardiner said Wednesday he is quitting the orchestra he has led for six decades, almost a year after he allegedly hit a singer backstage after a concert. Gardiner said he was stepping down as leader and artistic director of the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra “with a heavy ... Read More »
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