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Books by Percival Everett and the late Alexei Navalny are among finalists for critics circle prizes
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on January 23rd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) – Percival Everett’s “James,” a posthumous memoir by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and Adam Higginbotham’s acclaimed work about the Challenger disaster are among the nominees for National Book Critics Circle prizes. Along with finalists in eight competitive categories, the critics circle on Thursday announced a lifetime achievement honor for “The House ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Saturday Night Live’ has a rich, half-century musical history. Questlove’s new documentary digs in
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on January 23rd, 2025
The startling “cold open” for a documentary about 50 years of “Saturday Night Live” music is proof that a musician – a specific kind of musician – had to put it together. It’s a mashup of performances from artists that few people would think of putting together, like R.E.M. and Morris Day, Rick James and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sundance 2025: 13(ish) movies to look forward to
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on January 23rd, 2025
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) – The Sundance Film Festival catalogue can be overwhelming to navigate, with around 90 feature films playing across 11 days. This year the Robert Redford-founded independent film festival has something for everyone: Comedies, dramas, horrors, documentaries, the intriguingly undefinable (there’s a movie about cabbage smuggling called “Bubble & Squeak” and one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A$AP Rocky assault trial continues jury selection as defense protests lack of Black candidates
By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on January 22nd, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A judge said he expects a jury will be chosen at the trial of A$AP Rocky on Thursday, while lawyers for the hip-hop star are protesting the dearth of Black candidates for the panel. Nearly one hundred potential jurors will pack into the Los Angeles courtroom for a third long day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sues man who claimed to have incriminating sex tapes, says they didn’t exist
By Jonathan Landrum Jr., The Associated Press on January 22nd, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs filed a defamation lawsuit Wednesday against a man they said had falsely claimed to possess videos implicating the music mogul in sexual assaults on eight celebrities. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New York City, accuses Courtney Burgess and his lawyer, Ariel Mitchell, of fabricating ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MrBeast not quite in the bidding race for TikTok just yet, rep says
By James Pollard, Haleluya Hadero And Wyatte Grantham-philips (), The Associated Press on January 22nd, 2025
Jimmy Donaldson – better known online as MrBeast – isn’t in the TikTok bidding race just yet, according to a representative for the YouTube star. Donaldson stirred interest in a Jan. 13 post on X saying he’d “buy TikTok so it doesn’t get banned.” The next day, Donaldson added, “Unironically I’ve had so many billionaires ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Van Beirendonck offers a theatrical ode to surreal sartorialism in Paris menswear collection
By The Associated Press on January 22nd, 2025
PARIS (AP) – Walter Van Beirendonck, one of the last standing designers of the legendary Antwerp Six, delivered a menswear show Wednesday that blended surreal whimsy with biting social commentary at Paris Fashion Week. As models paraded in oversized beige bowler hats and loose ’70s check suits with retro boho collars, the collection danced between ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Steven Soderbergh: ‘I’m the cockroach of this industry. I can survive any version of it’
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on January 22nd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) – Steven Soderbergh isn’t just the director and cinematographer of his latest film. He’s also, in a way, its central character. “Presence” is filmed entirely from the POV of a ghost inside a home a family has just moved into. Soderbergh, who serves as his own cinematographer under the pseudonym Peter Andrews ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Authors of fiction, poetry and nonfiction receive $10,000 prizes for blending art and science
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on January 22nd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) – Books about a family’s exploration of the natural world, the challenges of parenthood during a time of climate crisis and how animals perceive the planet have won $10,000 prizes for their exemplary blends of art and science. The fourth annual Science + Literature awards recipients were announced Wednesday by the National ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!George Clinton, The Doobie Brothers, Mike Love and more get into Songwriters Hall of Fame
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on January 22nd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) – George Clinton, The Doobie Brothers, Ashley Gorley, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, The Beach Boys’ Mike Love and Tony Macaulay make up the 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees – an inspiring mix of funk, rock, R&B, country and beyond. Is there funk without George Clinton? Is there groove? From Parliament/Funkadelic to his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Starmer says the killings of 3 girls must bring ‘fundamental change’ in how Britain protects people
By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press on January 21st, 2025
LONDON (AP) – Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday that the killing of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class must lead to “fundamental change” in how the British state protects citizens and a reckoning with new threats from violent individuals whose mix of motivations test the traditional definition of terrorism. Starmer said the ... Read More »
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