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MusiquePlus music video channel returns for a one-night-only TV special
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on July 8th, 2024
Quebec’s popular music video TV channel MusiquePlus is returning to the airwaves for a one-night-only celebration. Bell Media says plans are underway to resurrect the Montreal-based channel for a prime time event that reflects on its legacy while celebrating a new generation of homegrown musical talent. “MusiquePlus en Rappel” will be taped next month at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge rules Alec Baldwin’s role as co-producer not relevant to trial over fatal set shooting
By Morgan Lee, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
A New Mexico judge decided Monday that actor Alec Baldwin ‘s role as co-producer isn’t relevant to the involuntary manslaughter trial over a fatal shooting on the set of the Western film “Rust.” Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ruled that evidence won’t be allowed at trial about Baldwin’s secondary role on the movie, siding with defense ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Willem Dafoe is named artistic director of Venice Biennale’s theater department
By The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
ROME (AP) – Actor Willem Dafoe, a frequent red-carpet visitor to the Venice Film Festival, was named artistic director Monday of the Venice Biennale’s theater department. Dafoe, who lives near Rome with his Italian wife, said the appointment came as a surprise but that he was “born in the theater” and trained initially as a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge rules Alec Baldwin’s role as co-producer not relevant in fatal set shooting of cinematographer
By Morgan Lee, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
A New Mexico judge decided Monday that actor Alec Baldwin ‘s role as co-producer isn’t relevant to the involuntary manslaughter trial over a fatal shooting on the set of the Western film “Rust.” Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ruled that evidence won’t be allowed at trial about Baldwin’s secondary role on the movie, siding with defense ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Agave’s profile on bar lists is growing. 5 home recipes for traditional cocktails that sub it in
By Louise Dixon, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Tequila-based margaritas and palomas have long been cocktail-menu staples, but their base ingredient – agave – is working its way into other cocktails for a modern twist on traditional drinks. While tequila, made from the blue agave plant, is the best-known of the agave spirits, mezcal has also grown in popularity. It’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alice Munro’s daughter alleges sexual abuse by the late author’s husband
By Rob Gillies And Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
TORONTO (AP) – The daughter of the late Nobel laureate Alice Munro has accused the author’s second husband, Gerard Fremlin, of sexual abuse, writing that her mother remained with him because she “loved him too much” to leave. Munro, who died in May at age 92, was one of the world’s most celebrated and beloved ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From ‘Red October’ to ’30 Rock,’ a look at Alec Baldwin’s career on eve of ‘Rust’ shooting trial
By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Hollywood has never known exactly what to do with Alec Baldwin, so it has done a little of everything with him. Before the horrific 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western “Rust” put his career in question, he took on, and sent up, a wide spectrum ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alec Baldwin arrives at court for pretrial hearing over fatal shooting of cinematographer
By Morgan Lee, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
A New Mexico judge is setting the table for the involuntary manslaughter trial of actor Alec Baldwin, who arrived at court Monday over a fatal shooting on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer will consider an array of requests from prosecutors and defense attorneys that could restrict what evidence, testimony ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Literary world grapples with revelation Alice Munro stayed with her daughter’s abuser
By The Canadian Press on July 8th, 2024
The bookstore co-founded by Alice Munro says many readers and writers will be grappling with the author’s legacy after learning that she chose to stay married to the man who sexually abused her daughter. The now independently owned Munro’s Books in Victoria says in a statement it supports Munro’s youngest daughter Andrea Robin Skinner, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alec Baldwin arrives at courthouse for pretrial hearing over fatal shooting of cinematographer
By Morgan Lee, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
A New Mexico judge is setting the table for the involuntary manslaughter trial of actor Alec Baldwin, who arrived at court Monday over a fatal shooting on the set of a Western movie. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer will consider an array of requests from prosecutors and defense attorneys that could restrict what evidence, testimony and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Adm. William H. McRaven collaborating with daughter Kelly on follow-up to bestselling picture book
By The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Adm. William H. McRaven is collaborating with daughter Kelly McRaven on a follow-up to his bestselling “Skipper the Seal” picture book that draws upon his onetime passion for being a superhero. Little Brown Books for Young Readers announced Monday that the McRavens’ “Be a Hero with Skipper the Seal” will be ... Read More »
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