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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 »
Be the first to comment!Paramount and Skydance merge, signaling end of a family reign in Hollywood and the rise of new power
By Associated Press, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The entertainment giant Paramount will merge with Skydance, closing out a decades long run by the Redstone family in Hollywood and injecting desperately needed cash into a legacy studio that has struggled to adapt to a shifting entertainment landscape. It also signals rise of a new power player, David Ellison, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paramount and Skydance merge, signaling end of a family rein in Hollywood and the rise of new power
By Associated Press, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The entertainment giant Paramount will merge with Skydance, closing out a decades long run by the Redstone family in Hollywood and injecting desperately needed cash into a legacy studio that has struggled to adapt to a shifting entertainment landscape. It also signals rise of a new power player, David Ellison, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Entertainment giant Paramount agrees to a merger with Skydance
By Associated Press, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
Entertainment giant Paramount, which owns CBS and was behind blockbuster films such as “Top Gun” and “The Godfather” has agreed to merge with Skydance, the companies said. The new combined company is valued at around $28 billion. “Given the changes in the industry, we want to fortify Paramount for the future while ensuring that content ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pretrial hearing sets stage for Alec Baldwin’s arrival in court in fatal shooting of cinematographer
By Morgan Lee, The Associated Press on July 7th, 2024
A New Mexico judge is setting the table for the involuntary manslaughter trial of actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer 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 court arguments ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Essence Festival wraps up a 4-day celebration of Black culture
By Chevel Johnson Rodrigue, The Associated Press on July 7th, 2024
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – For 30 years, the Essence Festival of Culture has brought together people from all walks of life and from around the world to connect through conversation, shared experiences and, of course, music. The nation’s largest annual celebration of Black culture was set to end Sunday with musical performances by Janet Jackson ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alice Munro’s daughter says mom kept silent when stepfather sexually abused her
By The Canadian Press on July 7th, 2024
The youngest daughter of celebrated author Alice Munro has written a first-person essay in The Toronto Star detailing sexual abuse by her stepfather and her mother’s decision to side with her husband over her child. In the piece, published Sunday, Andrea Robin Skinner describes how the Nobel Prize-winning short story writer remained in her marriage ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Despicable Me 4’ debuts with $122.6M as boom times return to the box office
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on July 7th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – After a historically bad first half of the year, the box office is suddenly booming. “Despicable Me 4,” the Illumination Animation sequel, led the way over the holiday weekend with $75 million in ticket sales Friday through Sunday and $122.6 million since opening on Wednesday, according to studio estimates Sunday. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Key players: Who’s who at Alec Baldwin’s trial for the fatal shooting of a cinematographer
By Susan Montoya Bryan, The Associated Press on July 7th, 2024
A dozen people were inside a movie set church the day Alec Baldwin shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza during a rehearsal for the Western film “Rust.” Now, almost three years later and after countless hearings and much legal wrangling, Baldwin is standing trial on a charge of involuntary manslaughter. ... Read More »
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