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Rapper Travis Scott arrested in Miami Beach for misdemeanor trespassing and public intoxication
By The Associated Press on June 20th, 2024
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Rapper Travis Scott was arrested by Miami Beach police early Thursday on misdemeanor charges of trespassing and public intoxication. Miami Beach police confirmed the arrest, but did not immediately provide any details. Scott, 33, posted his $650 bond, which means he will be released later Thursday, Miami-Dade County jail records ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Actor Ian McKellen, 85, offers thanks for messages of support after three nights in the hospital
By The Associated Press on June 20th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Actor Ian McKellen is resting, taking light exercise and undergoing physiotherapy after spending three nights in the hospital after he toppled off a London stage during a fight scene earlier this week. The 85-year-old veteran actor thanked the public for their many messages of support following his fall at the Noel Coward ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After Drake battle, Kendrick Lamar turns victory lap concert into LA unity celebration
By Ryan Pearson, The Associated Press on June 20th, 2024
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) – Not content with merely taking a victory lap after winning his battle against fellow rap superstar Drake, Kendrick Lamar turned his Juneteenth “Pop Out” concert at the Forum into a cathartic livestreamed celebration of Los Angeles unity. Lamar curated a three-hour concert featuring a mix of up-and-coming LA rappers and stars ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jacob Hoggard’s appeal of sexual assault conviction heard by Ontario appeal court
By The Canadian Press on June 19th, 2024
TORONTO – Ontario’s court of appeal is hearing arguments today as Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard appeals his sexual assault conviction. Hoggard was sentenced to five years behind bars in October 2022 after being found guilty of sexual assault causing bodily harm against an Ottawa woman, an offence the presiding judge called a “particularly degrading rape.” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pharrell at Louis Vuitton celebrates the diversity of human skin in Paris UNESCO show
By Thomas Adamson, The Associated Press on June 19th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – With just over a month before the Paris Olympics, Louis Vuitton celebrated the beauty of humans and their skin in a star-studded menswear showcase at the headquarters of U.N. cultural agency UNESCO in Paris. Models wearing garb in all the hues of human flesh paraded around a giant globe on grass patterned ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Japan’s emperor says he looks forward to deepening ties with Britain’s royals during UK visit
By Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press on June 19th, 2024
TOKYO (AP) – Japan’s Emperor Naruhito said Wednesday he is “delighted” to finally be able to visit Britain after the trip was delayed by several years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The royal said he looks forward to rekindling his friendship with the British royal family and exploring Oxford, where he studied about 40 years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Verzuz’ will return after Swizz Beatz, Timbaland lock in new distribution partnership with X
By Jonathan Landrum Jr., The Associated Press on June 19th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Swizz Beatz and Timbaland are bringing the “Verzuz” series back with a new major platform for viewers to watch musicians face off in a song-against-song battle. The legendary producers announced Wednesday that Verzuz cemented an exclusive partnership for independent distribution with the social media site X. Swizz Beatz said he’s looking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In ‘Janet Planet,’ playwright Annie Baker explores a new dramatic world
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on June 19th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker has been hailed as one of the preeminent voices of her generation, but the movies have long lingered in her mind and in her work. In her play, “The Flick,” a trio of workers clean up between showings at a smalltown arthouse theater. In “The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reporterbot in space: Game developer uses journalism background as inspiration
By Curtis Ng, The Canadian Press on June 19th, 2024
EDMONTON – Journalism isn’t the most glamorous job. It can be thankless work and involve shoddy coffee-shop Wi-Fi, makeshift lunches low in nutritional value and long stretches of sedentariness. Ben Gelinas is hoping his video game about journalism is both interesting and fun. “Times and Galaxy,” set for release June 21 on consoles and PC, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Japan’s ‘beat poet’ Kazuko Shiraishi, pioneer of modern performance poetry, dies at 93
By Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press on June 19th, 2024
TOKYO (AP) – Kazuko Shiraishi, a leading name in modern Japanese “beat” poetry, known for her dramatic readings, at times with jazz music, has died. She was 93. Shiraishi, whom American poet and translator Kenneth Rexroth dubbed “the Allen Ginsberg of Japan,” died of heart failure on June 14, Shichosha, a Tokyo publisher of her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Noam Chomsky’s wife says reports of famed linguist’s death are ‘false’
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on June 18th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Noam Chomsky’s wife, Valeria Wasserman Chomsky, says reports Tuesday that the famed linguist and activist had died are untrue. “No, it is false,” she wrote Tuesday in response to an emailed query from The Associated Press. Noam Chomsky, 95, has been hospitalized in Brazil while recovering from a stroke suffered a ... Read More »
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