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3 finalists announced for $20,000 Story Prize for outstanding short fiction
By The Associated Press on January 13th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) – The authors of stories set everywhere from Australia to Central America are nominees for a $20,000 prize for short fiction. The Story Prize, established in 2004, has honored books by Edwidge Danticat, George Saunders and Elizabeth Strout among others. This year’s finalists are Fiona McFarlane’s “Highway Thirteen,” which centers on an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oscars push back nominations announcement amid California wildfires
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on January 13th, 2025
The Oscar nominations are being pushed back almost a week from their original date amid the ongoing California wildfires. Nominations will now be announced on Jan. 23, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Monday. “We are all devastated by the impact of the fires and the profound losses experienced by so many ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Book Review: ‘Open Socrates’ shows why philosophy isn’t a spectator sport
By Andrew Demillo, The Associated Press on January 13th, 2025
During a time when many are complaining about divisiveness in politics and in society, it seems counterintuitive for a book to make the case that we need to argue more. But in “Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life,” Agnes Callard illustrates how philosophy isn’t just a spectator sport. It requires engaging with one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ripples of Los Angeles fires continue as Meghan delays Netflix series launch, composer’s works lost
By The Associated Press on January 12th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Weaker winds and intense firefighting efforts over the weekend boosted containment of fires burning in and around Los Angeles, but the effects of the blazes on the entertainment world continue. Several projects and awards shows have been delayed, with the Producers Guild opting not to announce its nominations Sunday due to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Beloved Quebec children’s show actor Kim Yaroshevskaya dies at 101
By The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2025
MONTREAL – Actress Kim Yaroshevskaya, who brightened the lives of generations of Quebec children, has died at the age of 101. She was born in Moscow and arrived in Montreal at age 10 before embarking on a long career on both stage and screen. Yaroshevskaya may be best known as the storytelling Fanfreluche doll on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With Conservatives promising to ‘defund,’ could the next election kill the CBC?
By Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2025
OTTAWA – In late 2023, Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge said it was time for the federal government to redefine what the CBC does and how it does it. A year later – and with a federal election expected sometime this spring – her office is promising the minister will unveil the planned changes to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sam Moore, who sang ‘Soul Man’ in Sam & Dave duo, dies at 89 because of surgery complications
By The Associated Press on January 11th, 2025
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) – Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave that was known for such definitive hits of the era as “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin,'” has died. He was 89. Publicist Jeremy Westby said Moore died Friday morning in Coral Gables, Florida, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sam Moore, who sang ‘Soul Man’ in Sam & Dave duo, dies at 89 due to surgery complications
By The Associated Press on January 10th, 2025
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) – Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave that was known for such definitive hits of the era as “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin,'” has died. He was 89. Publicist Jeremy Westby said Moore died Friday morning in Coral Gables, Florida, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anita Bryant, a popular singer who became known for opposition to gay rights, dead at age 84
By The Associated Press on January 10th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) – Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma and popular singer who became known over the second half of her life for her outspoken opposition to gay rights, has died. She was 84. Bryant died Dec. 16 at her home in Edmond, Oklahoma, according to a statement posted by her family to news ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!For Elton John, ‘Never Too Late’ isn’t just a documentary and song – it is a life mantra
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on January 10th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) – Capturing Sir Elton John’s 50-year career is a herculean task. Good thing his husband, David Furnish, and filmmaker R.J. Cutler were up for the challenge. “Elton John: Never Too Late,” one of The Associated Press’ picks for the best music documentaries of 2024, was inspired by John’s final U.S. tour in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gary Ginstling is hired as Houston Symphony CEO months after surprise departure from NY Philharmonic
By Ronald Blum, The Associated Press on January 10th, 2025
Gary Ginstling was hired Friday as CEO of the Houston Symphony, six months following his surprise departure from the New York Philharmonic after just one year in charge. Ginstling will start Feb. 3 and replace John Mangum, who had been Houston’s CEO since 2018 and left in September to succeed Anthony Freud as general director ... Read More »
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