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‘Our reality, our values’: Graffiti finds growing acceptance in West Africa
By Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2025
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — It was the middle of the day when Omar Diaw, known by his artist name “Chimere” — French for chimera — approached a blank wall off the main thoroughfare in Guinea ‘s capital and started spray-painting. “They know who I am,” he said confidently. Though it wasn’t clear who ”they” were, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The new Children’s Booker Prize aims to reward quality fiction for kids
By Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s most prestigious literary prize is getting a younger sibling. The Booker Prize Foundation announced Friday that it is setting up the Children’s Booker Prize alongside its existing awards for English-language and translated fiction. Like its sister prizes, the children’s award comes with a 50,000 pound ($67,000) purse. The prize will open ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons make the case for the wild ride that is ‘Bugonia’
By Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2025
Jesse Plemons has a plea: Pause Netflix and go see “Bugonia” in the theater. The film, in which he plays a conspiracy theorist who kidnaps and tortures Emma Stone’s pharma CEO, believing her to be an alien, is the kind that might seem small in scope. On a certain level, it’s three people — the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bestselling author Jodi Picoult pushes back after her musical is canceled by Indiana high school
By Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Author Jodi Picoult has the dubious honor of being banned in two mediums this fall — her books and now a musical based on her novel “Between the Lines.” “I’m pretty sure I’m the first author who has now had censorship occur in two different types of media,” Picoult says. “Honestly, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taylor Swift, LL Cool J, Kenny Loggins and David Byrne are among Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees
By Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift, Kenny Loggins, LL Cool J, Pink, Sarah McLachlan and Talking Heads’ David Byrne are among the impressive list of nominees for the 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame class, an eclectic mix of pop, hip-hop, folk and rock innovators. Also on the ballot are Charlotte Caffey, Kathy Valentine and Jane ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Broadway musicians reach tentative labor deal, averting a strike
By Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The union representing Broadway’s musicians reached a tentative labor agreement with commercial producers on Thursday, averting a potentially crippling strike that would have silenced nearly two dozen musicals. The American Federation of Musicians Local 802 — which represents 1,200 musicians — had threatened to strike if they didn’t have a new ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Broadway musicians reach labor deal, averting a strike
By Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The union representing Broadway’s musicians reached a tentative labor agreement with commercial producers on Thursday, averting a potentially crippling strike that would have silenced nearly two dozen musicals. The American Federation of Musicians Local 802 — which represents 1,200 musicians — had threatened to strike if they didn’t have a new ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Broadway musicians reach tentative labor agreement with producers, averting strike that would have silenced 23 musicals
By Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway musicians reach tentative labor agreement with producers, averting strike that would have silenced 23 musicals. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Misty Copeland hangs up her pointe shoes after performing for adoring crowd at retirement show
By Canadian Press on October 22nd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Misty Copeland took one last spin on her pointe shoes Wednesday, showered with golden glitter and bouquets as she retired from American Ballet Theatre after a trailblazing career in which she became an ambassador for diversity in an overwhelmingly white art form. Copeland, who a decade ago became the first Black ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A new Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley want to tell you a story
By Canadian Press on October 22nd, 2025
LONDON (AP) — If you listen carefully, you can hear the noise of chocolate frogs flying through the air on the Hogwarts Express. Hermione Granger gasps with delight as Ron Weasley catches the sweet treat thrown his way by Harry Potter, as all three travel home after an eventful first year at the wizarding school. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trailblazing ballerina Misty Copeland hangs up her pointe shoes after performing for adoring crowd
By Canadian Press on October 22nd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Misty Copeland took one last spin on the dance floor Wednesday, performing for an adoring crowd and showered with glitter and bouquets as she retired from American Ballet Theatre after a trailblazing career in which she became an ambassador for diversity in an overwhelmingly white art form. Copeland, who a decade ... Read More »
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