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Kate Hudson had a lifetime to make a record. The result is ‘Glorious,’ out in May
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on April 17th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – More than two decades ago, Kate Hudson took on the role of one of the most celebrated music fans to ever hit the silver screen: Penny Lane in “Almost Famous.” It is required viewing for record obsessives – and for Hudson, an extension of a lifelong adoration of music. “I would ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southern California city council gives a key approval for Disneyland expansion plan
By Amy Taxin, The Associated Press on April 17th, 2024
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) – Visitors to Disney’s California parks could one day walk through the snow-covered hamlet of Arendelle from “Frozen” or the bustling, critter-filled metropolis of “Zootopia” under a park expansion plan approved by the Anaheim City Council. Disney would spend at least $1.9 billion over the next decade to transform its 490-acre ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NPR suspends editor who criticized his employer for what he calls an unquestioned liberal worldview
By The Associated Press on April 16th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – National Public Radio has suspended a veteran editor who wrote an outside essay criticizing his employer for, in his view, journalism that reflects a liberal viewpoint with little tolerance for contrary opinions. Uri Berliner, a senior editor on NPR’s business desk, was suspended five days without pay, according to an article ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Visa fees for international artists to tour in the US shot up 250% in April. It could be devastating
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on April 16th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Performing in the U.S. for international artists just got a lot more complicated. On April 1, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services instituted a 250% visa fee increase for global musicians hoping to tour in the U.S. Artists, advocacy groups and immigration lawyers are concerned it could have devastating effects ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Participant, studio behind ‘Spotlight,’ ‘An Inconvenient Truth,’ shutters after 20 years
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on April 16th, 2024
Participant, the activist film and television studio that has financed Oscar winners like “Spotlight” and socially conscious documentaries like “Food, Inc,” and “Waiting For Superman” is closing its doors after 20 years. Billionaire Jeff Skoll told his staff of 100 in a memo shared with The Associated Press Tuesday that they were winding down company ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s art installation at Venice Biennale rooted in research, history, beauty
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on April 16th, 2024
Hundreds of thousands of tiny glass beads will soon be twinkling in the sun across the entire Canadian pavilion at the Venice Biennale, Canada’s newly revealed entry in one of the world’s most prestigious art fairs. But Kapwani Kiwanga, the Hamilton-born, Paris-based creator of the work, wants you to get past the cobalt blue glass ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse can tell us about the public domain and remix culture
By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on April 16th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The giant stuffed bear, its face a twisted smile, lumbers across the screen. Menacing music swells. Shadows mask unknown threats. Christopher Robin begs for his life. And is that a sledgehammer about to pulverize a minor character’s head? Thus unfolds the trailer for the 2023 movie “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Artist and curators refuse to open Israel pavilion at Venice Biennale until cease-fire, hostage deal
By Colleen Barry, The Associated Press on April 16th, 2024
VENICE, Italy (AP) – The artist and curators representing Israel at this year’s Venice Biennale announced on Tuesday they won’t open the Israeli pavilion exhibit until there is a cease-fire in Gaza and an agreement to release hostages seized by Hamas on Oct. 7. Their decision, praised as courageous by the festival’s main curator, was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Yellowjackets’ star Sophie Nélisse forecasts ‘feral and intense’ third season
By Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press on April 16th, 2024
TORONTO – “Yellowjackets” star Sophie Nélisse expects the intensity of her hit survival drama to dial up in Season 3. The Montreal-based actor says filming will begin in May and that the cast has been kept in the dark about the plot. But she hopes her teen character Shauna Shipman lets her emotions explode after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What a murderous Winnie the Pooh can tell us about the public domain and remix culture
By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on April 16th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The giant stuffed bear, its face a twisted smile, lumbers across the screen. Menacing music swells. Shadows mask unknown threats. Christopher Robin begs for his life. And is that a sledgehammer about to pulverize a minor character’s head? Thus unfolds the trailer for the 2023 movie “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and ... Read More »
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