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Conan O’Brien will be a guest on ‘The Tonight Show,’ 14 years after his acrimonious exit
By Alicia Rancilio, The Associated Press on April 4th, 2024
Does time – and a new host – heal all wounds? Fourteen years after Conan O’Brien was messily ousted from NBC’s “The Tonight Show” to make way for the return of Jay Leno – the comedian is finally back. O’Brien will appear on the April 9 show to promote his new travel series “Conan O’Brien ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec music festival cancelled after band makes censorship accusation
By Thomas MacDonald, The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
MONTREAL – A music festival in northwestern Quebec has been cancelled after a local band accused organizers of rescinding an invitation to perform because of its criticism of an arsenic-emitting copper smelter in the region. The 2023 album for metal band Guhn Twei is called “Glencorruption” and is replete with lyrics that denounce the Horne ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Plea talks ongoing for 3rd man charged in killing of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay
By Jennifer Peltz, The Associated Press on April 4th, 2024
Prosecutors and defense lawyers are exploring the possibility of a plea deal for the last of three men charged in the 2002 killing of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, both sides said Thursday, less than six weeks after two co-defendants were convicted. The talks just began, and it’s unclear what federal prosecutors might be willing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How Dev Patel got ‘Monkey Man,’ his directorial debut beset by challenges, to the finish line
By Leslie Ambriz And Sian Watson, The Associated Press on April 4th, 2024
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) – Dev Patel first pitched “Monkey Man” as “a revenge film about faith.” “Faith can be such a beautiful, powerful thing. It can bring us together. At its best, it should make us fight for each other instead of fighting against each other,” says Patel, who is making his feature directorial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Devery Jacobs, Lamar Johnson among special honourees at Canadian Screen Awards
By The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
TORONTO – “Reservation Dogs” star Devery Jacobs is among those slated to receive special honours at this year’s Canadian Screen Awards. The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television says Jacobs, who is from Kahnawake Mohawk Territory and stars in the FX show about four Indigenous teenagers in rural Oklahoma, will be presented with the Radius ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eoin Colfer continues Juniper Lane series with ‘Guardians of Cedar Wood’
By The Associated Press on April 4th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Bestselling author Eoin Colfer has a new set of adventures ready for young Juniper Lane. Colfer’s “Guardians of Cedar Wood” is scheduled to come out in 2025, Roaring Brook Press, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, announced Thursday. It’s the second book in Colfer’s middle-grade series about Juniper Lane and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bill Clinton reflects on post-White House years in the upcoming memoir ‘Citizen’
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on April 4th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Former President Bill Clinton has a memoir coming out this fall about his years since leaving public office in 2001. “Citizen: My Life After the White House” will cover everything from the presidential campaigns of his wife, Hillary Clinton, to his views on events ranging from the Jan. 6 insurrection to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kiss sells catalog, brand name and IP. Gene Simmons assures fans it is a ‘collaboration’
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on April 3rd, 2024
It’s never really the end of the road for Kiss. The hard rock quartet have sold their catalog, brand name and IP to Swedish company Pophouse Entertainment Group in a deal estimated to be over $300 million, it was announced Thursday. This isn’t the first time Kiss has partnered with Pophouse, which was co-founded by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Disney shareholders back CEO Iger, rebuff activists who wanted to shake up the company
By David Hamilton, The Associated Press on April 3rd, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Disney shareholders have rallied behind longtime CEO Robert Iger, voting Wednesday to rebuff activist investor Nelson Peltz and his ally, former Disney Chief Financial Officer Jay Rasulo, who had sought seats on the company’s board. The company had recommended a slate of directors that did not include Peltz or Rasulo. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Demolition of groundbreaking Iowa art installation set to begin soon
By Scott Mcfetridge, The Associated Press on April 3rd, 2024
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Crews could begin ripping out a groundbreaking art installation bordering a Des Moines pond as early as next week under plans announced by a local art museum Wednesday, saying the artwork is hazardous and would be too expensive to repair. City officials gave the Des Moines Art Center permission to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As Roe v. Wade fell, teenage girls formed a mock government in ‘Girls State’
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on April 3rd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – In the summer of 2022, days before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, some 500 high school girls gathered in Missouri for a weeklong mock government camp in which they elected their own governor and seated an all-female Supreme Court that would rule on their own bodies. Not everyone came ... Read More »
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