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Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter blurs lines between reality, performance and research with ‘Saved!’
By Krysta Fauria, The Associated Press on March 22nd, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The bones that embody an album can take many shapes. They may tell a story, follow a genre or soundtrack a film. But thanks to her interest in religion and her education in art, literature and linguistics, Kristin Hayter found herself in a unique position to embark on a kind of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former executive given death sentence in poisoning of founder of high-flying Chinese gaming company
By The Associated Press on March 22nd, 2024
BEIJING (AP) – A former executive at Yoozoo Games was sentenced to death on Friday in the 2020 poisoning of the founder of the high-profile Chinese gaming company, which has links to Game of Thrones and the new Netflix series, “The Three-Body Problem.” Xu Yao poisoned the food of company founder Lin Qi in December ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As India’s election nears, some Bollywood films promote Modi politics by embracing Hindu nationalism
By Sheikh Saaliq, The Associated Press on March 21st, 2024
NEW DELHI (AP) – The movie trailer begins with an outline of the iconic glasses worn by Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped India win independence from the British colonialists in 1947. In the backdrop of a devotional song that Gandhi loved, the outline slowly morphs into what appears like his face. Then, a raucous ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What to stream this weekend: Shakira, Paul Simon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kristen Wiig and Princess Peach
By The Associated Press on March 21st, 2024
Chef and restaurateur Jose Andrés inviting actors Jamie Lee Curtis, Bryan Cranston and O’Shea Jackson Jr. over for dinner in a new TV special and Jake Gyllenhaal starring in an update of the pulpy cult classic “Road House” are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lorrie Moore wins National Book Critics Circle award for fiction, Judy Blume also honored
By The Associated Press on March 21st, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Lorrie Moore won the prize for fiction on Thursday, while Judy Blume and her longtime ally in the fight against book bans, the American Library Association were given honorary prizes by the National Book Critics Circle. Moore, best known as a short-story writer, won the fiction prize for her novel, “I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tennessee just became the first state to protect musicians and other artists against AI
By Kimberlee Kruesi, The Associated Press on March 21st, 2024
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday signed off on legislation designed to protect songwriters, performers and other music industry professionals against the potential dangers of artificial intelligence. The move makes Tennessee, long known as the birthplace of country music and the launchpad for musical legends, the first state in the U.S. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tired of inflated ticket prices, Yungblud is launching his own affordable music festival
By Sian Watson, The Associated Press on March 21st, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Tired of inflated ticket prices, recording artist Yungblud is launching his own affordable music festival. Bludfest takes place on Aug. 11 in the iconic Milton Keynes Bowl, which in the past has hosted the likes of David Bowie and Green Day in Buckinghamshire, England, northwest of London. Yungblud, whose real name is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prince Harry says tabloids intercepted phone calls of mother, the late Princess Diana, and father
By Brian Melley, The Associated Press on March 21st, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Prince Harry alleged Thursday that the publisher of The Sun tabloid unlawfully intercepted phone calls of his late mother, Princess Diana, and father, now King Charles III, as he sought to expand his privacy invasion lawsuit against News Group Newspapers. The Duke of Sussex has asked a High Court judge to allow ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Furiosa,’ the follow-up to ‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ will premiere at Cannes Film Festival
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on March 21st, 2024
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” George Miller’s eagerly awaited follow-up to “Mad Max: Fury Road, “ will make its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May. “Furiosa,” a prequel to “Fury Road” starring Anya Taylor-Joy, will roar down the Croisette nine years after Miller’s previous “Mad Max” film did. After its 2015 bow ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,’ the Titans are the stars
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on March 21st, 2024
There was no question who the stars were on “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.” It wasn’t Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens or any of the humans. As actors have known since the early days of cinema, the star is the one with their character’s name in the title, even if in this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Attorneys try to stop DeSantis appointees from giving depositions in Disney lawsuit
By Mike Schneider, The Associated Press on March 21st, 2024
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Attorneys for the Walt Disney World governing district taken over last year by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ allies don’t want the governor’s appointees answering questions under oath as part of its state lawsuit against Disney. District attorneys on Monday filed a motion for a protective order that would stop the DeSantis-appointed board ... Read More »
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