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Luke Combs leads the 2024 ACM Awards nominations, followed by Morgan Wallen and Megan Moroney
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on April 9th, 2024
Luke Combs leads the nominees for the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards with eight nods to his name, it was announced Tuesday. For a fifth year in a row, he’s up for both male artist of the year and the top prize, entertainer of the year. The 59th annual ACM Awards will take place ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arson suspected in fire at historic Manitoba movie theatre, police seek info
By The Canadian Press on April 9th, 2024
THE PAS, Man. – A historic former theatre in northern Manitoba has been hit by fire. RCMP say the blaze broke out early Monday morning at the Lido Theatre in the town of The Pas. Firefighters put out the fire within a few hours, and a preliminary investigation points to arson as a suspected cause. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ancient sea turtle housed at Boston aquarium for more than 50 years passes another physical
By Patrick Whittle And Rodrique Ngowi, The Associated Press on April 9th, 2024
BOSTON (AP) – Apparently it’s pretty easy being green after all. That was the takeaway from Tuesday’s physical examination of Myrtle, an ancient green sea turtle that has delighted visitors to the New England Aquarium in Boston for more than 50 years. Veterinarians performed Myrtle’s checkup after the 500-pound reptile was hoisted from the aquarium’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!George Lucas to receive honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival
By The Associated Press on April 9th, 2024
George Lucas will receive an honorary Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival next month, festival organizers announced Tuesday. Lucas will be honored at the closing ceremony to the 77th French film festival on May 25. He joins a short list of those to receive honorary Palmes. Last year, Harrison Ford, a regular leading man ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Country singers Thomas Rhett, MacKenzie Porter to co-host CCMA Awards
By The Canadian Press on April 9th, 2024
EDMONTON – American country crooner Thomas Rhett will co-host this year’s Canadian Country Music Association Awards. Organizers say he’ll be joined in Edmonton by Alberta-born songstress MacKenzie Porter, whose debut album is set for release later this month. Rhett’s hits include “Die a Happy Man” and “What’s Your Country Song.” Porter had her breakout in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rare copy of comic featuring Superman’s first appearance sells for $6 million at auction
By The Associated Press on April 9th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – A 1938 copy of the comic that first “introduced Superman to the world” has sold for a record-setting $6 million, the auctioneer that handled the purchase said last week. According to Heritage Auctions, the rare copy of Action Comics No. 1 was sold to an anonymous buyer on Thursday. The $6 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ready to serve: The Barefoot Contessa’s long-awaited memoir to come out Oct. 1
By The Associated Press on April 9th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The long-awaited memoir from Ina Garten, known to millions as host of “The Barefoot Contessa” and author of numerous cookbooks, will be published Oct. 1. The title, announced Tuesday, is “Be Ready When the Luck Happens.” “There is no recipe for writing a memoir, and the process helped me see that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Novels from Asia, Europe and South America vie for International Booker Prize
By The Associated Press on April 9th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Novels that depict people struggling with the forces of nature, history or economics in settings from rural Argentina to Communist East Germany are among six finalists announced Tuesday for the International Booker Prize for translated fiction. The shortlist for the 50,000 pound ($63,000) award includes Argentine writer Selva Almada’s “Not a River,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Beyoncé becomes first Black woman to hit No. 1 on Billboard country albums chart
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on April 9th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Beyoncé has made history once again. Her latest album, the epic “Act ll: Cowboy Carter”, hit No. 1 on the Billboard country albums chart, making her the first Black woman to top the chart since its 1964 inception. The album also topped the all-genres Billboard 200, marking her eighth No. 1 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eleanor Catton, Janika Oza shortlisted for Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
By The Canadian Press on April 9th, 2024
TORONTO – Eleanor Catton’s “Birnam Wood” is among the five finalists for the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. The US$150,000 award celebrates excellence in fiction by women and non-binary authors in Canada and the United States, and is bankrolled by BMO. “Birnam Wood,” a satirical eco-thriller by the Canadian-born, New Zealand-raised Catton, was also shortlisted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Librarians fear new penalties, even prison, as activists challenge books
By Hillel Italie And Kimberlee Kruesi, The Associated Press on April 9th, 2024
When an illustrated edition of Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” was released in 2019, educators in Clayton, Missouri needed little debate before deciding to keep copies in high school libraries. The book is widely regarded as a classic work of dystopian literature about the oppression of women, and a graphic novel would help it reach ... Read More »
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