March 29th, 2024

Entertainment News

After ‘Wonka’ and ‘Dune,’ Timothée Chalamet signs first look deal with Warner Bros.

By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on March 26th, 2024

Following the success of ” Wonka “ and the ” Dune” movies, Warner Bros. is staying in the Timothée Chalamet business. The star signed a first look deal with the studio to collaborate on future projects as an actor and producer, Warner Bros. said Tuesday. This doesn’t mean that Chalamet can only make movies with ... Read More »

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Bruce Springsteen becomes first international songwriter made a fellow of Britain’s Ivors Academy

By The Associated Press on March 26th, 2024

LONDON (AP) – Bruce Springsteen is the first international songwriter to be named a fellow of The Ivors Academy, the U.K’s professional association of music creators. The American icon was announced as the next recipient of the 80-year old Academy’s highest honor Tuesday, in recognition of the impact his career has had on the cultural ... Read More »

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A vocal revolt: MSNBC personalities object to NBC News’ hiring of Ronna McDaniel as a contributor

By David Bauder, The Associated Press on March 26th, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) – The internal furor over NBC News’ decision to hire former Republican National Committee head Ronna McDaniel as a paid contributor spread Monday, with MSNBC personalities Rachel Maddow, Jen Psaki, Nicolle Wallace, Joy Reid, Lawrence O’Donnell and Joe Scarborough all using their shows to publicly object. Maddow, MSNBC’s most popular personality, compared ... Read More »

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Ten programmers quit ‘toxic’ Hot Docs workplace as festival announces lineup

By The Canadian Press on March 26th, 2024

TORONTO – Ten programmers say they quit the Hot Docs film festival en masse as a result of what they describe as a toxic workplace. In a joint statement released the day the documentary fest announced its 2024 lineup, they say the organization failed to respect protocol and dismissed or diminished team members’ voices. They ... Read More »

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Hundreds of Art Gallery of Ontario workers on strike after rejecting contract offer

By The Canadian Press on March 26th, 2024

TORONTO – More than 400 Art Gallery of Ontario employees are on strike, after union members voted to reject the museum’s latest contract offer. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union says in a statement that the offer failed to address key issues such as wage increases, protections for part-time workers and contracting out positions. The ... Read More »

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The irony of Steve Martin’s life isn’t lost on him

By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on March 26th, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) – Steve Martin has long marveled at the many phases of his life. There’s his youth as a Disneyland performer, surrounded by vaudeville performers and magicians. A decade as a stand-up before the sudden onset of stadium-sized popularity. An abrupt shift to movies. Later, a new chapter as a banjo player, a ... Read More »

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Suzette Mayr, Emma Donoghue shortlisted for Dublin Literary Award

By The Canadian Press on March 26th, 2024

DUBLIN – Canadian authors Suzette Mayr and Emma Donoghue have been shortlisted for the prestigious Dublin Literary Award. The prize – billed as the largest purse for a single work of English-language fiction – is worth 100,000 euros or roughly $150,000. Mayr made the list for her novel “The Sleeping Car Porter,” which won the ... Read More »

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Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic lands in the Philadelphia area for the first time

By The Associated Press on March 26th, 2024

SPICEWOOD, Texas (AP) – Willie Nelson ‘s Fourth of July Picnic is two-stepping out of Texas to the Philadelphia area. The country luminary’s mostly annual mega-concert, hosted in his native Texas for most of its 50-year-history, will be held for the first time in the Northeast this July, with a bill that includes Bob Dylan ... Read More »

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With help from Pitbull, Newfoundland cabbie shows spoons aren’t just for folk music

By Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press on March 26th, 2024

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Harold Butler scrolled through a long playlist glowing on his iPhone screen in his spacious taxi, which was parked on a downtown street in St. John’s, N.L., on a recent rainy night. Flo Rida? Not now. Newfoundland folk band Simani? Maybe later. “Now this one has me blown away,” Butler said, ... Read More »

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Authorities searched Diddy’s properties as part of a sex trafficking probe. Here’s what to know

By Jonathan Landrum Jr., The Associated Press on March 25th, 2024

LOS ANGELES (AP) – In the first nine months of 2023, Sean “Diddy” Combs triumphantly performed at the MTV VMAs, released an R&B album that garnered a Grammy nomination and was a suitor to buy the BET network. But several lawsuits filed late last year raised allegations of sexual assault and rape against Combs – ... Read More »

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