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Reba McEntire finds a new on-screen family in NBC’s ‘Happy’s Place’
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on October 18th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Reba McEntire finds herself behind the bar in her latest return to network TV, making a series that’s a nicely calibrated cocktail of drama and comedy. “The things that are most important in my life is love, hope, faith, happiness, energy, light. And that’s all of the things that are happening ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One Direction was the internet’s first boy band, and Liam Payne its grounding force
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on October 18th, 2024
Liam Payne’s voice is the first one heard in the culture-shifting boy band One Direction’s debut single: “What Makes You Beautiful” launches into a bouncy guitar riff, a cheeky and borderline gratuitous cowbell and then, Payne. “You’re insecure, don’t know what for / You’re turning heads when you walk through the door,” he sings, in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poet Naomi Shihab Nye receives $100,000 lifetime achievement award
By The Associated Press on October 18th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Naomi Shihab Nye is this year’s winner of the Wallace Stevens Award, a $100,000 lifetime achievement honor named for the celebrated 20th century poet. Nye’s prize was announced Friday by the Academy of American Poets, which has previously given the award to Louise Glück, John Ashbery and Rita Dove among others. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mark Strong and Lesley Manville make ancient tragedy ‘Oedipus’ a political thriller
By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press on October 18th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Who are you? That most basic question perplexes people, just as it did when Greek dramatist Sophocles wrote about the cursed king Oedipus two and a half millennia ago. Screen stars Mark Strong and Lesley Manville return to the London stage in director Robert Icke’s adaptation, “Oedipus,” which fuses the primal power ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Kindness’ influencers on TikTok give money to strangers. Why is that controversial?
By Kaitlyn Huamani, The Associated Press on October 18th, 2024
Every Christmas growing up in Minnesota, Jimmy Darts’ parents gave him $200 in cash: $100 for himself and $100 for a stranger. Now, with over 12 million followers on TikTok and several million more on other platforms, philanthropy is his full-time job. Darts, whose real surname is Kellogg, is one of the biggest creators of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poet Naomi Shihab Nye receives $150,000 lifetime achievement award
By The Associated Press on October 18th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Naomi Shihab Nye is this year’s winner of the Wallace Stevens Award, a $150,000 lifetime achievement honor named for the celebrated 20th century poet. Nye’s prize was announced Friday by the Academy of American Poets, which has previously given the award to Louise Glück, John Ashbery and Rita Dove among others. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!King Charles III’s visit rekindles Australia’s debate on ending ties to the British monarchy
By Rod Mcguirk, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2024
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – King Charles III and Queen Camilla will arrive in Sydney on Friday for the first Australian visit by a reigning monarch in more than a decade, a trip that has rekindled debate about the nation’s constitutional links to Britain. The Sydney Opera House’s iconic sails will be illuminated with images of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!King Charles III lands in Australia’s republic debate in the first visit by a monarch in 13 years
By Rod Mcguirk, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2024
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive in Sydney for the first Australian visit by a reigning monarch in more than a decade, a trip that has rekindled debate about the nation’s constitutional links to Britain. The Sydney Opera House’s iconic sails will be illuminated with images of previous royal visits ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Breaking Bad’ star appears in ad campaign against littering in New Mexico
By The Associated Press on October 17th, 2024
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – The indelible lead character from the “Breaking Bad” streaming series has a new starring role in a public service ad campaign against littering in New Mexico. The 15- and 30-second ad spots were unveiled Thursday at an arthouse movie theater in Santa Fe’s urban railyard district. Local officials hope actor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What we know about Liam Payne’s death, including some of the unanswered questions
By Kaitlyn Huamani And Isabel Debre, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2024
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – Argentine authorities continue to investigate the death of former One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died Wednesday at age 31 after falling three stories from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires. Payne was a beloved member of the group, which formed in 2010 after its members – Payne, Harry Styles, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One Direction were the internet’s first boy band, and Liam Payne its grounding force
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2024
Liam Payne’s voice is the first one heard in the culture-shifting boy band One Direction’s debut single: “What Makes You Beautiful” launches into a bouncy guitar riff, a cheeky and borderline gratuitous cowbell and then, Payne. “You’re insecure, don’t know what for / You’re turning heads when you walk through the door,” he sings, in ... Read More »
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