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Disney to debut new Lightning Lane Premier Pass this month, but some guests may have sticker shock
By Michelle Chapman, The Associated Press on October 16th, 2024
The Walt Disney Co. is set to pilot a new pass for guests to get on rides faster at its domestic theme parks, but the cost might be a bit out of reach for many. Disney said Wednesday that its Lightning Lane Premier Pass is set to debut at Disneyland on Oct. 23 and Disney ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Q&A: Diego Luna and Gael GarcÃa Bernal’s ‘La Máquina’ explores masculinity and aging in boxing story
By Leslie Ambriz, The Associated Press on October 16th, 2024
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) – Separately, Diego Luna and Gael GarcÃa Bernal are highly regarded actors. Together, they are a force to be reckoned with since starring in Alfonso Cuarón’s 2001 cult classic “Y tu mamá también.” They have embarked on another on-screen project, co-starring in Hulu’s first Spanish-language production, “La Máquina,” now streaming. That’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anti-establishment the MC5 ironically get into the establishment with Rock & Roll Hall Fame invite
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on October 16th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Before there was the Clash, Nirvana or Rage Against the Machine there was the MC5. “The MC5 was playing punk rock music before there was a name for it,” says Tom Morello, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist for bands like Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave. “They built ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Entertainment and lifestyle titan Barry Diller will have memoir out next spring
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on October 16th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Barry Diller has a memoir coming out next spring, covering a life that could fill multiple volumes. Simon & Schuster announced Wednesday that Diller’s “Who Knew” will be released May 20, following his rise from the mail room of the William Morris Agency to the heights of wealth and influence. His ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Candidates vying to be Halifax’s next mayor combat apathy and lack of awareness
By Lyndsay Armstrong, The Canadian Press on October 16th, 2024
HALIFAX – Candidates running to be Halifax’s next mayor are fighting apathy and a lack of public engagement with municipal politics, experts and candidates say. “I think that Haligonians, and probably a lot of Canadians generally, are checking out of local politics,” Alex Marland, a professor and political scientist at Acadia University in Wolfville, N.S., ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The world’s second Sphere will be built in the UAE capital after the first opened in Las Vegas
By The Associated Press on October 15th, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – The world’s second Sphere will be built in the capital of the United Arab Emirates after the opening of the first in Las Vegas. Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism and Sphere Entertainment Co. announced the plan late Tuesday to bring a Sphere to the Middle East. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A grand museum displaying Egypt’s ancient treasures is opening for a trial run
By Ahmed Hatem, The Associated Press on October 15th, 2024
CAIRO (AP) – The Grand Egyptian Museum will open 12 halls with exhibits about ancient Egypt in its main galleries starting this week in a trial run ahead of the still-unannounced official opening, officials said Tuesday The museum, a mega-project near the famed Giza Pyramids which has cost well over $1 billion so far, will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rapper turned Saskatchewan NDP candidate says sorry for lyrics called misogynistic
By The Canadian Press on October 15th, 2024
REGINA – A former Saskatchewan rapper turned political candidate apologized Tuesday for lyrics that the incumbent Saskatchewan Party has criticized as misogynistic. Phil Smith, the NDP candidate for Estevan-Big Muddy, said in a statement that he takes full responsibility for the songs released about a decade ago. He said he’s now “committed to social action ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs ask judge to release identities of his accusers
By Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press on October 15th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Lawyers for Sean “˜Diddy’ Combs asked a New York judge Tuesday to force prosecutors to disclose the names of his accusers in his sex trafficking case. The lawyers wrote in a letter to a Manhattan federal court judge that the hip-hop music maker needs to know the identities of his alleged ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hunter Biden revives lawsuit against Fox News over explicit images used in streaming series
By The Associated Press on October 15th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Hunter Biden has revived a lawsuit that accuses Fox News of illegally publishing explicit images of him as part of a streaming series. The president’s son first sued Fox in New York in July over images used in the Fox Nation series “The Trial of Hunter Biden,” a “mock trial” of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bilingual Quebec communities lose bid to suspend application of language law rules
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on October 15th, 2024
MONTREAL – Bilingual Quebec municipalities have lost their bid to have several parts of the government’s French-language reform suspended while their case makes its way through the courts. The communities asked the Quebec Superior Court last month to suspend the application of parts of Bill 96 – as the language reform is known – arguing ... Read More »
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