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Elton John turns the saga of televangelist Tammy Faye into song for Broadway
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on October 15th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – When Elton John was on tour in America in the 1970s, there was someone on TV who caught his eye. She was an over-the-top, heavy makeup-wearing performer who wore her heart on her sleeve and yet seemed in on the joke – televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker. You could say game was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taylor Swift tour dates expected to inject hundreds of millions into Toronto economy
By Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press on October 15th, 2024
TORONTO – A tourism organization is estimating Taylor Swift’s six Toronto concert dates will inject hundreds of millions of dollars into the city’s economy. Destination Toronto says it expects $152 million in direct spending associated with the Eras Tour’s stint in the city next month, which it anticipates will grow into a $282 million economic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Egypt’s long-delayed mega-museum will open some of its main galleries, a trial run for full opening
By Ahmed Hatem, The Associated Press on October 15th, 2024
CAIRO (AP) – The Grand Egyptian Museum will partially open its main galleries on Wednesday, including 12 halls that exhibit aspects of ancient Egypt, as part of a trial run, officials said Tuesday. The museum, a mega-project near the famed Giza Pyramids which has cost well over $1 billion so far, will open the halls ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Al Roker and his oldest daughter, Courtney, team up on a cookbook that celebrates their family
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on October 15th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Al Roker remembers the moment when it became clear to him that his oldest daughter was an honest-to-goodness chef. “We were talking, and she was in the kitchen, and she’s looking at me, but she’s chiffonading these herbs and not looking down,” he recalled recently. “Within the first three minutes, there’d ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Experimental Toronto opera theatre taps high-profile librettist as artistic director
By Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press on October 15th, 2024
TORONTO – The experimental Toronto-based opera company Against the Grain Theatre has recruited award-winning librettist Royce Vavrek as its new artistic director. The Alberta-born, Brooklyn-based Vavrek is taking the reins from founding artistic director Joel Ivany, who left the role last year. The company, founded in 2010, is known for staging operas in unexpected places, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tori Amos’ first children’s book is an ode to inspiration
By The Associated Press on October 15th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Tori Amos is working on a children’s book – her first – that she hopes will help young people follow their own paths of inspiration. “Tori and the Muses” will be published March 4 by the Penguin Random House imprint Penguin Workshop. Illustrated by Demelsa Haughton, Amos’ book tells ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bestselling novelist Ken Follett will probe the mysteries of Stonehenge in ‘Circle of Days’
By The Associated Press on October 15th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Ken Follett’s next historical epic will look back to the origins of one of the world’s most famous and enigmatic destinations – Stonehenge. The Welsh author’s “Circle of Days” is scheduled for next Sept. 23, according to Hachette Book Group, which on Tuesday announced the book through imprints in the U.S. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!King Charles III set to visit Australia and Samoa on a trip spanning a dozen time zones
By Danica Kirka, The Associated Press on October 14th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – King Charles III, who is 75 and battling cancer, will travel halfway around the world to Samoa this month to take his seat as the head of the Commonwealth and highlight the existential threat that climate change poses for Pacific island nations. He will also return to Australia, a country that played ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kamala Harris will sit down with Bret Baier for her first Fox News interview
By Chris Megerian, The Associated Press on October 14th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Vice President Kamala Harris will be interviewed by Fox News anchor Bret Baier on Wednesday in Pennsylvania as she steps up her travel and conversations with media outlets in the closing stretch of the presidential campaign. It will be her first sit down with the network, and her first interview with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Donald Trump uses ‘Full Metal Jacket’ clips to portray his ideal military
By The Associated Press on October 14th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Donald Trump is embracing perhaps Hollywood’s most memorable drill sergeant to portray his vision of a hardened military and mock the Biden administration’s embrace of the LGBTQ+ community serving openly. Trump’s recent rallies have featured a video with clips of R. Lee Ermey as Marine Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!6 people accuse Diddy of sexual assault in new lawsuits, including man who was 16 at the time
By Michael R. Sisak, The Associated Press on October 14th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – A new wave of lawsuits filed Monday accuses Sean “Diddy” Combs of raping women, sexually assaulting men and molesting a 16-year-old boy. At least six lawsuits were filed against the hip-hop mogul in federal court in Manhattan. They were filed anonymously, two by women identified as Jane Does and four by ... Read More »
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