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Toronto author Anne Michaels wins Giller Prize for novel ‘Held’
By Jordan Omstead and Cassandra Szklarski, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2024
TORONTO – Anne Michaels won the Giller Prize for her novel “Held,” a multi-generational examination of war and trauma. The Giller jury cited the novel as an impactful and hypnotic exploration of mortality, resilience and desires. Michaels appealed for “unity” among “all the arts” during her speech at the Toronto ceremony, held under the shadow ... Read More »
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By Jordan Omstead and Cassandra Szklarski, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2024
Toronto poet-novelist Anne Michaels has won the Giller Prize for her novel “Held,” a multi-generational examination of war, trauma and love. The winner refused interviews at the gala, which took place under the shadow of protests by members of the literary community who criticize award sponsors that are associated with Israeli military. More coming. Note ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police investigate burglary at Windsor Castle estate, fueling concerns about royal security
By The Associated Press on November 18th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – British police are investigating a burglary on the Windsor Castle estate, fueling concerns about security at the royal residence west of London. The suspects stole a pickup truck and a quad bike from a farm building on the estate just before midnight on Oct. 13, Thames Valley Police said in a statement. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Japanese poet Shuntaro Tanikawa, master of modern free verse, has died at 92
By Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press on November 18th, 2024
TOKYO (AP) – Shuntaro Tanikawa, who pioneered modern Japanese poetry, poignant but conversational in its divergence from haiku and other traditions, has died. He was 92. Tanikawa, who translated the “Peanuts” comic strip and penned the lyrics for the theme song of the animation series “Astro Boy,” died Nov. 13, his son Kensaku Tanikawa said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Demonstrators chant, wave banners outside Giller bash to protest prize sponsors
By Jordan Omstead and Cassandra Szklarski, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2024
TORONTO – Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Giller Prize gala chanting and waving signs that demanded organizers of the lucrative book prize cut ties with some sponsors associated with Israel. Demonstrators gathered in front of a downtown Toronto hotel late afternoon Monday as the ceremony was about to begin, shouting at cars as they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Kissing the ring?’ MSNBC ‘Morning Joe’ hosts meet with Trump to reopen lines of communication
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on November 18th, 2024
MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, fierce critics of President-elect Donald Trump, say they traveled to Mar-a-Lago for a meeting with him to reopen lines of communication that would better serve their morning show viewers. With feelings still raw two weeks after the election, their journey to Trump’s Florida home hasn’t gone over that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rapper NBA YoungBoy pleads guilty in Utah prescription drug fraud ring
By The Associated Press on November 18th, 2024
LOGAN, Utah (AP) – A Louisiana-based rap artist pleaded guilty Monday to his role in a large-scale prescription drug fraud ring that operated out of his multimillion-dollar home in Utah. Rapper NBA YoungBoy, whose real name is Kentrell Gaulden, walked into a courtroom in Logan, Utah, with his head hung low as he entered the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NY priest who allowed Sabrina Carpenter to shoot a music video in church further stripped of duties
By Philip Marcelo, The Associated Press on November 18th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The leader of a New York City church where pop star Sabrina Carpenter filmed provocative scenes for a music video was stripped of his duties Monday after church officials said an investigation revealed other instances of mismanagement. Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello was relieved of “any pastoral oversight or governance role” at his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Protest against Giller Prize sponsors planned outside of gala in Toronto
By Cassandra Szklarski, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2024
TORONTO – Controversy yet again cast a shadow over Giller Prize festivities as protesters promised to gather at Monday’sgala hours before it was set to hand out the $100,000 award. The group known as CanLit Responds – working as part of a campaign called No Arms in the Arts – says members including authors and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Actors Jonathan Majors and Meagan Good are engaged. She backed him through domestic violence trial
By The Associated Press on November 18th, 2024
Actors Jonathan Majors and Meagan Good are engaged. The two told E! News of their engagement at the Ebony Power 100 Gala in Los Angeles on Sunday, and Good showed off her ring in a photograph for The Associated Press. Majors, 35, and Good, 43, met in 2022 and began dating last year. She was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kissing the ring? MSNBC ‘Morning Joe’ hosts say they met with Trump to reopen lines of communication
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on November 18th, 2024
MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, fierce critics of President-Elect Donald Trump, say they traveled to Mar-a-Lago for a meeting with him to reopen lines of communication that would better serve their morning show viewers. With feelings still raw two weeks after the election, their journey hasn’t gone over that well with many fans ... Read More »
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