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‘Yellowstone’ to end in November, sequel starts in December
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on May 5th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – The popular television western “Yellowstone” with Kevin Costner will end this fall and be replaced almost immediately by a sequel. But like any good drama, there’s some mystery involved. The sequel, still untitled, will premiere December on the Paramount cable network, which also televises “Yellowstone,” Paramount said on Friday. Behind Costner, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ed Sheeran to perform ‘Subtract’ album on Apple Music Live
By Jonathan Landrum Jr., The Associated Press on May 5th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Ed Sheeran will put his new album on full display with the help of Apple Music. The music streaming service announced Friday that Sheeran will kick off the second season of Apple Music Live on May 10. The British pop star performed his fifth studio album “Subtract” for the first time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Could AI pen ‘Casablanca’? Screenwriters take aim at ChatGPT
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on May 5th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – When Greg Brockman, the president and co-founder of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, was recently extolling the capabilities of artificial intelligence, he turned to “Game of Thrones.” Imagine, he said, if you could use AI to rewrite the ending of that not-so-popular finale. Maybe even put yourself into the show. “That is what ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How (and when) to watch King Charles’ coronation in the US
By The Associated Press on May 5th, 2023
King Charles III’s coronation Saturday will mix of a thousand-year tradition with the streaming age. The pomp and ceremony will be unmissable for U.K. residents, but what about royal watchers across the Atlantic? There are plenty of options to watch the regalia-heavy event that serves as a formal confirmation of King Charles’ dual role as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yeezy shoes still stuck in limbo after Adidas split with Ye
By David Mchugh, The Associated Press on May 5th, 2023
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) – Adidas saw operating earnings dwindle in the first three months of the year as the German sportswear company’s breakup with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West and his popular Yeezy shoe brand cost it 400 million euros ($441 million) in lost sales. The company is stuck with 1.2 billion euros ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Adidas breakup with rapper Ye, lost Yeezy sales hit earnings
By The Associated Press on May 5th, 2023
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) – Adidas saw operating earnings dwindle in the first three months of the year as the German sportswear company’s breakup with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West and his popular Yeezy shoe brand cost it 400 million euros ($441 million) in lost sales. Profit was down to 60 million euros from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘The ship sank all over again’: Families of victims in wreck recall Gordon Lightfoot
By Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press on May 5th, 2023
Darren Muljo was six years old when his teacher asked the students in his elementary school class to pick a song they wanted to learn to play. Muljo, now 52, chose the 1976 song “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” by legendary Canadian folk musician Gordon Lightfoot. Muljo’s mother, Cheryl Rozman, first introduced him to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!David Myles, The Trews, Kellie Loder among winners at East Coast Music Awards
By The Canadian Press on May 4th, 2023
HALIFAX – The first group of winners at the 2023 East Coast Music Awards have been announced. Singer-songwriter David Myles, who had four nominations, won album of the year and solo recording of the year for “It’s Only A Little Loneliness.” Adam Baldwin’s “Lighthouse in Little Lorraine” was recognized as song of the year. Newfoundland ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fatimah Ashgar wins $150,000 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction
By The Associated Press on May 4th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – A debut novel by the poet and screenwriter Fatimah Ashgar has won the inaugural Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, a $150,000 honor named for the late Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and given for outstanding work by a woman or non-binary person in the U.S. or Canada. Ashgar’s “When We Were Sisters,” the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ken Lum wins $50,000 Scotiabank Photography Award
By The Canadian Press on May 4th, 2023
TORONTO – Vancouver artist Ken Lum has won the Scotiabank Photography Award. In addition to $50,000, the honour nets the photographer a solo exhibition at the Scotiabank Contact Photography Festival in 2024 and a published book of his work, to be distributed worldwide. Prize organizers say Lum uses his art to express his dissatisfaction with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!American author Fatimah Asghar wins inaugural Carol Shields Prize
By The Canadian Press on May 4th, 2023
American author Fatimah Asghar has won the inaugural Carol Shields Prize for Fiction for their debut novel “When We Were Sisters.” The $150,000 award celebrates excellence in fiction by women and non-binary authors in Canada and the U.S., and is bankrolled by BMO. Asghar, whose pronouns are gender-neutral, also wrote the poetry collection “If They ... Read More »
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