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Texas-born princess facing imminent eviction from Rome villa
By Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press on April 19th, 2023
ROME (AP) – A Texas-born princess who lives in a Rome villa containing the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio is facing a court-ordered eviction Thursday, in the latest chapter in an inheritance dispute with the heirs of one of Rome’s aristocratic families. Princess Rita Jenrette Boncompagni Ludovisi, formerly known as Rita Carpenter, was still ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Q&A: Aster, Phoenix try to discuss ‘Beau is Afraid’
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on April 19th, 2023
In Ari Aster’s new film ” Beau is Afraid,” Joaquin Phoenix plays an anxious man in a rotten world who goes on a wildly weird journey, both Homeric and Oedipal, to his mother’s home. It’s theatrical and depraved and perhaps best left largely unexplained, at least until audiences get a chance to enter the debate. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Keri Russell evolves from silky spy to sweaty ‘Diplomat’
By Jocelyn Noveck, The Associated Press on April 19th, 2023
The first sign is the hair. Not exactly a total mess. But definitely not neat, either. Keri Russell’s hair on “The Diplomat,” her new Netflix series set in the world of high-stakes global diplomacy, is the hair of a woman – in this case, the U.S. ambassador to Britain – who simply had more urgent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Antiquities, plucked from storeroom, on Roman Forum display
By Frances D'emilio, The Associated Press on April 19th, 2023
ROME (AP) – Hundreds of remnants of ancient Roman life – including colored dice, rain gutter decorations depicting mythological figures, and burial offerings 3,000 years old – have long been hidden from public sight. Until now. For the next few months, a limited number of visitors to the Roman Forum, Colosseum or Palatine Hill can ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Don’t Say Gay’ expansion requested by DeSantis approved
By Anthony Izaguirre, The Associated Press on April 19th, 2023
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – The Florida Board of Education on Wednesday approved a ban on classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades, expanding the law critics call “Don’t Say Gay” at the request of Gov. Ron DeSantis as he gears up for an expected presidential run. The proposal will take effect ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Foo Fighters plan summer album, first since drummer’s death
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on April 19th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Foo Fighters have announced a new album is in the works, the first since the death of the band’s drummer, Taylor Hawkins. The rockers said in a statement that the upcoming 10-track “But Here We Are” will be “a brutally honest and emotionally raw response to everything Foo Fighters endured over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fox settlement part of flurry of lawsuits over election lies
By Nicholas Riccardi, The Associated Press on April 19th, 2023
DENVER (AP) – Fox News’ nearly $800 million settlement of a voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit marks the first milestone in a larger legal strategy designed to combat the false claims and conspiracy theories about elections that have rippled through the United States for nearly three years. Several similar lawsuits are teed up against those ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Florida board passes DeSantis’ expansion of ‘Don’t Say Gay’
By Anthony Izaguirre, The Associated Press on April 19th, 2023
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – The Florida Board of Education on Wednesday approved a ban on classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades, expanding the law critics call “Don’t Say Gay” at the request of Gov. Ron DeSantis as he gears up for an expected presidential run. The proposal will take effect ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Review: In ‘Chevalier,’ an erased figure gets a lush biopic
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on April 19th, 2023
Joseph Bologne, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, was an extraordinarily accomplished man in Marie Antoinette’s France. He was a scholar, a fencer, a virtuoso violinist and a famous and sought-after composer who wrote string quartets, symphonies and operas. His influence was vast, but he was all but erased from history books because Bologne was also Black, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Radio-Canada should get back to core mandate, says Conservative Quebec senator
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal Conservatives’ top Quebec Tory says the party’s concerns about the CBC do not apply to the broadcaster’s French-language wing, but one of its senators suggests there is a need to look at it mandate. Quebec Sen. Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu, speaking in French, told reporters on his way into the party’s weekly caucus ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Otis Redding III, who followed father into music, dies at 59
By The Associated Press on April 19th, 2023
MACON, Ga. (AP) – Singer and guitarist Otis Redding III, the son and namesake of the legendary 1960s soul singer, has died from cancer at age 59, his family said Wednesday. Redding was just 3 years old when his father, Otis Redding, perished along with several band members in a plane crash on Dec. 10, ... Read More »
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