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‘Mario’ tops charts again; ‘Beau is Afraid’ wins in limited
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on April 16th, 2023
“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” scored the best second weekend ever for an animated movie in North American theaters with $87 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The family-friendly Universal release dropped a slim 41% from its record-making opening weekend. With $94 million from international showings, “Mario’s” global total now stands at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fox News and 2020 election lies set to face jury come Monday
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on April 16th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Starting Monday in a courtroom in Delaware, Fox News executives and stars will have to answer for their role in spreading doubt about the 2020 presidential election and creating the gaping wound that remains in America’s democracy. Jurors hearing the $1.6 billion lawsuit filed against Fox by Dominion Voting Systems must ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pre-taped Screen Awards special to salute top Canadian film, TV
By The Canadian Press on April 16th, 2023
TORONTO – A tribute to the best in Canadian film and television airs tonight in a new format that Canadian Screen Awards organizers hope will appeal to more viewers. The pre-taped, hour-long special hosted by Samantha Bee is set to feature highlights from seven awards galas that took place over the past week. It replaces ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jimmy Carter and Playboy: How ‘the weirdo factor’ rocked ’76
By Bill Barrow, The Associated Press on April 16th, 2023
PLAINS, Ga. (AP) – Jimmy Carter already had drawn months of media scrutiny as a devout Southern Baptist running for president. Then the 1976 Democratic nominee brought up sex and sin as he explained his religious faith to Playboy magazine. Carter was not misquoted. But he was certainly misunderstood, as his thoughts in the wide-ranging ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Name-that-tune game Heardle dropped by Spotify after a year
By The Associated Press on April 15th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Heardle, the name-that-tune game inspired by the Wordle craze, is being dropped by Spotify less than a year after the music-streaming giant acquired it. “After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to say goodbye to Heardle,” Spotify said Saturday in a statement. A similar announcement was posted on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Archeologists in Italy unearth ancient dolphin statuette
By The Associated Press on April 15th, 2023
ROME (AP) – Excavations in southern Italy have unearthed terracotta bull heads and a figurine of the Greek god Eros riding a dolphin, shining new light on the religious life and rituals of an ancient city, culture ministry officials said Saturday. It’s the first trove of artifacts identified from a sanctuary in the ancient Greek ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Resort famous for Elvis’ ‘Blue Hawaii’ movie will be rebuilt
By The Associated Press on April 15th, 2023
HONOLULU (AP) – Demolition will soon begin on a resort once favored by both Hawaiian and Hollywood royalty before it was heavily damaged by a hurricane three decades ago. The Coco Palms Resort on the island of Kauai will be torn down for a new 350-room hotel, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported. The resort is best ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Defiant Dene:’ Former Northwest Territories premier publishes memoir
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on April 15th, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – Stephen Kakfwi says one of his proudest accomplishments has been overcoming the inability to feel any emotions after leaving residential school. “I grew very limited in feeling joy, feeling happy and also feeling sad. Everything got flattened,” he said. “Overcoming that took years.” The former Northwest Territories premier said he felt lucky when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Japan auteur Kitano’s latest samurai film headed to Cannes
By Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press on April 15th, 2023
TOKYO (AP) – Takeshi Kitano’s new film, premiering at the Cannes Film Festival next month, is a samurai story without heroes, mercilessly portraying human greed, betrayal and cruelty. Kitano, awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival for his “Hana-Bi” in 1997, wanted to make a different kind of period piece in “Kubi,” or ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guitarist Mark Sheehan of Irish band The Script dies at 46
By The Associated Press on April 15th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Ireland’s president has led tributes to Mark Sheehan, guitarist with Irish rock band The Script, after his death at the age of 46. The band said Sheehan died in a hospital on Friday after a brief illness. In a statement, The Script called him a “much loved husband, father, brother, band mate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Zimbabwe’s aspiring female artists still ‘frowned upon’
By Farai Mutsaka, The Associated Press on April 15th, 2023
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) – A self-portrait shows Nothando Chiwanga covering her face with a yellow miner’s helmet while money spills over the edge of a traditional African reed basket she holds in her lap. The artwork, a collage called “Immortal,” challenges age-old gender roles in a strongly patriarchal country like Zimbabwe by juxtaposing a helmet ... Read More »
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