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Man agrees to plead guilty in Basquiat artwork fraud scheme
By Stefanie Dazio, The Associated Press on April 11th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A former Los Angeles auctioneer has agreed to plead guilty in a cross-country art fraud scheme where he created fake artwork and falsely attributed the paintings to artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. The paintings ultimately wound up at the Orlando Museum of Art in Florida before they were seized ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alaska illustrator faces charge for anti-trans threat
By The Associated Press on April 11th, 2023
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – A court hearing is set for Tuesday for an Alaska children’s book illustrator charged with terroristic threatening after authorities said he posted transphobic notes in public places around the capital city that referenced shooting children. Mitchell Thomas Watley, 47, is scheduled for a late-afternoon preliminary hearing. The state’s online court records ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alaska illustrator faces charge for anti-trans threats
By The Associated Press on April 11th, 2023
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – A court hearing is set for Tuesday for an Alaska children’s book illustrator charged with terroristic threatening after authorities said he posted transphobic notes that referenced shooting children in public places around the capital city. Mitchell Thomas Watley, 47, is scheduled for a late-afternoon preliminary hearing. The state’s online court records ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Italy planning 5-figure fines for monument and art vandalism
By The Associated Press on April 11th, 2023
ROME (AP) – Italy will push for a law imposing stiff, five-figure fines on vandals who damage monuments or other cultural sites, to help pay for the repairs and clean-up. At a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, the government approved proposed legislation championed by the culture minister that would impose fines starting at 10,000 euros (nearly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dominion can discuss general threats in Fox defamation trial
By Randall Chase, The Associated Press on April 11th, 2023
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – The judge presiding over a voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit against Fox News for airing bogus allegations of fraud in the 2020 presidential election indicated Tuesday he would allow jurors to hear some testimony about threats directed at the company, but only to a point. Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A great read turned into a dream role for Jennifer Garner
By Alicia Rancilio, The Associated Press on April 11th, 2023
If you devoured Laura Dave’s novel ” The Last Thing He Told Me,” you’re not alone. The book spent 65 weeks as a New York Times Best Seller and one of those readers who couldn’t put it down was Jennifer Garner. “I read it with my middle child. We kept pushing bedtime later and later ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ACTRA and Cossette find common ground after a public call-out of the ad agency
By Noel Ransome, The Canadian Press on April 11th, 2023
TORONTO – Theunion representing Canada’s commercial actors has signed an agreement with Cossette Media that allows performersto work with the ad agency for the remainder of the year. The agreement comes amid an ongoing labour dispute between the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) and Institute of Canadian Agencies (ICA), whose members ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Actor Frank Vallelonga Jr. died from accidental overdose
By The Associated Press on April 11th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Frank Vallelonga Jr., an actor who appeared in the Oscar-winning movie “Green Book,” died from an accidental overdose of fentanyl and cocaine, according to the New York City medical examiner’s office. Vallelonga, 60, was found dead in November on a sidewalk in the Bronx. A 911 caller reported seeing his body ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!TSN takes home four Canadian Screen Awards, CBC Olympic coverage nabs two
By The Canadian Press on April 11th, 2023
TORONTO – CBC’s coverage of the Olympics and TSN’s broadcast of the world junior hockey championship each took home two Canadian Screen Awards today. CBC won the CSA for best sports program or series for its coverage of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, and Andi Petrillo won best sports host. TSN, meanwhile, won best ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!John Lorinc, Stephen Poloz among nominees for Donner public policy book prize
By The Canadian Press on April 11th, 2023
TORONTO – Journalist John Lorinc and former Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz are among the nominees for this year’s Donner Prize, which goes to the best public policy book. It’s the 25th anniversary for the prize awarded by the Donner Canadian Foundation, and the purse has been raised to $60,000 from $50,000. Lorinc is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Why are there so many good TV shows to watch right now?
By Alicia Rancilio, The Associated Press on April 11th, 2023
Picture May 17, 2001. In the final seconds of the season seven finale of “Friends,” Jennifer Aniston’s Rachel reveals she’s pregnant – but who’s the father? This was a classic May sweeps cliffhanger, luring viewers and reaping advertising dollars for NBC. Most shows used to kick off in the fall, air big episodes in November ... Read More »
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