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Folk singer Gordon Lightfoot cancels 2023 concert schedule, citing health
By The Canadian Press on April 11th, 2023
Gordon Lightfoot is cancelling all of his planned concerts this year because of his health. In a statement, representatives for the 84-year-old say the singer is experiencing “some health-related issues,” without giving specifics. Lightfoot’s representatives asked for his privacy to be respected as he “continues to focus on his recovery.” They say Lightfoot is unable ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Al Jaffee, longtime Mad magazine cartoonist, dead at 102
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on April 10th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Al Jaffee, Mad magazine’s award-winning cartoonist and ageless wise guy who delighted millions of kids with the sneaky fun of the Fold-In and the snark of “Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions,” has died. He was 102. Jaffee died Monday in Manhattan from multiple organ failure, according to his granddaughter, Fani Thomson. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mexican ballad singer Julián Figueroa dies at 27
By The Associated Press on April 10th, 2023
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Mexican ballad singer Julián Figueroa has died at the age of 27, his mother confirmed Monday. Figueroa was the son of actress Maribel Guardia and singer Joan Sebastian, who died in 2015. Guardia wrote that Figueroa died of a heart ailment. Like his father, Figueroa sang northern-inspired ballads backed by a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Illustrated Anne Frank book removed by Florida school
By Mike Schneider, The Associated Press on April 10th, 2023
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – A high school along Florida’s Atlantic Coast has removed a graphic novel based on the diary of Anne Frank after a leader of a conservative advocacy group challenged it, claiming it minimized the Holocaust. “Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation” was removed from a library at Vero Beach High School after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Graphic version of Anne Frank book removed by Florida school
By Mike Schneider, The Associated Press on April 10th, 2023
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – A high school along Florida’s Atlantic Coast has removed a graphic novel based on the diary of Anne Frank after a leader of a conservative advocacy group challenged it, claiming it minimized the Holocaust. “Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation” was removed from a library at Vero Beach High School after ... Read More »
1 responseBodies of missing musician, son recovered from Arkansas lake
By The Associated Press on April 10th, 2023
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) – The bodies of a jam band musician and his adult son were recovered from an Arkansas lake more than three weeks after the two went missing during a kayaking trip, authorities said. The Benton County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday that the bodies were identified as those of Chuck Morris, 47, and ... Read More »
1 responseHilary Swank gives birth to twins, shares 1st photo
By Nardos Haile, The Associated Press on April 10th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Hilary Swank has given birth to twins – a boy and a girl. The 48-year-old “Million Dollar Baby” actor posted a photo of her and her twins looking at the sunset on Instagram Sunday evening with the caption: “It wasn’t easy. But boy (and girl!) was it worth it.” She added ... Read More »
1 responseMichael Lerner, ‘Barton Fink’ Oscar nominee, dies at 81
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on April 10th, 2023
Michael Lerner, the Brooklyn-born character actor who played a myriad of imposing figures in his 60 years in the business, including monologuing movie mogul Jack Lipnick in “Barton Fink,” the crooked club owner Bugsy Calhoun in “Harlem Nights” and an angry publishing executive in “Elf” has died. He was 81. His nephew, actor Sam Lerner, ... Read More »
1 responseBiden and Irish poets: ‘Hope and history,’ a lifelong love
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on April 10th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – When President Joe Biden visits Ireland this week, he will mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, confer with top officials on current issues and honor his Irish ancestors. You can also count on Biden to quote an Irish poet or two, especially two late Nobel laureates – Seamus ... Read More »
1 responseThe anime hit ‘Suzume’ and Shinkai’s cinema of cataclysm
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on April 10th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Makoto Shinkai was never the same filmmaker after the 2011 earthquake stuck Japan. When the tsunami and quake ravaged the TÅhoku region of northern Japan and prompted a nuclear meltdown, Shinkai, a now 50-year-old director and animator of some of the most popular anime features in the world, could feel his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Susan L. Shirk’s ‘illuminating’ book on China’s rise wins Lionel Gelber Prize
By The Canadian Press on April 10th, 2023
TORONTO – An examination of China’s evolution from fragile superpower to global heavyweight has won the $50,000 Lionel Gelber Prize. Susan L. Shirk’s portrait “Overreach: How China Derailed Its Peaceful Rise,” published by Oxford University Press, was named the top book on international affairs published in English. The award citation praises the U.S. scholar and ... Read More »
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