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Tomson Highway releasing a musical picture book for kids in Cree and English
By The Canadian Press on April 6th, 2023
MONTREAL – Tomson Highway says he hopes his upcoming multilingual kids’ book can help preserve the Cree language. The acclaimed playwright, author and musician is releasing a musical picture book for kids called “Grand Chief Salamoo Cook is Coming to Town.” Montreal-based publisher the Secret Mountain says the tale unfolds in English and is interspersed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ellie Goulding thinks we all need to be more selfish
By Krysta Fauria, The Associated Press on April 6th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Throughout her career, Ellie Goulding has been candid about the drawbacks of fame. Although she remembers being a self-conscious teenager, Goulding said her struggles with panic attacks, anxiety and insecurity about how she looks were exacerbated in the early stages of her stardom. “I was kind of thrust into this world,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Met premieres Blanchard’s `Champion,’ an `opera in jazz’
By Mike Silverman, The Associated Press on April 6th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – When Terence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” proved a sell-out hit at the Metropolitan Opera in 2021, general manager Peter Gelb wasted no time lining up the composer’s other opera for the current season. And that set the clock ticking for Blanchard and his collaborators to adapt a relatively ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Future of Borges estate in limbo as widow doesn’t leave will
By Daniel Politi, The Associated Press on April 5th, 2023
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – The rights to the works of the late Jorge Luis Borges, considered Argentina’s most internationally significant author of the 20th century, have fallen into limbo because his widow died last month without a will. The revelation this week surprised the country’s literary circles, because Borges’ wife, Maria Kodama, devoted much ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pop singer Danny Fernandes accused of taking thousands from aspiring musicians: CBC
By The Canadian Press on April 5th, 2023
TORONTO – A lawyer for Canadian pop star Danny Fernandes says the singer is confident he will be able to rebuild his career after the CBC published an investigation that alleged he took thousands of dollars from aspiring musicians. “He is confident through our joint efforts in rehabilitation and restitution he can rebuild his trust ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge weighs request to toss Chasing Horse’s sex abuse case
By Rio Yamat, The Associated Press on April 5th, 2023
LAS VEGAS (AP) – A former “Dances With Wolves” actor accused of sexually abusing Indigenous women and girls in the U.S. and Canada has asked a judge in Nevada to toss out a sweeping indictment against him, saying two Las Vegas area women identified as victims wanted to have sex with him. One of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dealer pleads guilty in death of actor Michael K. Williams
By Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press on April 5th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – A Brooklyn drug dealer pleaded guilty Wednesday to providing “The Wire” actor Michael K. Williams with fentanyl-laced heroin, causing his death. Irvin Cartagena’s plea to a charge of conspiring to distribute drugs was entered in Manhattan federal court. Sentencing was set by U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams for Aug. 18, when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jury in defamation suit against Fox won’t hear about Jan. 6
By Randall Chase, The Associated Press on April 5th, 2023
DOVER, Del. (AP) – The upcoming trial in a voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit against Fox News for airing false allegations of vote fraud in the 2020 presidential election will not include testimony about the Jan. 6 uprising at the U.S. Capitol, a judge ruled Wednesday. Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems claims that Fox program hosts, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NPR protests as Twitter calls it ‘state-affiliated media’
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on April 5th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Twitter has labeled National Public Radio as “state-affiliated media” on the social media site, a move some worried Wednesday could undermine public confidence in the news organization. NPR said it was disturbed to see the description added to all of the tweets that it sends out, with John Lansing, its president ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Randy Bachman to showcase more than 80 of his guitars at NMC exhibit in Studio Bell
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on April 5th, 2023
TORONTO – Randy Bachman is shedding light on his incredible guitar obsession with a new temporary exhibit set to open at Calgary’s National Music Centre inside Studio Bell next month. Organizers say the Guess Who co-founder and “Taking Care of Business” hitmaker will showcase more than 80 of his prized axes for “Randy Bachman: Every ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Johnny Depp-starrer ‘Jeanne du Barry’ to open Cannes
By The Associated Press on April 5th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – The historical drama, “Jeanne du Barry,” starring Johnny Depp as King Louis XV, will open the 76th Cannes Film Festival. Organizers of the French festival announced Wednesday that this year’s edition will get underway with the period film directed by and starring Maïwenn, the French actress and filmmaker. She plays Louis ... Read More »
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