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‘The Last of Us’ TV adaptation resonates beyond gamers
By Karena Phan, The Associated Press on March 13th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – In the HBO series “The Last of Us,” a fungal infection has taken over Earth, rendering the United States an apocalyptic landscape protagonists Joel and Ellie need to traverse. Fans unfamiliar with the video game, from which the series was adapted, might assume this is just another zombie show packed with ... Read More »
1 responseThe meaning behind the blue ribbons worn at the Oscars
By The Associated Press on March 13th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Small and subtle, the blue ribbons worn by many celebrities at the Oscars nonetheless had an important message: support refugees. According to a statement from the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees cited by news outlets, donning the #WithRefugees ribbons Sunday “sends a powerful visual message that everyone has the right to ... Read More »
1 responseDrake announces 2023 North American tour with 21 Savage
By (), The Associated Press on March 13th, 2023
Four-time Grammy-winner Drake is teaming up with collaborator 21 Savage for a North American arena tour this year. The It’s All a Blur Tour will kick off June 16 in New Orleans and stop in Dallas, Miami, New York, Montreal, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Additional shows including Toronto will be announced later. The Canadian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drake to start ‘It’s All a Blur’ tour this summer with stops in Vancouver, Montreal
By The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
TORONTO – Drake has announced his 2023 North American tour with 21 Savage. The “It’s All a Blur” tour comes with a 29-date arena run this summer with two Canadian stops in Montreal and Vancouver. It follows Drake and 21 Savage’s 2022 album “Her Loss.” After kicking off in New Orleans in June, the tour ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yeoh, Fraser feel the love at Vanity Fair post-Oscars party
By Andrew Dalton And Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on March 13th, 2023
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) – Michelle Yeoh and Angela Bassett locked in a long embrace, their bare, muscle-bound arms wrapped around each other. They whispered, laughed and squealed with glee as nearly every phone in the vicinity came out to take photos. Vanity Fair’s annual post- Oscars party was full of such moments of warmth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chancellor Scholz proud of German antiwar film’s 4 Oscars
By Kirsten Grieshaber, The Associated Press on March 13th, 2023
BERLIN (AP) – Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday expressed pride that the German antiwar movie “All Quiet on the Western Front” won four Oscars including best international film. “Congratulations on four Oscars!” Scholz tweeted. “It is a huge success for the German film, one can be rightly proud of it,” the German chancellor added. “Especially ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inside the Dolby: What you didn’t see on TV on Oscars night
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on March 13th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – It’s during the commercial breaks that the audience inside the Dolby Theatre really comes to life on Oscar night. The stars will gladly play for the cameras posted in their face during the global broadcast ““ they are actors after all ““ but a lot of the time it seems like ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oscar Moments: Moms get special praise on feel-good night
By Jocelyn Noveck, The Associated Press on March 13th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – It was chaotic, messy, wild, creative, big-hearted and utterly unique. If it were a bagel, it would most certainly have been the “everything” kind. But “Everything Everywhere All At Once” was a movie, not a bagel, and it ruled Sunday’s Oscar ceremony, making for one feel-good moment after another – and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!India enthuses over Oscars for ‘Naatu Naatu,’ elephant doc
By Omer Farooq, The Associated Press on March 13th, 2023
HYDERABAD, India (AP) – India celebrated its two historic Academy Awards with enthusiasm befitting the high-energy best original song “Naatu Naatu.” The dance anthem from the blockbuster Telugu-language action epic “RRR” is the first from an Indian film to earn a nomination and win and has dazzled audiences everywhere with its energetic tempo and choreography. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Simu Liu hosts Juno Awards as Nickelback set to join Canadian Music Hall of Fame
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
EDMONTON – Marvel superhero star Simu Liu returns tonight for an encore performance as host of the Juno Awards. The “Shang-Chi” actor oversees the celebration of Canadian music for the second consecutive year, this time from Edmonton, where five key Junos will be handed out including album of the year, breakthrough artist and the viewer-voted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Japan’s Kenzaburo Oe, awarded Nobel for poetic fiction, dies
By The Associated Press on March 13th, 2023
TOKYO (AP) – Nobel literature laureate Kenzaburo Oe, whose darkly poetic novels were built from his childhood memories during Japan’s postwar occupation and from being the parent of a disabled son, has died. He was 88. His publisher, Kodansha Ltd., said in a statement Monday that Oe had died of old age on March 3. ... Read More »
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