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Lynyrd Skynyrd founding member Gary Rossington dead at 71
By The Associated Press on March 5th, 2023
Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s last surviving original member who also helped to found the group, died Sunday at the age of 71. No cause of death was given. “It is with our deepest sympathy and sadness that we have to advise, that we lost our brother, friend, family member, songwriter and guitarist, Gary Rossington, today,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lynyrd Skynyrd founding guitarist Gary Rossington has died
By The Associated Press on March 5th, 2023
Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s last surviving original member who also helped to found the group, died Sunday at the age of 71. No cause of death was given. “It is with our deepest sympathy and sadness that we have to advise, that we lost our brother, friend, family member, songwriter and guitarist, Gary Rossington, today,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Designers at ‘Star Trek’ spinoff and Guillermo del Toro anthology win costume awards
By The Canadian Press on March 5th, 2023
TORONTO – Canadian costume designers for a “Star Trek” spinoff and a Guillermo del Toro horror anthology are among the winners of the CAFTCAD Awards. The Canadian Alliance of Film and Television Costume Arts and Design celebrated outstanding homegrown artisans working in film, television and digital projects at a gala Sunday night in Toronto. Crave’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Valentino holds black tie Paris show, Lanvin goes simple
By Thomas Adamson, The Associated Press on March 5th, 2023
PARIS (AP) – Cars snaked for blocks dropping off countless VIPs for Valentino’s “black tie” show at Paris Fashion Week as the evening Paris lights bathed the nearby Arc de Triomphe. Its designer Pierpaolo Piccoli put on a star-studded collection that deconstructed the suit amid androgyny and sartorial plays. Meanwhile at Lanvin, stars such as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Creature from the Black Lagoon’ actor Ricou Browning dies
By The Associated Press on March 5th, 2023
Ricou Browning, a skilled swimmer best known for his underwater role as the Gill Man in the quintessential 3D black-and-white 1950s monster movie “Creature from the Black Lagoon,” has died, his family told various media outlets. He was 93. Browning died Feb. 27 at his home in Southwest Ranches, Florida. In addition to acting roles, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prince Harry contacted about coronation; attendance unclear
By Danica Kirka, The Associated Press on March 5th, 2023
King Charles III’s office has been in touch with Prince Harry about the new monarch’s coronation, raising the possibility the prince will attend the historic ceremony despite tensions within the royal family. If Harry and his wife, Meghan, were to attend the May 6 coronation at Westminster Abbey in London, it would be the first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A box office K.O.: ‘Creed III’ debuts to $58.7 million
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on March 5th, 2023
” Creed III “ punched above its weight at the domestic box office in its first weekend in theaters. The MGM release knocked “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” out of first place and far surpassed both industry expectations and the opening weekends of the first two movies in the franchise. Playing in 4,007 locations in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lenka Lichtenberg’s Juno-nominated album brings Holocaust survivor’s poetry to life
By Christian Collington, The Canadian Press on March 5th, 2023
TORONTO – A series of poems written in a concentration camp about romantic love, betrayal and hopeful dreams of faraway places is being brought to life in album form, sung in Czech by the author’s granddaughter. Lenka Lichtenberg’s album “Thieves of Dreams,” released in 2022, is competing at the Juno Awards next weekend in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Year after the slap, Chris Rock punches back in new special
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on March 4th, 2023
A year after Will Smith smacked him on the Academy Awards stage, Chris Rock finally gave his rebuttal in a forceful stand-up special, streamed live on Netflix, in which the comedian bragged that he “took that hit like Pacquiao.” The 58-year-old comedian on Saturday night performed his first stand-up special since last year’s Oscars. “Chris ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paris Fashion Week spans minimalism and Renaissance blooms
By Thomas Adamson, The Associated Press on March 4th, 2023
PARIS (AP) – The dull Paris weather did not dim the power of the French capital’s ready-to-wear shows continued Saturday, vibrantly spanning the restrained colors of minimalism to Renaissance exuberance. Here are some highlights of Paris Fashion Week fall-winter 2023-2024 collections: ELIE SAAB SAYS IT WITH FLOWERS Singers Ciara and Avril Lavigne negotiated crowds and ... Read More »
1 responseClimate activists target art work near German parliament
By The Associated Press on March 4th, 2023
BERLIN (AP) – Climate activists on Saturday splashed a dark liquid over an artwork near the German parliament building engraved with key articles from the country’s constitution, drawing condemnation from the speaker of parliament and other lawmakers. The Last Generation group said supporters symbolically “soaked in “˜oil'” the outdoor installation – a series of glass ... Read More »
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