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Some unionized TVO employees vote in favour of a strike mandate
By The Canadian Press on February 28th, 2023
TORONTO – Unionized workers at Ontario’s public broadcaster have voted in favour of a strike if ongoing labour talks stall, moving one step closer to a legal strike position. The collective agreement between TVO and 70 of its journalists, producers and education workers expired in October 2022. The Canadian Media Guild says members have received ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tenn. governor vows to sign anti-drag bill as photo surfaces
By Kimberlee Kruesi, The Associated Press on February 28th, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Republican Gov. Bill Lee says it would be “ridiculous” to conflate a recently surfaced yearbook photo of him wearing women’s clothing in high school to drag show performances currently under attack in Tennessee and other GOP-led states. Lee told reporters this week that he plans to sign legislation that would severely ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Q&A: Ludwig Göransson talks Rihanna, Mayan music, new series
By Jonathan Landrum Jr., The Associated Press on February 28th, 2023
GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) – Ludwig Göransson initially felt tremendous pressure in composing new music for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” with hopes of living up to his Oscar-winning score on the franchise’s 2019 epic first film. But instead of dwelling in his successful past, Göransson focused on pushing the sequel’s future forward with fresh tunes entirely ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Oscar universe belongs to ‘Everything Everywhere’
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on February 28th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – They dreamt up universes of hotdog fingers, googly-eyed rocks and “Raccaccoonie.” But Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, in this world or another, never imagined the kind of runaway success “Everything Everywhere All at Once” would have on the Oscar trail. For the past year, since ” Everything Everywhere All at Once” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ready to dance? ‘Naatu Naatu’ from ‘RRR’ is coming to Oscars
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on February 28th, 2023
Break out those suspenders and dancing shoes, M.M. Keeravaani’s joyously energetic anthem ” Naatu Naatu “ will be performed at the Oscars, the show’s producers said Tuesday. With music by Keeravaani and lyrics by Chandrabose, “Naatu Naatu” is one of the most memorable sequences from the Telegu-language action epic “RRR” with its catchy tune and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carnegie Hall returns to pre-pandemic full schedule in 23-24
By Ronald Blum, The Associated Press on February 28th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Carnegie Hall will reach its pre-pandemic level of 170 concerts during a 2023-24 season that includes a focus on the fall of the Weimar Republic. The hall said Tuesday the season will open Oct. 4 with the Riccardo Muti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s in Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with Leonidas Kavakos ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Opera Philadelphia resets 3 new works composed by women
By Ronald Blum, The Associated Press on February 28th, 2023
Opera Philadelphia has rescheduled three new works composed by women that were delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. Rene Orth’s “10 Days in a Madhouse” will be given its world premiere on Sept. 21 in the opening of the company’s O23 Festival, and Jennifer Higdon’s “Woman with Eyes Closed” has been rescheduled for September 2024 and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Books examining geopolitics, democracy shortlisted for Lionel Gelber Prize
By The Canadian Press on February 28th, 2023
TORONTO – Publications exploring contemporary geopolitics, the future of authoritarianism and the growing number of dictators challenging democracy are some of the finalists in the running for a Canadian award for books on global affairs. Five books have been shortlisted for the 2023 Lionel Gelber Prize, which is worth $50,000. The prize board says this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dior channels rebellious women at Paris Fashion Week
By Thomas Adamson, The Associated Press on February 28th, 2023
PARIS (AP) – After Milan, global fashion’s spotlight shifted to the final stretch of ready-to-wear shows in Paris on Tuesday, as the industry looks to the future with all the final fall trends. But displays in the French capital will also revisit the past this week, with homages to deceased designers Vivienne Westwood and Paco ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taylor Jenkins Reid writes her own Hollywood success story
By Alicia Rancilio, The Associated Press on February 28th, 2023
“I’m jealous you get to meet her,” an employee working behind the scenes at a recent press opportunity for “Daisy Jones & the Six” told some journalists. The “her” in question was not Riley Keough, the star of the Amazon limited series, or any of the show’s other female stars. It was Taylor Jenkins Reid, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tom Sizemore’s family ‘deciding end of life matters’
By The Associated Press on February 28th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – More than a week after Tom Sizemore suffered a brain aneurysm, a representative says the actor’s family is “now deciding end of life matters.” “Today, doctors informed his family that there is no further hope and have recommended end of life decision,” Sizemore’s manager Charles Lago said in a statement issued ... Read More »
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