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By Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2025
Nonfiction 1. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins, narrated by the author (Audible Studios) 2. Atomic Habitsby James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) 3. How to Giggle by Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo, narrated by the authors (Simon & Schuster Audio) 4. The Next Conversation by Jefferson Fisher, narrated by the author ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The 2025 Latin Grammys will return to Las Vegas for the 15th time
By Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The 2025 Latin Grammys are headed back to Las Vegas. The 26th annual award show will take place on Nov. 13 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It marks the 15th time the show has taken place in Sin City. The three-hour telecast will be broadcast live on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar and Simone Biles are winners at the Webby Awards
By Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, Rihanna,Travis Kelce and Simone Biles all won honors at the Webby Awards, which recognize the best internet content and creators. The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences announced winners Tuesday in a variety of categories. The 29th annual ceremony will take place at Cipriani Wall Street ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winfrey’s new book club pick is Tina Knowles’ memoir, ‘Matriarch’
By Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey ‘s latest book club pick is a memoir by an old friend and personal hero, Tina Knowles. Winfrey announced Tuesday that she had selected Knowles’ “Matriarch,” which was published this week. Their interview, recorded at a Starbucks in Chicago, can be watched on Winfrey’s YouTube channel. “Some of you ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court takes up religious rights dispute over LGBTQ books in Maryland schools
By Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday over the religious rights of parents in Maryland to remove their children from elementary school classes using storybooks with LGBTQ characters. The case is the latest dispute involving religion to come before the conservative-led court. The justices have repeatedly endorsed claims of religious discrimination ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Oscars mandate voters watch all nominated movies, set new rules for AI and refugee filmmakers
By Canadian Press on April 21st, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar voters will no longer be able to skip watching some of the nominated films. The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Monday announced that members will from now on be required to watch all nominated films in each category to be eligible to vote in the final round ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Music Review: Willie Nelson is ageless singing Rodney Crowell songs on ‘Oh What A Beautiful World’
By Canadian Press on April 21st, 2025
It’s fun to hear Willie Nelson sing such words as “ninja,” “fishmonger” and “absinthe,” which are among the many pleasures found in the songbook of influential country songwriter Rodney Crowell. “Oh What A Beautiful World” is Nelson’s latest album devoted to the songs of a specific songwriter, and in Crowell, he’s interpreting a kindred spirit. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Andor’ returns to Disney+ and takes ‘Star Wars’ to new and rebellious places
By Canadian Press on April 21st, 2025
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — “Andor” returns for its second season on Disney+ with a three-episode premiere Tuesday and the weight of the “Star Wars” galaxy seemingly on its shoulders. But creator Tony Gilroy says he and his collaborators felt little pressure from Disney and Lucasfilm as they sought to tell the story of a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Book Review: How would Joan Didion feel about her therapy session notes being published as a book?
By Canadian Press on April 21st, 2025
What would Joan think? Reading the newly released “Notes to John,” it’s hard not to wonder how the late author Joan Didion would feel about having her personal notes from a series of painful therapy sessions converted into a book after her death. Discovered in a small filing cabinet in Didion’s office after she died ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Book Review: ‘Hope Dies Last’ visits visionaries fighting global warming
By Canadian Press on April 21st, 2025
Alan Weisman has found an all-world cast of scientists, engineers and environmentalists who have dreamed big and worked passionately to repair some of the world’s wrecked ecosystems and also to develop processes that, for example, use far less energy than we get from oil Take Azzam Alwash, for example. An engineer, he lamented destruction of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Book Review: Sara Jafari’s ‘Things Left Unsaid’ is a tale of tentative lovers who keep connecting
By Canadian Press on April 21st, 2025
Sara Jafari’s “Things Left Unsaid” is a love-craving, tumbling tale of two Iranian British friends who first meet in high school — the self-skeptic and pessimist Shirin Bayat, and the traumatized Kian Rahimi. Kian was 15 years old when his older brother, Mehdi, was incarcerated and blames himself partly for what happened. Shirin, for her ... Read More »
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