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Sarah Jessica Parker, Sarah Snook, Andrew Scott vie for prizes at London’s Olivier theater awards
By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press on April 14th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Sarah Jessica Parker, Andrew Scott and Sarah Snook are among the stars battling for accolades Sunday at the Olivier Awards recognizing work on the London stage. The Oliviers – Britain’s equivalent of Broadway’s Tony Awards – are celebrating a bumper year for new shows in the West End, which is finally bouncing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!News organizations urge Biden and Trump to commit to presidential debates during the 2024 campaign
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on April 14th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Twelve news organizations on Sunday urged presumptive presidential nominees Joe Biden and Donald Trump to agree to debates, saying they were a “rich tradition” that have been part of every general election campaign since 1976. While Trump, who did not participate in debates for the Republican nomination, has indicated a willingness ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Faith Ringgold, pioneering Black quilt artist and author, dies at 93
By The Associated Press on April 13th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Faith Ringgold, an award-winning author and artist who broke down barriers for Black female artists and became famous for her richly colored and detailed quilts combining painting, textiles and storytelling, has died. She was 93. The artist’s assistant, Grace Matthews, told The Associated Press that Ringgold died Friday night at her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Small earthquake shakes Southern California desert near site of Coachella music festival
By The Associated Press on April 13th, 2024
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) – A small earthquake shook the Southern California desert Saturday near Coachella, where the famous music festival is being held this weekend. No damage or injuries were reported. The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 3.8, hit at 9:08 a.m. about 8 miles (13 kilometers) northeast of Borrego Springs in Riverside County, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Small earthquake shakes Southern California desert during Coachella music festival
By The Associated Press on April 13th, 2024
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) – A small earthquake shook the Southern California desert Saturday near Coachella, where the famous music festival is being held this weekend. No damage or injuries were reported. The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 3.8, hit at 9:08 a.m. about 8 miles (13 kilometers) northeast of Borrego Springs in Riverside County, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eleanor Coppola, matriarch of a filmmaking family, dies at 87
By Jake Coyle And Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on April 12th, 2024
Eleanor Coppola, who documented the making of some of her husband Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic films, including the infamously tortured production of “Apocalypse Now,” and who raised a family of filmmakers, has died. She was 87. Coppola died Friday at home in Rutherford, California, her family announced in a statement. Eleanor, who grew in Orange ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maggie Rogers on ‘Don’t Forget Me,’ the album she wrote for a Sunday drive
By Elise Ryan, The Associated Press on April 12th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Maggie Rogers wrote and recorded her new album, “Don’t Forget Me,” over five days last winter. The songs came quickly and chronologically, as if she was writing “different scenes in a movie.” “I’ve been writing songs now for 15 years, and so I think I’ve just come into this place where ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CBS says its daytime show ‘The Talk’ will end its run in December after 15 seasons
By Alicia Rancilio, The Associated Press on April 12th, 2024
“The Talk” is ending its long-running daytime conversation. The CBS talk show will end in December after 15 seasons, the network announced Friday. “The Talk” was created by actor Sara Gilbert with the idea of a group of female hosts speaking about hot topics and current events, much like ABC’s “The View.” Gilbert said in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Belarus convicts a famous dissident rock band and sentences its members to correctional labor
By Yuras Karmanau, The Associated Press on April 12th, 2024
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) – Belarusian authorities on Friday convicted a famous dissident rock band, designating the band and its three members as extremist and sentencing them to two years of correctional labor. It was the latest in a yearslong crackdown on dissent that has engulfed this country of 9.5 million people. Nizkiz band members – ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Robert MacNeil, creator and first anchor of PBS ‘NewsHour’ nightly newscast, dies at 93
By Dave Bryan, The Associated Press on April 12th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Robert MacNeil, who created the even-handed, no-frills PBS newscast “The MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour” in the 1970s and co-anchored the show for with his late partner, Jim Lehrer, for two decades, died on Friday. He was 93. MacNeil died of natural causes at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, according to his daughter, Alison MacNeil. MacNeil ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Several writers decline recognition from PEN America in protest over its Israel-Hamas war stance
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on April 12th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Several authors have turned down awards and awards nominations from PEN America, citing unhappiness with the literary and free expression organization’s stance on the war in Gaza. This week, PEN announced its long lists in categories ranging from the $75,000 Jean Stein Award for best book to the $10,000 PEN/Hemingway award ... Read More »
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