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Lauded fashion designer Paco Rabanne dies at age 88
By The Associated Press on February 3rd, 2023
PARIS (AP) – Paco Rabanne, the Spanish-born pace-setting designer known for perfumes sold worldwide and his metallic, space-age fashions, has died, the group that owns his fashion house announced on its website Friday. He was 88. “The House of Paco Rabanne wishes to honor our visionary designer and founder who passed away today at the ... Read More »
1 responseDr Dre, Missy Elliott, Lil Wayne honored at pre-Grammy event
By Jonathan Landrum Jr., The Associated Press on February 3rd, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – As Lil Wayne was honored for his musical achievements, the rapper opened up about the little he has been recognized previously in his career during a pre-Grammy event that also paid homage to Dr. Dre and Missy Elliott. “I don’t get honored,” Wayne remarked Thursday night at the Recording Academy’s Black ... Read More »
1 responseEx-pop star Gary Glitter freed from UK prison
By The Associated Press on February 3rd, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Former pop star Gary Glitter was released from prison in England on Friday after serving half of a 16-year prison sentence for sexually abusing three young girls in the 1970s. The 79-year-old singer, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was freed from a prison in Dorset, in southwest England. It is common ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Belgian carnival town celebrates again after COVID hiatus
By Samuel Petrequin, The Associated Press on February 3rd, 2023
BINCHE, Belgium (AP) – On a sunny winter morning heralding a radiant Mardi Gras, Beatrice and Karl Kersten don’t have a minute to spare. In their warm workshop decorated with ancestral photos, the couple bend over their sewing machines. They are busy putting the finishing touches to the delicate lace details adorning the carnival costumes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leaving COVID behind, Belgian carnival town goes mad again
By Samuel Petrequin, The Associated Press on February 3rd, 2023
BINCHE, Belgium (AP) – On a sunny winter morning heralding a radiant Mardi Gras, Beatrice and Karl Kersten don’t have a minute to spare. In their warm workshop decorated with ancestral photos, the couple bend over their sewing machines. They are busy putting the finishing touches to the delicate lace details adorning the carnival costumes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hasty Pudding fetes Bob Odenkirk as its 2023 Man of the Year
By Steve Leblanc, The Associated Press on February 2nd, 2023
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) – Award-winning actor and bestselling author Bob Odenkirk was feted Thursday as 2023 Man of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals, which included a roast during which he donned a pink dress over his clothes. Odenkirk, best known as shady lawyer Saul Goodman on “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul,” ... Read More »
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By Rio Yamat, The Associated Press on February 2nd, 2023
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) – A former “Dances With Wolves” actor accused of sexually abusing Indigenous girls and leading a cult must remain held without bail until his next court hearing, a judge ordered Thursday morning. Nathan Chasing Horse, 46, faces charges of sex trafficking, sexual assault against a child younger than 16, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jessy Wilson on ‘Keep Rising’ anthem and the hope it brings
By Kristin M. Hall, The Associated Press on February 2nd, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Singer-songwriter Jessy Wilson was ready to give up her musical dream when a film about female African warriors showed her the power of perseverance. Wilson’s Grammy -nominated song “Keep Rising,” was picked by director Gina Prince-Bythewood to be featured in her action epic “The Woman King.” Wilson and her co-writers Angelique ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Paw Patrol’ construction pup gets spinoff series ‘Rubble & Crew’ from Spin Master
By Noel Ransome, The Canadian Press on February 2nd, 2023
TORONTO – One of the “Paw Patrol” pups is getting his own spinoff series. “Rubble & Crew” debuts this Saturday on Corus Entertainment’s Treehouse channel and the streaming platform StackTV. The show follows the English bulldog and his canine construction crew family. Spin Master Entertainment said in a press release the storylines dig into “the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bryan Adams, crafting albums amid Grammy Award nomination
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on February 2nd, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Bryan Adams may have nabbed his first Grammy nomination in over two decades, but he won’t be at the ceremony. He’s got a gig that night. The Canadian rock star had committed to a concert in Las Vegas on Sunday and he didn’t want to disappoint his fans or his crew ... Read More »
1 responseDana Milbank’s ‘Fools On the Hill’ scheduled for 2024
By The Associated Press on February 2nd, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank is planning a book on the House of Representatives, and it will not be flattering. Little, Brown and Company announced Thursday that Milbank’s “Fools on the Hill” is scheduled for 2024, an election year. Milbank, whose previous books include “Smash Mouth: Two Years in the Gutter ... Read More »
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