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Grocery store with items made from plastic opening to public
By Mike Householder, The Associated Press on January 17th, 2023
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) – A grocery store that features thousands of products made entirely of discarded plastic opens to the public on Tuesday. The Plastic Bag Store is a custom-built public art installation and film experience designed to encourage visitors to think more about the enduring impact of single-use plastics. The store in Ann ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Museum seeks dismissal of lawsuit over van Gogh painting
By Ed White, The Associated Press on January 17th, 2023
DETROIT (AP) – A Detroit museum displaying a 1888 painting by Vincent van Gogh as part of a showing of 80 of his works said it shouldn’t be pulled into a dispute over ownership of the multimillion-dollar artwork. The Detroit Institute of Arts said federal law gives it immunity in a lawsuit by a Brazilian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Country singer Tenille Townes, Punjabi rapper AP Dhillon added to Juno performers
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on January 17th, 2023
TORONTO – A dazzle of country and a sparkle of pop are being added to this year’s Juno Awards in the latest round of performers joining the broadcast. Organizers say they’ve booked Nashville-based Alberta singer Tenille Townes as well as Punjabi-Canadian viral sensation AP Dhillon for the show being held this March in Edmonton. They ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Met uncertain about producing Richard Jones’ Ring Cycle
By The Associated Press on January 17th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – The Met Opera will not start a new production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle in 2025 and is not sure whether it will move ahead with plans to present a staging of the tetralogy by director Richard Jones. The Met had announced in February 2021 that it would present a co-production of ... Read More »
1 responsePuerto Rico to pursue abusers of lax tax credit system
By Dánica Coto, The Associated Press on January 17th, 2023
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – Puerto Rico announced Tuesday that it will start cracking down on those who abuse the U.S. territory’s tax credit system, an opaque and long unregulated sector with claims that average about $270 million a year. Treasury Secretary Francisco Parés said the creation of a new centralized system to administer ... Read More »
1 responseSally Field to receive SAG lifetime achievement award
By The Associated Press on January 17th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Sally Field will be honored at the 29th Screen Actors Guild Awards with the SAG lifetime achievement award. The actors guild announced Tuesday that Field will be the 58th recipient of the tribute award, following recent honorees including Helen Mirren, Robert De Niro, Alan Alda and Morgan Freeman. “She has an ... Read More »
1 responseWhat’s old is new: Why a Weeknd song from 2016 is now a chart smash
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on January 17th, 2023
TORONTO – If the Weeknd’s fresh hit “Die For You” seems mighty familiar, it’s probably because it first soared up the radio charts five years ago. The Toronto pop superstar’s moody and melodic track is scaling the upper ranks of the Billboard Hot 100 – a chart where new singles reign supreme. This week, it ... Read More »
1 responseLeslie Jones promises to be herself hosting ‘The Daily Show’
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on January 17th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Comedian Leslie Jones will be taking a temporary whirl as host of “The Daily Show” this week, and she says viewers can expect her trademark – some blunt, edgy humor. “I’m not Jon Stewart. I’m not Trevor Noah, I’m Leslie Jones. So I’ll be bringing that vulnerable honesty,” the former “Saturday ... Read More »
1 responseHamilton snowplow named after Arkells lead singer Max Kerman in landslide vote win
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on January 17th, 2023
TORONTO – Max Kerman can fill a stadium with his rock band Arkells, but his latest claim to fame will be how his namesake clears the streets. The frontman of the Hamilton act secured a landslide victory in the city’s name-that-plow contest, resulting in one of 10 newly named plows being dubbed the “Max Kermanator.” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New ‘Buzz Books’ compilation includes Nancy Horan, MLK bio
By The Associated Press on January 17th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Fiction by Elizabeth Acevedo, Nancy Horan and Abraham Verghese, and a new biography of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. are among dozens of upcoming works excerpted in a free e-book compilation. “Buzz Books 2023: Spring/Summer” was released Tuesday by the industry newsletter Publishers Lunch. It includes passages from Acevedo’s debut ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Madonna unveils 2023 North America and European tour dates
By The Associated Press on January 17th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Madonna will “Take a Bow” with a new tour through North America and Europe starting this summer that will be a “Celebration” of the pop icon’s hits, which include 38 songs in the Billboard Hot 100. The 35-city Live Nation-backed “Madonna: The Celebration Tour” will kick off July 15 at Rogers ... Read More »
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