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After 20 years and a move to Berlin, Xiu Xiu is still making music for outsiders
By Krysta Fauria, The Associated Press on September 27th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Since its inception more than two decades ago, the experimental rock band Xiu Xiu has danced between extremes. They’ve made music – drenched in synthesizers, breathy vocals and distorted guitar – that is somehow both cacophonous and beautiful, frightening yet poignant, avant-garde yet (mostly) melodic. In other words, Xiu Xiu’s music ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maggie Smith, scene-stealing actor famed for Harry Potter and ‘Downton Abbey,’ dies at 89
By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press on September 27th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for 1969 film “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” and gained new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in ” Downton Abbey” and Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films, died Friday. She was 89. Smith’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maggie Smith, star of stage, film and ‘Downton Abbey,’ dies at 89
By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press on September 27th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in 1969 and gained new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey” and Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films, died Friday. She was 89. Smith’s sons, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maggie Smith, star of stage, film and ‘Downton Abbey,’ has died aged 89
By The Associated Press on September 27th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” in 1969 and gained new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey” and Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films, died Friday. She was 89. Smith’s sons, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Loewe puts on spring explosion of flowers and form at Paris Fashion Week
By Thomas Adamson, The Associated Press on September 27th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – Loewe’s latest VIP-filled collection dazzled at the Paris Fashion Week runway Friday, presenting an explosion of flowers and form that captured designer Jonathan Anderson’s innovative spirit. The Northern Irish designer again showed his talent for infusing theatricality into his designs, showcasing whimsical creations like a surreal giant hoop skirt that lent the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. publishers association honors Belarus book publisher forced into exile
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on September 27th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – A Belarus book publisher forced to operate out of Poland because of persecution from its own government is being honored by the trade association representing U.S. publishers. The Association of American Publishers announced Friday that it was awarding its International Freedom to Publish Award to JanuÅ¡keviÄ Publishing House. The award, given ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prince Harry’s Sentebale organization leading initiative to support young people in Southern Africa
By The Associated Press on September 27th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Prince Harry’s latest philanthropic move will gather world business leaders and philanthropists to work towards fostering prosperity in Southern African communities, specifically focused on young people. In early October, Harry’s charity organization Sentebale, which he co-founded with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho in 2006, will bring together leaders from Google’s charitable arm ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anishinaabe elder uses online video to pass along love of language to children
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on September 27th, 2024
Barbara Nolan, an Anishnaabe elder on a mission to promote her nation’s language, says she loves to hear stories about how her work is influencing children. Nolan launched a series of online videos last month to introduce the language – called Anishinaabemowin – to the very youngest members of the community. “I know this one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Legacy Awards host Adrian Holmes hopes show is in for long haul amid renewal talks
By Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press on September 27th, 2024
TORONTO – As a kid growing up in Vancouver, Adrian Holmes would watch the NAACP Image Awards – which celebrate artists and entertainers of colour – and dream of moving to the U.S. “Those were the shows that showed people who look like me being celebrated, so I thought I had to go down there ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defence to resume cross-examining complainant in Jacob Hoggard’s sexual assault trial
By The Canadian Press on September 27th, 2024
HAILEYBURY, Ont. – Jacob Hoggard’s sexual assault trial is set to resume today with further cross-examination of his accuser, after several heated exchanges on Thursday. The complainant alleges Hoggard raped, choked, slapped and urinated on her in his hotel room after she attended his band’s concert and an after-party in Kirkland Lake, Ont., eight years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mexico’s populist president held court each morning for 6 years. Now he’s retiring from public life
By Megan Janetsky, The Associated Press on September 26th, 2024
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Every day at 7 a.m., President Andrés Manuel López Obrador strolls onto a stage in Mexico’s National Palace, clad in a smart suit and tie, and peers out at a room of bleary-eyed reporters and social media personalities. “Buenos dÃas, look alive!” the 70-year-old leader calls out in a gravelly voice. ... Read More »
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