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Philip Roth tribute to be held in his native New Jersey
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on January 10th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Authors Ottessa Moshfegh and Susan Choi and actors John Turturro and Mary-Louise Parker will be among dozens of featured guests at a Philip Roth tribute in the late novelist’s New Jersey hometown. “Philip Roth Unbound” – a reference to Roth’s novel “Zuckerman Unbound” – will run in Newark the weekend of ... Read More »
1 responseAfter hype, readers get hands on Prince Harry’s “Spare”
By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press on January 10th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – After weeks of hype and days of leaks, readers got a chance to judge Prince Harry’s book for themselves when it went on sale around the world on Tuesday. In Britain, a few stores opened at midnight to sell copies of “Spare” to diehard royal devotees and the merely curious. Many said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Newly restored house in Pompeii offers glimpse of elite life
By Francesco Sportelli, The Associated Press on January 10th, 2023
POMPEII, Italy (AP) – The newly restored remains of an opulent house in Pompeii that likely belonged to two former slaves who became rich through the wine trade offer visitors an exceptional peek at details of domestic life in the doomed Roman city. On Tuesday, the House of Vettii, Domus Vettiorum in Latin, was being ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!James Cameron, Sarah Polley among Canadian filmmakers vying for Golden Globes
By Noel Ransome, The Canadian Press on January 10th, 2023
TORONTO – Several big Canadian names are competing at tonight’s Golden Globes, as the film and TV awards show attempts a comeback after a year off the air. Among the high-profilenames is James Cameron, who is vying for the best director award for his sci-fi epic “Avatar: The Way of Water,” which is also up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Golden Globes return Tuesday in a 1-year audition
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on January 9th, 2023
After going dark for a year, the Golden Globes return to the air Tuesday on a one-year audition to try to win back their awards-season perch and relevancy to a Hollywood that shunned the awards after an ethics and diversity scandal. Stars and studios boycotted last year’s ceremony, which NBC opted not to televise, saying ... Read More »
1 response‘Spare’ but not stingy: takeaways from Prince Harry’s memoir
By Hillel Italie And Jill Lawless, The Associated Press on January 9th, 2023
From the book’s opening citation of William Faulkner, to Prince Harry’s passionate bond with his wife Meghan, you could almost call the Duke of Sussex’s memoir “The Americanization of Prince Harry.” Bereaved boy, troubled teen, wartime soldier, unhappy royal – many facets of Prince Harry are revealed in his explosive memoir, often in eyebrow-raising detail. ... Read More »
1 responseCharles Simic, acclaimed poet adept at wordplay, dies at 84
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on January 9th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Charles Simic, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who awed critics and readers with his singular art of lyricism and economy, tragic insight and disruptive humor, has died at age 84. The death of Simic, the country’s poet laureate from 2007-2008, was confirmed Monday by executive editor Dan Halpern at Alfred A. Knopf. ... Read More »
1 responseCharles Simic, acclaimed and singular poet, dead at 84
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on January 9th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Charles Simic, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who awed critics and readers with his singular art of lyricism and economy, tragic insight and disruptive humor, has died at age 84. The death of Simic, the country’s poet laureate from 2007-2008, was confirmed Monday by executive editor Dan Halpern at Alfred A. Knopf. ... Read More »
1 responsePuerto Rico reggaeton singer accused of domestic violence
By The Associated Press on January 9th, 2023
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – Authorities in Puerto Rico arrested Randy Ortiz Acevedo of the popular reggaeton duo Jowell & Randy on domestic violence charges after a judge on Monday ruled there was sufficient evidence against the singer. Ortiz, who is not required to enter a plea yet, was detained on a $15,000 bond, ... Read More »
1 responseWife of ‘American Horror Story’ driver sues over COVID death
By The Associated Press on January 9th, 2023
BOSTON (AP) – The wife of a late Massachusetts man is suing the companies involved in the 2021 production of “American Horror Story” on Cape Cod, alleging their lack of precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 led to his death. In a lawsuit filed last week in federal court in Boston, Patricia Woodward, of ... Read More »
1 responsePrince Harry accuses Camilla of ‘dangerous’ leaks to media
By Danica Kirka, The Associated Press on January 9th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Prince Harry has accused his stepmother, Camilla, the queen consort, of leaking private conversations to the media to burnish her own reputation as he promotes a new book that lays bare his story of his life behind palace walls. In interviews broadcast Sunday and Monday, Harry accused members of the royal family ... Read More »
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