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Prince Harry interviews set to raise heat on UK royal family
By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press on January 8th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Prince Harry is expected to lob more criticism at the U.K. royal family in broadcast interviews to promote his soul-baring new memoir, which has generated incendiary headlines even before its official release. A prerecorded interview with Britain’s ITV is scheduled to air Sunday evening. CBS show “60 Minutes” is set to run ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa pressed RCMP Heritage Centre for more outreach as part of expansion goal
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on January 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – The head of the RCMP Heritage Centre in Saskatchewan says that after it completed a round of consultations on how it can transform into a national museum, the ball is now in Ottawa’s court. “We really needed to hear from Canadians,” said Tara Robinson, the CEO of the Regina-based museum focused on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Golden Globes are back on TV, but are reform efforts enough?
By Leanne Italie, The Associated Press on January 7th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Without a TV show, starry red carpet, host, press or even a livestream, the Golden Globe Awards were in chaos last year after scandal broke over lack of diversity, accusations of sexism, and ethical and financial lapses among members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Once known as Hollywood’s biggest, booziest ... Read More »
1 responseRapper Young Thug to go to trial in gang, racketeering case
By Kate Brumback, The Associated Press on January 7th, 2023
ATLANTA (AP) – Rapper Young Thug, accused by prosecutors of co-founding a criminal street gang responsible for violent crimes and using his songs and social media to promote it, is set to go to trial starting Monday. The Atlanta-based artist, whose given name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, was charged along with more than two dozen ... Read More »
1 responseUK palace allies push back against Prince Harry’s claims
By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press on January 7th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Allies of Britain’s royal family pushed back Saturday against claims made by Prince Harry in his new memoir, which paints the monarchy as a cold and callous institution that failed to nurture or support him. Buckingham Palace hasn’t officially commented on the book. But British newspapers and websites brimmed with quotes from ... Read More »
1 responseFilmmaker and sculptor Michael Snow, who ‘demolished boundaries’ of art, dies at 94
By Christian Collington and David Friend, The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
TORONTO – Interdisciplinary artist Michael Snow, known in Canada and internationally for his abstract painting, public sculptures and the experimental 1967 film “Wavelength,” has died. The Toronto-born artist died Thursday, said Tamsen Greene, senior director of New York’s Jack Shainman Gallery, which represented Snow. He was 94. The National Gallery of Canada said in a ... Read More »
1 response‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ cast push back against hate, threats
By John Carucci, The Associated Press on January 6th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – As the cast of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” celebrated the new season, they credited the show’s creator with popularizing drag and expressed concern about the protests and threats to the performance style at the heart of the long-running series. “RuPaul really brought drag into the mainstream, truly made people aware that it’s ... Read More »
1 responseMultiple wounded near rapper French Montana video shoot
By Terry Spencer And Brendan Farrington, The Associated Press on January 6th, 2023
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) – Gunfire erupted near where rapper French Montana was filming a music video late Thursday, leaving several wounded in a South Florida strip mall parking lot. He was not injured. Several witnesses told reporters that the music video involved the 38-year-old rapper, and that he was unhurt. His publicist did not ... Read More »
1 responseNew this week: Margo Price and ‘Gold, Lies & Videotape’
By The Associated Press on January 6th, 2023
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week. MOVIES – In “I Didn’t See You There,” filmmaker Reid Davenport captures his perspective navigating the world in a wheelchair as a disabled man with cerebral palsy. The film, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Con artist pleads guilty in phishing plot that duped authors
By Bobby Caina Calvan, The Associated Press on January 6th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – A yearslong saga that ensnared the publishing world culminated in a New York courtroom Friday when a con artist pleaded guilty to a plot that defrauded scores of authors by duping them into handing over hundreds of unpublished manuscripts. Filippo Bernardini, an Italian citizen who had been working in publishing in ... Read More »
1 responseInterdisciplinary artist Michael Snow dies at 94
By Christian Collington, The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
TORONTO – Interdisciplinary artist Michael Snow, known in Canada and internationally for his abstract painting, public sculptures and the experimental 1967 film “Wavelength,” has died. The Toronto-born artist died Thursday, said Tamsen Greene, senior director of New York’s Jack Shainman Gallery, which represented Snow. He was 94. The National Gallery of Canada said in a ... Read More »
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