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US officials: COVID, bomb cyclone won’t slow Santa’s travels
By Terry Chea, The Associated Press on December 23rd, 2022
The U.S. military agency known for tracking Santa Claus as he delivers presents on Christmas Eve doesn’t expect COVID-19 or the ” bomb cyclone “ hitting North America to affect Saint Nick’s global travels. NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, is responsible for monitoring and defending the skies above North America. But the Colorado ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kate Beaton, Emily St. John Mandel make Obama’s best books list
By The Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2022
Former U.S. president Barack Obama has included works by Canadians Kate Beaton and Emily St. John Mandel on his list of favourite books of the year. His annual pop culture roundup listed Beaton’s autobiographical comic “Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands,” published by Montreal-based Drawn & Quarterly. The book chronicles Beaton’s time working in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Megan Thee Stallion, misogynoir at center of shooting trial
By Nardos Haile And Karena Phan, The Associated Press on December 23rd, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Megan Thee Stallion is a three-time Grammy winner and hip-hop superstar, but her success wasn’t enough to shield the 27-year-old artist from the power of widespread misinformation and social media vitriol leveled against her after she was shot in 2020. The Houston-born rapper, whose legal name is Megan Pete, was shot ... Read More »
1 responseNew mural painted in memory of LA’s famed mountain lion
By The Associated Press on December 23rd, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – An artist has devoted a sweeping new street mural to the memory of one of Los Angeles’ most famous residents. The subject? P-22, the celebrated mountain lion who took up residence in the city and was euthanized last weekend amid worsening health and injuries likely caused by a car. With a ... Read More »
1 responseUS officials: COVID, cyclone bomb won’t slow Santa’s travels
By Terry Chea, The Associated Press on December 23rd, 2022
The U.S. military agency known for tracking Santa Claus as he delivers presents on Christmas Eve doesn’t expect COVID-19 or the ” bomb cyclone “ hitting North America to affect Saint Nick’s global travels. NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, is responsible for monitoring and defending the skies above North America. But the Colorado ... Read More »
1 responseThom Bell, an architect of 1970s Philadelphia soul, dies
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on December 23rd, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Thom Bell, the Grammy-winning producer, writer and arranger who helped perfect the “Sound of Philadelphia” of the 1970s with the inventive, orchestral settings of such hits as the Spinners’ “I’ll Be Around” and the Stylistics’ “Betcha by Golly, Wow,” has died at age 79. Bell’s wife, Vanessa Bell, said that he ... Read More »
1 responseNew this week: ‘White Noise,’ 21 Savage and Kennedy Honors
By The Associated Press on December 23rd, 2022
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES – Don DeLillo’s 1985 novel “White Noise” has long been said to be “unfilmable.” But Noah Baumbach’s energetic movie, streaming Friday, Dec. 30, on Netflix, makes a spirited argument for its adaptation. ... Read More »
1 responseRadical dialogue and open roads in ‘Women Talking’
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on December 23rd, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – When Sarah Polley has flown from her home in Toronto to the U.S. this year for the release of her film “Women Talking,” she’s had conversations with customs officials that usually go something like this: “What are you here for?” “I’m screening a film.” “What’s the name of the film?” “Women ... Read More »
1 responseLiving with cancer, Mi’kmaq author talks last edition of ‘We were not the Savages’
By Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2022
HALIFAX – He’s 84 years old and receiving chemotherapy treatments for liver cancer, but Mi’kmaq elder and author Daniel Paul says his mission of sweeping away the “fairy tales” of colonial history must go on. Paul recently completed the fourth edition of “We were not the Savages,” published by Fernwood, adding almost 70 pages to ... Read More »
1 responseAdnan Syed hired by Georgetown’s prison reform initiative
By Brian Witte, The Associated Press on December 22nd, 2022
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – Adnan Syed, who was released from a Maryland prison this year after his case was the focus of the true-crime podcast “Serial,” has been hired by Georgetown University as a program associate for the university’s Prisons and Justice Initiative, the university said. Syed started working this month for the initiative, which ... Read More »
1 responseLeading choreographer Alexei Ratmansky to depart ABT in June
By Jocelyn Noveck, The Associated Press on December 22nd, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Alexei Ratmansky, one of the most acclaimed choreographers in the world, is stepping down from his perch at American Ballet Theatre, the company announced on Thursday. Ratmansky, who has held the title of artist in residence at ABT for 13 years, will leave at the end of his contract in June ... Read More »
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