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Pug who went viral on TikTok for ‘no bones day’ dies
By The Associated Press on December 3rd, 2022
Noodles, a senior pug who predicted on social media whether it would be a bones day or a no bones day, has died, according to his owner. Jonathan Graziano posted on Instagram on Saturday that his 14-year-old dog died Friday, calling it a “day I always knew was coming but never thought it would arrive.” ... Read More »
1 responseBritish Museum reportedly in talks on Parthenon Sculptures
By Danica Kirka, The Associated Press on December 3rd, 2022
LONDON (AP) – The British Museum has pledged not to dismantle its collection, following a report that the institution’s chairman has held secret talks with Greece’s prime minister over the return of the Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles. The report by the Greek newspaper Ta Nea is the latest twist in the ... Read More »
1 responseDowney Jr. on making one last film with his dad in ‘Sr.’
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on December 3rd, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Robert Downey Jr. set out to make an objective portrait, a tribute to his father, the underground filmmaking maverick Robert Downey Sr. His dad had other plans. “The key point in this is when he goes, “˜OK, I think we should split into two camps: The (expletive) movie and the one ... Read More »
1 responseCzech museum to return original Beethoven score to heirs
By Karel Janicek, The Associated Press on December 3rd, 2022
PRAGUE (AP) – A musical manuscript handwritten by Ludwig van Beethoven is getting returned to the heirs of the richest family in pre-World War II Czechoslovakia, whose members had to flee the country to escape the Holocaust. The Moravian Museum in the Czech city of Brno has had the original manuscript for the fourth movement ... Read More »
1 responseJury begins deliberations in Harvey Weinstein rape trial
By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on December 2nd, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Jurors began deliberating Friday in the Los Angeles rape and sexual assault trial of Harvey Weinstein, after a final push from the prosecution. “You have irrefutable, overwhelming evidence of the nature of this man, and what he did to these women,” Deputy District Attorney Paul Thompson told the jurors in his ... Read More »
1 responseFree, ad-supported service Pluto TV joins Canada’s streaming landscape
By Noel Ransome, The Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2022
TORONTO – The executive in charge of Pluto TV says Canada’s newest ad-supported streaming service appeals to viewers looking for “simplicity” in TV. Olivier Jollet, the platform’s executive vice president and international general manager, touted the FAST model – Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television – as one that sets itself apart from the crowded digital market ... Read More »
1 responseJury to begin deliberations at Harvey Weinstein rape trial
By The Associated Press on December 2nd, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The jury has received the case and are set to begin deliberations Friday afternoon in the Los Angeles trial of Harvey Weinstein. Jurors will have to decide on two rape counts and five other sexual assault counts after hearing more than four weeks of evidence in the trial of the 70-year-old ... Read More »
1 responseNew York Film Critics Circle names ‘Tár’ best picture
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on December 2nd, 2022
The New York Film Critics Circle has named ” Tár “ as its best picture of the year, with Todd Field’s contemporary drama about a renowned conductor and composer also nabbing best actress for Cate Blanchett’s leading performance. The group met Friday in New York to vote on and announce its selections for the year. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Voice actor Eric Bauza casts a critical lens on beloved cartoons in ‘Stay Tooned’
By Noel Ransome, The Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2022
Toronto voice actor Eric Bauza can’t think of a cartoon he adored as a child that wasn’t also culturally inappropriate in some way. “I keep trying to think of something – all the stuff that we grew up with in the ’90s sugar-coated the terrible,” says Bauza, adding with a laugh: “I mean, I was ... Read More »
1 responseGermany: Kandinsky sale on hold after Poland alleges theft
By The Associated Press on December 2nd, 2022
BERLIN (AP) – A German auction house said Friday that the recent sale of a watercolor by Wassily Kandinsky has been put on hold in response to the Polish government’s claim that the painting is stolen. Poland’s Ministry of Culture and National Heritage said Thursday it notified Grisebach auctioneers in Berlin that the artwork was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Robert Downey Jr. talks of one last film with his dad, ‘Sr.’
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on December 2nd, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Robert Downey Jr. set out to make an objective portrait, a tribute to his father, the underground filmmaking maverick Robert Downey Sr. His dad had other plans. “The key point in this is when he goes, “˜OK, I think we should split into two camps: The (expletive) movie and the one ... Read More »
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