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Weinstein lawyer in closing: ‘Tears do not make truth’
By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on December 1st, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – An attorney for Harvey Weinstein at his Los Angeles rape and sexual assault trial told jurors Thursday that prosecutors’ case relies entirely on asking them to trust women whose testimony showed they were untrustworthy. “Take my word for it,” Jackson told jurors in his closing argument. “Five words that sum up ... Read More »
1 responseRoyals tour US green tech incubator, meet at-risk youth
By The Associated Press on December 1st, 2022
SOMERVILLE, Mass. (AP) – The Prince and Princess of Wales got a first-hand look at some groundbreaking innovations at a green technology startup incubator in suburban Boston on Thursday, then made a visit to an organization that for decades has worked to raise up young people struggling amid poverty and violence. William and Kate, who ... Read More »
1 responsePoland says Kandinsky art sold in Germany comes from theft
By The Associated Press on December 1st, 2022
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Poland’s culture authorities said Thursday a picture by Wassily Kandinsky that was auctioned in Germany for almost 390,000 euros ($404,000) belongs to Poland, where it was stolen in 1984. The authorities are threatening legal steps. Kandinsky’s 1928 watercolor “Untitled” was sold Thursday at the Grisebach auctioneers in Berlin. The price tag ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Aline Kominsky-Crumb, underground cartoonist, dies at 74
By Jocelyn Noveck, The Associated Press on December 1st, 2022
Aline Kominsky-Crumb, an American cartoonist known for her feminist themes and often brutally frank, highly personal and self-critical work, has died at the age of 74. Kominsky-Crumb, who was a close collaborator of her cartoonist husband, Robert Crumb, died of cancer Tuesday at their longtime home in France, said Alexander Wood, manager of the website ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Royals get up-close look at green innovations outside Boston
By The Associated Press on December 1st, 2022
SOMERVILLE, Mass. (AP) – The Prince and Princess of Wales got a first-hand look at some groundbreaking innovations during a visit to a green technology startup incubator in suburban Boston on Thursday as the royal couple looks to foster new ways to address climate change. William and Kate, who are making their first overseas visit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Max Beckmann self-portrait sold at German auction for $20.7M
By The Associated Press on December 1st, 2022
BERLIN (AP) – A self-portrait painted during World War II by German expressionist artist Max Beckmann sold Thursday in Berlin for 20 million euros ($20.7 million), a price that appears to be a record for an art auction in Germany. The buyer of Beckmann’s “Self-Portrait Yellow-Pink” at the Grisebach auction house in the German capital ... Read More »
1 responseRacism uproar at home threatens to eclipse royal visit to US
By Danica Kirka, The Associated Press on December 1st, 2022
LONDON (AP) – Renewed allegations of racism at Buckingham Palace threatened to overshadow Prince William’s trip to the United States after campaigners said the palace needed to acknowledge a wider problem that goes beyond one member of staff. The controversy erupted Wednesday when a Black advocate for survivors of domestic abuse said a senior member ... Read More »
1 response‘George & Tammy’ pulls back the curtain on country icons
By Kristin M. Hall, The Associated Press on December 1st, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – In preparation for their upcoming series “George & Tammy,” Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain spent months learning the songs that George Jones and Tammy Wynette made famous, working with a vocal coach and making the pilgrimage to Nashville to record. “The studio we recorded at butted up against the cemetery where ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ripley’s Believe It Or Not museum to close in Atlantic City
By Wayne Parry, The Associated Press on December 1st, 2022
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Believe it or not, an iconic part of the Atlantic City Boardwalk is closing soon. The Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! museum said Thursday that it will close on Dec. 31 after more than 26 years of tempting Boardwalk strollers with oddities including shrunken heads, mutant animals and models of ... Read More »
1 response‘Maybe tomorrow will be too late.’ War adds urgency for Ukrainian artists
By Patrice Bergeron, The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
KYIV, Ukraine – At first glance, the space looks like any other trendy gallery in a western country: faded walls, a stylish café where regulars chat quietly, all in a neighbourhood that wouldn’t look that out of place in Montreal. But hanging on the walls beside peeling paint and cracked plaster, small images are vaguely ... Read More »
1 responseRichard Wagamese’s novel ‘Ragged Company’ secures film adaptation
By The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
WHISTLER, B.C. – Richard Wagamese’s novel “Ragged Company” is being turned into a feature film. British Columbia-based Sea to Sky Entertainment and Grinding Halt Films say they have acquired the rights to adapt the book. Montreal-raised filmmaker Stephen Campanelli is slated to direct the film, with cameras expected to roll in 2023. Cree filmmaker Jules ... Read More »
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