March 29th, 2024

Entertainment News

Kate, Princess of Wales, says she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy

By Brian Melley And Jill Lawless, The Associated Press on March 22nd, 2024

LONDON (AP) – Kate, the Princess of Wales, said Friday she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy. The video announcement came after weeks of speculation spread on social media about her whereabouts and health since she was hospitalized in January for unspecified abdominal surgery. Kate, 42, hadn’t been seen publicly since Christmas until video surfaced ... Read More »

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Joana Vicente steps down as Sundance Institute CEO

By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on March 22nd, 2024

Joana Vicente is stepping down as the CEO of the Sundance Institute, the nonprofit behind the annual Sundance Film Festival, after two and a half years. “She has been a true advocate for independent storytellers, and I know she will continue to positively impact this community,” said Sundance Institute Board Chair Ebs Burnough in a ... Read More »

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Auction of Pattie Boyd’s trove of treasures surpasses expectations as it nets $3.6 million

By The Associated Press on March 22nd, 2024

LONDON (AP) – The online auction of a trove of letters, photos and other items that Pattie Boyd, who was at the heart of the Swinging 60s, concluded Friday – and it’s safe to say that it really surpassed all expectations. Christie’s, the world-renowned auction house, said its online sale of The Pattie Boyd Collection ... Read More »

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Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter blurs lines between reality, performance and research with ‘Saved!’

By Krysta Fauria, The Associated Press on March 22nd, 2024

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The bones that embody an album can take many shapes. They may tell a story, follow a genre or soundtrack a film. But thanks to her interest in religion and her education in art, literature and linguistics, Kristin Hayter found herself in a unique position to embark on a kind of ... Read More »

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Former executive given death sentence in poisoning of founder of high-flying Chinese gaming company

By The Associated Press on March 22nd, 2024

BEIJING (AP) – A former executive at Yoozoo Games was sentenced to death on Friday in the 2020 poisoning of the founder of the high-profile Chinese gaming company, which has links to Game of Thrones and the new Netflix series, “The Three-Body Problem.” Xu Yao poisoned the food of company founder Lin Qi in December ... Read More »

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As India’s election nears, some Bollywood films promote Modi politics by embracing Hindu nationalism

By Sheikh Saaliq, The Associated Press on March 21st, 2024

NEW DELHI (AP) – The movie trailer begins with an outline of the iconic glasses worn by Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped India win independence from the British colonialists in 1947. In the backdrop of a devotional song that Gandhi loved, the outline slowly morphs into what appears like his face. Then, a raucous ... Read More »

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What to stream this weekend: Shakira, Paul Simon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kristen Wiig and Princess Peach

By The Associated Press on March 21st, 2024

Chef and restaurateur Jose Andrés inviting actors Jamie Lee Curtis, Bryan Cranston and O’Shea Jackson Jr. over for dinner in a new TV special and Jake Gyllenhaal starring in an update of the pulpy cult classic “Road House” are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also ... Read More »

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Lorrie Moore wins National Book Critics Circle award for fiction, Judy Blume also honored

By The Associated Press on March 21st, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) – Lorrie Moore won the prize for fiction on Thursday, while Judy Blume and her longtime ally in the fight against book bans, the American Library Association were given honorary prizes by the National Book Critics Circle. Moore, best known as a short-story writer, won the fiction prize for her novel, “I ... Read More »

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Tennessee just became the first state to protect musicians and other artists against AI

By Kimberlee Kruesi, The Associated Press on March 21st, 2024

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday signed off on legislation designed to protect songwriters, performers and other music industry professionals against the potential dangers of artificial intelligence. The move makes Tennessee, long known as the birthplace of country music and the launchpad for musical legends, the first state in the U.S. ... Read More »

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Tired of inflated ticket prices, Yungblud is launching his own affordable music festival

By Sian Watson, The Associated Press on March 21st, 2024

LONDON (AP) – Tired of inflated ticket prices, recording artist Yungblud is launching his own affordable music festival. Bludfest takes place on Aug. 11 in the iconic Milton Keynes Bowl, which in the past has hosted the likes of David Bowie and Green Day in Buckinghamshire, England, northwest of London. Yungblud, whose real name is ... Read More »

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