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Black residents allege discrimination at film studio town
By Kate Brumback, The Associated Press on November 17th, 2022
ATLANTA (AP) – A group of Black residents have filed a lawsuit claiming racial discrimination in a housing development associated with the Georgia film studio used to shoot “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and other well-known movies and television shows. The Town at Trilith sits across the street from Trilith Studios, which was known as Pinewood ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘West Wing’ cast urges struggling Americans to seek help
By Amanda Seitz, The Associated Press on November 17th, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) – As more Americans struggle with depression and anxiety, the cast of “The West Wing” teamed up with the Biden administration on Thursday to share a simple message: you are not alone. The star-studded cast of the drama series that, even years after being off air maintains a strong fan base, participated in ... Read More »
1 responseMan charged with arranging rapper Young Dolph’s killing
By Adrian Sainz, The Associated Press on November 17th, 2022
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – A man charged with arranging the killing of Young Dolph pleaded not guilty Thursday – one year after the rapper and record label owner was ambushed and shot to death while buying cookies at a bakery in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. Hernandez Govan, 43, made a brief appearance in Shelby ... Read More »
1 responseRobert Clary, last of the ‘Hogan’s Heroes’ stars, dies at 96
By Lynn Elber, The Associated Press on November 17th, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Robert Clary, a French-born survivor of Nazi concentration camps during World War II who played a feisty prisoner of war in the improbable 1960s sitcom “Hogan’s Heroes,” has died. He was 96. Clary died during the night Wednesday of natural causes at his home in Beverly Hills, niece Brenda Hancock said ... Read More »
1 responseArt Gallery of Ontario appoints curator focused on Inuit art
By The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2022
TORONTO – The Art Gallery of Ontario has appointed an associate curator of Indigenous art with a focus on Inuit exhibitions and acquisitions. The AGO says Taqralik Partridge has been named to the newly created role, which will expand the gallery’s Department of Indigenous Art. The department was launched in 2017 in an effort to ... Read More »
1 responseThe cast of ‘Sort Of’ reflects on the series and mindset heading into season two
By Noel Ransome, The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2022
TORONTO – When Bilal Baig and Fab Filippo’s dramedy “Sort Of” debuted on CBC and HBO Max last year, therewasn’tashowlike it on Canadian television. It told the story of a gender-fluid Pakistani Canadian, Sabi Mehboob, played by Baig, coming to terms with balancing family, friendships and a career in Toronto – existential love triangles included. ... Read More »
1 responseBlizzard, NetEase game partnership in China to end
By Zen Soo, The Associated Press on November 17th, 2022
HONG KONG (AP) – American game developer Blizzard Entertainment said Thursday it will suspend most of its game services in mainland China after current licensing agreements with Chinese game company NetEase end, sending NetEase’s shares tumbling. Blizzard, which partnered with NetEase in 2008 to offer popular games such as World of Warcraft, Overwatch and Diablo ... Read More »
1 responseTess Gunty, Imani Perry among National Book Awards winners
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on November 17th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Tess Gunty’s “The Rabbit Hutch,” a sweeping debut novel set in a low-income housing community in Indiana, has won the National Book Award for fiction. The 30-year-old Gunty was among three writers nominated for their first published books. The nonfiction prize went to Imani Perry’s “South to America: A Journey Below ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Think Barbiecore and all things pink for holiday gifts
By Leanne Italie, The Associated Press on November 17th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Barbiecore has legs ahead of next year’s release of the live-action “Barbie” movie and the 60th anniversary of the old gal’s Dreamhouse (the 1979 dwelling was the best). And where there’s Barbie, there’s pink. Hot pink. The hue has been everywhere this year and plays into a broader trend for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blizzard, NetEase gaming partnership in China to end
By Zen Soo, The Associated Press on November 17th, 2022
HONG KONG (AP) – American game developer Blizzard Entertainment said Thursday that it will suspend most of its game services in mainland China after current licensing agreements with Chinese games company NetEase end, sending NetEase’s shares tumbling. Blizzard, which partnered with NetEase in 2008 to offer popular games like World of Warcraft, Overwatch and Diablo ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Novelist Tess Gunty wins National Book Award for fiction
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on November 16th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Tess Gunty’s “The Rabbit Hutch,” a sweeping novel set in a low-income housing community in Indiana, has won the National Book Award for fiction. The nonfiction prize went to Imani Perry’s “South to America,” and Sabaa Tahir’s “All My Rage” won for young people’s literature. In poetry, John Keene was cited ... Read More »
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