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Jennifer Siebel Newsom takes stand at Weinstein trial
By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on November 14th, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker and the wife of California governor Gavin Newsom, has taken the stand at the rape trial of Harvey Weinstein. Siebel Newsom spent 15 minutes on the stand at the downtown Los Angeles courtroom before a lunch break Monday, becoming the fourth woman Weinstein is accused ... Read More »
1 responseNickelback to be inducted into Canadian Music Hall of Fame
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2022
TORONTO – Nickelback is getting a spot in the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. The rock hitmakers from Hanna, Alta. have been named as the latest inductees into the illustrious home of Canada’s top music talent. Lead singer Chad Kroeger and his bandmates Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake and Daniel Adair, will be ushered into the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Roberta Flack has ALS, now ‘impossible to sing,’ rep says
By The Associated Press on November 14th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – A representative for Roberta Flack announced Monday that the Grammy-winning musician has ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and can no longer sing. The progressive disease “has made it impossible to sing and not easy to speak,” Flack’s manager Suzanne Koga said in a release. “But it will take a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!R.E.M., Blondie, Snoop Dogg get nods for Songwriters Hall
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on November 14th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Bryan Adams, R.E.M., Blondie, Snoop Dogg, Gloria Estefan, Heart and The Doobie Brothers are among the nominees for the 2023 Songwriters Hall of Fame, part of a dazzling list of talented acts who left their mark on country, pop, rap, Broadway, post-punk, Latin and New Jack Swing. The ballot includes the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russia bans 100 Canadians including Atwood, Jim Carrey
By The Associated Press on November 14th, 2022
MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced Monday that 100 Canadians have been added to the list of people banned from entering the country in response to sanctions against Russia by Canada. A ministry statement said author Margaret Atwood, actor Jim Carrey and Amy Knight, a noted historian of the KGB, were on the banned ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!John Aniston, star of ‘Days of Our Lives,’ dead at 89
By The Associated Press on November 14th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – John Aniston, the Emmy-winning star of the daytime soap opera “Days of Our Lives” and father of Jennifer Aniston, has died at age 89. The actor’s daughter posted a tribute to him Monday morning on Instagram, announcing that he had died Friday, Veteran’s Day. John Aniston served in the U.S. Navy. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!For Machine Gun Kelly in ‘Taurus,’ art imitates life
By Sian Watson, The Associated Press on November 14th, 2022
Colson Baker – popularly known as his rockstar persona Machine Gun Kelly and for his high-profile relationship with Megan Fox – stars as “Taurus” in a new film that he says draws inspiration from his own life. In the movie being released in cinemas and on demand Friday, Baker plays Cole Taurus, a troubled rocker ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nickelback, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw to headline Boots and Hearts
By The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2022
TORONTO – Nickelback will headline Boots and Hearts next year, marking their first appearance at the country music festival. Organizer Republic Live announced its headliners and a first batch of performers this morning. It says the Canadian rockers will perform Friday, while country superstars Keith Urban and Tim McGraw will take to the stage on ... Read More »
1 responseBook award finalists are ‘debut novelists’ in name only
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on November 14th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – In the minds and official records of the publishing community, Sarah Thankham Mathews is a first-time author. Her novel “All This Could Be Different” has been widely praised as a promising start for the 31-year-old Indian American, whose narrative about a young immigrant’s personal and professional conflicts is a finalist for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Selena Gomez honored for mental health advocacy work
By William J. Kole, The Associated Press on November 14th, 2022
BOSTON (AP) – Pop star and actor Selena Gomez has made no secret of her personal mental health struggles – they’ve made her an outspoken advocate for awareness and getting other young people the help they need. “I hope that by using my platform to share my own story … I can help others feel ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shaun Tan to Emily in Paris: Reach for books as worthy gifts
By Leanne Italie, The Associated Press on November 14th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Books are an easy gift choice, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be fresh. There’s always a great selection around the holidays for a range of ages and interests. Some ideas: “Creature,” by Shaun Tan. It’s as if, Tan writes, “I need to throw the artistic pebble far across a pond ... Read More »
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