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Taylor Swift wins big in Germany at the MTV EMAs
By Louise Dixon, The Associated Press on November 13th, 2022
DUSSELDORF, Germany (AP) – Taylor Swift won big at Sunday’s MTV EMAs. Swift who led the nominations along with Harry Styles with seven a piece, walked away with four wins for “˜Best Artist,’ “˜Best Video,’ “˜Best Pop’ and “˜Best Longform Video.’ Currently topping the charts with “˜Anti-Hero’ from her record breaking new album “˜Midnights,’ Swift ... Read More »
2 responsesJewish groups denounce upcoming Montreal show by rapper accused of antisemitism
By The Canadian Press on November 13th, 2022
MONTREAL – A Jewish group is calling on a Montreal venue to cancel a performance by a French rapper whose music it describes as openly hateful and antisemitic. B’nai Brith Canada sent a letter on Friday to the owners of the L’Olympia theatre in Montreal, urging them to cancel a Dec. 4 show by musician ... Read More »
2 responses‘Black Panther’ sequel scores 2nd biggest debut of 2022
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on November 13th, 2022
The box office roared back to life with the long-awaited release of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” The Marvel sequel earned $180 million in ticket sales from more than 4,396 theaters in the U.S. and Canada, according to estimates from The Walt Disney Co. on Sunday, making it the second biggest opening of the year behind ... Read More »
2 responsesAmid the war ruins in Ukraine, Banksy seeds art
By The Associated Press on November 13th, 2022
BORODYANKA, Ukraine (AP) – Amid the ruins of war, the flowerings of art. A delicate painting of a gymnast doing a handstand has popped up on the wall of a wrecked building outside of Kyiv and appears to be the work of the British graffiti artist known as Banksy. Banksy posted photos on his Instagram ... Read More »
2 responsesArtemisia Gentileschi’s 1616 nude to be digitally unveiled
By Trisha Thomas, The Associated Press on November 13th, 2022
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) – Art restorers in the Italian city of Florence have begun a six-month project to clean and virtually “unveil” a long-censored nude painting by Artemisia Gentileschi, one of the most prominent women in the history of Italian art. Swirling veils and drapery were added to the “Allegory of Inclination” some 70 years ... Read More »
2 responsesRoyal Canadian Air Farce alumnus Alan John Park dead at 60
By The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2022
TORONTO – Alan John Park, a longtime member of the Royal Canadian Air Farce comedy troupe, has died. Park died Thursday at the age of 60, eight years after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Born in Scarborough, Ont., Park spent most of his life making people laugh across Canada. The comedian is best known ... Read More »
1 responseIranian who inspired “The Terminal” dies at Paris airport
By The Associated Press on November 12th, 2022
PARIS (AP) – An Iranian man who lived for 18 years in Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport and inspired the Steven Spielberg film “The Terminal” died Saturday in the airport, officials said. Merhan Karimi Nasseri died after a heart attack in the airport’s Terminal 2F around midday, according an official with the Paris airport authority. ... Read More »
1 response‘Rich with perspective’: Writing program mentors emerging Indigenous authors
By Angela Amato, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2022
EDMONTON – From dealing cards at a casino to working in oilfield camps in northern Alberta, addictions counsellor Justin Buffalo turns sorrow into stories permeated with comedy and urban legend. Buffalo, 34, was raised by his grandmother on the Samson Cree First Nation south of Edmonton. He lived a quiet childhood in an isolated part ... Read More »
1 responseAlec Baldwin sues to “clear his name” in movie set killing
By The Associated Press on November 11th, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Saying he wants to clear his name, Alec Baldwin on Friday sued people involved in handling and supplying the loaded gun that he was using when it fired, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a 2021 filming accident in New Mexico. Baldwin filed a cross-complaint in Superior Court in Los Angeles alleging ... Read More »
1 responseDisneyland adds dolls in wheelchairs to ‘It’s a Small World’
By The Associated Press on November 11th, 2022
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Disneyland on Friday added two new characters in wheelchairs to its iconic “It’s a Small World” attraction, saying it wanted a “more accurate representation of diversity around the world.” The animatronic dolls are among some 300 costumed dolls representing singing children from many nations featured in the attraction. One is in ... Read More »
1 responseNew this week: ‘Spirited,’ Pokémon, ‘Nope’ and ‘Slumberland’
By The Associated Press on November 11th, 2022
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week. MOVIES – In “Nope,” Jordan Peele has once again made a rarity in Hollywood: a wholly original film that was also a box-office hit. In his third film as writer-director, ... Read More »
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