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‘A star is born’: Actor Maisy Stella breaks through in ‘My Old Ass’
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on September 20th, 2024
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) – “Who’s that girl?” was a common refrain from Sundance Film Festival goers walking out of ” My Old Ass “ in January. The comedic and heartfelt coming of-age-film, in which a small town 18-year-old eager to leave for college is suddenly in conversation with her 39-year-old self (thank you, mushrooms), ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Joly convenes fellow women foreign ministers to talk harassment, equity in politics
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on September 20th, 2024
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is convening female foreign ministers from a dozen countries to talk about women’s participation in governance and issues like online harassment. Joly is co-hosting a two-day meeting in Toronto with her Jamaican counterpart, Kamina Johnson Smith, and foreign ministers from countries ranging from Ghana and Indonesia to Nepal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A night with Peter Cat Recording Co., the New Delhi band that’s found global appeal
By Leslie Ambriz, The Associated Press on September 20th, 2024
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) – There’s an unspoken reverence emanating from the crowd as Peter Cat Recording Co. begins to play the blend of disco and jazzy psychedelic melodies that intro “People Never Change.” All of a sudden, singer and guitarist Suryakant Sawhney launches into the melancholy, self-aware lyrics that contrast the upbeat track. Cheers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!JoJo was a teen sensation. At 33, she’s found her voice again
By Kaitlyn Huamani, The Associated Press on September 20th, 2024
Joanna Levesque shot to stardom at 13. Two decades later, “JoJo” – as she’s better known – has written a memoir and says the song responsible for her meteoric rise, “Leave (Get Out),” was foreign to her. In fact, she cried when her label told her they wanted to make it her first single. Lyrics ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!50 years after ‘The Power Broker,’ Robert Caro’s dreams are still coming true
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on September 20th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Robert A. Caro stands between two giant columns in a second-floor library of the New-York Historical Society, looking out on dozens of friends, family members and colleagues. A research room named for him looms behind. Portions of his archives are on display nearby. “The most honest thing I could possibly say ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arundhati Roy’s first memoir, ‘Mother Mary Comes to Me,’ to be published in September 2025
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on September 20th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy’s first memoir is coming out next fall, a book inspired by the death of her mother. Scribner announced Friday that the Indian author and activist’s “Mother Mary Comes to Me” will be released in September 2025. Roy, best known for her Booker-winning novel “The God of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘The last show’: Memorial service for Calgary children’s entertainer Buck Shot
By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press on September 20th, 2024
CALGARY – It will be the last show for longtime children’s TV star Ron (Buck Shot) Barge as a memorial is held Friday in Calgary. For 30 years, Buck Shot and his sidekick Benny the Bear entertained Calgarians with songs, puppets, the birthday book and his nifty battered cowboy hat. Barge died at home last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French cult film ‘La Haine’ returns as a stage musical
By Samuel Petrequin, Marine Lesprit And Alex Turnbull, The Associated Press on September 20th, 2024
Watching “La Haine” nearly 30 years ago, there was a sense of something inexorable about violence in the French suburbs. French director Mathieu Kassovitz’s critically acclaimed black-and-white film opens with video images of news footage of urban riots. The film then follows three friends – Hubert, Vinz and Saïd – over the course of 24 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rare G.K. Chesterton essay on mystery writing is itself a mystery
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on September 19th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – When he wasn’t working on mystery stories, and he completed hundreds, G.K. Chesterton liked to think of new ways to tell them. Detective fiction had grown a little dull, the British author wrote in a rarely seen essay from the 1930s published this week in The Strand Magazine, which has released ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New York Philharmonic musicians agree to 30% raise over 3-year contract
By The Associated Press on September 19th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The New York Philharmonic and its musicians’ union settled on a collective bargaining agreement Thursday that includes a 30% raise over three years. The deal with Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians calls for raises of about 15% in 2024-25, and 7.5% each in 2025-26 and 2026-27. Base pay ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Thailand’s adorable pygmy hippo Moo Deng has the kind of face that launches a thousand memes
By Jintamas Saksornchai, The Associated Press on September 19th, 2024
CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) – Only a month after Thailand’s adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame became unstoppable. Fans unable to make the two-hour drive to Khao Kheow Open Zoo from the Thai capital Bangkok to see her in person can watch her video clips online, or simply scroll through social ... Read More »
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