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New Carnegie Medal winners Megha Majumdar and Yiyun Li love libraries
NEW YORK (AP) — Novelist Megha Majumdar, one of this year’s winners of medals presented…
Ralph Fiennes, star of stage and screen, makes opera debut in Paris directing `Eugene Onegin’
PARIS (AP) — Ralph Fiennes ‘ vision of “Eugene Onegin” was cinematic. A three-time Academy…
Caitlin Clark joining NBC’s ‘Sunday Night Basketball’ for Lakers-Knicks pregame at MSG
Caitlin Clark is headed to the NBA, at least for a couple of nights. NBC…
How artist Gordon Parks’ foundation keeps his legacy growing 20 years after his death
Civil rights photographer and artist Gordon Parks’ legacy continues to expand today, even as the…
King Charles III believes ‘harmony’ can help save the planet. His documentary explains how
LONDON (AP) — Can it be that, like many baby boomers, King Charles III feels…
Antoine Fuqua’s ‘Troublemaker’ lets Nelson Mandela speak for himself
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Antoine Fuqua always knew Nelson Mandela as an icon. But…
Couture and Lauren Sánchez are everywhere in Paris as Dior and Schiaparelli mix wonder and wit
PARIS (AP) — Dior turned the Musée Rodin into a celebrity waiting room — then…
Jay Duplass returns to Sundance with the tragic comedy ‘See You When I See You’
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Jay Duplass had come to a turning point in his…
Broadway and Hollywood songwriter Marc Shaiman looks back with pessimistic humor in memoir
NEW YORK (AP) — Some people see the glass as half full and some as…
Sly Dunbar, legendary reggae drummer who anchored tracks from Bob Marley to Bob Dylan, dies as 73
Two-time Grammy Award-winning reggae drummer Sly Dunbar, who fueled countless tracks from Bob Marley to…
Mexico’s president joins ARMY fan base in BTS concert push
MEXICO CITY (AP) — BTS’s upcoming concerts in Mexico have escalated to a presidential level,…
Renée Watson’s ‘All the Blues in the Sky’ wins Newbery Medal for best children’s book
NEW YORK (AP) — Renée Watson’s “All the Blues in the Sky,” in which the…
‘Take pride in what we’ve built’: Producer says ‘Frankenstein’ Oscar noms spotlight Canadian talent
One of the producers behind Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” says the Oscar-nominated film is an…
California Post brings brash New York-style tabloid news to the West Coast
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aiming to shake up the Golden State’s media landscape, the California…
The 2025 Tony Awards set June 7 ceremony date at Radio City Music Hall
NEW YORK (AP) — Fans of Broadway, circle this date: This season’s Tony Awards will…
Geoffrey Mason, TV producer of 1972 Munich Olympics hostage crisis, dies at 85
Geoffrey Mason, who had a five-decade career in sports television and was best known as…
Lionsgate names former U.S. treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin to board
VANCOUVER — Lionsgate Studios Corp. has named former U.S. treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin to its…
10 years, 3,000 creatives: the uphill battle for Black talent in Italian fashion
MILAN (AP) — A day before an emerging Ghanaian designer made his Milan runway debut,…
A man is under arrest for allegedly assaulting US Rep. Maxwell Frost at the Sundance Film Festival
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A man was arrested Friday night at a party during…
Paris men’s fashion week in 5 trends: rebuilt tailoring, quiet craft and clothes built to last
PARIS (AP) — Paris men’s Fashion Week ended Sunday with two messages that kept coming…
Longtime festivalgoers say the final Sundance in Utah may also be their last
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Attendees at this year’s Sundance Film Festival could not stand…
Charli xcx has her movie star moment, and says goodbye to Brat
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Charli xcx plays herself in “The Moment,” a meta mockumentary…
‘Mercy’ unseats ‘Avatar: Fire & Ash’ atop the box office on snow-blanketed weekend in theaters
NEW YORK (AP) — With a winter storm blanketing a large swath of the country,…
Historic love letters from royals, rogues and romantics go on show at Britain’s National Archives
LONDON (AP) — Love is, famously, a many-splendored thing. It can encompass longing, loneliness, pain,…