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Olivia Rodrigo on the 2024 Grammy Awards, performing rage on ‘GUTS,’ and learning from Leonard Cohen
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The second chapter in Olivia Rodrigo ‘s musical story began similar…
Elton John and Bernie Taupin to receive the 2024 Gershwin Prize for pop music
NEW YORK (AP) — The songwriters who gave us “Your Song,” “Tiny Dancer” and “Rocket…
Milan fashion house Moschino taps Adrian Appiolaza as its new creative director
ROME (AP) — Moschino on Tuesday named Adrian Appiolaza as the new creative director of…
Nikki Haley’s dilemma in South Carolina: winning over voters who like her, but love Trump
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — For South Carolina’s conservatives, deciding whether Nikki Haley ’s record warrants…
Dying thief who stole ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers from the Judy Garland Museum gets no prison time
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — A dying thief who confessed to stealing a pair of ruby…
N. Scott Momaday, Pulitzer Prize winner and giant of Native American literature, dead at 89
NEW YORK (AP) — N. Scott Momaday, a Pulitzer Prize-winning storyteller, poet, educator and folklorist…
LA Opera scraps planned world premiere of Mason Bates’ ‘Kavalier and Clay’ adaptation over finances
NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Opera has scrapped plans for the world premiere…
‘In the Summers’ and ‘Porcelain War’ win top prizes at Sundance Film Festival
“In the Summers,” an affecting, years-spanning drama about a complicated parent-children relationship, nabbed the Grand…
Danish report underscores ‘systematic illegal behavior’ in adoptions of children from South Korea
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Danish report on Thursday said adoptions of children from South…
Vancouver announced as host city for the 2025 Juno Awards
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences says the 2025 Juno Awards will be…
In ‘Expats,’ directed by Lulu Wang, Nicole Kidman is happy to share the limelight
Nicole Kidman captivated TV viewers in 2020 in “The Undoing,” as a woman whose husband…
Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ returns to theaters, in IMAX 70mm, with new ‘Dune: Part Two’ footage
Time isn’t inverting: Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” is coming back to movie theaters for a week…
Artist who performed nude in 2010 Marina Abramovic exhibition sues MoMA over sexual assault claims
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A performer who appeared naked in a show by world-renowned performance…
Melanie, singer-songwriter of ‘Brand New Key’ and other ’70s hits, dies at 76
Melanie, the singer-songwriter who rose through the New York folk scene, performed at Woodstock and…
‘Barbie’ Oscars snubs prompt a backlash, even from Ken (and Hillary)
NEW YORK (AP) — “Barbie” was the biggest hit of 2023, the highest-grossing movie ever…
Carol Kane on working with Jason Schwartzman and her dream of being in a Martin Scorsese film
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Carol Kane really wanted to work with Jason Schwartzman, but…
Movie Review: ‘Miller’s Girl’ with Jenna Ortega is an airless, cold affair that fails to spark
Jenna Ortega’s stark rise as Gen Z’s goth-glam princess takes a pointless, awkward turn in…
Oahu’s historic homes offer a slice of history and a sense of place
There’s a mountain on Oahu named for the Greek myth of Tantalus, for whom satisfaction…
Jon Stewart will return to ‘The Daily Show’ as host – just on Mondays
NEW YORK (AP) — Comedian Jon Stewart is rewinding the clock, returning to “The Daily…
Diane Warren and past winners Mark Ronson and Billie Eilish react to 2024 Oscar music nominations
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The often-nominated Diane Warren and past winners Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt,…
Works of poetry, fiction and nonfiction receive $10,000 “Science + Literature” awards
NEW YORK (AP) — A poetry collection, a coming-of-age novel and a history of deep…
‘Oppenheimer’ dominates Oscar nominations, Gerwig passed over for best director
NEW YORK (AP) — After a tumultuous movie year marked by strikes and work stoppages,…
In ‘Origin,’ Ava DuVernay and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor seek the roots of racism
NEW YORK (AP) — Ava DuVernay kept hearing she had to read “Caste: The Origins…
Norman Jewison, acclaimed director of ‘In the Heat of the Night’ and ‘Moonstruck,’ dead at 97
NEW YORK (AP) — Norman Jewison, the acclaimed and versatile Canadian-born director whose Hollywood films…