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Film academy welcomes new members to Board of Governors, now 53% female
Actor Lou Diamond Phillips, film executive Hannah Minghella, “The Woman King” screenwriter Dana Stevens and…
After Paris blast crumples building in Left Bank, rescue workers still searching for 1 person
PARIS (AP) — French rescue workers searched Thursday for a person feared missing after a…
Billy Crystal and Queen Latifah look marvelous as they headline this year’s Kennedy Center Honors
WASHINGTON (AP) — You know you’ve made a cultural impact when Henry Kissinger quotes your…
Britain marks the Windrush anniversary with the story of its Caribbean community still being written
LONDON (AP) — Seventy-five years ago, a ship landed at Tilbury Dock near London, carrying…
Paris police look at gas leak as possible cause of explosion and fire that injured 24
PARIS (AP) — A strong explosion rocked a building in Paris’ Left Bank on Wednesday,…
All hail the rising sun! Stonehenge welcomes 8,000 visitors for the summer solstice
STONEHENGE, England (AP) — All hail the rising sun. Around 8,000 revelers gathered around a…
Back from lengthy layoff, Canada’s Arjan Bhullar set to defend One Championship title
After more than a two-year absence due to injury and a contract dispute, Canadian Arjan…
In race against clock, expanding fleet of ships searches for submersible lost near Titanic wreck
In a race against the clock on the high seas, an expanding international armada of…
What it’s like to get a Wes Anderson education, from ‘Rushmore’ to ‘Asteroid City’
NEW YORK (AP) — When Tony Revolori, then a 17-year-old with little Hollywood experience, was…
Ex-CNN producer sentenced to more than 19 years for luring 9-year-old into sex acts
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A former CNN television producer who had pleaded guilty to luring…
Many Broadway shows see box office jumps after Tonys exposure
NEW YORK (AP) — New Broadway musicals “Kimberly Akimbo,” “Shucked,” “Some Like It Hot” and…
‘Like Water for Chocolate’ brings food, magic, spice and lust to NY’s grandest ballet stage
NEW YORK (AP) — How do you choreograph a scene of mass food poisoning? A…
Inside the deepening rivalry between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom says there’s no chance “on God’s green…
What if things could turn out differently? How the multiverse got into our heads and didn’t let go
“Let’s do things differently this time.” Those are the first words you hear at the…
Stalled contract jeopardizes relations between new Disney governing body and firefighters
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — After appointees of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took over Walt Disney…
‘The Flash’ opens to $55 million, a step off the typical superhero pace
DC and Warner Bros.’ long-in-the-works superhero movie “The Flash” opened to $55 million in its…
Milan Fashion: Prada animates male form with 1940s tailoring that aims to liberate, not constrict
MILAN (AP) — The architecture at Prada’s showroom shifts with every season, but never so…
Velociraptor statue heist ends with 3 arrests in South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Police have hunted down a velociraptor that was stolen from…
A beginner’s guide to Juneteenth: How can all Americans celebrate?
For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities.…
Late British novelist Martin Amis knighted by King Charles in his first birthday honors list
LONDON (AP) — Martin Amis, one of the most consequential British authors of his generation…
How Trump and Johnson, divisive populists with many similarities, ended up on different paths
At first blush, they seem so alike — two pugnacious, ideologically flexible politicians who latched…
New Spider-Man film pulled from cinema programs in Arab world, possibly over transgender flag
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The new blockbuster movie “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” was…
‘Abbott Elementary’ star Chris Perfetti feels at home with ‘King James’
NEW YORK (AP) — Chances are you won’t find Chris Perfetti fiercely debating on social…
Robert Gottlieb, celebrated literary editor of Toni Morrison and Robert Caro, dies at 92
NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Gottlieb, the inspired and eclectic literary editor whose brilliant career…