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Investigators hope for new leads in Boston museum robbery
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The chief investigator for a Boston museum still working to recover…
A blurred movie year comes into focus at New York Film Fest
NEW YORK (AP) — A movie year of fits-and-starts, delays and reversals has sometimes been…
Ancient tablet acquired by Hobby Lobby going back to Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — A 3,500-year-old clay tablet discovered in the ruins of the library of…
Tonys: Broadway hopes to razzle-dazzle its way out pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway is in need of a boost these days so it…
Brandi Carlile, Sturgill Simpson win top Americana awards
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile added another trophy to her shelf as…
Britney Spears court filing says conservatorship should end
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears said in a court filing Wednesday that she agrees…
Tonywatch: Elizabeth Stanley seeks ‘healing and connection’
NEW YORK (AP) — A short time after Broadway shut down last year, Elizabeth Stanley…
Tonywatch: Clint Ramos on designing a better Broadway
NEW YORK (AP) — The audience watching the searing and provocative “Slave Play” on Broadway…
German president asks country to confront its colonial past
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s president called on Germans to face the country’s cruel colonial past…
Review: Richard Powers amazes again with ‘Bewilderment’
“Bewilderment,” by Richard Powers (W.W. Norton & Company) Here are two words that are so…
Broadcasting mogul, arts philanthropist Allan Slaight dead at 90
TORONTO – Canadian broadcasting mogul Allan Slaight, whose support of the country’s arts scene made…
Liberal election victory and next steps in Ottawa: In The News for Sept. 21
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart…
R Kelly prosecutors rest; defense calls on singer’s allies
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors at the R. Kelly sex trafficking trial ended their case…
Leafs’ Matthews, Marner focused on the present following another playoff disaster
TORONTO – Auston Matthews isn’t really interested in looking back. Unless, that is, the topic’s…
New this week: ‘The Starling,’ Diddy and Billy Bob Thornton
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV,…
Emmy Moments: Not the Pandemmys – but hardly normal, either
OK, it definitely wasn’t the Pandemmys, or the Zoomemmys, or whatever you want to call…
Emmys: ‘Crown,’ ‘Lasso,’ ‘Queen’s Gambit,’ streaming triumph
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Netflix’s “The Crown” and “The Queen’s Gambit” combined with Apple TV+’s…
List of Emmy winners includes Jean Smart, ‘Ted Lasso’ actors
List of main winners at the Emmy Awards: Comedy Series: “Ted Lasso.” Drama series: “The…
‘Shang-Chi’ tops box office for 3rd straight weekend
NEW YORK (AP) — “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” is the top…
Favela centennial shows Brazil communities’ endurance
SAO PAULO (AP) — Dozens of children lined up at a community center in Sao…
Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Belfast’ wins TIFF People’s Choice Award
Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical “Belfast,” a black-and-white family drama about the Northern Ireland city during the…
Q&A: Mélanie Laurent on her love of directing and actresses
Over the past decade, Mélanie Laurent has established herself as an accomplished film director. Yet…
Clarence Thomas criticizes judges for veering into politics
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Thursday criticized some in…
‘The Crown,’ ‘Ted Lasso,’ streaming seek Emmy Awards glory
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The miniature statutes given at the Emmy Awards on Sunday can…