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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ is already breaking box office records, with more possible soon
“ Deadpool & Wolverine ” has gotten off to a supercharged start at the box office, breaking the Thursday preview record for an R-rated movie. The comic-book film sold an estimated $38.5 million worth of movie tickets from preview screenings Thursday, Disney said Friday. The...
Adam Lambert and Auli’i Cravalho to step into 'Cabaret' on Broadway this fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Get ready to say willkommen to the next stars to enter the Kit Kat Club on Broadway — Adam Lambert and Auli’i Cravalho, Producers of the Tony Award-nominated revival revealed Wednesday that Lambert, the singer-songwriter who has fronted Queen, and Cravalho, the...
Joyce DiDonato stars in `Eden in Olympia' coinciding with Paris Games, a call to climate action
NEW YORK (AP) — While much of the globe is focused on the Paris Olympics, a movie filmed from ancient Olympia starring mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato premiered this week that uses music to spark contemplation of creation and carnage. “Eden in Olympia” opens by posing a pair of...
Melania Trump to tell her story in memoir, 'Melania,' scheduled for this fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Former first lady Melania Trump has a memoir coming out this fall, “Melania,” billed by her office as “a powerful and inspiring story of a woman who has carved her own path, overcome adversity and defined personal excellence.” It's the first memoir by Trump, who has been...
The Grateful Dead and Francis Ford Coppola are among the newest Kennedy Center Honors recipients
WASHINGTON (AP) — An iconoclastic filmmaking legend and one of the world's most enduring musical acts headline this year's crop of Kennedy Center Honors recipients. Director Francis Ford Coppola and the Grateful Dead will be honored for lifetime achievement in the arts, along with...
Book Review: Call the script doctor! 'Feh' explores the toxic storyline of a religious education
A few years ago, the writer Shalom Auslander was hospitalized with a potentially fatal case of pancreatitis after taking a banned performance-enhancing drug to lose weight. His psychiatrist said he was trying to kill himself. Auslander, then unemployed, in his 40s, with a wife and two children,...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 28-Aug. 3
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 28-Aug. 3: July 28: Cartoonist Jim Davis (“Garfield”) is 79. Actor Linda Kelsey (“Lou Grant”) is 78. Singer Jonathan Edwards is 78. Actor Sally Struthers is 77. Drummer Simon Kirke of Bad Company is 75. Guitarist Steve Morse of Deep...
Hikers and cyclists can now cross Vermont on New England's longest rail trail, a year after floods
HARDWICK, Vt. (AP) — A year after epic summer flooding delayed the official opening of New England’s longest rail trail, the 93-mile route across northern Vermont is finally delivering on the promise made years ago of a cross-state recreation trail. The Lamoille Valley Rail Trail...
Adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s ‘Nickel Boys’ to open New York Film Festival this fall
“Nickel Boys,” an adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, will open the 62nd New York Film Festival in September, organizers said Monday. Filmmaker RaMell Ross directed the drama based on the 2019 novel about two Black teenagers in an abusive reform...
Educators wonder how to teach the writings of Alice Munro in wake of daughter's revelations
NEW YORK (AP) — For decades, Robert Lecker has read, taught and written about Alice Munro, the Nobel laureate from Canada renowned for her short stories. A professor of English at McGill University in Montreal, and author of numerous critical studies of Canadian fiction, he has thought of Munro...
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Olympics opening ceremony moments: Céline Dion, Lady Gaga, curious torchbearer and French musicians
PARIS (AP) — The Paris Olympics' opening ceremony got underway after a rough start to the Summer Games on Friday, with rainy skies over the Seine and suspected acts of sabotage targeting France’s flagship high-speed rail network. ZIZOU’S FLAME French soccer legend...
Celine Dion makes musical comeback at Paris Olympics with Eiffel Tower serenade
PARIS (AP) — Celine Dion made a triumphant return Friday with a very public performance: closing out the Paris Olympics' opening ceremony from the Eiffel Tower. Nearly two years after revealing her stiff person syndrome diagnosis, Dion belted Edith Piaf's “Hymne à l’amour”...
Olympics opening ceremony latest: Celine Dion serenades Paris, and now the Games can begin
PARIS (AP) — The 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony went off with only minor hitches after a rough start to the Summer Games. Following suspected acts of sabotage targeting France’s flagship high-speed rail network, a soggy but celebratory parade down the Seine River brought an official start...
Celine Dion sings at Olympic opening ceremony in her first live performance since her stiff person syndrome diagnosis
PARIS (AP) — Celine Dion sings at Olympic opening ceremony in her first live performance since her stiff person syndrome diagnosis.The 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony comes to a close with Celine Dion serenading fans
PARIS (AP) — The 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony comes to a close with Celine Dion serenading fans.
Museum pulls wax figure of Sinead O'Connor after complaints it does not compare to the real thing
LONDON (AP) — A wax figure of Sinéad O’Connor that did not compare to how the late singer looked caused a minor meltdown among fans and family members, leading a Dublin museum on Friday to pull it from its collection. The National Wax Museum Plus apologized to O'Connor's family...
Lady Gaga dazzles at Olympics opening ceremony with prerecorded French performance
PARIS (AP) — Lady Gaga delivered a dazzling performance as the first musical act during the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony — except it was all prerecorded. The Grammy- and Oscar-winning performer kicked off her performance on steps along the Seine River, singing “Mon Truc...
Warner Bros. Discovery sues NBA for not accepting its matching offer
Warner Bros. Discovery has sued the NBA after the league did not accept the company's matching offer for one of the packages in its upcoming 11-year media rights deal. The lawsuit was filed on Friday in New York state court in Manhattan. WBD, the parent company of TNT...
Justin Timberlake’s lawyer says pop singer wasn't intoxicated, argues DUI charges should be dropped
Justin Timberlake ’s lawyer said Friday that the pop singer wasn’t intoxicated during a traffic stop last month, as he seeks to get his drunken driving charge in New York’s Hamptons dismissed, citing errors in documents submitted by police. But Sag Harbor Village Justice...
