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Movie Review: The giddy splendor of 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'
Let's get this upfront: "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” was the best comic-book film of the last decade. With an animation blizzard blown straight in from the pages of comics, “Into the Spider-Verse” took a supercollider to all the conventions of the superhero movie....
Music review: Foo Fighters' new album 'But Here We Are' grapples with loss
“But Here We Are,” by Foo Fighters (Roswell/RCA). There's hardly a greater purpose for music than expression of feelings, and the Foo Fighters have brought quite a collection of them to their latest album. “But Here We Are” sounds like the most grown-up of the...
Book Review: 'The Celebrants' by Steven Rowley will make you want to call an old friend
“The Celebrants” by Steven Rowley (G.P. Putnam's Sons) Steven Rowley is one of those authors where if you read one of his novels, his name gets added to a mental “TBR” (to-be read) list. That is, of course, if you love rich characters written with love and humor that you'd...
Erykah Badu basks in her new era of reinvention and expansion
New York (AP) — Erykah Badu has unintentionally occupied the role of culture shifter and influencer for 20 plus years, well before it became a trendy, social media descriptor. Her impact has vibrated throughout music and fashion, and the “Green Eyes” songstress sees it clearly. ...
Filipino American chefs come into their own with multiple James Beard award nods
Like a lot of chefs, Aaron Verzosa has been hustling the past three years to get Archipelago, his Filipino restaurant in Seattle, through the pandemic and its ripple effects. Getting a James Beard Award nomination was a validating moment. “Being able to amplify and showcase stories...
Tommy Prine doesn't dodge his father's legacy but makes his own way in compelling debut
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Standing before a packed house at The Basement, one of Nashville’s most intimate music venues, Tommy Prine talked about the death of his father. “It sucks to lose a parent at any age — in my case when he was the world’s greatest songwriter,” he...
Florida drama teacher who includes deaf students in school shows will receive a special Tony Award
NEW YORK (AP) — The special Tony Award that honors educators will go this year to a drama teacher in Florida who has closed the gap between the deaf and hearing worlds by having productions performed in both voice and American Sign Language. Jason Zembuch-Young, artistic director...
Music Review: Bob Dylan's 'Shadow Kingdom' reimagines well-known, obscure songs
“Shadow Kingdom,” Bob Dylan (Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings) Bob Dylan’s “Shadow Kingdom” feels like Dylan covering Dylan. Or Dylan radically unplugged, nearly 30 years after he did that on MTV. When Dylan first released “Shadow...
Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback lead ‘Transformers’ from Brooklyn to Peru
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback had been dreaming about writing something together for a few years. The two actors, both native New Yorkers, would meet up from time to time and talk about what it could be. They knew that it would have to be “epic” and “so Brooklyn.”...
Jordan Donica, Tony Award nominee for 'Camelot,' is Broadway's rising star
NEW YORK (AP) — When Jordan Donica was about 9 or 10, his aunt took him to New York City with a mission: Get the notion of making it on Broadway out of his system. Thankfully, that mission failed spectacularly. “It was raining and I was dancing through the streets of Times...
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Dev Shah wins National Spelling Bee, going out on top after up-and-down spelling career
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Soft-spoken but brimming with confidence, Dev Shah asked precise questions about obscure Greek roots, rushed through his second-to-last word and rolled to the Scripps National Spelling Bee title Thursday night. Dev, a 14-year-old from Largo, Florida, had his...
Dev Shah, a 14-year-old from Largo, Florida, wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee on the word 'psammophile'
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Dev Shah, a 14-year-old from Largo, Florida, wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee on the word 'psammophile.'
Judge: Diamond Sports must pay full value of contracts to Diamondbacks, Guardians, Twins, Rangers
A federal bankruptcy judge has ordered Diamond Sports to pay the full value of its media contracts to the Arizona Diamondbacks, Cleveland Guardians, Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers. Judge Christopher Lopez made the ruling on Thursday in Houston. Diamond Sports, which owns 19...
What to stream this weekend: Foo Fighters, 'The Idol,' LeBron James and 'American Gladiators' doc
There's new music from Foo Fighters, the buzzy HBO series “The Idol” starring Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd and a documentary about the breakthrough TV show “American Gladiators” among the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Among the...
Movie review: ‘Past Lives’ is a gorgeous meditation on love, chance — and the choices we make
Two minutes away, the Uber app promises at one point in “Past Lives.” And if you’re like me, you may find yourself — perhaps for the first time in your Uber-riding life — hoping that promise is a bald-faced lie. Because you'll want more minutes, many more, for the couple...
Sotheby's buys modernist Breuer building from Whitney Museum, will move NYC galleries there
NEW YORK (AP) — The auction house Sotheby's will buy the modernist Marcel Breuer-designed building that housed New York's Whitney Museum of American Art for nearly 50 years, Sotheby's announced Thursday. Sotheby's will start moving its New York sale room and galleries to the...
Former Playboy model accuses Bill Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulted her in 1969
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Playboy model who alleges Bill Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her and another woman at his home in 1969 sued him Thursday under a new California law that suspends the statute of limitations on sex abuse claims. In her lawsuit, Victoria Valentino,...
'Diablo IV' is almost here. What to know about the video game's coming release
WASHINGTON (AP) — The release of “Diablo IV” is right around the corner. Early access for the highly anticipated action role-playing video game begins Thursday night — ahead of next week's official launch. “Diablo IV” marks the latest installment of Blizzard...
Armie Hammer avoids charges after sex assault investigation, says 'name has been cleared'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Armie Hammer will not be charged after a long investigation of a woman's allegation that he sexually assaulted her in 2017, Los Angeles prosecutors said. Hammer said on Instagram after a long public silence that “I look forward to beginning what will be...
What led to Danny Masterson’s rape retrial and what happens next
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday convicted actor Danny Masterson of two counts of rape in a retrial that focused on allegations the "That ‘70s Show’ star raped three women between 2001 and 2003. The verdict sided with two of Masterson's accusers, but the panel was unable to...
