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James Dolan's sketch of the Sphere becomes reality as the venue opens with a U2 show in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — It started as a crude sketch — a circle with a stick person inside. Seven years later, that drawing has been made real: A $2.3 billion massive spherical venue, standing 366 feet (111 meters) high and lighting up the Las Vegas skyline. The drawing was initially...
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony live this year, with Elton John and Chris Stapleton performing
NEW YORK (AP) — Elton John, Brandi Carlile, Dave Matthews, H.E.R., Chris Stapleton, St. Vincent and New Edition will perform at this fall's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which will be broadcast live for the first time. The ceremony will be live on Disney+ on Nov....
Book Review: 'SNL' star Leslie Jones drops raw memoir mixed with life advice
Leslie Jones wants to set one thing straight in her memoir: She is undeniable. The word pops up 11 times in the book. Indefatigable is another good word to describe a comic whose career didn’t really take off until she joined the cast of “Saturday Night Live” at the age of 47, though perhaps...
Rachel Bloom turns pandemic trauma into art and even laughs in her new off-Broadway show
NEW YORK (AP) — Rachel Bloom was fiddling around with songs and sketches for a new musical stand-up special she was hoping to take on the road when the pandemic hit in 2020 and, as she describes it, “the world exploded.” The actor and writer, best known for creating and...
Erotic thrillers of ‘80s,’90s inspire twisty French film ‘The Origin of Evil’
A mysterious woman, down on her luck and working a miserable job at a tinned fish factory, makes contact with the extremely wealthy father she’s never met — and his suspicious heirs — in the French thriller “The Origin of Evil.” Though the title may conjure up associations...
Teddy Swims' debut album is powered by toxic relationships and heartbreak
NEW YORK (AP) — If you feel emotionally drained after listening to Teddy Swims' debut album, “I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1),” don’t worry — he understands. “I’m sure for anyone that’s not heartbroken, it’s probably exhausting. But there’s still...
Rising star Jasmine Amy Rogers is tapped to play iconic Betty Boop in new stage musical
NEW YORK (AP) — The actor picked to play the iconic, baby-faced flapper Betty Boop in a new stage musical is a triple threat from Texas with a contagious laugh. Jasmine Amy Rogers will star in “BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical” making its debut this fall in Chicago with hopes that...
Sanaz Toossi, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, makes the leap to star in her own play, 'English'
NEW YORK (AP) — Theatergoers seeing the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “English” at the Barrington Stage Company will have a treat this fall. They'll get to see the playwright up on stage. Sanaz Toossi steps into the role she wrote as one of four Iranian students preparing for an...
Spain charges pop singer Shakira with tax evasion for a second time and demands more than $7 million
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish prosecutors have charged pop star Shakira with failing to pay 6.7 million euros ($7.1 million) in tax on her 2018 income, authorities said Tuesday, in Spain’s latest fiscal allegations against the Colombian singer. Shakira is alleged to have used...
Book Review: 'The Spice Must Flow' chronicles the legacy of the breakthrough novel 'Dune'
NEW YORK (AP) — The saga of how cult sci-fi novel “Dune” slowly permeated the mainstream over decades is a tale with almost as many twists and turns as “Dune” itself, and author Ryan Britt recounts it in the lively and entertaining “The Spice Must Flow.” As Britt...
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Becky G proudly shows her roots in 'Esquinas,' inspired by regional Mexican music
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Growing up on the border between Mexico and the United States, Becky G spoke English, but sang corridos, boleros and mariachi in Spanish. All her life, she dreamed of an album that would honor her family’s roots and delve into those genres that she enjoys so much. ...
Turkey’s premier film festival is canceled following a documentary dispute
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s oldest film festival has been canceled amid controversy surrounding a politically sensitive documentary about the aftermath of a 2016 coup attempt. Antalya Mayor Muhittin Bocek announced the cancellation of the city's Golden Orange Film Festival on Friday...
An arrest has been made in Tupac Shakur's killing. Here's what we know about the case and the rapper
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An arrest has been made in Tupac Shakur's killing, the latest twist in one of the biggest unsolved cases in hip-hop history. Duane “Keffe D” Davis was arrested on suspicion of murder early Friday morning and has been indicted on a murder charge in Las Vegas....
Things to know about the Nobel Prizes
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Fall has arrived in Scandinavia, which means Nobel Prize season is here. The start of October is when the Nobel committees get together in Stockholm and Oslo to announce the winners of the yearly awards. First up, as usual, is the Nobel Prize in...
Inside the night that Tupac Shakur was shot, and what led up to the fatal gunfire
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The first arrest in the 1996 death of Tupac Shakur came Friday with the murder indictment of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, one of the last living witnesses to the Las Vegas drive-by shooting of the hip-hop superstar. Here's a look at the hours that led up to the fatal gunfire. ...
Arrest in Tupac Shakur killing stemmed from Biggie Smalls death investigation
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The first arrest in the 1996 slaying of Tupac Shakur had its roots in the investigation of the killing of Biggie Smalls. The shooting deaths of the two hip-hop luminaries and rivals — Shakur in Las Vegas and Smalls in Los Angeles six months later — have always...
Today in History: September 30, James Dean dies at 24
Today in History Today is Saturday, Sept. 30, the 273rd day of 2023. There are 92 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 30, 1955, actor James Dean was killed at age 24 in a two-car collision near Cholame, California. ...
Last living suspect in 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur indicted in Las Vegas on murder charge
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man who prosecutors say ordered the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur was arrested and charged with murder Friday in a long-awaited breakthrough in one of hip-hop’s most enduring mysteries. Duane “Keffe D” Davis has long been known to investigators as one...
Astros, Rockets acquire AT&T SportsNet Southwest, form new network
HOUSTON (AP) — Major League Baseball's Houston Astros and the NBA's Houston Rockets announced on Friday that they acquired AT&T SportsNet Southwest from Warner Bros. Discovery and will form their own network. Space City Home Network launches on Tuesday and will be a joint...
'Toy Story' meets the NFL: Sunday's Falcons-Jaguars game to feature alternate presentation for kids
Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the “Toy Story” universe will be taking in an NFL game for the first time. Sunday's game between the Atlanta Falcons and Jacksonville Jaguars at London's Wembley Stadium will be contested inside of Andy's room as part of an alternate telecast. ...
