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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. ...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 4-10
Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 4-10 June 4: Actor Bruce Dern is 87. Saxophonist Roger Ball (Average White Band) is 79. Singer-actor Michelle Phillips (The Mamas and The Papas) is 79. Jazz saxophonist Anthony Braxton is 78. Bassist Danny Brown of The Fixx is 72. Actor Parker...
Music Review: Arlo Parks wishes her eyes were still wide on new album 'My Soft Machine'
“My Soft Machine,” by Arlo Parks (Transgressive) Britpop artist Arlo Parks approaches her work as a poet, laying incisive lyrics over a murkily cozy lo-fi hip-hop. On her second album, “My Soft Machine,” Parks balances childlike wonder with personal trauma and disappointment....
What to watch this weekend: ‘Succession’ finale, John Wick, Matchbox Twenty, 'American Born Chinese'
Sure, lots of folks are eagerly anticipating this Sunday’s “Succession” finale. But what if you haven’t followed the Roy family drama? There’s plenty of new don’t miss new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Among the offerings worth your time...
Today in History: May 24, first major league night game
Today in History Today is Wednesday, May 24, the 144th day of 2023. There are 221 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 24, 1844, Samuel F.B. Morse transmitted the message “What hath God wrought” from Washington to...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 28-June 3
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 28-June 3 May 28: Actor Carroll Baker is 92. Singer Gladys Knight is 79. Singer Billy Vera is 79. Singer John Fogerty is 78. Musician Jerry Douglas of Alison Krauss and Union Station is 67. Actor Louis Mustillo (“Mike and Molly”) is 65....
Police: 3 dead, 2 wounded in early morning shooting at Kansas City bar
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A security guard was one of the three people killed in a shooting at a Kansas City bar early Sunday that also wounded two others, including one critically wounded, according to family members. Police haven't yet identified the victims, and they didn't...
What to stream this weekend: Jack Harlow's acting debut, Kesha, Scott brothers on HGTV
This week's new streaming options include rapper Jack Harlow's acting debut, the return of Kesha and new projects for an heart-warming HGTV show. Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and...
Review: This 'White Men Can't Jump,' with Jack Harlow, has no game
Nineties nostalgia has extended now to 1992's “White Men Can't Jump” returning to the blacktop courts where Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson hustled and Rosie Perez studied “Jeopardy!” answers for foods beginning with the letter “Q.” Why, you ask? The principal reason...
Tupac Shakur to be honored with a street name in California
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The late Tupac Shakur will have a stretch of an Oakland street renamed for him after a unanimous vote by the city council Tuesday. Shakur was born in Harlem and later lived in Baltimore, Maryland; and in Marin City, California, but credited Oakland as the...
