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Exhibition explores African design as agent of change
ATLANTA – An exhibition opening in Atlanta encourages visitors to look at Africa through new…
CMT changes award show format after Vegas shooting
NASHVILLE – CMT is forgoing formal award presentations during this year’s Artists of the Year…
Bill Clinton to present honorary prize to publishing CEO
NEW YORK – Bill Clinton is coming to the National Book Awards. The National Book…
Go ahead, call it a comeback. Singer James Arthur does
NEW YORK – It’s time for James Arthur’s next interview of the day and the…
Art Gallery of Ontario names Julian Cox as its chief curator
TORONTO – Julian Cox has been appointed chief curator of the Art Gallery of Ontario,…
He’ll be back, but not like before: Groff plays an FBI agent
NEW YORK – His TV fans know him as Patrick in HBO’s “Looking,” and as…
Man in print: filmmaker Barry Sonnenfeld writing memoir
NEW YORK – Filmmaker and cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld, whose credits range from “Misery” to “Men…
County officials in Arkansas file appeals in Duggar lawsuit
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Three county officials in Arkansas have filed appeals after a federal judge…
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Bestsellers
Bestselling Books Week Ending 10/8/17 HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Orgin” by Dan Brown (Doubleday) 2. “Sleeping…
‘Brodsky/Baryshnikov’ to make Canadian premiere in Toronto
TORONTO – A solo theatrical performance featuring ballet star Mikhail Baryshnikov will make its Canadian…
Roughly 13 million watched opening of Burns’ Vietnam War doc
NEW YORK – Roughly 13 million people saw the first episode of PBS’ documentary on…
Ryan Gosling says Weinstein is ’emblematic of a systemic problem’
TORONTO – Ryan Gosling says he’s “deeply disappointed” in himself for being oblivious to the…
NYC, London police taking fresh look at Weinstein claims
NEW YORK – Police detectives in New York City and London are taking a fresh…
The Latest: Aldean strikes defiant tone in return
TULSA, Okla. – The Latest on country singer Jason Aldean’s return to the stage (all…
“Suge” Knight’s girlfriend pleads in video sale case
LOS ANGELES – The girlfriend of Marion “Suge” Knight has been sentenced for selling a…
Standout ‘Jeopardy!’ player’s streak ends with narrow loss
LOS ANGELES – The goofy and entertaining reign of “Jeopardy!” champ Austin Rogers is over.…
Coming to a movie theatre near you: Dubai destroyed, again
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – As a mammoth wave from the Persian Gulf rises up…
Salman Rushdie, Patti Smith to make joint appearance Dec. 4.
NEW YORK – Salman Rushdie and Patti Smith should have a lot to talk about.…
Michael Jackson’s glove, Nirvana’s MTV moon man up for bid
LOS ANGELES – A white glove Michael Jackson wore on tour in 1981 is among…
Robert Plant continues his musical shape-shifting
NEW YORK – The question hangs over an interview with Robert Plant, an obligation for…
Joni Mitchell biographer David Yaffe on the turbulent path to ‘Reckless Daughter’
TORONTO – Author David Yaffe first encountered Joni Mitchell about a decade ago and it…
‘Game of Thrones’ cast gets no scripts, star says
The need-to-know policy for the “Game of Thrones” cast is going to extreme lengths during…
Ex-Miss Kentucky USA fights prison search before drug arrest
LIMA, Ohio – A former Miss Kentucky USA who’s accused of smuggling marijuana into an…
District erases ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ from lesson plan
BILOXI, Miss. – “To Kill a Mockingbird” is being removed from a junior-high reading list…