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A Batman researcher said ‘gay’ in a talk to schoolkids. When asked to censor himself, he quit
ATLANTA (AP) — Marc Tyler Nobleman was supposed to talk to kids about the secret…
Talking Heads on the once-in-a-lifetime ‘Stop Making Sense’
TORONTO (AP) — You may find yourself in a movie theater with “Stop Making Sense”…
Talking Heads on the once-in-a-lifetime ‘Stop Making Sense’
TORONTO (AP) — You may find yourself in a movie theater with “Stop Making Sense”…
Debby Friday wins Polaris Music Prize for ‘Good Luck’
TORONTO – Debby Friday has won the 2023 Polaris Music Prize for her album “Good…
Judge dismisses two suits filed by man whose work as informant inspired the movie ‘White Boy Rick’
DETROIT (AP) — Two lawsuits filed by a Detroit-area man whose decades in prison for…
Artworks stolen by Nazis returned to heirs of outspoken cabaret performer killed in the Holocaust
NEW YORK (AP) — During his abbreviated lifetime, a cabaret performer named Fritz Grünbaum amassed…
Quavo steps up advocacy against gun violence after his nephew Takeoff’s shooting death
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The trauma Migos rapper Quavo suffered after witnessing his nephew Takeoff…
Asian Games offer a few sports you may not recognize. How about kabaddi, sepaktakraw, and wushu?
If you’re bored with day-in, day-out sports like basketball or swimming or volleyball, then check…
Mississippi auditor says several college majors indoctrinate students and should be defunded
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Calling numerous social science and humanities degree programs “indoctrination factories,” Mississippi’s…
Man executed for the 1996 killing of a University of Oklahoma dance student
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma executed an inmate Thursday for the 1996 killing of a…
Super Bowl winner Laurent Duvernay-Tardif retires from pro football
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is closing the door on his football career. The veteran offensive lineman, who…
Movie Review: St4llone, St4tham are back in ‘Expend4bles,’ yet another expend4ble sequel
It’s a throwaway line, but maybe a bit too meaningful, under the circumstances. “Gravity is…
Spat over visas for Indian Asian Games athletes sparks diplomatic row between New Delhi and Beijing
HANGZHOU, China (AP) — A long-standing border dispute between India and China has left three…
It’s not all grim across regional theater. Some venues offer ways to beat the post-pandemic blues
NEW YORK (AP) — Everyone who enters Barter Theatre in southwestern Virginia is met and…
Louisiana folklorist and Mississippi blues musician among 2023 National Heritage Fellows
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana folklorist Nick Spitzer and Mississippi blues musician R.L. Boyce are…
How to help migrating hummingbirds and see their antics up close
Most of the hummingbirds that visited our gardens over the summer are currently en route…
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…
‘None of us saw this coming’: shock as Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony faces bankruptcy
Musicians at the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony are “shocked” at the sudden decision by its leadership to…
Film academy gifts a replacement of Hattie McDaniel’s historic Oscar to Howard University
NEW YORK (AP) — Hattie McDaniel’s best supporting actress Oscar in 1939 for “Gone With…
Pioneering Black portraitist Barkley L. Hendricks is first artist of color to get solo show at Frick
NEW YORK (AP) — A dozen years ago, Barkley L. Hendricks, the pioneering portrait artist…
The Hollywood writers strike is over after guild leaders approve contract with studios
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood’s writers strike was declared over after nearly five months Tuesday…
A Turkish film festival has been threatened by accusations of censorship
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s oldest film festival has been thrown into turmoil after jury members…
Buffy Sainte-Marie documentary nominated for 2023 International Emmy Award
NEW YORK – A career-spanning documentary about celebrated Canadian musician and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie has…
Quincy Jones is State Department’s first Peace Through Music Award as part of new diplomacy push
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Quincy Jones, who once embarked on an international diplomatic tour with…