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MusiCares to honor U2 as 2027 Persons of the Year at a star-studded Grammy-weekend gala
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Oscar-winning Israeli filmmakers' documentary on Gaza war premieres at Venice Film Festival
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Kings of Leon reveal a new more personal, acoustic songwriting direction with album 'O My Beloved'
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Salman Rushdie will receive a National Book Award medal for lifetime achievement
NEW YORK (AP) — Salman Rushdie, a U.S. citizen for the past decade, is to receive a literary honor reserved for the elite of American writers — a National Book Award medal for lifetime achievement.
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Gold, gems and Renoir: France's museums grapple with a wave of smash-and-grab thefts
PARIS (AP) — At a museum in eastern France, two men disguised with wigs used a sledgehammer and a hammer to smash a display case and make off with a 2,500-year-old gold necklace. The heist took under four minutes.
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Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum opens a major Yayoi Kusama exhibition after her death last month
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Renoir paintings are worth a fortune, but not when they're stolen
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Poetry Foundation honors Robert Pinsky with a $100,000 lifetime achievement prize
NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. poet laureate Robert Pinsky has received a $100,000 lifetime achievement award and poet-children's author Nikki Grimes has been named the next Young People's Poet Laureate, the Poetry Foundation announced Wednesday.
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New 'SNL' season will have Jalen Brunson and Inde Navarrette as hosts, music from Katseye, Rosalía
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Florida AG accuses Netflix of exploiting children’s data, seeks billions in damages
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Florida attorney general set to sue Netflix over alleged harm to young users
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is suing Netflix, seeking billions of dollars in damages and accusing the streaming company of exploiting the trust parents place in the platform to access children’s viewing habits and keep young users engaged.
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Can true horror really make it on Broadway? A stage version of 'Paranormal Activity' hopes so
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Driveway of coastal mansion owned by Nicolas Cage collapses
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A look at the theft of Renoir paintings from a French museum and other high-profile heists
PARIS (AP) — Thieves hit the Renoir Museum on the French Riviera and made off with four valuable works by the French impressionist master, though they ditched two in the museum garden as they fled, the mayor of Cagnes-sur-Mer said Tuesday.
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Sherri Shepherd to join Broadway's 'Aladdin' as the Genie, and she's 'beyond thrilled'
NEW YORK (AP) — Her wish is being granted: Sherri Shepherd plans to join the hit musical “Aladdin” as the Genie.
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For Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, 'Practical Magic 2' heals old wounds
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At Venice, Ellen Burstyn reflects on playing Marilyn Monroe and a lifetime in movies
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Of all the roles Ellen Burstyn might have been offered in her 90s, that of Marilyn Monroe seemed fairly unlikely. But then one day Maggie Gyllenhaal came to her apartment to talk about a wild idea: What if she played Monroe at 100?
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King Charles III clarifies status of Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, after their return to the UK
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III has reiterated that Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, remain non-working members of the royal family following their return to the United Kingdom.
'Widow's Bay' dominates with 8 Emmys at early ceremony and 'The Pitt' takes 4
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Widow’s Bay” ran away with eight early Emmys for its debut season Sunday at a ceremony eight days before the main awards show and telecast, while “The Pitt” had a strong second-year showing with four of its own and Rob Reiner posthumously won an acting Emmy nearly nine months after his killing.
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Chinese theater, promoter fined for altered patriotic song in a comedy show
BANGKOK (AP) — Authorities fined two companies and said that one of China’s best-known comedians had caused a “negative impact” on society, after an audience reported him for changing the lyrics of a patriotic song during a performance.
A Sunday night at Lambeau marks Dan Hicks' 35th NBC Sports season milestone
Dan Hicks thought it was incredible when he reached 30 years at NBC Sports. As he reaches another milestone, he considers it pretty remarkable.
Oasis reunion tour documentary rocks Venice Film Festival
VENICE, Italy (AP) — The Gallagher brothers brought some rock star energy to a sleepy, and sweaty, Venice Film Festival Saturday, where the documentary about their reunion tour made its world premiere. And like true rock stars, after giving a few waves for photographers on the Lido docks, they skipped the whole “news conference” bit.
In 'Primetime,' Robert Pattinson takes on the 'irresistible' role of Chris Hansen
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Robert Pattinson didn’t set out to play Chris Hansen in “Primetime.” But somewhere along the way, it just became “irresistible.”
Even snakes have to audition for the opera at the Met. Princess the boa constrictor got the part
NEW YORK (AP) — Pretty much everyone on stage at the Metropolitan Opera in New York must audition — even the snake who will briefly take center stage in an upcoming adaptation of a Mozart classic.
Robin Morgan, poet and feminist whose allies included Jane Fonda and Gloria Steinem, dies at 85
NEW YORK (AP) — Robin Morgan, a wholesome child star of the 1940s and ‘50s who grew up to become an all-American radical as a poet, essayist, editor and second-wave feminist, has died. She was 85.
Kennedy Center renews call for Trump-backed shutdown after part of a ceiling collapses
WASHINGTON (AP) — A chunk of ceiling fell inside a main hallway of the Kennedy Center, according to a spokesperson who said the damage underscores the need to shut down the historic arts venue for renovations sought by President Donald Trump.
Thousands of fans gather for 'Rock in Rio' festival in Brazil
Thousands of fans are gathering this weekend for the 'Rock in Rio' festival in Brazil.
Judge refuses to block Pentagon from firing Stars and Stripes staffers over CBS interview
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge refused Friday to block the Pentagon from firing three Stars and Stripes staff members who claim they were illegally disciplined for speaking out about the military news outlet's need to maintain its editorial independence.
Argentine court clears return of Nazi-looted portrait to Jewish dealer’s heir
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A long-lost Italian portrait looted from a prominent Jewish art dealer during World War II was set to be returned to his heir after an Argentine court on Friday approved a deal under which the daughter of a fugitive Nazi official agreed to give up her claim rather than face trial.
Psychedelic 'Furthur' bus rolls back into San Francisco for new Grateful Dead exhibit
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ken Kesey's school bus — once painted in bright, swirly colors and driven across the country on a psychedelic journey — is back in San Francisco after 60 years as the centerpiece of a new exhibition celebrating the legacy of the Grateful Dead, a band that rose from the city’s famed hippie movement.
Here's how the summer box office blew up and Hollywood got its mojo back
NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood has just wrapped up its best summer in a decade and its biggest vibe shift since the pandemic.
Fall movie season has arrived. Here are 5 early Oscar predictions
NEW YORK (AP) — Fall movie season also means Oscar season.
Usher wax figure unveiled at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas
Grammy-award winning performer Usher was at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas this week for the unveiling of his new wax figure, and the similarities between him and the statue are uncanny!
China is boycotting a major Asian art festival over the naming of a Taiwanese exhibition
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A group of Chinese artists is boycotting a major art exhibition in South Korea over the organizers' plans to use the name “Taiwan Pavilion" for an exhibition of works by Taiwanese artists.
Martin McDonagh’s 'Wild Horse Nine' hits Venice Film Festival with a dark CIA tale
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Martin McDonagh had written a few versions of his new film “Wild Horse Nine,” which had its world premiere on Thursday at the Venice Film Festival, before he homed in on the CIA and the 1973 military coup in Chile.
Rooney and Kate Mara had to speak in unison in ‘Bucking Fastard’
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Sisters Rooney and Kate Mara play sisters who speak in unison in Werner Herzog’s new film “Bucking Fastard,” which had its world premiere Thursday at the Venice Film Festival.