Tag: Arts and entertainment
DiCaprio, Fonda urge US not to sign climate deal with Brazil
<p>RIO DE JANEIRO — Dozens of celebrities including actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Jane Fonda and Joaquin Phoenix on Tuesday called on U.S. President Joe Biden...
Ted Nugent, who once dismissed COVID-19, sickened by virus
Rocker Ted Nugent is revealing he was in agony after testing positive for coronavirus — months after he said the virus was “not a...
Bob Valvano, brother of Jim Valvano, says he has leukemia
<p>LOUISVILLE, Ky. — ESPN college basketball analyst Bob Valvano, the brother of late North Carolina State men’s basketball coach and broadcaster Jim Valvano, <a...
For George Floyd, a complicated life and consequential death
<p>HOUSTON — Years before a bystander’s video of George Floyd’s last moments turned his name into a global cry for justice, Floyd trained a...
Review: Pandemic makes folkie Todd Snider a funky studio rat
Todd Snider, "First Agnostic Church of Hope and Wonder” (Aimless Records/Thirty Tigers)
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Queen enters ‘twilight’ of reign after farewell to Philip
<p>LONDON — Now that the Royal Family has said farewell to Prince Philip, attention will turn to Queen Elizabeth II’s 95th birthday on Wednesday...
Globes group ousts member over his Black Lives Matter email
<p>LOS ANGELES — A former president of the organization that hosts the Golden Globes has been dropped from the group’s board sending an email...
Angie Thomas Scholarship is awarded to aspiring writer
JACKSON, Miss. — Bestselling author Angie Thomas has surprised an incoming freshman with news that the young woman is receiving a full scholarship to...
Webby Award nominations for LeBron, Corden and Garner
<p>NEW YORK — An eclectic group of people — including LeBron James, James Corden, Jennifer Garner and Sir David Attenborough — have nabbed nominations...
ACM Awards hits record low ratings, join the ceremony slump
<p>LOS ANGELES — The Academy of County Music honors drew a record-low audience, joining other awards shows also finding dwindling viewer interest.</p>
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