Tag: Arts and entertainment
German soccer chief slams discrimination facing female stars
BERLIN — German soccer federation president Fritz Keller has slammed the structural discrimination facing female players in his country.
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Banksy painting raises $23 million for UK health charities
LONDON — A Banksy painting honoring Britain’s health workers in the pandemic has sold for a record 16.8 million pounds ($23.2 million,) auction house...
Colombian town uses discipline, speakers to stay virus-free
<p>CAMPOHERMOSO, Colombia — When customers enter his hardware store Nelson Avila asks them to wear a mask and wash their hands. He sprays alcohol...
Emily Stokes named new Paris Review editor
NEW YORK — The Paris Review has a new editor, only the sixth since being founded in 1953, but its third since 2017. Emily...
Tulsa Opera fires composer of Greenwood massacre piece
<p>TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa Opera has canceled a piece written for a concert on the city’s 1921 race massacre after the composer of...
Detroit mayor: HGTV’s Curtis was ‘scammed’ in house deal
DETROIT — The star of HGTV's “Rehab Addict Rescue” apparently was “scammed” when she bought a blighted Detroit home from someone who wasn't the...
Review: ‘A Million Reasons Why’ is about a family secret
“A Million Reasons Why” by Jessica Strawser (St. Martin’s Press)
Jessica...
Meryl Streep, Mary-Louise Parker to star in spring plays
NEW YORK — Meryl Streep, Mary-Louise Parker, Audra McDonald, Kevin Klein, Carla Gugino and Keanu Reeves have signed on to perform in a new...
Dana Loesch, seeking Limbaugh fans, dislikes ‘angry radio’
NEW YORK — Dana Loesch, one of the conservative radio personalities seeking some of the late Rush Limbaugh's audience, says she doesn't like “angry...
Ronaldo and Serie A games moving from ESPN to CBS in US
ROME — Cristiano Ronaldo’s games with Juventus are moving from ESPN to CBS in the United States starting next season.
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