Tag: Arts and entertainment
For Black Voters Matter, the goal is greater community power
LaTosha Brown opened with a song.
Speaking about voting rights...
‘Girl from Ipanema:’ Re-imagining a classic for today’s Rio-
RIO DE JANEIRO — Chauffeured in a classic Porsche, the Brazilian beauty steps out into 1960s Rio de Janeiro. The pastel pastiche is easy...
Reggie Bush among 1st-timers up for College Hall of Fame
Former Southern California star Reggie Bush, who had his Heisman Trophy victory in 2005 vacated for committing NCAA violations, is among the players making...
More than 100 LGBTQ candidates compete in Mexican election
MEXICO CITY — For years, transgender activist Roshell Terranova protested in the streets and knocked on the doors of Mexico’s Congress to make the...
Epstein ex Ghislaine Maxwell loses bail bid for 5th time
NEW YORK — For a fifth time, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell lost a bid Wednesday to be freed on bail prior to a November...
David Diop wins International Booker Prize with WWI story
LONDON — A harrowing but poetic tale of comradeship, colonialism and the horrors of war won the International Booker Prize for fiction on Wednesday.
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Brother of boy ‘possessed’ resents retelling in ‘Conjuring’
BROOKFIELD, Conn. — The brother of a boy who some thought was possessed by demons has told the Hartford Courant previously that he resents...
Review: A familiar adventure story in ‘Edge of the Word’
If the new adventure film “ Edge of the Word,” about a British explorer and soldier in 1840s Borneo, seems suspiciously like “The Man...
Olympic badminton champion Marin injured, won’t defend title
MADRID — Olympic badminton champion Carolina Marín will not defend her title at the Tokyo Games because of a knee injury.
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Review: Third chapter of ‘The Conjuring’ franchise creaks
The universe of “The Conjuring” proves it may be reaching its spooky limits when a demon pops up in the latest film from, of...