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Strauss’ ‘Blue Danube’ waltz is launching into space to mark his 200th birthday
By Canadian Press on May 25th, 2025
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Strauss’ “Blue Danube” is heading into space this month to mark the 200th anniversary of the waltz king’s birth. The classical piece will be beamed into the cosmos as it’s performed by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. The celestial send-off on May 31 — livestreamed with free public screenings in Vienna, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Artist Caravaggio’s faith shines in new Rome exhibit and at churches run by Pope Leo XIV’s order
By Canadian Press on May 24th, 2025
ROME (AP) — The Roman basilica of the Augustinians — Pope Leo XIV’s religious order — preserves an iconic painting of the Virgin Mary by Caravaggio, the blockbuster artist who revolutionized the use of light and darkness in Western art. A new exhibit of works by the Baroque painter is now on view in Rome ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In Netflix’s ‘The Eternaut,’ an Argentine comic goes global as dystopia hits home
By Canadian Press on May 24th, 2025
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A group of friends gather to play cards in their host’s cozy home when the power cuts. Cellphones die. An eerie snow falls all over the city, killing everyone it touches. The friends struggle to survive, their panic replaced by a growing awareness that humanity itself is at stake. This ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What we know about the San Diego plane crash and the 6 on board who died
By Canadian Press on May 24th, 2025
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A private plane approaching an airport amid crashed in a San Diego neighborhood, killing the six people on board, including groundbreaking alternative music executive Dave Shapiro. The crash stunned the heavy metal and hard rock scene that grew out of the punk movement. The music agency that Shapiro cofounded, Sound Talent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What we know about the 6 killed in a San Diego plane crash, including music executive Dave Shapiro
By Canadian Press on May 24th, 2025
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A groundbreaking alternative music executive. A photographer. Two young women just starting their careers in the music industry. They were among the six people killed Thursday when a private plane owned by Dave Shapiro, cofounder of the Sound Talent Group, crashed in a San Diego neighborhood as it approached a nearby ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What we know about the San Diego plane crash and its victims, including music executive Dave Shapiro
By Canadian Press on May 24th, 2025
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A private plane approaching an airport whose lights were out in heavy fog crashed in a San Diego neighborhood, killing the six people on board, including groundbreaking alternative music executive Dave Shapiro. The crash stunned the heavy metal and hard rock scene that grew out of the punk movement. The music ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Cannes Film Festival is over. Here’s some key things that happened
By Canadian Press on May 24th, 2025
CANNES, France (AP) — This year’s Cannes Film Festival is over, ending in dramatic fashion with a power outage ahead of the closing ceremony that bestowed the Palme d’Or trophy to Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s film, “It Was Just an Accident.” This year’s festival included a strong slate as Cannes has become increasingly important to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi wins Cannes’ top prize. Here’s what he says about his movie
By Canadian Press on May 24th, 2025
CANNES, France (AP) — Before this week, the dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi hadn’t attended the premiere of one of his films in more than 15 years. Panahi, one of the leading international directors, was banned from traveling out of Iran in 2009 for attending the funeral of a student killed in the Green Movement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What we know about the plane crash that killed 6, including alternative music executive Dave Shapiro
By Canadian Press on May 24th, 2025
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A plane crash in San Diego that killed six people, including groundbreaking alternative music executive Dave Shapiro, happened as the private plane approached an airport whose runway lights were out in heavy fog, investigators said. It could take a year to sort out exactly what happened to the plane that hit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cannes awards Palme d’Or to Iranian revenge drama ‘It Was Just an Accident’
By Canadian Press on May 24th, 2025
Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday for his revenge thriller “It Was Just an Accident,″ handing the festival’s top prize to a director who had been banned from leaving Iran for more than 15 years. Cate Blanchett presented the award to Panahi, who three years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cannes awards its Palme d’Or trophy to Iranian revenge drama ‘It Was Just an Accident’
By Canadian Press on May 24th, 2025
Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s revenge thriller “It Was Just an Accident ” won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, handing the festival’s top prize to a director who had been banned from leaving Iran for more than 15 years. Cate Blanchett presented the award to Panahi, who three years ago ... Read More »
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