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What we learned in the first two episodes of Taylor Swift’s Disney+ Eras Tour docuseries
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — “The Eras Tour was a lifetime within my life,” Taylor Swift told the room at a screening of the first two episodes of her new Disney+ docuseries, “The End of an Era.” “It feels insane.” Swift spoke to the small New York crowd on Tuesday — a year and one day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man’s death on roller coaster at Universal Studios in Orlando ruled accidental
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The death of a 32-year-old man after riding a high-speed roller coaster at a Universal Studios theme park was accidental and an investigation has been closed, a sheriff’s office in Florida said Friday. Security video showed Kevin Rodriguez Zavala “engaged and well” at the start of the ride but unresponsive and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How Joyce DiDonato’s childhood inspired her role in ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — It seems all but unthinkable today: A major TV network hires a famous composer to write an original opera and broadcasts it live in prime time on Christmas Eve. But it was a different world in the early days of television back in 1951 when Gian Carlo Menotti’s “Amahl and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oscar-nominated documentary ‘Black Box Diaries’ has delayed premiere in Japan after legal issues
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
TOKYO (AP) — “Black Box Diaries,” a documentary in which Japanese journalist Shiori Ito investigates her own sexual assault case and the barriers she faced in pursuing justice, has been screened widely abroad since its 2024 festival debut and earned an Oscar nomination early this year. It finally premiered in Japan on Friday, a long-delayed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!It feels good to be Jelly Roll. And now, he’s ready to win a Grammy
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
New York (AP) — Jelly Roll is catching his breath. It’s not a metaphor. He’s running up a hill in South Texas when he answers The Associated Press’ phone call, part of his ongoing health transformation journey. “Endorphins are flying. I feel great,” he cheers. “It’s time to win a (expletive) Grammy!” He’s got a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bestselling British writer Joanna Trollope dies at 82
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — British writer Joanna Trollope, whose bestselling novels charted domestic and romantic travails in well-heeled rural England, has died, her family said Friday. She was 82. Trollope’s daughters, Antonia and Louise, said the writer died peacefully at her home in Oxfordshire, southern England, on Thursday. Trollope wrote almost two dozen contemporary novels, including ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!King Charles III to speak about his cancer treatment, recovery on TV show promoting early screening
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III will speak about his cancer diagnosis and recovery during a TV broadcast on Friday as the monarch continues to use his personal story to encourage others to get the early screening that can boost their chances of survival. The recorded message will be broadcast at 8 p.m. on Britain’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oscar-winner Morricone’s lost opera debuts in Naples after 30 years
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
NAPLES, Italy (AP) — At long last, vindication is at hand for an Oscar-winning composer who sought to prove he was just as capable of breathing life into Italy’s grand theaters as into gritty Hollywood films. On Friday night, Naples’ Teatro San Carlo will stage Ennio Morricone’s only opera, “Partenope,” three full decades after its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Photos show Ennio Morricone’s opera ‘Partenope’ as it premieres in Naples
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Composer Ennio Morricone earned an Oscar for lifetime achievement in 2007, but his only opera gathered dust for decades. On Friday night, Naples’ Teatro San Carlo will stage “Partenope,” inspired by the mythical siren who drowned herself after failing to enchant Ulysses, three decades after its composition. This is a photo ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anne Murray weighs the highs and lows of a big year, and her unexpected new album
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
TORONTO — Anne Murray still can’t believe her good fortune over the past year. Around the time the legendary East Coast songbird marked her 80th birthday last June, she noticed her schedule seemed especially busy. Despite being nearly two decades into retirement, the calls were pouring in from music industry well-wishers, some of whom asked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Every major update from the first two episodes of Taylor Swift’s Disney+ Eras Tour docuseries
By Canadian Press on December 12th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — “The Eras Tour was a lifetime within my life,” Taylor Swift told the room at a screening of the first two episodes of her new Disney+ docuseries, “The End of an Era.” “It feels insane.” Swift spoke to the small New York crowd on Tuesday — a year and one day ... Read More »
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