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Somalia’s poets keep hope alive for storytelling and for peace
By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — In a theater where a suicide bomber detonated years ago, Hassan Barre stepped forward to offer a different hallmark of Somalia: poetry. In one of the world’s most volatile nations, Somalis must be aware of their responsibility to their country and each other, he said in a recital emphasizing good citizenship. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump hosts the Kennedy Center Honors recognizing Stallone, Kiss, Gaynor and others
By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump hosted the annual Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday, praising Sylvester Stallone, Kiss, Gloria Gaynor and the other honorees as being “legendary in so many ways.” “Billions and billions of people have watched them over the years,” Trump, the first president to command the stage instead of sitting in an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!La Scala gala crowd cheers premiere of Shostakovich’s ‘Lady Macbeth’ once censored by Stalin
By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025
MILAN (AP) — The gala crowd at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala cheered the season premiere of Dmitry Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk ” with a 12-minute standing ovation Sunday, as the storied theater synonymous with the Italian repertoire opened with a Russian melodrama for the second time since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The crowd ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump is hosting the Kennedy Center Honors recognizing Stallone, Kiss, Gaynor and others
By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sylvester Stallone, Kiss and Gloria Gaynor are among the luminaries being celebrated Sunday at the annual Kennedy Center Honors, with Donald Trump hosting the show, the first time a president will command the stage instead of sitting in an Opera House box. Since returning to office in January, Trump has made the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!La Scala gala crowd cheers premiere of Shostakovich’s ‘Lady Macbeth’
By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025
MILAN (AP) — The gala crowd at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala cheered the season premiere of Dmitry Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk ” with a 12-minute standing ovation Sunday, as the storied theater synonymous with the Italian repertoire opened with a Russian melodrama for the second time since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The crowd ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nobel literature laureate Krasznahorkai delivers rare lecture in Stockholm
By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Hungarian László Krasznahorkai, who won the Nobel Prize in literature for his surreal and anarchic novels that combine a bleak world view with mordant humor, gave a lecture in Stockholm on Sunday in one of his rare public appearances. The lecture was part of the Nobel week that is underway in Stockholm ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bad reviews didn’t scare off the ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ audience. It even broke a record
By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025
“Five Nights at Freddy’s” has powered up the box office once again. The sequel opened in 3,412 theaters in the U.S. and Canada this weekend and far surpassed expectations with $63 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Seemingly immune to widely negative reviews, “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” notched the biggest opening ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A flash mob waves Ukrainian flags as La Scala features a Russian opera for its gala season premiere
By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025
MILAN (AP) — Milan’s storied Teatro alla Scala celebrates its gala season premiere Sunday with a Russian opera for the second time since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. But this year, instead of drawing protests for showcasing the invader’s culture, a flash mob demonstrated for peace. La Scala’s music director Riccardo Chailly conducts Dmitry Shostakovich’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Puerto Rico salsa giant Rafael Ithier, who led El Gran Combo for more than half a century, dies
By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Rafael Ithier, a beloved musician and a founder of the legendary salsa band El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, whose hits have inspired Bad Bunny and other icons from the U.S. territory and beyond, has died. He was 99. An attorney for the Ithier family, Víctor Rivera, confirmed the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A Russian opera again opens La Scala’s season as the theater defends art over politics
By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025
MILAN (AP) — Milan’s storied Teatro alla Scala celebrates its gala season premiere Sunday with a Russian opera for the second time since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. But this year, instead of drawing protests for showcasing the invader’s culture, a flash mob will demonstrate for peace. La Scala’s music director Riccardo Chailly will conduct ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump says he’s hosting the Kennedy Center Honors recognizing Stallone, Kiss, Gaynor and others
By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sylvester Stallone, Kiss and Gloria Gaynor are among the luminaries being celebrated Sunday at the annual Kennedy Center Honors, with Donald Trump hosting the show, the first time a president will command the stage instead of sitting in an Opera House box. Since returning to office in January, Trump has made the ... Read More »
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