March 28th, 2024

Entertainment News

Riders can climb ‘halfway to the stars’ on San Francisco cable car dedicated to late Tony Bennett

By Janie Har, The Associated Press on March 15th, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A cable car recently dedicated to the late Tony Bennett rolls past the landmark Fairmont hotel where the singer in 1961 first performed the song that would forever tie him to San Francisco. San Francisco officials on Valentine’s Day dedicated one of the city’s iconic cable cars to Bennett, whose “I ... Read More »

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A trove from Pattie Boyd’s life with George Harrison and Eric Clapton is up for sale at Christie’s

By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press on March 15th, 2024

LONDON (AP) – Pattie Boyd was at the epicenter of the Swinging 60s, but not always the center of attention. The model and photographer, who was often in the shadow of her rock icon husbands George Harrison and Eric Clapton, comes into sharp focus through a trove of letters, photos and other items she is ... Read More »

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For Kyne, mathematics and drag are all about creativity and shattering stereotypes

By Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press on March 15th, 2024

Shortly after “Math in Drag” hit the shelves in book stores across North America, author Kyne Santos found herself in a New York City elevator with renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. “I was just, like, fangirling so hard,” she said in a recent video interview about last week’s chance meeting, Rubik’s cube earrings dangling from ... Read More »

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Gerald Levin, the former Time Warner CEO who engineered a disastrous mega-merger, is dead at 84

By David Hamilton, The Associated Press on March 15th, 2024

SAN FRANCISO (AP) – Gerald Levin, who led Time Warner Media into a disastrous $182 billion merger with the internet provider America Online, died Wednesday at the age of 84, according to media reports. Levin had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, although his cause of death was not immediately reported. The former executive’s grandchild, Jake ... Read More »

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What to stream this week: Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and MLB The Show 24

By The Associated Press on March 14th, 2024

The launch of season 20 of “Grey’s Anatomy” and albums from Justin Timberlake and Kacey Musgraves are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: The dramedy “The Girls on the Bus” ... Read More »

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‘Civil War,’ an election-year provocation, premieres at SXSW film festival

By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on March 14th, 2024

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – “Civil War,” Alex Garland’s election-year provocation, debuted Thursday at the SXSW Film and TV Festival, unveiling a violent vision of a near-future America at war with itself. “Civil War,” reportedly A24’s biggest budget release yet, is a bold gamble to capitalize on some of the anxieties that have grown in highly ... Read More »

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Pope acknowledges criticism and health issues but says in his new memoir he has no plans to retire

By Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press on March 14th, 2024

VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis says he has no plans to resign and isn’t suffering from any health problems that would require doing so, saying in a new memoir he still has “many projects to bring to fruition.” Francis, 87, made the comments in an autobiography, “Life: My Story Through History,” which is being ... Read More »

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Alec Baldwin seeks dismissal of grand jury indictment in fatal shooting of cinematographer

By Morgan Lee, The Associated Press on March 14th, 2024

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Defense attorneys for Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge on Thursday to dismiss a grand jury indictment against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” The indictment in January charged Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer ... Read More »

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Pierce Brosnan pleads guilty to walking off trail at Yellowstone hot springs, must pay $1,500

By The Associated Press on March 14th, 2024

MAMMOTH, Wyo. (AP) – Actor Pierce Brosnan pleaded guilty Thursday to stepping off a trail in a thermal area during a November visit to Yellowstone National Park. Brosnan, who called in to the court hearing in Mammoth, Wyoming, was fined $500 and ordered to make a $1,000 donation to Yellowstone Forever – a nonprofit organization ... Read More »

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Canadian actress Evelyne Brochu stars with Zach Braff, Vanessa Hudgens in new rom-com

By Marriska Fernandes, The Canadian Press on March 14th, 2024

In “French Girl,” a new romantic comedy from Canadian writer-directors James A. Woods and Nicolas Wright, Quebec City is as much of a character as the film’s lead roles. It was the “perfect setting,” said star Evelyne Brochu, a French Canadian actress known for her work on the sci-fi TV series “Orphan Black.” “It’s romantic. ... Read More »

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Actor Pierce Brosnan pleads guilty to walking in Yellowstone park thermal area, must pay $1,500

By The Associated Press on March 14th, 2024

MAMMOTH, Wyo. (AP) – Pierce Brosnan, whose fictitious movie character James Bond has been in hot water plenty of times, pleaded guilty Thursday to stepping off a trail in a thermal area during a November visit to Yellowstone National Park. Brosnan, who called in to the court hearing, was fined $500 and ordered to make ... Read More »

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