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Thailand’s baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng now has an official song in 4 languages
By The Associated Press on November 13th, 2024
BANGKOK (AP) – In case you can’t get enough of the little pygmy hippo Moo Deng from Thailand, there’s now an official song featuring the internet’s favorite baby animal – released in four languages for her global fans. The upbeat 50-second song “Moodeng Moodeng,” available in Thai, English, Chinese and Japanese versions, features simple lyrics ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alexander Shelley to become Pacific Symphony Orchestra music director for 2026-27 season
By The Associated Press on November 13th, 2024
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) – Alexander Shelley will become music director of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra for the 2026-27 season following the 35-year tenure of Carl St. Clair. The 45-year-old will be just the third music director for the orchestra after founder Keith Clark (1979-88) and St. Clair, who started in 1990 and turned 72 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dolly Parton sings her family’s story on ‘Smoky Mountain DNA.’ She says it is her ‘favorite album’
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on November 13th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Dolly Parton’s musical story starts further back than most might expect – to the British Isles of the 1600s. That’s where her ancestors hail from, eventually landing in the hollers of East Tennessee and its familiar mountain ranges, bringing their songs with them. A new album out Friday, “Smoky Mountain DNA: ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Emilia Pérez’ wouldn’t work without Karla SofÃa Gascón. Now, she could make trans history
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on November 13th, 2024
TORONTO (AP) – Karla SofÃa Gascón’s performance in “Emilia Pérez” as a Mexican drug lord who undergoes gender affirmation surgery to become a woman has brought her global acclaim and set Gascón on a path that may make her the first openly transgender actor ever nominated for an Oscar. But on this morning, she’s feeling ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From anime to fine art: Japan’s Yoshitaka Amano is celebrated with a major retrospective
By Colleen Barry, The Associated Press on November 13th, 2024
MILAN (AP) – In a career spanning more than 50 years, Japanese artist Yoshitaka Amano has gained a following as an animator, illustrator, video game creator and fine artist. All those facets are on display in the largest retrospective of his work in the West, which opened Wednesday in Milan. The “Amano Corpus Animae” exhibition ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto residents brace for uncertainty of city’s Taylor Swift Era
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on November 13th, 2024
TORONTO – Will Taylor Swift bring chaos or do we all need to calm down? It’s a question many Torontonians are asking this week as the city braces for the massive fan base of one of the world’s biggest pop stars. Hundreds of thousands of Swifties are expected to descend on downtown core for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!James Patterson to help lead honors program at his undergraduate alma mater, Manhattan University
By The Associated Press on November 13th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – James Patterson’ s latest philanthropic project marks a deepening of ties to his undergraduate alma mater. The bestselling author is teaming with Manhattan University on the James Patterson Honors Program, which has a mission to “provide a strong foundation in critical thinking, writing, and creative problem-solving to prepare top students for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Timothy West, acclaimed British actor and lover of UK’s waterways, dies aged 90
By Pan Pylas, The Associated Press on November 13th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – British actor Timothy West, who played the classic titular Shakespeare roles of Hamlet, King Lear and Macbeth and who in recent years along with his wife, Prunella Scales, enchanted millions of people with their boating exploits on Britain’s waterways, has died, He was 90. In a statement Wednesday, his children said that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Daniele Rustioni to become Metropolitan Opera’s principal guest conductor
By Ronald Blum, The Associated Press on November 13th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Daniele Rustioni will become just the third principal guest conductor of the Metropolitan Opera in its nearly century-and-a-half history, leading at least two productions each season starting in 2025-26 as a No. 2 to music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Rustioni agreed to a three-year term, the company announced Wednesday. He is to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Daniel Rustioni to become Metropolitan Opera’s principal guest conductor
By Ronald Blum, The Associated Press on November 13th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Daniele Rustioni will become just the third principal guest conductor of the Metropolitan Opera in its nearly century-and-a-half history, leading at least two productions each season starting in 2025-26 as a No. 2 to music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Rustioni agreed to a three-year term, the company announced Wednesday. He is to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Missouri prosecutor says he won’t charge Nelly after an August drug arrest
By Jim Salter, The Associated Press on November 13th, 2024
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Rapper Nelly won’t face drug charges following his arrest this summer at a St. Louis-area casino, a prosecutor said. “We don’t believe the facts in this case warrant the issuing of charges,” St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell said in a statement Tuesday. Nelly, 49, whose birth name is Cornell ... Read More »
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