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Review: ‘Donkey Kong Bananza’ trades manic platforming for unhurried exploring
By Canadian Press on July 18th, 2025
TORONTO — Even a rampaging ape needs to take time to stop and smell the roses. Or so it would seem in “Donkey Kong Bananza,” the new game released Thursday starring Nintendo’s well-known simian mascot and the company’s second major release for its Switch 2 console. The first original “Donkey Kong” game in 11 years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!K-pop band 1VERSE debuts with 2 North Korean defector members
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — With two out of five of its members North Korean defectors, the K-pop group 1VERSE is breaking new ground as it debuts its single album Friday. The band represents an unusual convergence of backgrounds: North Korea-born rapper Hyuk and singer Seok join Nathan from Arkansas, Kenny from Los Angeles, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House gives final approval to Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House gave final approval to President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid early Friday as Republicans intensified their efforts to target institutions and programs they view as bloated or out of step with their agenda. The vote marked the first time in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indiana Jones whip snaps up $525,000 at auction after ‘Citizen Kane’ sled goes for $14.75 million
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — A whip wielded by Harrison Ford in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” that once belonged to Princess Diana has sold at auction for $525,000. Thursday’s sale came a day after the Rosebud sled from “Citizen Kane” went for a staggering $14.75 million, making it one of the priciest props ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Malaysia’s first professional violin maker carves out a rare craft
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
SELANGOR, Malaysia (AP) — Hunched over his workbench, Tan Chin Seng shaves the wooden top plate of a violin, removing thin layers with slow, deliberate strokes. The work is meditative, out of the public eye. For Tan, transforming raw wood into a violin is a labor of artistry and love. The 45-year-old is Malaysia’s first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ canceled by CBS, ends May 2026
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
CBS is axing “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” in May 2026, the host told an audience at a taping Thursday. The announcement came three days after Colbert spoke out against Paramount Global, parent company of CBS, settling with President Donald Trump over a “60 Minutes” story. “I am offended,” Colbert said in his monologue ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stephen Colbert says CBS is ending his ‘Late Show’ in May 2026
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS is axing “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” in May 2026, the host told an audience at a taping Thursday. The announcement came two days after Colbert spoke out against CBS Global settling with President Donald Trump over a “60 Minutes” story. The news was also announced in a press ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Penélope Cruz, Bruce Springsteen, Walter Salles and Bowen Yang are 2025 Academy Museum Gala honorees
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
Bruce Springsteen will take the stage as both performer and a guest of honor at one of Hollywood’s most prominent fundraising events, the Academy Museum Gala. The 75-year-old rock legend is being honored alongside actors PenĂ©lope Cruz and Bowen Yang and filmmaker Walter Salles at the Oct. 18 celebration hosted by the Academy Museum of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Searching for pennies: With the cut in federal funding public broadcasters are looking to cope
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Lauren Adams, general manager for KUCB public radio in Unalaska, Alaska, didn’t have much time to reflect on Congress, 4,000 miles away, stripping federal funding for public media this week. She’s been too busy working. Sirens blared in the Aleutian Islands community Wednesday warning of a potential tsunami, with a voice ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man, 22, charged in killings of ‘American Idol’ music supervisor and her husband in Los Angeles
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 22-year-old man suspected in the shooting deaths of a longtime music supervisor for “American Idol” and her husband at their home in Los Angeles was charged with two counts of murder Thursday. Police said officers conducting a welfare check Monday at a gated house in the Encino neighborhood found the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!8 bands divided by lawsuits: It’s not just Jane’s Addiction
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
Bands behaving badly? It’s only rock ’n’ roll. Members of alternative rock band Jane’s Addiction filed dueling lawsuits Wednesday over singer Perry Farrell’s onstage scuffle with guitarist Dave Navarro at a Boston concert last year, a fracas that prompted the cancellation of the rest of their reunion tour and a planned album. They join a ... Read More »
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