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Ryan Fleur is promoted to president of the Philadelphia Orchestra
By Canadian Press on April 23rd, 2025
Ryan Fleur was promoted Wednesday to president and CEO of the Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts, leading an institution that he has worked for since 2012. Fleur had been interim president since January, when Matias Tarnopolsky left to head the New York Philharmonic. Fleur said he will concentrate on trying to fill seats for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jen Psaki stepping up for MSNBC as Rachel Maddow returns to once-a-week schedule
By Canadian Press on April 23rd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Jen Psaki is stepping up — not to a podium, but to MSNBC’s flagship time slot. Former President Joe Biden’s first White House press secretary, who began hosting her Sunday show “Inside” in 2023 for the network, will move regularly to prime-time starting on May 6. She’ll take over Rachel Maddow’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Suspect’ on Disney+ digs for the truth around a fatal London police shooting
By Canadian Press on April 23rd, 2025
LONDON (AP) — It’s hard to imagine what it’s like to have the most traumatic event of your life reenacted as television drama. For one Brazilian family, it is cathartic. “I want them to see the reality that my boy was innocent,” said 80-year-old Maria de Menezes, whose son was shot dead by London police ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A new Netflix film features a hurtling Japanese bullet train with a ticking bomb
By Canadian Press on April 23rd, 2025
TOKYO (AP) — The highspeed bullet train says Japan as much as Godzilla, sushi and Mount Fuji. And it takes center stage in Shinji Higuchi’s new film, “Bullet Train Explosion,” which premieres on Netflix Wednesday. Higuchi, the director of the 2016 “Shin Godzilla” (or “New Godzilla,”) has reimagined the 1975 Japanese film “The Bullet Train,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Book publishers see surging interest in the US Constitution and print new editions
By Canadian Press on April 23rd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — When Random House Publisher Andrew Ward met recently with staff editors to discuss potential book projects, conversation inevitably turned to current events and the Trump administration. “It seemed obvious that we needed to look back to the country’s core documents,” Ward said. “And that we wanted to get them out quickly.” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A set of first editions of Shakespeare’s plays could fetch $6 million at auction
By Canadian Press on April 23rd, 2025
LONDON (AP) — A set of the first four editions of William Shakespeare’s collected works is expected to sell for up to 4.5 million pounds ($6 million) at auction next month. Sotheby’s auction house announced the sale on Wednesday, Shakespeare’s 461st birthday. It said the May 23 sale will be the first time since 1989 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial is set for opening statements at a different #MeToo moment
By Canadian Press on April 23rd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Five years after Harvey Weinstein ’s original #MeToo trial delivered a searing reckoning for one of Hollywood’s most powerful figures, the ex-studio boss is on trial again after an appeals court threw out the landmark rape conviction. Opening statements are set for Wednesday in a trial that could take six weeks. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tennessee board recommends that governor pardon country star Jelly Roll
By Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2025
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Board of Parole on Tuesday recommended a pardon for country music star Jelly Roll, a Nashville native who has spoken openly about his criminal history and what it has taken to overcome it. The board’s action leaves the final decision on a pardon up to Gov. Bill Lee. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tina Knowles’ memoir ‘Matriarch’ is Oprah Winfrey’s new book club pick
By Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey’s latest book club pick is a memoir by an old friend and personal hero, Tina Knowles. Winfrey announced Tuesday that she had selected Knowles’ “Matriarch,” which was published this week. Their interview, recorded at a Starbucks in Chicago, can be watched on Winfrey’s YouTube channel. “Some of you might ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The top producer at ’60 Minutes’ has quit. He says he can no longer run the show as he always has
By Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — With his show involved in a bitter dispute with President Donald Trump, the top executive at the storied CBS News show “60 Minutes” abruptly resigned on Tuesday while saying he’s losing the freedom to run it independently. Bill Owens, executive producer of television’s most popular and influential newsmagazine since 2019, said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top ’60 Minutes’ producer quits, saying he can no longer run the show as he has in the past
By Canadian Press on April 22nd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The top producer at “60 Minutes” said Tuesday that he is quitting the show, saying that it has become clear that he would no longer be able to run it as he has in the past. In a memo to staff members, Bill Owens said that he would not be able ... Read More »
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