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Britain’s Prince Harry formally confirms he is now a US resident
By Danica Kirka, The Associated Press on April 18th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Prince Harry, the son of King Charles III and fifth in line to the British throne, has formally confirmed he is now a U.S. resident. Four years after Harry and his American wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, decamped to a villa in Southern California, a travel company he controls filed paperwork ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Musicians pay tribute to Allman Brothers guitarist Dickey Betts after death at 80
By The Associated Press on April 18th, 2024
Famous fans react to the death of Allman Brothers singer, songwriter and guitarist Dickey Betts, who died at 80. “Dickey wrote quintessential Brothers songs including “Blue Sky,” “Rambling Man,” “Jessica,” “in Memory of Elizabeth Reed” and many others. His extraordinary guitar playing alongside guitarist Duane Allman created a unique dual guitar signature sound that became ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After 40 nights of U2 at the Sphere, Phish’s Trey Anastasio talks about taking over
By Josh Cornfield, The Associated Press on April 18th, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Phish has been performing for decades, but never has the band played the same show twice. Over the 40 years since the band was formed at a Vermont college, Phish has amassed a reputation for its dedicated legion of fans and the dazzling light shows that accompany the improvisational jams. It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Not only New York casinos threaten Atlantic City. Developer predicts Meadowlands casino is coming
By Wayne Parry, The Associated Press on April 18th, 2024
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Atlantic City casinos are facing threats on multiple fronts from new competitors not just in New York, but from within their own state. That’s not great news for a seaside resort in which the amount of money won from in-person gamblers continues to lag, with seven of the nine casinos ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Long-lost first model of the USS Enterprise from ‘Star Trek’ boldly goes home after twisting voyage
By Jamie Stengle, The Associated Press on April 18th, 2024
DALLAS (AP) – The first model of the USS Enterprise – used in the opening credits of the original “Star Trek” television series – has boldly gone back home, returning to creator Gene Roddenberry’s son decades after it went missing. The model’s disappearance sometime in the 1970s had become the subject of lore, so it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!John Adams’ Nativity oratorio ‘El Nino’ gets colorful staging at the Met
By Mike Silverman, The Associated Press on April 18th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The children crumple and fall to the stage, victims of King Herod’s assassins. Then the Virgin Mary, in a voice brimming with anguish and outrage, memorializes the student protesters who were massacred by Mexican armed forces in 1968. This is “El Nino,” a retelling of the birth and early life of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Musician T Bone Burnett is trading his dystopian sensibilities for some warm-hearted acoustic music
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on April 18th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – At an age when many contemporaries contemplate retirement, musician T Bone Burnett has made big changes in his life and art. Burnett, most celebrated for his production acumen, uprooted from Los Angeles to move to Nashville and recorded a warm-hearted disc of his own songs for the first time in nearly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Palestinian American poet Fady Joudah receives $100,000 prize
By The Associated Press on April 18th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Fady Joudah, a Palestinian American poet who has said he writes for the future because “the present is demolished,” has received a $100,000 award from Poets & Writers. Joudah is this year’s winner of the Jackson Poetry Prize, given to an American writer of “exceptional talent. He was chosen by a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Acclaimed Palestinian-American poet Fady Joudah receives $100,000 prize
By The Associated Press on April 18th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Fady Joudah, an acclaimed Palestinian-American poet who has said he writes for the future because “the present is demolished,” has received a $100,000 award from Poets & Writers. Joudah is this year’s winner of the Jackson Poetry Prize, given to an American writer of “exceptional talent. He was chosen by a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 80
By Steven Wine And Russ Bynum, The Associated Press on April 18th, 2024
Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man,” has died. He was 80. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer died at his home in Osprey, Florida, David Spero, Betts’ manager of 20 years, confirmed. Betts had been battling cancer for more than a year and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arts festivals get tens of millions in federal budget, Hot Docs left out
By Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press on April 18th, 2024
Tens of millions of dollars are allocated to arts festivals in this year’s federal budget, which recipients say is a welcome infusion of cash for the beleaguered sector. The budget sets aside $23 million over three years for the Toronto International Film Festival and $15 million this year for the Shaw Festival Theatre, which is ... Read More »
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