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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial begins with jury selection
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The federal sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, the hip-hop entrepreneur whose wildly successful career has been dotted by allegations of violence, began on Monday in New York City with jury selection that could last several days. Opening statements by lawyers and the start of testimony are expected next week. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Book Review: People who are part of Andy Warhol’s life chronicle the legacy of American pop art
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
There are celebrities whose persona is as famous, if not more so, than their works, or what made them stars in the first place. Andy Warhol, probably the most important artist to emerge from the 1960s American avant-garde, is one example. His nervous face peering beneath a shock of white hair is as signature as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Entrepreneurs working to find funds to restore historic theatres across the Prairies
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
EDMONTON — Not a day goes by that David Stupnikoff doesn’t think about the Princess Theatre. “I drive by it regularly, and I’ve had other friends and people that have visited, and they have such great memories of it,” said Stupnikoff, a courier service owner and show promoter. “People wish it would come back.” Juxtaposed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Theater producer Jeffrey Seller, behind ‘Rent’ and ‘Hamilton,’ shines a light on his own journey
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Jeffrey Seller, the Broadway producer behind such landmark hits as “Rent,” “Avenue Q” and “Hamilton,” didn’t initially write a memoir for us. He wrote it for himself. “I really felt a personal existential need to write my story. I had to make sense of where I came from myself,” he says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Book Review: Nate Bargatze tries to bring his comedy from screen to page with ‘Big Dumb Eyes’
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
It’s a rite of passage for all comedians: Work like crazy on the stand-up circuit, hit it big, record live specials for a streaming platform, and then write a book that can never quite measure up to your live act. Consider “Big Dumb Eyes: Stories from a Simpler Mind” by Nate Bargatze. I laughed so ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Book Review: Isabel Allende’s latest strong female protagonist is a journalist
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
Best-selling author Isabel Allende has been beloved for decades by millions of passionately loyal readers for her strong female protagonists and epic story lines stretching across the Americas. In novels such as “The House of the Spirits,” “Eva Luna,” and more recently, “Violeta,” indomitable women take center stage and drive dramatic narratives conjured into being ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex trafficking trial is set to begin with jury selection
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs, the hip-hop entrepreneur whose wildly successful career has been dotted by allegations of violence, was brought to a New York courthouse Monday to be tried on charges that he used the influence and resources of his business empire to sexually abuse women. Jury selection was scheduled to begin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PHOTO COLLECTION: Britain VE Day Parade
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lovie Simone leads new series that adapts Judy Blume’s ‘Forever…’ for TV
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
While cutting together scenes for the new series “Forever,” Mara Brock Akil, who has created shows like “Girlfriends,” “Being Mary Jane,” and “The Game,” recalls asking her video editor to pause for a moment. Was there a problem? No. Akil was watching someone very right: the show’s female lead, Lovie Simone. “I was like, ‘Oh ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 11-17
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 11-17: May 11: Singer Eric Burdon (The Animals, War) is 84. Actor Pam Ferris (“Call the Midwife”) is 77. Actor Shohreh Aghdashloo (“24″) is 73. Actor Frances Fisher (“Resurrection,” ″Titanic”) is 73. Actor Boyd Gaines is 72. Drummer Mark Herndon (Alabama) is 70. Former MTV VJ Martha Quinn ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A civil war in Chile and a president’s death by suicide inspired Isabel Allende’s new novel
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A bloody civil war and the tragic death by suicide of an ousted president served as inspiration for Isabel Allende’s new novel, “My Name is Emilia del Valle.” The story centers on Emilia del Valle, a young Californian journalist who is dispatched to Chile to report on the confrontation between congressmen ... Read More »
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