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‘The Voice’ winner Sundance Head recovers at home after being accidentally shot on his Texas ranch
By The Associated Press on November 17th, 2024
TYLER, Texas (AP) – Country singer Sundance Head, a winner on “The Voice,” is recovering at home after he was accidentally shot in the stomach while handling a firearm on a hunting trip at his East Texas ranch, his agent said Sunday. Head, winner of the 11th season of NBC’s “The Voice” in 2016, was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A gold pocket watch given to the captain who rescued Titanic survivors sells for record price
By Brian Melley, The Associated Press on November 17th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – A gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic sold at auction for nearly $2 million, setting a record for memorabilia from the ship wreck. The 18-carat Tiffany & Co. watch was given by three women survivors to Capt. Arthur Rostron for diverting his passenger ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Slightly reshaped Giller Prize to go on, despite boycotts and protests
By Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2024
TORONTO – The shine on CanLit’s glitziest night has dulled, at least according to some, amid sustained backlash against the Giller Foundation for maintaining ties with lead sponsor Scotiabank and other funders linked to Israel. Monday’s Giller Prize gala is set to take a slightly different shape this year after pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted the ceremony ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How a viral, duct-taped banana came to be worth $1 million
By Julie Walker And John Minchillo, The Associated Press on November 16th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Walk into any supermarket and you can generally buy a banana for less than $1. But a banana duct-taped to a wall? That might sell for more than $1 million at an upcoming auction at Sotheby’s in New York. The yellow banana fixed to the white wall with silver duct tape ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Halifax has lost 87 per cent of its heritage buildings, new study says
By Cassidy McMackon, The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2024
HALIFAX – A new project mapping Halifax’s architectural heritage shows the city has lost most of its historical structures. The Halifax Memory Maps project, led by Jonathan Fowler, a Saint Mary’s University archeologist and anthropology professor, has found the city has lost 87 per cent of historical buildings since 1878. Fowler said the project began ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘The Bear’ has a mirror image: Chicago crowns lookalike winner for show’s star Jeremy Allen White
By The Associated Press on November 16th, 2024
CHICAGO (AP) – “The Bear” has a mirror image. More than 50 contestants turned out Saturday in a Chicago park to compete in a lookalike contest vying to portray actor Jeremy Allen White, star of the Chicago-based television series “The Bear.” Beyond the renown of being named White’s unofficial body double, the winner walked away ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heritage lost: Halifax has lost 87 per cent of its heritage buildings, new study says
By Cassidy McMackon, The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2024
HALIFAX – A new project mapping Halifax’s architectural heritage shows the city has lost most of its historical structures. The Halifax Memory Maps project, led by Jonathan Fowler, a Saint Mary’s University archaeologist and anthropology professor, has found the city has lost 87 per cent of historical buildings since 1878. The first installment of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tom Forrestall, beloved Nova Scotia artist and Atlantic realism pioneer, dies at 88
By Cassidy McMackon, The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2024
HALIFAX – Tom Forrestall, a celebrated Nova Scotia artist remembered for pioneering the Atlantic realism tradition, died at the age of 88 on Friday. Forrestall’s art won critical acclaim in the 1960s for inspiring a renewed interest in realist painting, and he was known as a pioneer of the Atlantic realism movement along with Mary ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NYC politicians call on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for saying bakery denied order over politics
By Philip Marcelo, The Associated Press on November 16th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – New York City politicians are calling on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for suggesting on air that a local bakery had declined to make “The View” co-host a batch of desserts for her birthday because of her political beliefs. Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella was among the local leaders and supporters ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tom Forrestall, beloved Nova Scotia artist, pioneer of Atlantic realism, dies at 88
By Cassidy McMackon, The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2024
HALIFAX – Celebrated Nova Scotia artist Tom Forrestall died at the age of 88 on Friday. Forrestall’s art won critical acclaim in the 1960s for inspiring a renewed interest in realist painting, and he was known as the pioneer of the Atlantic realism movement along with Mary and Christopher Pratt. Ray Cronin, writer and art ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Betty White Forever: New stamp will honor the much-beloved “Golden Girls” actor
By Brendan Farrington, The Associated Press on November 16th, 2024
The United States Postal Service might have found a way to unite a nation bitterly divided after this month’s election: It’s releasing a Betty White stamp. The beloved actor known for roles in “The Golden Girls,” “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Boston Legal,” and others will be on a 2025 Forever stamp, USPS announced Friday. ... Read More »
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