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Wednesday, June 19, 2024

‘It’s the summer of yeehaw’ as country music is cool again by Tribune News Service

MINNEAPOLIS — "It's the summer of yeehaw," Mikey Piff declared to his listeners on Hits 1, SiriusXM's Top 40 outlet. Then he rattled off all the recent crossover with country and pop stars…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Ewan McGregor wouldn’t shave off any years. That mustache? Another story by Tribune News Service

Ewan McGregor is swiping through his camera roll, looking for the picture that explains why he will never grow another mustache — unless a job requires it. And even then, he'd probably arg…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Sunday, June 16, 2024

Museums cancel Kehinde Wiley exhibition in wake of sexual misconduct allegations by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) has called off an upcoming exhibition by painter Kehinde Wiley in light of recent allegations of sexual misconduct made against the art…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Saturday, June 8, 2024

We’ve been telling the wrong story about queer people in Hollywood by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — In the spring of 2012, as President Barack Obama sought reelection to the White House, his right-hand man, Joe Biden, appeared with moderator David Gregory on "Meet the Press…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Friday, May 17, 2024

Ben Gibbard on that glow-up of a haircut and his love-hate relationship with LA by Tribune News Service

LOS ANGELES — Twenty-one years ago, Ben Gibbard's life changed twice in the span of eight months. In February 2003, the frontman of Seattle's Death Cab for Cutie released "Give Up," the fi…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM

David Copperfield denies 16 women’s ‘entirely implausible’ sexual misconduct allegations by Tribune News Service

Attorneys for famed illusionist David Copperfield have denied accusations made by 16 women in a new report alleging decades-spanning sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior. More than h…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM

This week’s bestsellers from Publishers Weekly by Tribune News Service

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, May 11, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Tuesday, May 14, 2024

‘MJ the Musical’ offers a snapshot of Michael Jackson at top of his reign as King of Pop by Tribune News Service

MINNEAPOLIS — Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage was giddy when she was asked to write the book for a Michael Jackson musical. Jackson, after all, had provided the sou…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Saturday, May 4, 2024

‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ is both love story and reminder of the Holocaust and its horrors by Tribune News Service

"This is a love story," says Lali Sokolov (Harvey Keitel) at the beginning of "The Tattooist of Auschwitz," as a caveat, or perhaps a come-on — not your usual Holocaust tale, then, that we…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Sunday, August 20, 2023

This new immersive exhibit honors 50 years of hip hop with a ‘visual mixtape’ by Tribune News Service

Hip hop was born in the Bronx, so as the genre marks its 50th anniversary, it makes sense that New York City has been gearing up to celebrate the occasion with events and efforts across the …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:19AM
Thursday, May 4, 2023

Ed Sheeran wins ‘Let’s Get It On’ copyright infringement case for ‘Thinking Out Loud’ by Tribune News Service

A New York jury sided with Ed Sheeran on Thursday, finding that he did not plagiarize Marvin Gaye's classic song "Let's Get It On." The trial concluded after a jury first met on April 24. Ga…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:13PM

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