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Oscar predictions: Can anything beat ‘Nomadland’?

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Ahead of Sunday’s 93rd Academy Awards, Associated Press Film Writers Jake Coyle and Lindsey Bahr share their predictions for a ceremony that is forging...

How an Irish town became home for an animation powerhouse

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NEW YORK — The medieval town of Kilkenny in the southeast of Ireland is an unlikely home for a perennial Oscar contender. But there,...

Man, a steal! Rare Superman comic sells for record $3.25M

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NEW YORK — One of the few copies of the comic book that introduced Superman to the world has sold for a super-sized, record-setting...

PBS Kids celebrates Autism Awareness Month with new friends

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NEW YORK — A new child is introduced this month on the animated TV show “Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum” who is a...

Report: Animation company got $49M in excessive tax credits

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HARTFORD, Conn. — Blue Sky Studios, the company behind “Ice Age” and other animated films, received $49 million more in Connecticut state tax credits...

Latest graphic novel about John Lewis coming in August

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NEW YORK — The award-winning series of graphic novels about congressman and civil rights activist John Lewis will continue a year after his death....

‘Captain Underpants’ book pulled for ‘passive racism’

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NEW YORK — A graphic novel for children from the wildly popular “Captain Underpants” series is being pulled from library and book store shelves...

Venezuelan teen sells drawings on Twitter to buy food

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BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela — Samuel Andrés Medina carefully chooses from dozens of colored pencils spread out on his kitchen table, humming a reggaeton song as...

Animated ‘Demon Slayer’ strikes chord with pandemic Japan

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TOKYO — The demons are everywhere, sometimes spreading like purple slime, lurking, killing. The terrifying plight depicted in the swashbuckling animated film, “Demon Slayer:...

From reggaeton to Hollywood: Nicky Jam dreams of his star

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NEW YORK — As a musician, Nicky Jam has received accolades including a Latin Grammy and a Billboard Music Award, but nothing would make...