Tag: Arts and entertainment
Amy Coney Barrett has book deal with conservative imprint
NEW YORK — Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has a book deal with a Penguin Random House imprint, The Associated Press has learned....
Searchlight Pictures chairs Nancy Utley, Steve Gilula retire
Veteran film executives Nancy Utley and Steve Gilula who in their two decades at Searchlight Pictures oversaw the releases of major hits including “Juno,”...
Rapper Black Rob, known for hit ‘Whoa!,’ dead at 52
NEW YORK — Rapper Black Rob, known for his hit “Whoa!” and key contributions to Diddy's dominant Bad Boy Records in the 1990s and...
Netflix’s subscriber growth, stock zapped as pandemic eases
SAN RAMON, Calif. — Netflix’s rapid subscriber growth is slowing far faster than anticipated as people who have been cooped at home during the...
Beal, Bertans lift Wizards past Thunder for 5th straight win
WASHINGTON — Bradley Beal scored 30 points, Davis Bertans was made six 3-pointers in his return from paternity leave, and the Washington Wizards beat...
DiCaprio, Fonda urge US not to sign climate deal with Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO — Dozens of celebrities including actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Jane Fonda and Joaquin Phoenix on Tuesday called on U.S. President Joe Biden...
Bob Valvano, brother of Jim Valvano, says he has leukemia
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — ESPN college basketball analyst Bob Valvano, the brother of late North Carolina State men’s basketball coach and broadcaster Jim Valvano, says...
For George Floyd, a complicated life and consequential death
HOUSTON — Years before a bystander’s video of George Floyd’s last moments turned his name into a global cry for justice, Floyd trained a...
Queen enters ‘twilight’ of reign after farewell to Philip
LONDON — Now that the Royal Family has said farewell to Prince Philip, attention will turn to Queen Elizabeth II’s 95th birthday on Wednesday...
Globes group ousts member over his Black Lives Matter email
LOS ANGELES — A former president of the organization that hosts the Golden Globes has been dropped from the group’s board sending an email...
