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Soprano Anna Netrebko to open Royal Opera season, returning after a 6-year absence
Read full article: Soprano Anna Netrebko to open Royal Opera season, returning after a 6-year absenceSoprano Anna Netrebko will return to Londonās Royal Opera after a six-year absence to open the 2025-26 season in a new production of Pucciniās āToscaā that starts Jakub HrÅÆÅ”aās tenure as music director.
Detroit production of Mozart opera turns its female characters into automatons
Read full article: Detroit production of Mozart opera turns its female characters into automatonsAudiences at the Detroit Opera House expecting their performance of āCosi fan tutteā to begin with the overture may be surprised to hear instead a product launch from a tech company CEO.
Kendrick Lamar, Gracie Abrams and Zoe SaldaƱa earn Webby Award nominations, along with Nutter Butter
Read full article: Kendrick Lamar, Gracie Abrams and Zoe SaldaƱa earn Webby Award nominations, along with Nutter ButterKendrick Lamar, Gracie Abrams, Zoe SaldaƱa and Nutter Butter are among the nominees for this yearās Webby Awards, recognizing the best internet content and creators.
'JFK' director Oliver Stone calls for a reinvestigation of Kennedy's 1963 assassination
Read full article: 'JFK' director Oliver Stone calls for a reinvestigation of Kennedy's 1963 assassinationOscar-winning director Oliver Stone has called on Congress to reinvestigate the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy following last month's release of thousands of pages of government documents surrounding the killing.
The Beatles biopics cast revealed: Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, Joseph Quinn and Harris Dickinson
Read full article: The Beatles biopics cast revealed: Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, Joseph Quinn and Harris DickinsonHollywood studio executives are making their case for theatergoing with a little help from John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
Trump welcomes Kid Rock to White House for order targeting ticket scalpers
Read full article: Trump welcomes Kid Rock to White House for order targeting ticket scalpersPresident Donald Trump invited Kid Rock into the Oval Office and signed an executive order that he says will help curb ticket scalping and bring ācommonsenseā changes to the way live entertainment events are priced.
Comic Amber Ruffin cut from White House correspondents' event after angering Trump team
Read full article: Comic Amber Ruffin cut from White House correspondents' event after angering Trump teamComic Amber Ruffin is off the bill at the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner in Washington.
Stathamās 'A Working Manā upsets āSnow Whiteā to take No. 1 at the box office
Read full article: Stathamās 'A Working Manā upsets āSnow Whiteā to take No. 1 at the box officeIn an unexpected upset, the Jason Statham thriller āA Working Manā has taken the No_ 1 spot at the box office, besting the rapidly declining performance of āSnow White.ā.
Richard Chamberlain, TV actor who starred in 'Dr. Kildare,' dies at 90
Read full article: Richard Chamberlain, TV actor who starred in 'Dr. Kildare,' dies at 90Richard Chamberlain, the handsome hero of the 1960s television series āDr. Kildareā who found a second career as āking of the miniseries,ā has died at age 90.
Steph Curry scores a 3-book deal, starting with a 'personal reflection' on his life and career
Read full article: Steph Curry scores a 3-book deal, starting with a 'personal reflection' on his life and careerSteph Curry has a deal with a Random House Publishing Group imprint that you could call a 3-point play.
Film academy apologizes for not naming 'No Other Land' co-director in response to attack on him
Read full article: Film academy apologizes for not naming 'No Other Land' co-director in response to attack on himThe organization that bestows the Academy Awards has apologized to āNo Other Landā co-director Hamdan Ballal after mounting criticism following its response to the violent attack on the Oscar winner.
Trump commutes the sentence of Ozy Media co-founder Carlos Watson in financial conspiracy case
Read full article: Trump commutes the sentence of Ozy Media co-founder Carlos Watson in financial conspiracy caseA White House official says President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of Ozy Media co-founder Carlos Watson.
What is the Smithsonian, and why is President Trump unhappy with it?
Read full article: What is the Smithsonian, and why is President Trump unhappy with it?The Smithsonian, which oversees numerous museums and cultural centers, including the Air and Space Museum and the National Museum of African American History and Culture, is coming under criticism from President Donald Trump.
Can the āfeel-goodā movie exist in 2025? āThe Ballad of Wallis Island' proves maybe it can
Read full article: Can the āfeel-goodā movie exist in 2025? āThe Ballad of Wallis Island' proves maybe it canBy the time a film arrives on movie screens, its makers often strive to find ways to articulate how relevant it is, how it speaks to now.
Hong Kong painter draws inspiration from city's recent history in works at Art Basel
Read full article: Hong Kong painter draws inspiration from city's recent history in works at Art BaselAt Hong Kongās Art Basel, painter Chow Chun-faiās new works transport viewers back to the night in 1997 when the former British colony returned to Chinese rule, displayed in the very exhibition center where one era ended and another began.
Trump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding for programs with 'improper ideology'
Read full article: Trump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding for programs with 'improper ideology'President Donald Trump has signed an executive order on the Smithsonian Institution that targets funding to programs that contain what he calls ādivisive narrativesā and āimproper ideology.ā.
The woman who killed Tejano music icon Selena in 1995 has been denied parole
Read full article: The woman who killed Tejano music icon Selena in 1995 has been denied paroleThe woman who has served nearly three decades in prison for killing Tejano music legend Selena Quintanilla-PĆ©rez, has been denied parole by a Texas board.
ChatGPT's viral Studio Ghibli-style images highlight AI copyright concerns
Read full article: ChatGPT's viral Studio Ghibli-style images highlight AI copyright concernsFans of Studio Ghibli, the famed Japanese animation studio behind āSpirited Awayā and other beloved movies, were delighted this week when a new version of ChatGPT let them transform popular internet memes or personal photos into the distinct style of Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki.
New York rapper who joined Trump in campaign rally pleads guilty to attempted murder
Read full article: New York rapper who joined Trump in campaign rally pleads guilty to attempted murderA New York City rapper who joined President Donald Trump during a campaign rally last year has pleaded guilty to attempted murder and conspiracy charges.
Reaction to the Sundance Film Festival's announcement it's leaving Park City, Utah
Read full article: Reaction to the Sundance Film Festival's announcement it's leaving Park City, UtahThe Sundance Film Festival announced Thursday that its new home will be Boulder, Colorado, starting in 2027, after spending 40 years in Park City, Utah.
So long, Park City. Sundance Film Festival to relocate to Boulder, Colorado, in 2027
Read full article: So long, Park City. Sundance Film Festival to relocate to Boulder, Colorado, in 2027After a yearlong search, the Sundance Film Festival announced Thursday that its new home will be Boulder, Colorado, keeping Sundance in the mountains but moving it out of Park City, the Utah ski town that had for decades provided the premiere independent film gathering its picturesque snowy backdrop.
Latest 'Hunger Games' novel has best ever opening for blockbuster series
Read full article: Latest 'Hunger Games' novel has best ever opening for blockbuster seriesThe latest āHunger Gamesā novel sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide during its first week, the biggest opening ever for Suzanne Collinsā blockbuster series.
The Associated Press, banned from White House press pool, renews request to court for reinstatement
Read full article: The Associated Press, banned from White House press pool, renews request to court for reinstatementA lawyer for The Associated Press has asked a federal judge once again to reinstate the agencyās access to the White House press pool and some other official events.
Ella Langley leads 2025 ACM Awards nominations. BeyoncƩ and Miranda Lambert are shut out
Read full article: Ella Langley leads 2025 ACM Awards nominations. BeyoncƩ and Miranda Lambert are shut outElla Langley leads the nominees for the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards with eight nods to her name.