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Today in History: May 3, Margaret Thatcher becomes Britain’s first female prime minister
Today in History
Today is Friday, May 3, the 124th day of 2024. There are 242 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On May 3, 1979, Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher was chosen to become Britain’s first female…
Movie Review: Bold, audacious ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ explores fandom, identity and the way we remember
The school gym. The football field bleachers. The multiplex, the fast food drive-thru, the quiet leaf-covered street where your friend lives.
Something about the detail and clarity with which Jane Schoenbrun evokes ’90s suburbia in “I Saw…
Review: Nature and human nature mingle in the beguiling ‘Evil Does Not Exist’
The films of Ryusuke Hamaguchi unspool with elegant everyday ease and yet anything can happen.
Lives take sudden detours. Seemingly minor characters become primary ones. People are brought together by mysterious connections. There are even,…
The first wrongful-death trial in Travis Scott concert deaths has been delayed
The start of the first civil trial stemming from the deadly crowd surge at the 2021 Astroworld festival in Texas has been delayed. Jury selection had been set to begin next Tuesday in the wrongful death lawsuit filed the family of…
Singer-songwriter Jessica Pratt’s latest album is a distinct shift from her austere sound
When Jessica Pratt released her debut self-titled album in 2011, the singer-songwriter was critically praised for her austere guitar and hypnotic voice. She says it had virually no post-production. The album’s imperfections were a feature…
Mary J. Blige enlists Taraji P. Henson, Marsai Martin and more for women’s summit in New York
Mary J. Blige is bringing her mission to empower women beyond her music to her hometown — with the help of the singer’s superstar friends. Taraji P. Henson, Tiffany Haddish and Jill Scott and other stars and experts will join Blige for her…
Artists from Universal Music Group are heading back to TikTok as new licensing deal reached
Artists from Universal Music Group, which include Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, will be returning to TikTok as the two parties have struck a new licensing agreement following an approximately three-month long dispute. The two…
Time is on their side: Rolling Stones rock New Orleans Jazz Fest after 2 previous tries
The Rolling Stones made their first appearance at the 54-year-old New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Fourteen stages, spread throughout the infield and grandstand, usually play host to simultaneous musical acts during the festival's…
Today in History: May 2, Nelson Mandela claims victory in first democratic South Africa elections
Today in History
Today is Thursday, May 2, the 123rd day of 2024. There are 243 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On May 2, 1994, Nelson Mandela claimed victory in the wake of South Africa’s first democratic elections;…
Ex-Nickelodeon producer Schneider sues ‘Quiet on Set’ makers for defamation, sex abuse…
Former Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider is suing the makers of the documentary “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV" for implying that he sexually abused children. The defamation suit was filed Wednesday in a Los Angeles court aainst…
Movie Review: In ‘The Idea of You,’ a boy band is center stage but Anne Hathaway steals…
In the warmly charming rom-com “The Idea of You," Anne Hathaway plays a 40-year-old divorcee and Silver Lake art gallery owner who, after taking her teenage daughter to Coachella, becomes romantically involved with a 24-year-old heartthrob…
Dallas’ Noltemy is named Los Angeles Philharmonic president
Kim Noltemy will become president of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in July, helping guide the search for music director Gustavo Dudamel's successor. Noltemy has been president of the Dallas Symphony since 2018. Dudamel said last year he will…
Duane Eddy, twangy guitar hero of early rock, dead at age 86
Duane Eddy, a pioneering guitar hero whose reverberating electric sound on instrumentals such as “Rebel Rouser,” “Forty Miles of Bad Road" and “Cannonball” helped put the twang in early rock ‘n’ roll and influenced George Harrison, Bruce…
Ethan Hawke and Maya Hawke have a running joke about ‘Wildcat,’ their Flannery O’Connor movie
Ethan Hawke directs his daughter Maya Hawke in “Wildcat,” a movie about the Southern Catholic writer Flannery O'Connor. The novelist and short story writer behind “A Good Man is Hard to Find” died early and was celebrated posthumously for…
‘I Saw the TV Glow’ is one of 2024’s buzziest films. It took Jane Schoenbrun a…
Since its debut at the Sundance Film Festive, Jane Schoenbrun's “I Saw the TV Glow" has been hailed as an acutely intense psychodrama of self discovery. Radiating adolescent angst and shaking with the tremors of body dysphoria, the film has…
Want to spend the night in a Paris museum or a house owned by Prince? Airbnb plans to list them
Airbnb says it's going to give customers a chance at overnight stays in a Paris museum, a bedroom filled with Ferrari racing cars, and other exotic settings. It's a mix of game-show glitter and marketing. CEO Brian Chesky said Wednesday…
Singer-songwriter Jessica Pratt’s latest album is a distinct shift from her austere sound
When Jessica Pratt released her debut self-titled album in 2011, the singer-songwriter was critically praised for her austere guitar and hypnotic voice. She says it had virually no post-production. The album’s imperfections were a feature…
Mary J. Blige enlists Taraji P. Henson, Marsai Martin and more for women’s summit in New York
Mary J. Blige is bringing her mission to empower women beyond her music to her hometown — with the help of the singer’s superstar friends. Taraji P. Henson, Tiffany Haddish and Jill Scott and other stars and experts will join Blige for her…
Music Review: Sia soars with first solo album in 8 years, ‘Reasonable Woman’
A whole album of Sia singing alone is great — great, don’t get us wrong — but Sia paired with the icon Chaka Khan? Fire. Their new duet “Immortal Queen” is everything you’d want in a combo of Sia and Khan — dueling soaring voices, preening…
Select list of nominees for 2024 Tony Awards
NEW YORK (AP) — Select nominations for the 2024 Tony Awards, announced Tuesday.
Best Musical: “Hell's Kitchen": ”Illinoise"; “The Outsiders”; “Suffs”; “Water for Elephants”
Best Play: “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding”; “Mary Jane”; “Mother…
Billie Eilish announces ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ arena world tour
Billie Eilish is hitting the road. The pop performer will embark on a worldwide arena tour this fall. It kicks off in Quebec City in Canada on Sept. 29 and concluding in Dublin on July 27, 2025. She’ll hit many major cities in North America…
Music Review: SEVENTEEN’s ’17 Is Right Here’ is a study of their impressive…
K-pop boy band SEVENTEEN ventures into confident adulthood with their latest compilation album, “17 Is Right Here.”
After a fantastic 2023, where they finished as one of the biggest selling artists of the year with their EP “FML,” the…
The Rolling Stones show no signs of slowing down as they begin their latest tour with Texas show
The Rolling Stones are showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon. They kicked off their latest tour Sunday night at Houston’s NRG Stadium. During a vibrant two-hour show, the Stones, who've been touring for more than 60 years, played…
Why you might have heard Paul Simon’s ‘The Sound of Silence’ at Spanish Mass
One song has stuck with Julio Cuellar Gonzales for practically his entire life, following him from a small town in Bolivia all the way to Virginia. With lyrics inspired by the Our Father prayer and the melody of Paul Simon’s “The Sound of…