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Today in History: December 11, King Edward VIII abdicates British throne
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 11, the 346th day of 2024. There are 20 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Dec. 11, 1936, Britain’s King Edward VIII abdicated the throne so he could marry American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson; his…
Keynote Selena Gomez spotlights prioritizing mental health during Academy Women’s Luncheon
While surveying a room packed with Hollywood’s most influential figures, “Emilia Pérez” star Selena Gomez took center stage at the Academy Women’s Luncheon to spotlight a critical issue: Prioritizing mental health and supporting…
Movie Review: A ‘Lord of the Rings’ tradition turns small-scale in the anime…
It’s a discombobulating experience, after a “Lord of the Rings” trilogy that was built, down to every frame and hobbit hair, for the big screen, to see something so comparatively minor, small-scaled and TV-sized as “The Lord of the Rings:…
New Orleans rapper Percy “Master P” Miller to keynote Fall Commencement at Grambling…
Percy Miller, who’s also known as New Orleans rapper Master P, will deliver the keynote address at Grambling State University’s Fall Commencement. Miller is scheduled to address graduates at 10 a.m. Friday in the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly…
Ang Lee to receive DGA Lifetime Achievement Award
NEW YORK (AP) — Ang Lee, the protean filmmaker of “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and “Brokeback Mountain,” will receive the Directors Guild of America's lifetime achievement award.
The guild announced Tuesday that Lee, 70, will be given…
Christopher Nolan on ‘Interstellar’s’ cosmic success 10 years later
The hardest movie ticket to get this weekend was for a film audiences have been able to watch at home for years: Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar.” The science fiction epic starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway earned $4.5 million…
Still rockin’: As a singer turns 80, the Christmas song she sang as a teen is a holiday staple
Brenda Lee's memories of recording “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” are a little hazy now. But that's to be expected, since she was 13-years-old when it was made in 1958 and this month is celebrating her 80th birthday. The song has lived…
Today in History: December 10, Teddy Roosevelt first American to win Nobel Prize
Today is Tuesday, Dec. 10, the 345th day of 2024. There are 21 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Dec. 10, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt became the first American to win a Nobel Prize, winning the Nobel Peace Prize for helping…
Golden Globes 2025: Who’s nominated, hosting, ceremony honorees, what they’ll eat and…
The Golden Globes will return with some star appeal with a slew of big names from Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet, Angelina Jolie, Daniel Craig, Denzel Washington, Ariana Grande and more. The 82nd awards ceremony will be televised by CBS and…
10 new TV shows from 2024 that are worth watching before the new year
It could be argued that 2024 wasn't the best year for television.
Highly anticipated shows like the final season of “Stranger Things," “The Last of Us” and “The White Lotus” didn't even make it on the calendar and will instead return in…
Natural gas network dig under the Acropolis stumbles on ancient marble statue
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Work to lay natural gas pipelines near the foot of the Acropolis has uncovered an ancient marble statue of a young man buried almost upright in a brick-lined pit, Greek officials said Monday.
A Culture Ministry…
Cynthia Erivo, Demi Moore, Colman Domingo, Jeremy Strong and more react to Golden Globe nominations
Cynthia Erivo says her Golden Globe nomination for “Wicked” was a dream come true, “really surreal and wild” — and especially rare because it was for a musical. Demi Moore, nominated for “The Substance,” calls her nod a “huge win” for…
Music Review: The National bring a burst of energy to their brooding music on live album,…
The National brings an abundance of energy for a brooding, middle-aged indie rock band, as evidenced on their new live album, “Rome.”
The 21-track, two-LP album — recorded in concert at the Parco della Musica auditorium in Italy's capital…
The snubs and surprises in the 2025 Golden Globe nominations
The Golden Globes nominated more than 40 individual films Monday and yet still managed to overlook quite a bit. That may just be the brutal truth of awards season. The field narrows and suddenly great performances and wonderful films are…
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 15-21
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 15-21:
Dec. 15: Singer Cindy Birdsong of The Supremes is 85. Drummer Dave Clark of the Dave Clark Five is 82. Drummer Carmine Appice of Vanilla Fudge is 78. Actor Don Johnson is 75. Actor Melanie…
List of Golden Globe nominees
“The Bear,” “Shogun” and “Emilia Perez” are among the nominees for the 82nd Golden Globes announced Monday morning.
Because the Globes split top awards between drama and musical/comedy, there isn’t always a clear read on the top Oscar…
Still rockin’: As a singer turns 80, the Christmas song she sang as a teen is a holiday staple
Brenda Lee's memories of recording “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” are a little hazy now. But that's to be expected, since she was 13-years-old when it was made in 1958 and this month is celebrating her 80th birthday. The song has lived…
Music Review: The National bring a burst of energy to their brooding music on live album,…
The National brings an abundance of energy for a brooding, middle-aged indie rock band, as evidenced on their new live album, “Rome.”
The 21-track, two-LP album — recorded in concert at the Parco della Musica auditorium in Italy's capital…
Specially minted Paul McCartney UK coins to go on sale as part of legends collection
LONDON (AP) — Beatles legend Paul McCartney is being honored in a specially minted British coin collection.
The Royal Mint, which has struck the coins of monarchs from Alfred the Great in the ninth century through to King Charles III,…
Music Review: CHVRCHES’ Lauren Mayberry makes feminist pop on debut solo album, ‘Vicious…
NEW YORK (AP) — Lauren Mayberry, frontwoman of the Scottish synth-pop band CHVRCHES, liberates herself from preconceptions on a punchy debut solo album, “Vicious Creature.”
Mayberry’s striking voice has been central to CHVRCHES'…
AP’s top songs of 2024: ‘Texas Hold ‘Em,’ ‘Not Like Us,’…
Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman has chosen 10 of the best songs of 2024. They're not in any particular order but they include Shaboozey's “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Kendrick Lamar's “Not Like Us,” Future, Metro Boomin and Lamar's…
AP’s top albums of 2024: Beyoncé, Charli XCX, Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, Mk.gee and more
NEW YORK (AP) — Ten of the top albums of the year, as chosen by Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman.
“Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé
She rode in on a white horse, in patriotic chaps and wielding an American flag. She declared, this “ain’t…
Music Review: Blackpink K-pop star Rosé’s debut solo album ‘Rosie’ is heartfelt,…
Rosé, the nightingale of the massively popular Korean girl group Blackpink, has flown the nest and launched her first solo album “Rosie.” She’s the first of the awesome foursome to release a full-length solo record, and in English at that.…
Venezuelan pop band that embraced Maduro’s opponent cancels tour after his criticism of its…
MIAMI (AP) — One of Venezuela's most popular bands canceled its homecoming tour after President Nicolas Maduro criticized the group for what he said were sexist lyrics — a lashing out that many said was an attack by the leftist leader over…
