AP Entertainment Digest for Wednesday, July 29, 2020

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WEDNESDAY, July 29

UPDATES with FRANCE-VAN GOGH, MUSIC-GARTH BROOKS, ISRAEL-NETANYAHU STATUE, OLIGARCHS-ART SCHEME-SANCTIONS, BOOKS-RANDY RAINBOW.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-BROADWAY-SIDE HUSTLES — While Broadway stages remain dark, many workers are finding ways to keep the lights on at home with side hustles. Some teach dance. Some offer music lessons or acting tips via Zoom. Some make jewelry or stitch plush toys. Some sell skincare products or handmade journals. Most are worried about the future. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. SENT: 1,000 words, photos. An abridged version also available.

MEDIA-CONVENTIONS — Normally television networks would be finalizing coverage plans for political conventions about now – but there’s nothing typical about this year. One thing is certain – networks will save money with essentially virtual conventions. By Media Writer David Bauder. SENT: 891 words, photos.

BRITAIN-MEGHAN-LAWSUIT — Lawyers for the Duchess of Sussex asked a judge at a London court on Wednesday to keep the names of five of her friends out of the public domain as she wages a privacy-infringement battle against a British newspaper. By Jill Lawless. SENT: 615 words, photo.

MUSIC-GARTH BROOKS — Country superstar Garth Brooks is pulling himself out of nominations for entertainer of the year at the CMA Awards. Brooks, who has won the top prize a total of seven times, said on Wednesday he feels lucky with seven and says it’s time for someone else to win. By Entertainment Writer Kristin M. Hall. SENT: 274 words, photos.

MUSIC-BURT BACHARACH — Acclaimed composer Burt Bacharach is enjoying a burst of creativity at age 92, thanks to his new collaboration with Nashville singer-songwriter Daniel Tashian. On Friday they’ll release a five-song EP titled “Blue Umbrella.” By Steven Wine. SENT: 850 words, photos

FRANCE-VAN GOGH — The exact location where Dutch master Vincent van Gogh painted his last work has been pinpointed after being hidden in plain view for years among a tangle of roots next to a rural lane near Paris. Experts say the discovery sheds new light on the anguished painter’s mental state on the day he is widely believed to have fatally shot himself. By Nicholas Garriga and Mike Corder. SENT: 760 words, photos.

ISRAEL-NETANYAHU STATUE — Residents in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv have woken up to a jarring sight: a massive installation depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu enjoying a lavish meal all by himself at a sprawling table in a sendup of Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper.” By Oded Balilty. SENT: 571 words, photos.

OLIGARCHS-ART SCHEME-SANCTIONS — A new congressional report says Russian oligarchs are skirting U.S. sanctions through shady high-end art deals. The Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations recommended new legislation Wednesday that would rein in an unregulated industry that has become a common front for money laundering. By Jim Mustian. SENT: 543 words, photo.

BOOKS-RANDY RAINBOW — St. Martin’s Press announced Wednesday that Randy Rainbow’s memoir “Playing With Myself” is scheduled for release late in 2021. SENT: 137 words.

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REVIEWS

FILM REVIEW-BLACK IS KING. By Music Writer Mesfin Fekadu. Upcoming: 700 words by 4 p.m. Friday, film stills.

FILM REVIEW-THE FIGHT. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. Upcoming: 700 words by 6 p.m. Wednesday, film stills.

FILM REVIEW-SUMMERLAND. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT Tuesday: 650 words, film stills.

MUSIC-THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS. By Pablo Gorondi. SENT Wednesday: 318 words, album cover image.

MUSIC REVIEW-ALANIS MORISSETTE. By Cristina Jaleru. SENT Wednesday: 207 words, album cover image.

MUSIC REVIEW-STEVE HOWE. By Pablo Gorondi. UPCOMING: Wednesday: 300 words, album cover image.

MUSIC REVIEW-JON ANDERSON. By Pablo Gorondi. UPCOMING: Thursday: 300 words, album cover image.

BOOK REVIEW-STRONG FROM THE HEART BY JON LAND. Reviewed by Bruce DeSilva. SENT Monday: 330 words, cover image.