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Robert Carradine, 'Revenge of the Nerds' and 'Lizzie McGuire' star, dies at 71
Actor Robert Carradine has died at 71. His family says he died by suicide. In a statement shared on Tuesday, his f…
Review: 'Cobble Hill' a delightful look at connected lives
Cecily Von Ziegesar, “Cobble Hill” (Atria)
'S.W.A.T.' dives into Black, police conflict in season debut
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The ghost of a bitter chapter for Los Angeles haunts the season debut of “S.W.A.T.,” which casts today’s police-connected African American deaths as part of a cruelly repetitive history.
New this week: 'I Am Greta,' Chris Stapleton & CMA Awards
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
Massive Simone Leigh sculpture now greets Penn students
NEW YORK (AP) — A 16-foot-tall bronze bust of a Black woman by artist Simone Leigh has been installed in the heart of the University of Pennsylvania's campus, and is being called an “impressive and challenging” add…
Posthumous book coming from historian Robert D Richardson
NEW YORK (AP) — A posthumous work by prize-winning historian Robert D. Richardson will come out in 2022. It centers on three major American thinkers he previously wrote books about: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David…
BTS, Lady Gaga win top awards at MTV Europe Music Awards
The South Korean pop group BTS won a leading four awards including best song for “Dynamite” and best group at the MTV Europe Music Awards Sunday night, while Lady Gaga took the best artist prize. BTS also picked up…
Actors connect in 'subconscious' to play young, old Hokusai
TOKYO (AP) — A new film portraying the life of Edo-era painter and printer Hokusai features the artistry of two modern-day Japanese actors.
CNN tops cable ratings for election week, Biden's speech
LOS ANGELES (AP) — CNN and Fox News Channel battled for viewers on the election day that turned into an election week and then some, each earning bragging rights.
Review: Chris Stapleton delivers a sure-footed masterpiece
Chris Stapleton, “Starting Over" (Mercury Records Nashville)
UK honors war dead in scaled-back Remembrance Sunday service
LONDON (AP) — In a scaled-back service, Queen Elizabeth II led tributes Sunday to those from the U.K. and the Commonwealth who perished in wartime, as most veterans paid their respects at home as a result of the co…
How a Brazil samba school shimmied from Carnival to COVID-19
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The sultry heat of the Southern Hemisphere’s summer will soon be rolling into Rio de Janeiro. In a normal year, the air would whisper into Dr. Wille Baracho's ear:
Norm Crosby, comic mangler of language, dies at 93
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Norm Crosby, the deadpan mangler of the English language who thrived in the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s as a television, nightclub and casino comedian, has died. He was 93.
Review: Bromance 'The Climb' a triumph of quirky filmmaking
Three-quarters through “The Climb” comes a scene we've all come to expect in a romantic comedy: A wedding is interrupted by the best man who rushes into a church during a marriage ceremony and screams “I object!”
Don't order out. Dive into Jamie Oliver's new cookbook
NEW YORK (AP) — Jamie Oliver knows one of the biggest obstacles home cooks face isn't the drudgery of shopping, the chore of chopping or the mess of washing up. It's delivery apps.
British queen offers condolences to Eta storm victims
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II on Monday sent her condolences to people in Mexico and Central America affected by “the tragic loss of life and destruction” caused by the devastating storm Eta.