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‘Dear Evan Hansen’
MOSES LAKE — Some stage musicals are grand, brightly-colored affairs, with lots of dancing and flamboyant sets and…
MPR reporter quits over handling of sex misconduct reporting
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An arts reporter at Minnesota Public Radio News announced her resignation Monday, accusing management of dragging their feet on a potential story about a male employee at a sister station acc…
Ex-sailor's film shows Mayflower II's colorful 1957 voyage
LONDON (AP) — The sea voyage that changed Peter Padfield’s life more than six decades ago started with an act of chance. In 1956, Padfield was third officer aboard a British cruise liner in Sri Lanka when he stumbl…
Uninvited Pigeon invades author Mo Willems' TV special
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mo Willems is very serious about the importance of being silly.
Margaret Atwood honored with Dayton Literary Peace Prize
CINCINNATI (AP) — Author Margaret Atwood thinks an American defiant streak is the country's defense against the kind of nightmarish totalitarian future she depicts for the United States in “The Handmaid’s Tale."
T.I. settles federal claim he pushed bogus cryptocurrency
ATLANTA (AP) — Rapper and actor T.I. has settled civil charges with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that he helped promote a fraudulent cryptocurrency.
Regina King introduces 'One Night in Miami' to Oscars race
NEW YORK (AP) — With the smell of wildfire smoke seeping into her Los Angeles home, Regina King was getting ready for the premiere of her feature film directorial debut at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Netflix's ‘Cuties’ becomes target of politicized backlash
The backlash to the French independent film “Mignonnes,” or “Cuties,” started before it had even been released because of a poster that went viral for its provocative depiction of its young female actors. But the s…
North American box office muted; ‘Mulan’ fizzles in China
Moviegoing audiences in North America are not rushing back to the theater just yet and “Mulan” is also faltering in its China release as the global box office slowly comes back online in the COVID-19 era.
Jason Wu puts on a fashion week show before a tiny audience
NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Wu did what few designers dare during New York Fashion Week: He put on a live show Sunday with a tiny audience present in the middle of a pandemic.
Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects Green bid for ballot access
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Green Party presidential candidate's request to be added to the state ballot, ruling that it came too late for any relief “that would not caus…
Brad Paisley, wife fight hunger with 1 million meal pledge
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After opening a free grocery store earlier this year, country music star Brad Paisley and his wife are expanding their efforts to fight hunger in America.
George Takei, Ocean Vuong win American Book Awards
NEW YORK (AP) —
Homebound doesn't mean idle for 'Queer Eye' star Tan France
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tan France’s first day back at work after quarantine was a photoshoot.
Review: Ayad Akhtar’s `fever dream’ of a fallen America
“Homeland Elegies,” by Ayad Akhtar (Little, Brown and Company)
More of Ace Frehley's favorite covers on 'Origins Vol. 2'
Ace Frehley “Origins Vol. 2” (eOne)