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STUDIO BASIN: A round-up of MLSD contract, strike coverage
MOSES LAKE — On this episode of the STUDIO BASIN Podcast, Reporter Nance Beston and Editor R. Hans Miller discusse…
New this week: Beyoncé, Alanis Morissette and Emmy noms
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
Sophie Turner, Joe Jonas greet first child
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas have had their first child.
Oprah's O Mag to end regular print editions after 20 years
O, The Oprah Magazine is ending its regular monthly print editions with the December 2020 issue after 20 years of publication.
Protesters destroy colonial statues on French Caribbean isle
PARIS (AP) — Cheering protesters tugging on ropes tore down a statue of Napoleon's wife on the Caribbean island of Martinique and another from the French territory's colonial history, adding to a growing list of mo…
Octavia Spencer: Cast more actors with disabilities
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'Tenet' to open internationally first, in US a week later
NEW YORK (AP) — In the latest plan for Hollywood’s hopeful return to moviegoing during the pandemic, Warner Bros. will release Christopher Nolan's “Tenet” in an unprecedented fashion, opening it internationally fir…
Review: Jon Land channels James Bond with new thriller
“Strong from the Heart,” by Jon Land (Forge)
Twitter faces backlash over handling of anti-Semitic posts
LONDON (AP) — Some Twitter users are staging a 48-hour boycott of the platform over its handling of a stream of anti-Semitic comments that were posted on British rapper Wiley’s social media accounts.
Report: Attendance flat at Disney parks, grows at Universal
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Attendance at Disney theme parks was flat last year as it limited the number of people allowed in to improve the experience and faced tourism disruptions in Hong Kong, while visits jumped at Un…
Chloe Zhoe's 'Nomadland' to premiere across fall festivals
NEW YORK (AP) — Chloe Zhao's “Nomadland,” starring Frances McDormand, will premiere across the major fall film festivals in an alliance forged by the Venice, Toronto, New York and Telluride festivals.
Tom Hanks and wife get Greek citizenship for wildfire aid
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A point of pride for Greece was touched by controversy Monday, as the country’s prime minister was criticized by an opposition party for using a military helicopter during a trip to celebrate …
NBC resets focus for Tokyo while looking ahead to Beijing
When Molly Solomon took over as executive producer and president of NBC's Olympics production unit last November, she expected to be in Tokyo right now with the games in full swing. But with the Summer Olympics pos…
La Scala announces fall season as cultural life resumes
MILAN (AP) — The famed La Scala opera house on Monday announced a fall program of concerts and ballets aimed as a signal of confidence that European cultural life can resume in full following the coronavirus lockdo…
VIRUS DIARY: Keeping New York alive, one song at a time
NEW YORK (AP) — Outside, the soundtrack of sirens wailed, each another death blow to the city that had nurtured my development as a musician for so long. But from inside my life on lockdown, an unexpected reconnect…
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 2-8
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 2-8.