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Novelist Murakami hosts Japanese ghost story reading ahead of Nobel Prize announcements

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami hosted a ghost story reading event in Tokyo amid growing attention before the announcement of this year's Nobel Prize in literature, an award he is a perennial favorite to win.

Sep 29, 2023 3:43 AM Read more >

'We're certainly among friends': Thirteen rock acts join Canada's Walk of Fame

TORONTO — Thirteen Canadian rock bands of the 1970s and 1980s rolled back the clock on Thursday as they were inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame with a night chock full of good memories and even greater radio hits.

Sep 28, 2023 11:30 PM Read more >

As China censors homegrown feminism, a feminist scholar from Japan is on its bestseller lists

HONG KONG (AP) — In the last few years, China’s government has promoted increasingly conservative social values, encouraging women to focus on raising children.

Sep 28, 2023 10:15 PM Read more >

What's streaming now: Ed Sheeran, 'The Voice,' 'The Golden Bachelor' and Wes Anderson returns

An Ed Sheeran album and a spinoff of “The Bachelor” starring a 72-year-old widower are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you Among the offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainm

Sep 28, 2023 10:11 PM Read more >

Review: Ed Sheeran’s ‘Autumn Variations’ is a beautifully honest exploration of adult despondency

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “I’ve been up all night, thinking about dying,” Ed Sheeran opens “When Will I Be Alright”, one of his new album’s final tracks. “I’ve just been wasting time," he continues. “God is not on my side.

Sep 28, 2023 10:03 PM Read more >

Teddy Swims' debut album is powered by toxic relationships and heartbreak

NEW YORK (AP) — If you feel emotionally drained after listening to Teddy Swims' debut album, “I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1),” don’t worry — he understands. “I’m sure for anyone that’s not heartbroken, it’s probably exhausting.

Sep 28, 2023 7:58 PM Read more >

Second Republican presidential debate draws fewer viewers than first, with 9.5 million watching

NEW YORK (AP) — The second Republican presidential debate this week attracted fewer viewers than the first debate in August, with an estimated 9.5 million tuning into Wednesday night's event.

Sep 28, 2023 5:05 PM Read more >

Last samba in Paris: Gabriela Hearst exits Chloé dancing, not crying, with runway swan song

PARIS (AP) — In a bold departure from the somber farewells often seen in fashion, designer Gabriela Hearst literally danced her way out of Chloé at her final show Thursday, radiating pure, unapologetic joy.

Sep 28, 2023 3:42 PM Read more >

Furniture designer crafts a chair named 'solace' to aid those harmed by Fiona's wrath

HALIFAX — Furniture designer Jonathan Otter has created a chair that represents a hurricane's devastating power — and the support needed after one hits a community — as part of a fundraiser for those rebuilding from post-tropical storm Fiona.

Sep 28, 2023 2:42 PM Read more >

Netflix's DVD-by-mail service bows out as its red-and-white envelopes make their final trip

The curtain is finally coming down on Netflix's once-iconic DVD-by-mail service, a quarter century after two Silicon Valley entrepreneurs came up with a concept that obliterated Blockbuster video stores while providing a springboard into video stream

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