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San Francisco's music scene in the 1960s and '70s takes center stage in an MGM+ docuseries

NEW YORK (AP) — Janis Joplin's first rehearsal with the rock band Big Brother & The Holding Company was apparently a loud affair. So loud it was alarming.

Aug 24, 2023 9:58 AM Read more >

Percentage of French speakers in N.B. rises from 2016 but down from historic high

FREDERICTON — Statistics Canada data shows that the percentage of people in New Brunswick who can hold a conversation in French is up from 2016 but down from historic highs. The province's 320,300 French speakers made up 41.

Aug 24, 2023 7:58 AM Read more >

A Burmese hip-hop artist is jailed for 20 years for criticizing Myanmar's military leaders

BANGKOK (AP) — A 38-year-old Burmese hip-hop artist has been found guilty of criticizing Myanmar's military-controlled government and sentenced to 20 years in prison, a family member said Thursday.

Aug 24, 2023 7:17 AM Read more >

Fall books: Britney and Barbra's memoirs are among major releases, but political books are fewer

NEW YORK (AP) — One year ahead of the 2024 election, don't expect many new books about the presumed front-runners, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.

Aug 24, 2023 7:15 AM Read more >

Five high school students, from all over the country, have been named National Student Poets

NEW YORK (AP) — Five high school students from Florida to Utah have been selected as this year's National Student Poets, a program founded more than a decade ago.

Aug 23, 2023 6:22 PM Read more >

Movie Review: 'Bottoms' is a gonzo gay high-school comedy that comes out on top

The rites and rituals of the raunchy high-school comedy can be as prescribed as a class syllabus. But what makes Emma Seligman's “Bottoms” such an anarchic thrill is how much it couldn't care less.

Aug 23, 2023 4:08 PM Read more >

Woman pleads guilty to fatally shoving Broadway singing coach, age 87, avoiding a long prison stay

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who killed an 87-year-old Broadway singing coach by shoving her onto a Manhattan sidewalk has avoided a lengthy prison sentence by pleading guilty to manslaughter on Wednesday, and will instead serve eight years behind bars.

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Toronto screening room to be renamed after Canadian director Norman Jewison

TORONTO — Canadian filmmaker Norman Jewison is getting his namesake on a private screening room in Toronto.

Aug 23, 2023 3:13 PM Read more >

Movie Review: Filmmakers behind biopic 'Golda,' starring Helen Mirren, get lost in a swirl of smoke

Golda Meir was many things — modern Israel’s first and only female head of government and a wartime prime minister. And she now she's provided the vehicle for Helen Mirren to try to earn some more acting awards.

Aug 23, 2023 2:10 PM Read more >

Judge clears the way for a civil case to proceed against Alec Baldwin and 'Rust' producers

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