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Vandals set fire to a mouse statue that's a TV star and mascot for a German broadcaster

Vandals set fire to a mouse statue that's a TV star and mascot for a German broadcaster

BERLIN (AP) — Vandals set fire to a mouse statue that's a TV star and mascot for children's programming at German broadcaster WDR, the television station said Saturday.
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As Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter tour draws to a close, Blue Ivy emerges as a star

As Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter tour draws to a close, Blue Ivy emerges as a star

“Who they came to see?” Beyoncé asks as she performs her 2023 single “My House” during the Cowboy Carter tour. For many, the answer has been Blue Ivy.
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Ziad Rahbani, Lebanese composer and son of iconic singer Fayrouz, dies at 69

Ziad Rahbani, Lebanese composer and son of iconic singer Fayrouz, dies at 69

BEIRUT (AP) — Ziad Rahbani, a visionary Lebanese composer, playwright, pianist and political provocateur, died on Saturday, at the age of 69, according to the state-run National News Agency.
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Paramount gets green light for $8 billion merger. But what is the psychic cost for company?

Paramount gets green light for $8 billion merger. But what is the psychic cost for company?

With this week’s FCC approval , the merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media is expected to be completed in the coming weeks at a value of $8 billion. The question for the new company is whether the psychic cost is much higher.
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'Alien: Earth" oozes into Comic-Con Day 2, 'Predator: Badlands' slays and 'Tron: Ares' dazzles

'Alien: Earth" oozes into Comic-Con Day 2, 'Predator: Badlands' slays and 'Tron: Ares' dazzles

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Grid has overtaken Comic-Con . Disney unveiled details about “Tron: Ares,” which stars Jared Leto, Jeff Bridges and Greta Lee at an evening presentation in Comic-Con's famed Hall H.
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'Tron: Ares' brings the Grid, light cycles and Nine Inch Nails soundtrack, to Comic-Con

'Tron: Ares' brings the Grid, light cycles and Nine Inch Nails soundtrack, to Comic-Con

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Grid took over Comic-Con on Friday, bringing the stars of the new “Tron: Ares” films to unveil footage and reveal the story behind the franchise's third movie.
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Horror master Kiyoshi Kurosawa to bring eerie storytelling to his first samurai film

Horror master Kiyoshi Kurosawa to bring eerie storytelling to his first samurai film

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, known as a master of horror films set within the neurotic realism of the modern day, will bring his signature edge-of-your-seat storytelling to a genre he has never tackled before: the samurai movie .
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Much Rewind launches on YouTube as archive of MuchMusic's celebrity interviews

Much Rewind launches on YouTube as archive of MuchMusic's celebrity interviews

TORONTO — A deep library of MuchMusic's celebrity interviews has found a new home on YouTube. Bell Media says Much Rewind launched last week as the official public archive of pop culture moments that once aired on the nation's music station.
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UK police charge actor Micheal Ward with rape and sexual assault

UK police charge actor Micheal Ward with rape and sexual assault

LONDON (AP) — British actor Micheal Ward has been charged with rape and sexual assault, police said Friday. The 27-year-old faces two counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault, the Metropolitan Police force said.
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Singer Cleo Laine, regarded as Britain's greatest jazz voice, dies at 97

Singer Cleo Laine, regarded as Britain's greatest jazz voice, dies at 97

LONDON (AP) — Cleo Laine, whose husky contralto was one of the most distinctive voices in jazz and who was regarded by many as Britain's greatest contribution to the quintessentially American music, has died. She was 97.
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