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Issa Rae offers aspiring female directors a chance to shine on rebooted 'Project Greenlight' series

LOS ANGELES (AP) — From Issa Rae’s perspective, there’s plenty of talented female filmmakers willing to work. However, she knows most haven’t been afforded the same support as their male counterparts.

Jul 26, 2023 6:44 AM Read more >

Vermont-based Phish to play 2 shows to benefit flood recovery efforts

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Phish will play two special shows next month to benefit flood recovery efforts in Vermont and upstate New York.

Jul 26, 2023 5:12 AM Read more >

Actor Marla Gibbs, 92, will tell her life story in the memoir 'It's Never Too Late'

NEW YORK (AP) — Marla Gibbs has waited a long time to tell her life story.

Jul 26, 2023 5:00 AM Read more >

Michael K. Williams' nephew urges compassion for defendant at sentencing related to actor's death

NEW YORK (AP) — A 71-year-old man linked to a crew of drug dealers blamed in the fentanyl-laced heroin death of “The Wire” actor Michael K.

Jul 25, 2023 5:32 PM Read more >

Pete Davidson to do 50 hours community service after charge of driving into Beverly Hills house

Pete Davidson has entered a diversion program to resolve a reckless driving charge for crashing into a Beverly Hills home and will perform 50 hours community service, authorities said Tuesday.

Jul 25, 2023 3:49 PM Read more >

Bryan Cranston, Jessica Chastain join star-studded Times Square rally of striking actors and writers

NEW YORK (AP) — SAG-AFTRA held its largest and most star-studded rally yet Tuesday in Times Square in a picket sign-waving show of solidarity 12 days into the actors strike.

Jul 25, 2023 2:22 PM Read more >

Music Review: Madeline Kenney explores post-breakup repair on 'A New Reality Mind'

Madeline Kenney, “A New Reality Mind” (Carpark Records) Madeline Kenney’s new album “A New Reality Mind” is a neatly woven ethereal treatise on rebuilding after a relationship collapse.

Jul 25, 2023 2:16 PM Read more >

Crave introduces ad-supported tiers, including a $9.99/month plan

TORONTO — Crave is introducing two ad-supported tiers that each shave $5 or $10 off the monthly subscription fee. Bell Media says its new Crave Basic with Ads costs $9.99/month, while Crave Standard with Ads costs $14.99/month.

Jul 25, 2023 1:29 PM Read more >

A Lyle Lovett band member spotted a noose in Montana. Police are investigating it as hate crime

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A musician who performs with Lyle Lovett and His Large Band found a noose on a light pole over the weekend, prompting police in Montana’s largest city to investigate the case as a possible hate crime.

Jul 25, 2023 11:05 AM Read more >

Poetry academy announces more than $1 million in grants for US laureates

NEW YORK (AP) — A digital poetry archive in Utah, slam poetry workshops in South Carolina and creative writing programs in New Mexico are among the initiatives being supported by more than $1 million in grants from the Academy of American Poets.

Jul 25, 2023 10:19 AM Read more >