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Alley Theatre in Texas puts on Thornton Wilder's last, unfinished play, 'The Emporium'

Alley Theatre in Texas puts on Thornton Wilder's last, unfinished play, 'The Emporium'

NEW YORK (AP) — For Kirk Lynn, it was like a scene from “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” He was in a library at Yale, nervously opening three bankers boxes.
Solar eclipse playlist: 20 songs to rock out to on your cosmic adventure

Solar eclipse playlist: 20 songs to rock out to on your cosmic adventure

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The total solar eclipse is quickly approaching. While you prepare to hit the road towards the path of total darkness or anticipate hours of traffic coming out of your watch party , you'll need something to listen to.

Robin Walter's 'Little Mercy' receives poetry academy's First Book Award

NEW YORK (AP) — Robin Walter’s “Little Mercy,” a debut collection of verse that celebrates the natural world, has won the 2024 Academy of American Poets’ First Book Award. Walter will receive $5,000 and a six-week residency in Umbria, Italy.

Suspects in the stabbing of an Iranian presenter fled UK after attack, counterterrorism police say

LONDON (AP) — British counterterrorism police investigating the stabbing of a journalist who works for a TV channel critical of the Iranian government said that three suspects had fled the country within hours of the attack.
'Greatest of all time': Joe Flaherty created memorable, still funny 'SCTV' characters

'Greatest of all time': Joe Flaherty created memorable, still funny 'SCTV' characters

Forty years after he invented them, Joe Flaherty's characters can still raise a smirk, and often more, from Canadians of a certain age.
Morocco hosts one of Africa’s first exhibitions of Cuban art, a milestone for Afro-Cuban painters

Morocco hosts one of Africa’s first exhibitions of Cuban art, a milestone for Afro-Cuban painters

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — When Morocco 's King Mohamed VI visited Havana in 2017, Cuban-American gallery owner Alberto Magnan impressed him with a “full immersion” in the Caribbean island's art and culture, drawing a line between the cultural and histori

George Carlin estate settles with podcasters over fake comedy special purportedly generated by AI

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The estate of George Carlin has agreed to a settlement with the media company it sued over a fake hourlong comedy special that purportedly used artificial intelligence to recreate the late standup comic’s style and material.
The Tropicana Las Vegas, a mob-era casino and Sin City landmark, closes after 67 years

The Tropicana Las Vegas, a mob-era casino and Sin City landmark, closes after 67 years

LAS VEGAS (AP) — In the 1971 film “Diamonds are Forever,” James Bond stays in a swanky suite at the Tropicana Las Vegas. “I hear that the Hotel Tropicana is quite comfortable,” Agent 007 says.
Music Review: Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams sing about the power of love on 'All This Time'

Music Review: Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams sing about the power of love on 'All This Time'

LOS ANGELES — Drawing from personal experience, husband-and-wife duo Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams sing about first-rate romance on their latest collaborative album , "All This Time.

Authors with Canadian links among 8 winners of US$175,000 Windham-Campbell Prizes

NEW YORK — Three authors with links to Canada are among this year's recipients of Windham-Campbell Prizes, for which winners each receive US$175,000 cash awards.
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