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Biden campaign 'flooding the zone' with celebrity backers

Biden campaign 'flooding the zone' with celebrity backers

WILMINGTON, Del. — Poised over the piano, Carole King was set to play “I Feel the Earth Move” during a recent virtual fundraiser for Joe Biden when the Democratic presidential nominee himself beat her to it.
`Comedy in Color' audiobook coming out Sept. 29

`Comedy in Color' audiobook coming out Sept. 29

NEW YORK — The “Comedy in Color” standup franchise will soon be expanded to audiobooks. Simon & Schuster Audio and Laugh Out Loud announced Wednesday that “Laugh Out Loud Presents Comedy in Color, Volume 1” will go on sale Sept. 29.
Face masks amid the art: New York City's museums to reopen

Face masks amid the art: New York City's museums to reopen

NEW YORK — When the iconic T. Rex at the American Museum of Natural History again welcomes visitors, it will gaze down at humans acting a bit differently. They will still gape up at its massive skeleton, but there will less of them.
Media study says hundreds of Canadian radio stations, TV outlets risk closure

Media study says hundreds of Canadian radio stations, TV outlets risk closure

As many as 40 local television outlets and 200 Canadian radio stations could be forced to close in the next three years as the financial pressures faced by media companies intensify under the COVID-19 pandemic, suggests a new study from an industry a

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Nonfiction 1. The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion, narrated by Vanessa Redgrave (Audible Originals) 2. Untamed by Glennon Doyle, narrated by the author (Random House Audio) 3.
Kate McKinnon's 'Joe Exotic' series ordered by NBCUniversal

Kate McKinnon's 'Joe Exotic' series ordered by NBCUniversal

LOS ANGELES — The saga of Joe Exotic is getting another Hollywood chapter, with Kate McKinnon starring as his rival in a limited TV series.
Rap at auction: Biggie's crown and Tupac Shakur letters

Rap at auction: Biggie's crown and Tupac Shakur letters

NEW YORK — Rivals in life, the rappers Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur are being united for an auction at Sotheby’s, the first-ever dedicated hip-hop auction at a major international auction house.
Writer Gail Sheehy, author of ‘Passages,’ dies at 83

Writer Gail Sheehy, author of ‘Passages,’ dies at 83

NEW YORK — Gail Sheehy, the journalist, commentator and pop sociologist whose bestselling “Passages” helped millions navigate their lives from early adulthood to middle age and beyond, has died. She was 83.
Toronto film festival adds more titles, events, including Planet Africa program

Toronto film festival adds more titles, events, including Planet Africa program

TORONTO — The Toronto International Film Festival has added more titles, special events and virtual conversations to next month's pandemic-tailored movie marathon. The festival, which runs Sept.
20 years later, ‘Bring It On’ still gets the cheers

20 years later, ‘Bring It On’ still gets the cheers

No one expected “Bring It On” to win its opening weekend. The Kirsten Dunst and Gabrielle Union teen cheerleading comedy was facing off against a $60 million Wesley Snipes action film.
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