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Democrats hope unconventional travelogue entices viewers

Democrats hope unconventional travelogue entices viewers

NEW YORK — An unexpected travelogue connected as a television event during the second night of the Democrats' virtual convention, livening up a show that so far is struggling in the ratings.
Lawsuit: Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. raped New York woman in 2013

Lawsuit: Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. raped New York woman in 2013

NEW YORK — Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. is accused of raping a woman twice in a Manhattan hotel room in 2013, according to a lawsuit that escalates the severity of the growing number of claims against him.
Canada's drag queens on staying fierce after COVID-19 sidelined a big year

Canada's drag queens on staying fierce after COVID-19 sidelined a big year

TORONTO — Kevin Levesque rarely hesitates to get his hands dirty working the crowds as drag queen Miss Conception, but when things got hairy this summer in the live entertainment world, the Toronto performer literally dug his heels into the mud.
Appeals court rules Spanish museum can keep looted Nazi art

Appeals court rules Spanish museum can keep looted Nazi art

LOS ANGELES — A U.S. appeals court has ruled that a Camille Pissarro painting a Jewish woman traded to the Nazis to escape the Holocaust in 1939 may remain the property of a Spanish museum that acquired it more than a half-century later.
Britney Spears asks court to curb father's power over her

Britney Spears asks court to curb father's power over her

LOS ANGELES — Britney Spears on Tuesday asked a court to keep her father from reasserting the broad control over her life and career that he has had for most of the past 12 years.
‘Tenet’ to screen early at theatres in some U.S. cities

‘Tenet’ to screen early at theatres in some U.S. cities

Some U.S. moviegoers will be able to see Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” a few days early. Warner Bros. on Tuesday said that it would be offering early access screenings starting Aug.
Review: The Killers return with songs of women and loyalty

Review: The Killers return with songs of women and loyalty

The Killers, “Imploding the Mirage” (Island Records) When you are The Killers and your usual guitarist has gone, no problem. When you’re The Killers you can turn to Lindsey Buckingham.
'Pipe Nation' TV pilot casts Alberta oil and gas workers to show true grit of industry

'Pipe Nation' TV pilot casts Alberta oil and gas workers to show true grit of industry

SUNDRE, Alta. — Natallie Gamble had no problem taking on the role of a debt-ridden, single mom working in the oilpatch in the pilot for a planned new TV series called "Pipe Nation." "This is me.

Audible bestsellers for week ending 8/14/2020

NONFICTION 1. Thicker than Water by Tyler Shultz, narrated by the author (Audible Originals) 2. The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion, narrated by Vanessa Redgrave (Audible Originals) 3.
Pandemic accelerates power shift in fashion, advertising

Pandemic accelerates power shift in fashion, advertising

NEW YORK — The pandemic has accelerated a power shift in the fashion and advertising world, with models and influencers by necessity wielding more control over their own images during remote photo and video shoots.
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