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Milan's famous La Scala names new director of the opera house after months of controversy

Milan's famous La Scala names new director of the opera house after months of controversy

ROME (AP) — Milan's La Scala, one of the world’s most prestigious and historic opera houses , on Tuesday named Fortunato Ortombina as its new director, ending months of political controversy.
'I was afraid for my life' - Orlando Bloom puts himself in peril for new TV series

'I was afraid for my life' - Orlando Bloom puts himself in peril for new TV series

NEW YORK (AP) — Orlando Bloom wanted to test himself for his latest adventure project. Not by eating something gross or visiting a new country. He wanted to risk death — with not one but three extreme sports.
George McWhirter sole Canadian shortlisted for Griffin Poetry Prize

George McWhirter sole Canadian shortlisted for Griffin Poetry Prize

TORONTO — Only one Canadian has made the short list for the Griffin Poetry Prize, a prestigious literary award that until recently had a separate purse just for homegrown talent.
Protests, heightened terror threat mean tight security at Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden

Protests, heightened terror threat mean tight security at Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Security will be tight during next month’s Eurovision Song Contest in the southern Sweden city of Malmo, police said Wednesday, citing demonstrations that could lead to unrests and a heightened threat of terrorism in the Sc
Major Berlin show marks 250th anniversary of German Romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich's birth

Major Berlin show marks 250th anniversary of German Romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich's birth

BERLIN (AP) — A major show of Caspar David Friedrich's iconic landscapes that marks the 250th anniversary of his birth is opening in Berlin, where he made his breakthrough and where a 1906 exhibition kicked off an enduring revival of interest in the
Kate Hudson had a lifetime to make a record. The result is 'Glorious,' out in May

Kate Hudson had a lifetime to make a record. The result is 'Glorious,' out in May

NEW YORK (AP) — More than two decades ago, Kate Hudson took on the role of one of the most celebrated music fans to ever hit the silver screen: Penny Lane in “Almost Famous.
ABBA, Blondie, and the Notorious B.I.G. enter the National Recording Registry

ABBA, Blondie, and the Notorious B.I.G. enter the National Recording Registry

LOS ANGELES (AP) — ABBA, Biggie, Blondie and Rudolph are entering America's audio canon. New inductees into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress include ABBA 's 1976 album “Arrival,” The Notorious B.I.G.
Participant, studio behind 'Spotlight,’ ‘An Inconvenient Truth,’ shutters after 20 years

Participant, studio behind 'Spotlight,’ ‘An Inconvenient Truth,’ shutters after 20 years

Participant, the activist film and television studio that has financed Oscar winners like “Spotlight” and socially conscious documentaries like “Food, Inc,” and “Waiting For Superman” is closing its doors after 20 years.
Canada's art installation at Venice Biennale rooted in research, history, beauty

Canada's art installation at Venice Biennale rooted in research, history, beauty

Hundreds of thousands of tiny glass beads will soon be twinkling in the sun across the entire Canadian pavilion at the Venice Biennale, Canada's newly revealed entry in one of the world's most prestigious art fairs.

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Nonfiction 1. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) 2. The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt, narrated by Sean Pratt and the author (Penguin Audio) 3.
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