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Noel Parmentel Jr., a literary gadfly with some famous friends, dies at 98

NEW YORK (AP) — Noel E. Parmentel Jr.

An appeals court upholds a ruling that an online archive's book sharing violated copyright law

NEW YORK (AP) — An appeals court has upheld an earlier finding that the online Internet Archive violated copyright law by scanning and sharing digital books without the publishers' permission.
Giller Prize releases long list, drops Scotiabank from name

Giller Prize releases long list, drops Scotiabank from name

TORONTO — The group of authors in contention for this year’s $100,000 Giller Prize has been whittled down to 12, but one name is notably absent from the list: Scotiabank.

Appeals court upholds ruling that online archive's book sharing violated copyright law

NEW YORK (AP) — An appeals court has upheld an earlier finding that the online Internet Archive violated copyright law by scanning and sharing digital books without the publishers' permission.
From attic to auction: A Rembrandt painting sells for $1.4M in Maine

From attic to auction: A Rembrandt painting sells for $1.4M in Maine

THOMASTON, Maine (AP) — A Rembrandt discovered in an attic sold for $1.4 million.
Van Zweden earned $1.5M as New York Philharmonic music director in 2022-23

Van Zweden earned $1.5M as New York Philharmonic music director in 2022-23

NEW YORK (AP) — Music director Jaap van Zweden earned just over $1.5 million from the New York Philharmonic in the fiscal year ending Aug. 31, 2023, and Deborah Borda received slightly more than $1.7 million in her final season as CEO.
They made a movie about Trump. Then no one would release it

They made a movie about Trump. Then no one would release it

NEW YORK (AP) — Hard as it may be to believe, there aren’t a lot of Hollywood agents clamoring for their star clients to take the role of one of the polarizing political figures of the 21st century.
They made a movie about Trump. Then no one would release it

They made a movie about Trump. Then no one would release it

NEW YORK (AP) — Hard as it may be to believe, there aren’t a lot of Hollywood agents clamoring for their star clients to take the role of one of the polarizing political figures of the 21st century.
Cummings, Bachman reach settlement over the Guess Who name with former bandmates

Cummings, Bachman reach settlement over the Guess Who name with former bandmates

A long-running battle over the Guess Who name has come to an end. The Winnipeg rock band's founding members Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman say they've settled their lawsuit with original members Jim Kale and Garry Peterson.
There's no X in Brazil. Celebrity fandom worldwide is in disarray

There's no X in Brazil. Celebrity fandom worldwide is in disarray

It was a rapture and a revelation all at the same time. En masse, celebrity stan accounts posted tearful farewells over the weekend as X was suspended in Brazil amid a showdown between Elon Musk and a Supreme Court justice.
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