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Scholastic will drop policy that makes it easier for school fairs to exclude diverse books

NEW YORK (AP) — Scholastic Inc. will end a widely criticized policy that made it easier for school book fairs not to sell works with racial, disability and LGBTQ+ themes.
Music Review: The Mountain Goats go big on 'Jenny from Thebes,' a sequel to an old favorite

Music Review: The Mountain Goats go big on 'Jenny from Thebes,' a sequel to an old favorite

On “Jenny from Thebes,” The Mountain Goats offer a sequel to one of their most beloved albums, 2002's “All Hail West Texas." This one has a lot more bells and whistles.
Movie Review: Teen dreams and adult nightmares in Sofia Coppola's 'Priscilla'

Movie Review: Teen dreams and adult nightmares in Sofia Coppola's 'Priscilla'

Dreamily gazing at the album covers of Elvis Presley was not, statistically speaking, a rare habit among American teen girls in the late 1950s and early ’60s. But for Priscilla Beaulieu, teenage fantasy became a strange and surreal reality.
Apple raises prices for Arcade gaming subscription service, AppleTV+ streaming

Apple raises prices for Arcade gaming subscription service, AppleTV+ streaming

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple Inc. is raising the prices for its AppleTV+ streaming and Arcade gaming plans as well as its bundled Apple One service that includes streaming, music and other subscriptions. Arcade will now cost $6.99, up from $4.99.
Music Review: Prince & the New Power Generation's 'Diamonds and Pearls' remastered reissue is a gem

Music Review: Prince & the New Power Generation's 'Diamonds and Pearls' remastered reissue is a gem

The amount of music left behind by groundbreaking funkmaster Prince is, thankfully, good and voluminous .
Krystal Joy Brown shines on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim revival of 'Merrily We Roll Along'

Krystal Joy Brown shines on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim revival of 'Merrily We Roll Along'

NEW YORK (AP) — Krystal Joy Brown has planted her flag on Broadway — first professionally and now personally.
Suzette Mayr, Iain Reid among finalists for Governor General's Literary Awards

Suzette Mayr, Iain Reid among finalists for Governor General's Literary Awards

TORONTO — Suzette Mayr, Iain Reid and Susan Musgrave are among the well-known finalists for the Governor General's Literary Awards. The Canada Council for the Arts named 70 finalists across seven categories in both English and French on Wednesday.
'Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81

'Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective in several “Shaft” films beginning in the early 1970s, has died. He was 81.
City Girls' uninhibited rap made them. On their third album, 'RAW,' the duo evolves their sound

City Girls' uninhibited rap made them. On their third album, 'RAW,' the duo evolves their sound

LOS ANGELES (AP) — You’d be hard pressed to find a rap duo doing it like City Girls.
Exhibits and collectors editions mark 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio

Exhibits and collectors editions mark 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio

NEW YORK (AP) — On the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio, rare originals are being displayed and publishers are offering collectors editions of Shakespeare's plays, including one that sells for $1,500.
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