Student Academy Awards — a launching pad into Hollywood — celebrate 50 years
Spike Lee already had several big moments with the Oscars by the time he finally won a competitive statuette in 2019. His first came almost 40 years earlier, in 1983,….
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Less than 2 years after nearly being killed by Russian bomb, Fox’s Benjamin Hall returns to Ukraine
NEW YORK – Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall, nearly killed by Russian bombs while reporting in Ukraine less than two years ago, returned to the country this week to interview….
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of years of rape, abuse by singer Cassie in lawsuit
NEW YORK – Sean “Diddy” Combs, was accused in a lawsuit Thursday of subjecting R&B singer Cassie to a yearslong relationship that included beatings and rape. Cassie, whose legal name….
Back in China 50 years after historic trip, a Philadelphia Orchestra violinist hopes to build ties
BEIJING – Fifty years after the Philadelphia Orchestra’s history-making visit to China in 1973 that helped build then-fledgling U.S.-China ties, Davyd Booth hopes for a repeat performance. The 73-year-old violinist….
The Philadelphia Orchestra returns to China for tour marking 50 years since its historic 1973 visit
BEIJING – The Philadelphia Orchestra returned to Beijing on Tuesday for a tour that will mark 50 years since its historic performance in China, the latest sign of improving ties….
Christiane Amanpour to debut weekly show after years of reduced presence on domestic CNN
NEW YORK – For what it’s worth, CNN’s best-known international journalist, Christiane Amanpour, also found it odd that she’s had little visible presence on the company’s North American network for….
Mateo Askaripour’s ‘The Great Hemisphere’ is a novel about power set 500 years from now
NEW YORK – Mateo Askaripour’s follow-up to his acclaimed debut novel “Black Buck” is a look into the distant future. Dutton, a Penguin Random House imprint, announced Tuesday that Askaripour’s….
Rena Sofer returns to ‘General Hospital’ as fan favorite Lois after more than 25 years
It’s been nearly 30 years but Rena Sofer still remembers her line from a classic scene on ABC’s “General Hospital” in 1994 when her character jumped out of a cake….
Tony! Toni! Toné! say reuniting after 25 years ‘Feels Good’ — and they’re working on something new
NEW YORK – D’Wayne Wiggins and Timothy Christian Riley didn’t realize that Raphael Saadiq was planting the seeds for a Tony! Toni! Toné! reunion when he arranged a photoshoot earlier….
George Takei picture book on his years in internment camps will be published next spring
NEW YORK – “Star Trek” actor and political activist George Takei has a picture book scheduled for next spring that draws upon his early childhood years spent in internment camps….