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‘20 Days in Mariupol’ wins best documentary Oscar, a first for AP and PBS’ ‘Frontline’

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mstyslav Chernov’s “20 Days in Mariupol,” a harrowing first-person account of the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, won the best documentary Oscar on Sunday…

John McCarthy March 11, 2024

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They are TV’s ghosts — networks that somehow survive with little reason to watch them anymore

NEW YORK (AP) — The list of memorable characters and personalities who entered popular culture through cable television is long: Honey Boo Boo. Tony Soprano. Lizzie McGuire. Don Draper. Jon…

John McCarthy March 1, 2024

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Welcome to the ‘Hotel California’ case: The trial over handwritten lyrics to an Eagles classic

NEW YORK (AP) — In the mid-1970s, the Eagles were working on a spooky, cryptic new song. On a lined yellow pad, Don Henley, with input from band co-founder Glenn…

John McCarthy February 20, 2024

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‘Bob Marley: One Love’ stirs up $27.7M weekend, ‘Madame Web’ flops

NEW YORK (AP) — Paramount Pictures’ Bob Marley biopic “Bob Marley: One Love” outperformed expectations to debut at No. 1 at the box office with a $27.7 million opening weekend,…

John McCarthy February 19, 2024

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Mateo Morrison launches new book: ‘Pablo Neruda and the Dominican Republic’

SANTO DOMINGO — The Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD), in collaboration with the Cultural Spaces Foundation and the Urban Tertulia, launched the book “Pablo Neruda and the Dominican Republic”…

John McCarthy February 19, 2024

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How Ziggy Marley helped bring the authenticity to ‘Bob Marley: One Love’

People had been coming to Ziggy Marley and his family for years with ideas about how to turn reggae icon Bob Marley’s life into a movie. But it never felt…

John McCarthy February 19, 2024

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Theron Thomas of St. Thomas Wins 2024 Grammy For Songwriter of Year

LOS ANGELES — Big up congratulations are in order for Theron Thomas for winning Songwriter of the Year (Non-Classical) at the 66th Grammy Awards in California on Sunday night. Native St.…

John McCarthy February 5, 2024

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Dominican authorities arrest U.S. rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine on domestic violence charges

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested U.S. rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, who is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday on charges of domestic violence. The…

John McCarthy January 25, 2024

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Theron Thomas of Rock City comments on writing the biggest song in the world

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — It’s the second year ever they’ve done a Songwriter of the Year category at the Grammys, and Theron Thomas is over the moon about his nomination. Not…

John McCarthy December 17, 2023

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Book Review: Edel Rodriguez shows Cuban history as a warning for the US in new graphic memoir ‘Worm’

HAVANA (AP) — Decades before Edel Rodriguez made his iconic, mouth-only political illustration of Donald Trump for the cover of Time magazine, he was a boy growing up in Fidel…

John McCarthy December 10, 2023