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Miss Universe announces all its judges this year will be women
The judges will comprise entrepreneurs, business leaders and industry experts, according to a statement from the organization, which added that some of them will also be former Miss Universe titleholders.
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MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski apologizes for homophobic comment
NEW YORK (AP) — President Trump attacked MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski on Thursday for using a homophobic slur on the air and tweeted that if a conservative person had said it, “that person would be banned…
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Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar
The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication…
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2018 Breakthrough: Elsie Fisher of ‘Eighth Grade’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elsie Fisher was about to give up on acting right before Bo Burnham’s coming-of-age project “Eighth Grade” came on her radar, and it’s a good thing she decided to take one…
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The pressure of composing new music for ‘Mary Poppins’
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Everyone involved in the making of “Mary Poppins Returns ” felt the pressure to do justice to the original 1964 film. Rob Marshall worked on it for three straight years.…
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2018’s top movie moments, from ‘Shallow’ to ‘The Shining’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A film doesn’t have to be great to have a great moment. They’re not mutually exclusive of course, but a great movie moment is something more ephemeral — a few minutes…
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2018 Breakthrough Entertainer: ‘Boo’d Up’ singer Ella Mai
NEW YORK (AP) — Singer Ella Mai appreciates how much “Boo’d Up” has changed her life and jumpstarted her music career, but she wants to make one thing clear: “I know how to make songs.…
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Mystery donor gives Virginia museum painting worth $40M
A mystery donor has given the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts its most valuable gift of a single work of art in its decades-long history.
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Russian parliament runs rap song contest amid crackdown
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian parliament on Thursday announced a rap song competition amid a crackdown on contemporary music that evoked Soviet-era censorship of the arts. A dozen rappers have had their shows cancelled recently…
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Christina Aguilera headlines New Year’s Eve in Times Square
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Christina Aguilera will perform live minutes before the ball drops to usher in 2019 in New York’s Times Square. Dick Clark Productions announced Thursday that Aguilera will be joined by Bastille,…
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SeaWorld says DOJ probe into ‘Blackfish’ statements is over
The DOJ had launched a probe into whether company officials misled investors about the negative impact the documentary “Blackfish” was having on its business.
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Berlin completes new addition to Museum Island complex
BERLIN (AP) — Berlin has completed a new addition to its Museum Island complex aimed at complementing the popular museums there and making it more user-friendly. The five-museum complex, a UNESCO world heritage site built…
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With a limited on-screen presence, autistic characters have emerged in another medium: fan fiction
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jonathan Alexander, University of California, Irvine and Rebecca Black, University of California, Irvine (THE CONVERSATION) In one Harry Potter…
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Female-led films outperform male-led movies at the box office
A recent study examining top-grossing films in the U.S. — commissioned by Time’s Up — found that movies with female leads grossed more money in every category.
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Barack Obama receives RFK Human Rights award at NYC gala
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Barack Obama was honored with the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award at a gala in midtown Manhattan Wednesday evening. “I’m not sure if you’ve heard,…
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