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Ms. Lauryn Hill and Fugees’ bandmate Wyclef Jean to headline Global Citizen Festival
[ad_1] NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Ms. Lauryn Hill and her Fugees’ bandmate Wyclef Jean will bring their pointed and political music…
Tag: Fairs and festivals
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New York Film Festival unveils lineup to main slate. James Gray opens and Ava DuVernay closes
[ad_1] The New York Film Festival has unveiled the main slate of films to its 64th edition, including films from James Gray, Ava DuVernay…
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Czech film fest in Karlovy Vary honors Dustin Hoffman and Juliette Binoche
[ad_1] PRAGUE — The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic kicked off its 60th edition with honors planned for actors Dustin…
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Park Chan-wook will lead the Cannes Film Festival jury, will be the 1st Korean in the role
[ad_1] Park Chan-wook, the Korean filmmaker of “Oldboy” and “No Other Choice,” will head the jury at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, festival organizers…
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Pakistan’s cultural capital erupts in color as Basant festival ends 20-year hiatus
[ad_1] LAHORE, Pakistan — A burst of color lit up Lahore’s night sky overnight as Pakistan’s cultural capital relaunched the Basant kite-flying festival after…
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Robert Redford remembered for his mentorship of new filmmakers at Sundance gala
[ad_1] PARK CITY, Utah — Filmmakers and actors whose careers were shaped by Robert Redford and the Sundance Institute he founded reflected on his…
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Channing Tatum, Olivia Wilde and Charli xcx arrive at Sundance Film Festival for premieres
[ad_1] PARK CITY, Utah — The Sundance Film Festival is in full swing, with Channing Tatum, Olivia Wilde and Charli xcx movies premiering back-to-back…
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The Sundance Film Festival prepares to bid farewell to Park City, and Robert Redford
[ad_1] The Sundance Film Festival may be a little bittersweet this year. It will be familiar in some ways as it kicks off on…
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Leonardo DiCaprio on the importance of creating cinema over content at Palm Springs Film Festival
[ad_1] PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Leonardo DiCaprio emphasized the importance of creating cinema over content at the Palm Springs…
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US rapper Wiz Khalifa sentenced by Romanian court to 9 months for drug possession
[ad_1] BUCHAREST, Romania — American rapper Wiz Khalifa was sentenced by a court in Romania on Thursday to nine months in jail for drug…
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Donald Glover says he had a stroke
[ad_1] Donald Glover is opening up about a recent health scare that forced him to cancel his tour last year. At the time, he…
Lifestyle
German Baumkuchen ‘tree cake’ survived a disaster and world wars to become a Japanese favorite
[ad_1] NINOSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Baumkuchen originated in Germany but has become a wildly popular sweet in Japan, where a prisoner of war on…
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Ballet star Roberto Bolle will headline 2026 Winter Olympics closing ceremony in Verona
[ad_1] VERONA, Italy — Internationally acclaimed ballet star Roberto Bolle will headline the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics closing ceremony, titled “Beauty in Motion,” in…
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Sundance Film Festival reveals details about Robert Redford tributes and legacy screenings
[ad_1] Robert Redford’s legacy and mission was always going to be a key component of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, which will be the…
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Misty Copeland to take ballet stage one last time, before hanging up her pointe shoes
[ad_1] NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Misty Copeland hangs up her pointe shoes Wednesday, putting a final exclamation point on a trailblazing…
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A Jewish film festival in Sweden has been postponed. Organizers say cinemas won’t screen the films
[ad_1] The organizers of the Jewish International Film Festival say they were forced to postpone the event because cinemas in Malmö, Sweden, would not…
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Oktoberfest ends Sunday with the traditional Bavarian salute
[ad_1] The 190th Oktoberfest has come to a close, wrapping up the world’s largest folk festival with the traditional Bavarian marksmen’s gun salute in…
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Schwarzenegger directs a band in a beer tent at Munich’s Oktoberfest
[ad_1] BERLIN — BERLIN (AP) — Arnold Schwarzenegger took up the baton at Munich’s Oktoberfest. The former Republican governor of California spontaneously conducted a…
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Met season opens with new opera based on Michael Chabon novel starring tenor Miles Mykkanen
[ad_1] NEW YORK — Miles Mykkanen grew up wanting to sing and dance on Broadway, but he was turned down by the musical theater…
Finance
Willie Nelson and Neil Young highlight 40th Farm Aid concert
[ad_1] MINNEAPOLIS — Farm Aid — the annual fundraising concerts launched by Willie Nelson,Neil Young and John Mellencamp during the farm crisis of the…