SAN FRANCISCO — Lawrence Ferlinghetti, the poet, publisher, bookseller and activist who helped launch the Beat movement in the 1950s and embodied its curious and rebellious spirit well into the 21st century, has died at age 101. Ferlinghetti, a San Francisco institution, died Monday at his home, his son Lorenzo Ferlinghetti said. A month shy…
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’60 Minutes,’ ‘Equalizer’ strong Sunday punch for CBS
NEW YORK — Queen Latifah is becoming a TV star for CBS at a time broadcast networks can really use one, while Dwayne Johnson and Kenan Thompson made respectable sitcom debuts for NBC. Latifah’s drama, “The Equalizer,” was the most popular scripted show on television last week, the Nielsen company said, trailing only first-place “60…
Mandy Moore announces birth of son ‘right on his due date’
FILE – Mandy Moore arrives at the 25th annual Critics’ Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. on Jan. 12, 2020, Moore announced the birth of her first child, a son named August Harrison Goldsmith, on her Instagram Tuesday. “Gus is here,” Moore wrote in the post along with a photo. This is the first child…
Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny co-writing mystery novel
One of the world’s better known fans of mystery novels is Hillary Rodham Clinton By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer February 23, 2021, 6:44 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article NEW YORK — One of the world’s better known fans of mystery novels, Hillary Rodham Clinton, is now writing…
Review: Andra Day shines in overstuffed Billie Holiday bio
Singer and actress Andra Day steps into the heartbreaking life of the late great Lady Day in “The United States vs By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer February 23, 2021, 5:54 PM • 5 min read Billie Holiday has always been a monster of a role. Diana Ross tackled her on film and Audra McDonald…
Shailene Woodley confirms she’s engaged to Aaron Rodgers
Shailene Woodley has confirmed she’s engaged to Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers By The Associated Press February 23, 2021, 5:41 AM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Shailene Woodley confirmed that she’s engaged to Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The actor discussed her relationship with Rodgers on “The…
Syfy’s ‘Resident Alien’ invader gets lift-off with viewers
LOS ANGELES — “Resident Alien,” a new Syfy series that caught the attention of veteran TV critic Rob Owen and approving viewers, is evidence that inventive shows exist outside premium cable and streaming services. “It’s been a while since there’s been a cable show, a basic cable show on USA or Syfy or another one…
Norway museum: Munch wrote ‘madman’ sentence on ‘The Scream’
A Norwegian museum says a small, barely visible sentence written on Edvard Munch’s 1893 masterpiece “The Scream” was penned by the Norwegian painter himself ByThe Associated Press February 22, 2021, 10:30 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Norway’s National Museum says a small, barely visible sentence…
Moet Hennessy buys 50% stake in Jay-Z’s Champagne brand
Moet Hennessy is acquiring a 50% stake in rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z’s Champagne brand in an effort to up its cool factor and expand sales By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer February 22, 2021, 9:48 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Moet Hennessy is acquiring a 50% stake in…
Angry youths rattle Spain in support of jailed rap artist
BARCELONA, Spain — The imprisonment of a rap artist for his music and tweets praising terrorist violence and insulting the Spanish monarchy has set off a powder keg of pent-up rage this week in the southern European country. The arrest of Pablo Hasél has brought thousands to the streets for different reasons. Under the banner…