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Crowds line Dublin streets for funeral procession of The Pogues singer Shane MacGowan

Thousands of people have lined the streets of Dublin to watch the funeral procession of The Pogues front man Shane MacGowan
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The funeral procession of Shane MacGowan starts from outside Shelbourne Park Stadium as it makes its way through the streets of Dublin, ahead of his funeral in Co Tipperary, in Ireland, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. MacGowan, the singer-songwriter and frontman of The Pogues, best known for their ballad “Fairytale of New York,” died on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. He was 65. (Liam McBurney/PA via AP)
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Nintendo cancels its Live 2024 Tokyo event after persistent threats to workers and customers

Nintendo has canceled an upcoming video game event and postponed several others because of persistent threats to the company, its workers and players
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FILE - A Nintendo sign is seen outside Nintendo's official store in the Shibuya district of Tokyo, on Jan. 23, 2020. Nintendo has cancelled an upcoming video game event in Japan, and postponed several others, because of persistent threats to the company, its workers and people who may take part in them. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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Judge rules against Prince Harry in early stage of libel case against publisher

Prince Harry has lost a preliminary round in his libel case against the publisher of the Daily Mail tabloid for a story that said he tried to hide his efforts to retain publicly funded protection in the U.K. after giving up his status as a working memb...
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FILE - Prince Harry leaves the High Court after giving evidence in London, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Prince Harry is challenging on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, the British government’s decision to strip him of his security detail after he gave up his status as a working member of the royal family and moved to the United States. The Duke of Sussex said he wants protection when he visits home and claimed it's partly because an aggressive press jeopardizes his safety and that of his family. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)
December 08

Attention all Barbz: Nicki Minaj has released 'Pink Friday 2,' 13 years after the original

Nicki Minaj’s highly anticipated fifth studio album, “Pink Friday 2,” is here
December 08
This cover image released by Money/Republic Records shows “Pink Friday 2” by Nicki Minaj, releasing Dec. 8. (Young Money/Republic Records via AP)
December 08

Free toy store in Nashville gives families the dignity of choice while shopping for holiday gifts

Country music star Brad Paisley and his wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, helped create a free grocery in Nashville to offer dignity to low-income people when shopping for food
December 08
Collen Mayer, left, shows Brad Paisley, right, and Kimberly Williams-Paisley work that has been done at The Toy Store, a free-referral based toy store Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. The couple co-founded the facility, and they also also started The Store, a free-referral based grocery store they opened in partnership with Belmont University in March 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
December 07

Adele praises influential women after being honored at THR's Women in Entertainment gala

Adele paid homage to the many women — including her mother, grandmother and aunts -- who helped shape her world and personality since was a child
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Robin Thede arrives at The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Gala on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
December 07

Martin Scorsese will receive David O. Selznick Award from Producers Guild

Martin Scorsese will be honored with the prestigious David O
December 07
FILE - Director and co-writer Martin Scorsese poses at the Los Angeles premiere of the film "Killers of the Flower Moon," Oct. 16, 2023. Scorsese will be honored with the prestigious David O. Selznick Achievement Award in February, the Producers Guild of America said Thursday. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
December 07

Jonathan Majors' accuser breaks down on witness stand as footage shows actor shoving her

The woman who accused Jonathan Majors of assaulting her in the backseat of a car broke down multiple times on the witness stand as the actor’s attorney repeatedly played a surveillance video that showed Majors lifting her up and thrusting her into the ...
December 07
Jonathan Majors, left, returns to court after a lunch break in his domestic assault trial, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
December 07

Rapper Kodak Black is arrested on cocaine charges in South Florida

Rapper Kodak Black was arrested in South Florida on cocaine possession and other charges
December 07
FILE - Kodak Black arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum, Aug. 27, 2017, in Inglewood, Calif. The rapper was arrested again in South Florida on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, this time on a cocaine possession and other charges, according to jail records. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
December 07

‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Succession’ are among AFI Award recipients

Both “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” are among the 10 films that will receive an AFI Award in January, the American Film Institute said Thursday
December 07
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Margot Robbie in a scene from "Barbie." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)
December 07

'Oppenheimer' will get a theatrical release in Japan, after all

Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” will get a theatrical release in Japan after all
December 07
This image released by Universal Pictures shows Cillian Murphy in a scene from "Oppenheimer." (Universal Pictures via AP)
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Publishers Weekly Best Selling Books for the week ending December 2nd
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Best movies of 2023: 'Oppenheimer,' 'Fallen Leaves,' 'May December'

Associated Press film writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle have named their best movies of 2023
December 07
This image released by Universal Pictures shows Cillian Murphy in a scene from "Oppenheimer." (Universal Pictures via AP)
December 07

Autism is front and center in the pioneering new musical 'How to Dance in Ohio' on Broadway

The stage musical “How to Dance in Ohio” opens on Broadway on Sunday, celebrating those on the autism spectrum and opening a window about autism’s highs and lows for the neurotypical
December 07
This image released by Vivacity Media Group shows Desmond Luis Edwards, center, with the cast during a performance of "How to Dance in Ohio." (Curtis Brown/Vivacity Media Group via AP)
December 07

What to know about the Hall & Oates legal fight, and the business at stake behind all that music

After more than a half-century of making music together, Daryl Hall is suing John Oates over a proposed sale of his share of a Hall & Oates business partnership that Hall says he hasn’t approved
December 07
FILE - Hall of Fame Inductees John Oates, left, and Daryl Hall appear in the press room at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on April, 10, 2014, in New York. After more than a half-century of making music together, Hall is suing Oates over a proposed sale of his share of a Hall & Oates business partnership that Hall says he hasn't approved. A Nashville judge recently paused the sale of Oates' stake in Whole Oats Enterprises LLP to Primary Wave IP Investment Management LLC pending arbitration, or until Feb. 17, 2024. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)
December 07

‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve' will feature Janelle Monáe, Green Day, Ludacris, Reneé Rapp and more in LA

Ryan Seacrest will usher in 2024 on “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” from Times Square, with satellite locations in Los Angeles and San Juan, Puerto Rico
December 07
FILE - Ryan Seacrest arrives at the the 2021 Jingle Ball Los Angeles in Inglewood, Calif., on Dec. 3, 2021. Seacrest will usher in 2024 on “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” from Times Square, with satellite locations in Los Angeles and San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
December 07

La Scala's gala premiere of 'Don Carlo' celebrates Italian opera's new status as cultural treasure

Italian melodrama’s official recognition as a global cultural treasure is getting trumpeted with La Scala’s season premiere of Verdi’s “Don Carlo.”
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Sabina Negri arrives to attend La Scala opera house's gala season opener, Giuseppe Verdi's opera 'Don Carlo' at the Milan La Scala theater, Italy, Thursday Dec. 7, 2023. The season-opener Thursday, held each year on the Milan feast day St. Ambrose, is considered one of the highlights of the European cultural calendar. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
December 07

British poet and self-professed 'anarchist' Benjamin Zephaniah dies at age 65

British poet, political activist, musician and actor Benjamin Zephaniah has died at age 65
December 07
FILE - Benjamin Zephaniah performs on stage during the One Big No anti-war concert, at Shepherd's Bush Empire in London, on March 15, 2003. Zephaniah, the British dub poet and political activist who drew huge inspiration from his Caribbean roots, has died. He was 65. In a statement on Instagram, his family said Zephaniah died Thursday Dec. 7, 2023 after being diagnosed with a brain tumor eight weeks ago. (Yui Mok/PA via AP, File)
December 07

An appreciation: How Norman Lear changed television — and with it American life — in the 1970s

Norman Lear, who died this week at age 101, changed American life with the candor and comedy of his creations
December 07
FILE - Writer Norman Lear, 97, participates in Jane Fonda's Fire Drill Fridays rally, calling for action to address climate change at Los Angeles City Hall Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with such topical hits as "All in the Family" and “Maude” and propelled political and social turmoil into the once-insulated world of sitcoms, has died, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023.. He was 101. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
December 07

From SZA to Stone of Scone, words that tell story of 2023 were often mispronounced

Some of the words tied to this year’s hottest topics were also among the most mangled when it came to saying them aloud
December 07
FILE - Actor Cillian Murphy poses at the "Oppenheimer" premiere, July 13, 2023, in London. Some of the words tied to this year's hottest topics were also among the most mangled when it came to saying them aloud, with stumpers ranging from the first name of “Oppenheimer” star Murphy to the singer SZA to the name of a sacred slab of sandstone used in the coronation of King Charles III. This year's lists of the most mispronounced words in the U.S. and Britain were released on Thursday, Dec. 7. (Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)
December 07
FILE - J Balvin performs at the G-SHOCK Shock The World 40th anniversary celebration at the Manhattan Center, Nov. 9, 2023, in New York. Balvin told The Associated Press that “Amigos,” his latest single, is not a response to a recent Bad Bunny verse, where the Puerto Rico musician used Balvin's name as a diss. Instead, Balvin says his song is about falling into a routine in a relationship and working to keep the passion alive. (Photo by CJ Rivera/Invision/AP, File)
December 06

Jonathan Majors' ex describes 'substantial' pain caused by actor as defense questions her drinking

Jonathan Majors’ former girlfriend testified Wednesday about the injuries that she suffered after the actor allegedly attacked her in the backseat of a cab this spring
December 06
Jonathan Majors, left, returns to court after a lunch break in his domestic assault trial, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
December 06

Movie Review: In ‘Poor Things,’ Emma Stone takes an unusual path to enlightenment

Emma Stone plays a re-animated Victorian woman in “Poor Things,” the latest demented confection from Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos
December 06
This image released by Searchlight Pictures shows Ramy Youssef, left, and Willem Dafoe in a scene from "Poor Things." (Yorgos Lanthimos/Searchlight Pictures via AP)
December 06

'Killers of the Flower Moon' named best film of 2023 by National Board of Review

“Killers of the Flower Moon” was named the best film of the year by the National Board of Review, adding to the early awards-season haul of Martin Scorsese’s Osage epic
December 06
This image released by Apple TV+ shows Lily Gladstone, left, and Leonardo DiCaprio in a scene from "Killers of the Flower Moon." (Melinda Sue Gordon/Apple TV+ via AP)
December 06

Lawsuit accuses Sean Combs, 2 others of raping 17-year-old girl in 2003; Combs denies allegations

A woman has sued the hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs claiming he and two other men raped her 20 years ago in a New York City recording studio when she was 17
December 06
FILE - Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the Billboard Music Awards, May 15, 2022, in Las Vegas. A woman sued the hip-hop mogul on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, claiming he and two other men raped her 20 years ago in a New York City recording studio when she was 17. The woman, whose name wasn’t disclosed in the court filing, is the fourth person to file a lawsuit accusing Combs of sexual assault in recent weeks. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
December 06

Sundance lineup for 40th edition features Kristen Stewart, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Steven Soderbergh

Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun play a satellite and a buoy in love, and Will Ferrell takes a road trip with his best friend who is transitioning in films heading to Sundance this year
December 06
FILE - The marquee of the Egyptian Theatre appears during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Jan. 28, 2020. . (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP, File)
December 06
This image released by Bleecker Street shows Charity Angél Dawson, from left, Sara Bareilles, and Caitlin Houlahan in a scene from "Waitress: The Musical." (Bleecker Street via AP)
December 06

2024 Salzburg festival lineup includes new productions of 'Der Idiot' and 'The Gambler'

New productions of Mieczysław’ Weinberg’s “Der Idiot” and Sergei Prokofiev’s “The Gambler” will highlight next summer’s Salzburg Festival
December 06
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2023 (Taylor's Version): The year in pop culture

At the multiplex, “Barbenheimer” ruled
December 06
This image released by NBC shows host Jerrod Carmichael during his monologue at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Rich Polk/NBC via AP)
December 06

Michael Urie keeps the laughter going as he stars in a revival of Broadway 'Spamalot'

Michael Urie has a very hard job this winter: Not cracking up when he’s not supposed to on Broadway
December 06
This image released by Polk & Co. shows the cast of "Spamalot," from left, Michael Urie, Nik Walker, James Monroe Iglehart, Christopher Fitzgerald, Jimmy Smagula and Taran Killam during a performance in New York. (Matthew Murphy/Polk & Co. via AP)
December 06

A grantmaker is betting a TV show for teen girls can help narrow the STEM gender gap

Dallas philanthropist Lyda Hill has devoted much of her giving to tackling social problems through science
December 06
FILE - Lyda Hill poses for a picture before the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Ceremony at Gotham Hall on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, in New York. Hill has devoted much of her giving to tackling social problems through science. She is now venturing into financing and developing a TV series, “Mission Unstoppable,” aimed at teenage girls to encourage careers in science, technology, engineering, and math careers. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)
December 06

'A master of storytelling' — Reaction to the death of pioneering TV figure Norman Lear

Tributes have been pouring in on social media following the death of TV pioneer Norman Lear, including from Rob Reiner and Quinta Brunson
December 06
FILE - Actors Jean Stapleton, seated, left, and Carroll O'Connor, seated, right, from "All in the Family" hold their Emmys for outstanding lead actress and actor in a comedy series, as they pose with co-star Rob Reiner, who won for supporting actor in a comedy series, standing left, producer Norman Lear, and executive producer Mort Lachman, standing right, in Los Angeles on Sept. 18, 1978. Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television and propelled political and social turmoil into the once-insulated world of sitcoms, died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, at age 101. (AP Photo, File)
December 06

Virginia state art museum returns 44 pieces authorities determined were stolen or looted

Virginia’s state-run fine arts museum is returning 44 ancient pieces of art to their countries of origin after law enforcement officials presented the institution with what it called “irrefutable evidence” that the works had been stolen or looted
December 06
FILE - Spectators watch during the unveiling ceremony for a statue at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Va., Dec. 10, 2019. Virginia’s state-run fine arts museum is returning 44 ancient pieces of art to their countries of origin after law enforcement officials presented the institution with what it called “irrefutable evidence” that the works had been stolen or looted. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts announced in a news release Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023 that it had “safely delivered” the pieces to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, file)
December 06

DeSantis appointees accuse Disney district predecessors of cronyism; Disney calls them revisionist

Gov_ Ron DeSantis’ appointees to Walt Disney World’s governing district have released a series of reports justifying their takeover of the government and accusing their Disney-controlled predecessors of being a part of “the most egregious exhibition of...
December 06
FILE - Minnie and Mickey Mouse perform for guests during a musical show in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Friday, July 14, 2023, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Disney on Tuesday, Nov. 14, released a study showing its economic impact in Florida at more than $40 billion, as it battles in courts with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his appointees over their takeover of the district that governs the entertainment company's massive resort in central Florida.(AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
December 06

'Know My Name' author Chanel Miller has written a children's book, 'Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All'

Chanel Miller’s next book after her prize-winning memoir “Know My Name” will help fulfill a longtime dream to write and illustrate children’s stories
December 06
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FILE - Writer Norman Lear, 97, participates in Jane Fonda's Fire Drill Fridays rally, calling for action to address climate change at Los Angeles City Hall Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with such topical hits as "All in the Family" and “Maude” and propelled political and social turmoil into the once-insulated world of sitcoms, has died, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023.. He was 101. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
December 06

Norman Lear, producer of TV's 'All in the Family' and influential liberal advocate, has died at 101

Norman Lear, producer of TV's 'All in the Family' and influential liberal advocate, has died at 101
December 06
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Taylor Swift is named Time Magazine's person of the year

It comes after Spotify announced she was the most-played artist on the platform.
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FILE - Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour" in Nashville, Tenn., May 5, 2023. According to Spotify Wrapped, Swift was 2023's most-streamed artist globally. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
December 06

Iran arrests a popular singer after he was handed over by police in Turkey

Iranian media say authorities have arrested a popular singer who had criticized the government after he was handed over by police in Turkey
December 06
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FILE — Cillian Murphy poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere for the film 'Oppenheimer," July 13, 2023 in London. In Quotes of the Year, a Yale Law School librarian's list of the most notable quotes of 2023, Murphy is quoted: "We thought we might start a chain reaction that would destroy the entire world ... I believe we did," during his role as J. Robert Oppenheimer in the 2023 motion picture "Oppenheimer." (Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)
December 05

4 more members of K-pop supergroup BTS to begin mandatory South Korean military service

Four more members of the K-pop supergroup BTS are to begin their mandatory South Korean military duties soon
December 05
FILE - Members of South Korean K-pop band BTS, V, SUGA, JIN, Jung Kook, RM, Jimin, and j-hope from left to right, pose for photographers ahead of a news conference to introduce their new single "Butter" in Seoul, South Korea, May 21, 2021. Four more members of the K-pop supergroup BTS are to begin their mandatory South Korean military duties soon, their management agency said. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
December 05

SAG-AFTRA members vote to ratify 3-year contract with studios

Voting took place over the last four weeks.
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. Hollywood on December 5, 2023 anxiously waited to learn if actors have approved their union's hard-fought deal with studios, or if an entertainment industry still reeling from months-long strikes could be plunged back into turmoil. While the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) deal is widely expected to pass, criticism -- mainly over its perceived lack of protection against artificial intelligence -- has swelled in recent weeks, raising jitters about a potential, if unlikely, return to picket lines. (Photo by Chris Delmas / AFP) (Photo by CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images)
December 05

Actors vote to approve deal that ended strike, bringing relief to union leaders and Hollywood

Members of Hollywood’s actors union have voted to ratify the deal with studios that ended their strike after nearly four months
December 05
FILE - SAG-AFTRA member Bruce D. Mitchell participates in a post apocalyptic-themed picket line outside Netflix studios, Nov. 8, 2023, in Los Angeles. Hollywood’s actors have voted to ratify the deal with studios that ended their strike after nearly four months, leaders announced Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
December 05

Hollywood’s actors vote to ratify contract deal that ended strike, ending uncertainty and bringing relief to industry

Hollywood’s actors vote to ratify contract deal that ended strike, ending uncertainty and bringing relief to industry
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Review: Swan song or not, Hayao Miyazaki's 'The Boy and the Heron' is a master surveying his empire

Watching Hayao Miyazaki's “The Boy and the Heron" is like returning to a faintly familiar dreamland
December 05
This image released by GKIDS shows Grand Uncle, voiced by Mark Hamill in English and Shohei Hino in Japanese, in a scene from Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy And The Heron." (Studio Ghibli/GKIDS via AP)
December 05

Denny Laine, founding member of the Moody Blues and Paul McCartney's Wings, dead at 79

Denny Laine, a British singer, songwriter and guitarist who performed in an early, pop-oriented version of the Moody Blues and was later Paul McCartney’s longtime sideman in the ex-Beatle’s solo band Wings, has died at age 79
December 05
FILE - Paul McCartney and Wings perform before a sold-out audience of 14,000 at Tarrant County Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas, May 4, 1976. Denny Laine, center, a British singer, songwriter and guitarist who performed in an early, pop-oriented version of the Moody Blues and was later McCartney’s longtime sideman in the ex-Beatle’s solo band Wings, died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, his wife said in a social media post. (AP Photo/File)
December 05

'Quite scared': Jonathan Majors' ex testifies in assault case against him

Grace Jabbari accused Majors of assaulting her in March.
December 05
Actor Jonathan Majors arrives at court for a trial on his domestic violence case, Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, in New York.
December 05
This image released by HBO shows Brian Cox in the final season of "Succession." (HBO via AP)
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The top 10 audiobooks on Audible
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Jonathan Majors' accuser recounts night of assault, actor's 'violent temper' that left her fearful

Jonathan Majors’ former girlfriend told a Manhattan jury that the actor was prone to fits of rage that escalated in the months leading up to his arrest for allegedly attacking her in the backseat of a car last spring
December 05
Jonathan Majors, left, returns to court after a lunch break in his domestic assault trial, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)