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Kazuo Ishiguro: 'When you go from book to film, that’s a fireside moment'
Read full article: Kazuo Ishiguro: 'When you go from book to film, that’s a fireside moment'Movies are a regular presence in author Kazuo Ishiguro's life in part because filmmakers keep wanting to turn his books into them.

Estonia's Tommy Cash says Italians aren’t in a froth over his Eurovision song ‘Espresso Macchiato’
Read full article: Estonia's Tommy Cash says Italians aren’t in a froth over his Eurovision song ‘Espresso Macchiato’One song generating a lot of froth at the Eurovision Song Contest is “Espresso Macchiato.”.

Sebastián Yatra releases new album 'Milagro' inspired by life's small miracles
Read full article: Sebastián Yatra releases new album 'Milagro' inspired by life's small miraclesFor Colombian singer-songwriter Sebastián Yatra, life is full of small miracles that come from dance, family and freedom.

Singer Chris Brown's tour in question as UK judge orders him into custody on assault charge
Read full article: Singer Chris Brown's tour in question as UK judge orders him into custody on assault chargeGrammy-winning singer Chris Brown’s upcoming tour has been thrown into question as a British judge ordered him held in custody while facing allegations he beat a music producer with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023.

US cable giants Charter and Cox, under assault by streaming services, pursue $34.5 billion merger
Read full article: US cable giants Charter and Cox, under assault by streaming services, pursue $34.5 billion mergerCharter Communications is merging with Cox Communications in an approximately $34.5 billion deal that brings together two of the biggest cable companies in the country.

The man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie on stage has been sentenced to 25 years in prison
Read full article: The man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie on stage has been sentenced to 25 years in prisonThe New Jersey man convicted of stabbing author Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage in 2022 has been sentenced to serve 25 years in prison.

Criminal investigation opened in rape and sexual assault allegations against Smokey Robinson
Read full article: Criminal investigation opened in rape and sexual assault allegations against Smokey RobinsonThe Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says it has opened a criminal investigation into rape and sexual assault allegations against Motown music luminary Smokey Robinson.

Charles Strouse, Broadway composer of 'Annie' and 'Bye Bye Birdie,' dies at 96
Read full article: Charles Strouse, Broadway composer of 'Annie' and 'Bye Bye Birdie,' dies at 96Three-time Tony Award-winner Charles Strouse, Broadway’s industrious, master melody-maker who composed the music for such classic hits as “Annie,” “Bye Bye Birdie” and “Applause,” has died.

Weinstein's office kept a list of women 'friends of Harvey,' an ex-aide testifies
Read full article: Weinstein's office kept a list of women 'friends of Harvey,' an ex-aide testifiesHarvey Weinstein’s assistants kept a list of female “friends of Harvey” to invite to events and sometimes considered them a special category for guest lists.

Literary world gathers for PEN America dinner-gala hosted by Amber Ruffin
Read full article: Literary world gathers for PEN America dinner-gala hosted by Amber RuffinHundreds of writers, editors and publishers have gathered for PEN America’s annual gala hosted by Amber Ruffin and featuring a tribute to actor-publisher Sarah Jessica Parker.