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NEW YORK (AP) — It was a delicious challenge that came as a total surprise. As choreographer Annie-B Parson tells it, she was walking down a Brooklyn street when her phone rang.

NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of Penguin Random House, the world's largest trade publisher, is stepping down.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Next month’s AFI Awards will honor films including the “Avatar” sequel, “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Elvis” and popular television series like “Abbott Elementary,” “Better Call Saul” and “The White Lotus.

TORONTO — In the first episode of the new season of "Little America" director Deepa Mehta guides a story that touches on the pressures some children of immigrant families feel to fit into traditional definitions of success.

BERLIN (AP) — Organizers of the annual Berlin film festival said Friday that Kristen Stewart will head the international jury in 2023..

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said Friday that K-pop star T.O.P will be among eight people who will join him on a flight around the moon on a SpaceX spaceship in the coming years.

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s press erupted in outrage Friday at Prince Harry and Meghan’s documentary series , which lambasts the U.K. media over its treatment of the royal couple. But much of Britain reacted to the Netflix show with a shrug.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Conservatory added a major classical music agency to its commercial businesses, announcing Friday it was acquiring London-based Askonas Holt.

Let’s face it, “Pinocchio” has always been an odd choice for a children’s morality tale. Of course, lying is wrong. But that’s not the only message the story sends.

Penguin Random House Canada said it will "reflect" on its procedures after a subject of Leah McLaren's memoir, who alleges she was sexually assaulted, says the writer mischaracterized the sexual encounter as consensual.