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Los Angeles Opera to present Puccini's 'Madama Butterfly' reimagined on film soundstage

Los Angeles Opera to present Puccini's 'Madama Butterfly' reimagined on film soundstage

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Opera opens its 2024-25 season Sept.
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Marilyn Manson completes community service sentence for blowing nose on videographer

Marilyn Manson completes community service sentence for blowing nose on videographer

CONCORD, N.H.
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Controversial podcast host Joe Rogan signs a new deal with Spotify for up to a reported $250 million

Controversial podcast host Joe Rogan signs a new deal with Spotify for up to a reported $250 million

NEW YORK (AP) — Spotify has penned a new multi-year partnership deal with controversial podcast host Joe Rogan, whose enormously popular show will soon also be available on competing platforms, including YouTube and Apple Podcasts.
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New Jersey comes West to kick off Grammy weekend with native sons Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen

New Jersey comes West to kick off Grammy weekend with native sons Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen

LOS ANGELES (AP) — New Jersey came to the West Coast to kick off Grammy Awards weekend, with native sons Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen teaming up.
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Quebec committee recommends new 'fundamental right' to access French content online

Quebec committee recommends new 'fundamental right' to access French content online

MONTREAL — Quebec intends to legislate to boost French content on streaming platforms as it seeks to push back against the overwhelming influence of foreign digital culture and corporations.
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Q&A: Daisy Ridley on fighting the dark side and developing dark comedy

Q&A: Daisy Ridley on fighting the dark side and developing dark comedy

NEW YORK (AP) — Daisy Ridley doesn’t want audiences to be misled by the title of her new film, “Sometimes I Think About Dying.” Her character, Fran, is, actually, quite funny.
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Hasty Pudding honors 'Saltburn' actor Barry Keoghan as its Man of the Year

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.
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Wayne Kramer, co-founder of revolutionary rock band the MC5, dead at 75

Wayne Kramer, co-founder of revolutionary rock band the MC5, dead at 75

NEW YORK (AP) — Wayne Kramer, the co-founder of the protopunk Detroit band the MC5 that thrashed out such hardcore anthems as “Kick Out the Jams” and influenced everyone from the Clash to Rage Against the Machine, has died at age 75.
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A painting by René Magritte may fetch $64 million at an auction marking a century of surrealism

A painting by René Magritte may fetch $64 million at an auction marking a century of surrealism

LONDON (AP) — A major work by surrealist painter René Magritte that hasn’t been shown in public for a quarter century could fetch 50 million pounds ($64 million) at auction next month.
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As Mardi Gras nears, a beefed-up police presence and a rain-scrambled parade schedule in New Orleans

As Mardi Gras nears, a beefed-up police presence and a rain-scrambled parade schedule in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans' annual Carnival celebration entered its high-intensity home stretch Friday with a beefed-up police presence and a weather forecast that threatened to disrupt the first of two weekends of elaborate parades.
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