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Robert Gottlieb, celebrated literary editor of Toni Morrison and Robert Caro, dies at 92

Robert Gottlieb, celebrated literary editor of Toni Morrison and Robert Caro, dies at 92

NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Gottlieb, the inspired and eclectic literary editor whose brilliant career was launched with Joseph Heller’s “Catch-22” and continued for decades with such Pulitzer Prize-winning classics as Toni Morrison's “Beloved” and Robert
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Barbara Kingsolver wins Women's Prize for Fiction with Appalachian novel 'Demon Copperhead'

Barbara Kingsolver wins Women's Prize for Fiction with Appalachian novel 'Demon Copperhead'

LONDON (AP) — American novelist Barbara Kingsolver won the prestigious Women’s Prize for Fiction Wednesday with “Demon Copperhead,” the Dickens-inspired tale of a boy's struggle against the odds in a corner of America scarred by opioid addiction.
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Chasing Horse charged with more sex crimes in new Canadian case

Chasing Horse charged with more sex crimes in new Canadian case

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nathan Chasing Horse has been charged in Alberta, Canada, with new sex crimes in the latest criminal case to be brought against the former “Dances With Wolves” actor, who remains jailed in Las Vegas as he awaits trial in a sweeping s
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Experts question prosecutors' strategy against weapons expert in Alec Baldwin case

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
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Met Opera box office has slight uptick in 2nd season after pandemic

Met Opera box office has slight uptick in 2nd season after pandemic

NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Opera saw a slight uptick in ticket sales in its second season following the coronavirus pandemic. The Met sold 66% of tickets during the season that ended Saturday, up from 61% during the 2021-22 season.
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Canadian writers picket in support of U.S. counterparts, say there's uncertainty here

Canadian writers picket in support of U.S. counterparts, say there's uncertainty here

TORONTO — More than one hundred Canadian film and TV workers gathered under cloudy skies and sporadic showers to picket in support of striking Hollywood writers Wednesday, warning that many of the labour issues upending U.S.
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Fox News says it 'addressed' onscreen message that called Biden a 'wannabe dictator'

Fox News says it 'addressed' onscreen message that called Biden a 'wannabe dictator'

NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News appeared to express regret Wednesday for showing an onscreen message that called President Joe Biden a “wannabe dictator” who had his political rival arrested.
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`Cats' returns at new Perelman Center, a $500 million building in downtown Manhattan

`Cats' returns at new Perelman Center, a $500 million building in downtown Manhattan

NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Lloyd Webber's absence from New York City's stages will be at most 14 months, with “Cats” returning in June 2024 at the World Trade Center's new Perelman Performing Arts Center.
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Hot Docs artistic director Shane Smith latest leader to exit film festival

Hot Docs artistic director Shane Smith latest leader to exit film festival

Hot Docs organizers say artistic director Shane Smith plans to leave the organization after eight years.
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Movie review: Pixar's 'Elemental' won't set the world on fire, but it holds water

Movie review: Pixar's 'Elemental' won't set the world on fire, but it holds water

Pixar’s “Elemental” conjures a diverse metropolis where the elements — fire, water, earth and air — live like ethnicities mostly ghettoized from one other. For fire and water, especially, mingling can be combustible.
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