Richard Snyder, a visionary and imperious executive at Simon & Schuster who presided over the publisher’s exponential rise during the second half of the 20th century and helped define an era of …
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By HILLEL ITALIE
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6/7/23
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An actor known for his roles on the comedy television shows “Bob's Burgers” and “Mr. Show with Bob and David” was arrested Wednesday on charges that he joined a mob of Donald Trump supporters …
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
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6/7/23
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The Iron Sheik, a former pro wrestler who relished playing a burly, bombastic villain in 1980s battles with some of the sport's biggest stars and later became a popular Twitter personality, died …
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By ADRIAN SAINZ
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6/7/23
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Lala Kent would like to thank her “Vanderpump Rules” co-stars Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss. Since their secret monthslong affair dubbed “Scandoval” went public in early March, the Bravo …
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By ALICIA RANCILIO
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6/7/23
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Grammy-winning pianist George Winston has died. Winston blended jazz, classical, folk and other stylings on such million-selling albums as “Autumn,” “Winter Into Spring” and “December.” …
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6/7/23
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Greece's Culture Ministry says archaeologists excavating a hilltop sanctuary on the Aegean Sea island of Kythnos have discovered “countless” pottery offerings left by ancient worshippers over the …
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6/7/23
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Flamin’ Hot Cheetos get an origin story worthy of any Marvel superhero with Hulu’s totally engrossing “Flamin’ Hot,” says Associated Press critic Mark Kennedy. It’s the tale of how a …
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By MARK KENNEDY
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6/7/23
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Two men who stepped into 6-inch heels for “Kinky Boots” on Broadway will play the title character behind the curtain when “The Wiz” tours the U.S. starting this fall and lands on Broadway in …
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By MARK KENNEDY
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6/7/23
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Japanese writer Haruki Murakami says walls are increasingly built and dividing people and countries as fear and skepticism flourish following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic. …
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI
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6/7/23
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SHAMEIK MOORE HAD NO SCRIPT FOR “ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE”
NEW YORK (AP) – Shameik Moore often had only a general sense of what “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” was about. He never …
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By Margie Szaroleta
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6/7/23
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In her latest film, “The Blue Caftan,” Moroccan director Maryam Touzani delicately weaves overlapping tales, both traditional and largely taboo in her country and its region. The movie tells the …
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By MARIAM FAM
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6/7/23
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The Byron and Karen Thada home and garden at 317 Old Mill Trace began as a blank slate with some woods at the back of the property back in 1987, but has since been transformed.
The Thada garden …
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Journal Review
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6/7/23
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Françoise Gilot, a prolific painter who was nonetheless more famous for her turbulent relationship with Pablo Picasso — and for leaving him — died on Tuesday in Manhattan. She was 101. Gilot’s …
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By JOCELYN NOVECK
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6/6/23
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It took nearly five years and a crew of a thousand, but the second chapter of Christopher Miller and Phil Lord’s “Spider-Verse” film series has arrived. In “Spider-Man: Across the …
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By JAKE COYLE
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6/6/23
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The Biden administration is weighing in on the controversy over Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters and his recent performances in Germany that have been deemed antisemitic by some. The State …
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By MATTHEW LEE
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6/6/23
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Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer, songwriter and entertainer whose off-hand, English-language cameo on “The Girl from Ipanema” made her a worldwide voice of bossa nova, has died at age 83. …
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By HILLEL ITALIE
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6/6/23
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Foo Fighters, Fall Out Boy, Kelly Clarkson, Kane Brown and Lil Wayne are among the headliners this fall at the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas, which will be broadcast live throughout …
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By MARK KENNEDY
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6/6/23
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CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Even as Nevada lawmakers adjourned their four-month legislative session, a plan to help build a stadium for the Oakland Athletics in Las Vegas is still in flux.
The …
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By GABE STERN
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6/6/23
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Prince Harry has entered a courtroom witness box, swearing to tell the truth in testimony against a tabloid publisher he accuses of phone hacking and other unlawful snooping. Harry alleges that …
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By BRIAN MELLEY and JILL LAWLESS
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6/6/23
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Prince Harry has arrived at a London court ahead of his testimony against a tabloid publisher he accuses of phone hacking and other unlawful snooping. Harry has made a mission of holding the U.K. …
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6/6/23
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