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Monday, September 2, 2024

AP PHOTOS: Beijing’s imperial palace bustles with throngs of visitors in Qing dynasty costumes by The Associated Press

By VINCENT THIAN BEIJING, China (AP) — In Beijing’s Forbidden City, once the sprawling palace to China’s Ming and Qing emperors and their legions of guards and servants, steady streams…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM

Using some ingenuity with a flash, an AP photographer gets to the red, white and blue of a portrait by The Associated Press

By BRYNN ANDERSON Why this photo? CHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic National Convention spans four days. There are a lot of delegates in a large open space. Trying to create an impactful image…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM

Fall is bringing fantasy (and romantasy), literary fiction, politics and Taylor-ed book offerings by The Associated Press

By HILLEL ITALIE NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Sanderson, whose epic “Wind and Truth” is a highlight of the upcoming publishing season, sees nothing wrong with the idea of “escapism.” �…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM

In Senegal’s thriving hip-hop scene, this beatmaker insists women have a seat at the table by The Associated Press

By ANNIE RISEMBERG DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — In a classroom at the House of Urban Culture, tucked away in the narrow streets of Dakar, Senegal, Aminata Thiam claps her hands in time with a bea…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Sunday, September 1, 2024

What to Stream: George Strait, ‘Rebel Ridge,’ Astro Bot, ‘Slow Horses’ and Mormon influencers by The Associated Press

By The Associated Press “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” a docuseries following young wives in Utah, and the suspenseful thriller “Rebel Ridge” are some of the new television, fil…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Saturday, August 31, 2024

At Venice Film Festival, Jude Law debuts ‘The Order’ about FBI manhunt for a domestic terrorist by The Associated Press

By LINDSEY BAHR VENICE, Italy (AP) — Jude Law plays an FBI agent investigating the violent crimes of a white supremacist group in “The Order,” which premieres Saturday at the Venice Fi…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 09:43AM

An Israeli boy who broke an ancient jar learns how the museum is piecing it back together by The Associated Press

By ALEXIS TRIBOULARD and JULIA FRANKEL HAIFA, Israel (AP) — As her 4-year-old son perused the Israeli museum’s ancient artifacts, Anna Geller looked away for just a moment. Then a crash …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM

Error messages and lengthy online queues greet fans scrambling to secure Oasis reunion tickets by The Associated Press

By JILL LAWLESS LONDON (AP) — Oasis fans seeking tickets to the band’s reunion tour endured hourslong waits, and in some cases disappointment, as online platforms strained under demand S…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:09AM
Friday, August 30, 2024

AP PHOTOS: Partial reopening of the Rubens House in Antwerp gives glimpse of painter’s life by The Associated Press

By VIRGINIA MAYO ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — The city palace of Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens is partly reopening this weekend, allowing Antwerp to show off the life and work of perhaps it…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Thursday, August 29, 2024

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck may not have had a prenuptial agreement, but you should consider one by The Associated Press

By ADRIANA MORGA NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime celebrity watchers may not have been shocked when Jennifer Lopez filed for divorce from Ben Affleck, but what was surprising was that Lopez’s di…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 07:25AM
Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Comic Relief US launches new Roblox game to help children build community virtually and in real life by The Associated Press

By JAMES POLLARD NEW YORK (AP) — The notion that online gaming could help players develop charitable habits seemed bold when the anti-poverty nonprofit Comic Relief US tested its own multi…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Saturday, August 24, 2024

What to stream: Adam Sandler, John Legend, ‘Only Murders in the Building’ and Star Wars Outlaws by The Associated Press

By The Associated Press “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” returning for its second season and Adam Sandler’s first comedy special since 2018 are some of the new television, f…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Friday, August 23, 2024

Edible or not? Alicia Silverstone’s misstep shows how toxic lookalikes can fool you by The Associated Press

By JESSICA DAMIANO Alicia Silverstone worried fans this week when she posted a TikTok clip of herself nibbling a poisonous berry she found along a sidewalk on a trip to England. The “Cluel…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Tuesday, August 20, 2024

50 years on, Harlem Week shows how a New York City neighborhood went from crisis to renaissance by The Associated Press

By RYAN DOAN-NGUYEN NEW YORK (AP) — In 1974, Harlem’s deserted streets and tumbledown tenements told the story of a neighborhood left behind. Decades of disinvestment had culminated in a…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Saturday, August 17, 2024

What to stream: Sabrina Carpenter gets cheeky, ‘Furiosa’ fights and Kevin Costner’s ‘Horizon’ spins by The Associated Press

By The Associated Press Albums from Sabrina Carpenter and Lainey Wilson, as well as John Woo revisiting his 1989 Hong Kong-set action movies “The Killer” are some of the new television, …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM

Madonna will fund a youth art project to celebrate her 66th birthday by The Associated Press

ROME (AP) — Madonna will fund an artistic project involving youths, she announced during her 66th birthday celebrations in Pompeii. While touring the Pompeii archeological park Friday with…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:50AM
Friday, August 16, 2024

Jack Russell, lead singer of band Great White who was onstage during horrific ’03 concert fire, dies by The Associated Press

By MARK KENNEDY NEW YORK (AP) — Jack Russell, the lead singer of the bluesy ’80s metal band Great White whose hits included “Once Bitten Twice Shy” and “Rock Me” and was fronting…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:22AM
Thursday, August 15, 2024

4 arrested in killing of former ‘General Hospital’ actor Johnny Wactor by The Associated Press

By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police have arrested four suspects in the fatal shooting of former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor. The four suspects who …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 08:05PM

5 people, including 2 doctors, charged in investigation into Matthew Perry’s death by The Associated Press

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ANDREW DALTON LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities have arrested at least one person in connection with Matthew Perry’s death from an accidental ketamine overdose last y…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:31AM

After a stroke, this musician found his singing voice again with help from a special choir by The Associated Press

By CARLA K. JOHNSON In the 1980s and ’90s, Ron Spitzer played bass and drums in rock bands — Tot Rocket and the Twins, Western Eyes and Band of Susans. He sang and wrote songs, toured th…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Monday, August 12, 2024

AP PHOTOS: 172-year-old Japanese factory preserves traditional way of making cast iron cookware by The Associated Press

By HIRO KOMAE OSHU, Japan (AP) — Katsunori Suzuki is one of a few craftsmen in Japan still producing cast iron cookware by hand using laborious traditional techniques. The president of the…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Saturday, August 10, 2024

What to stream: Post Malone goes country, Sydney Sweeney plays a nun and Madden 25 hits the field by The Associated Press

By The Associated Press A country album from Post Malone and Awkwafina playing a struggling actor whose winning lottery ticket has her on the run for her life in “Jackpot!” are some of t…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Friday, August 9, 2024

With a new life and fresh ideas, Sandra Lee makes a TV comeback with a Netflix food competition show by The Associated Press

By ALICIA RANCILIO Corn dogs, funnel cakes and fried Oreos may come to mind when you think of state fair food, but fairgrounds are also the place where bakers test out their creations by ent…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Thursday, August 8, 2024

Farmers honor ‘Peanuts’ creator Charles M. Schulz with corn mazes across US and in Canada by The Associated Press

By MARK KENNEDY NEW YORK (AP) — Visitors to corn mazes across the country are finding a familiar and joyous figure in the winding labyrinth of tall stalks. Snoopy. More than 80 farms in th…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Saturday, August 3, 2024

What to stream this week: Matt Damon on a heist, ‘Dance Moms’ jazz it up and J Balvin parties by The Associated Press

By The Associated Press Netflix’s “The Umbrella Academy” premieres its final season and a Boston heist movie starring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck are some of the new television, films…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Francine Pascal, creator of beloved ‘Sweet Valley High’ books, dies at 92 by The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Francine Pascal, a onetime soap opera writer whose “Sweet Valley High” novels and the ongoing adventures of twins Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield and other teens captiv…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:58AM
Saturday, July 27, 2024

Bette Midler, Susan Sarandon and Sheryl Lee Ralph of ‘The Fabulous Four’ cherish longtime friends by The Associated Press

By ALICIA RANCILIO From “Beaches” to “First Wives Club” and “Hocus Pocus,” Bette Midler has starred in a number of projects where women aren’t just at the center of the story �…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM

What to stream this week: Zendaya hits aces, Orville Peck duets and Elizabeth Taylor sparkles by The Associated Press

By The Associated Press The Olympics-ready “Challengers” making its streaming debut and an EP from country-turned-pop singer Maren Morris are some of the new television, films, music and…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Sunday, July 21, 2024

WNBA players step up their clothes game, garnering attention for their pregame fashion choices by The Associated Press

By JOHN MARSHALL PHOENIX (AP) — Caitlin Clark sauntered across the orange carpet in a tan Armani dress and white Versace slingback pumps, an understated-but-elegant look for the kickoff ev…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM

The Olympics are coming to the capital of fashion. Expect uniforms befitting a Paris runway by The Associated Press

By JOCELYN NOVECK PARIS (AP) — Sure, they call it the City of Light. But Paris is also the City of Fashion, one of most influential fashion capitals of the world for decades, no, centuries…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM
Saturday, July 20, 2024

What to stream this week: Ice Spice, Ghostbusters, Bob Marley, Wayne Brady and new ‘Futurama’ by The Associated Press

By The Associated Press The long-awaited debut album from Ice Spice and the movie “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” with new and old franchise stars are some of the new television, films, mu…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:00AM

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