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Protests, heightened terror threat mean tight security at Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden

Protests, heightened terror threat mean tight security at Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Security will be tight during next month’s Eurovision Song Contest in the southern Sweden city of Malmo, police said Wednesday, citing demonstrations that could lead to unrests and a heightened threat of terrorism in the Sc
Major Berlin show marks 250th anniversary of German Romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich's birth

Major Berlin show marks 250th anniversary of German Romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich's birth

BERLIN (AP) — A major show of Caspar David Friedrich's iconic landscapes that marks the 250th anniversary of his birth is opening in Berlin, where he made his breakthrough and where a 1906 exhibition kicked off an enduring revival of interest in the
Kate Hudson had a lifetime to make a record. The result is 'Glorious,' out in May

Kate Hudson had a lifetime to make a record. The result is 'Glorious,' out in May

NEW YORK (AP) — More than two decades ago, Kate Hudson took on the role of one of the most celebrated music fans to ever hit the silver screen: Penny Lane in “Almost Famous.
ABBA, Blondie, and the Notorious B.I.G. enter the National Recording Registry

ABBA, Blondie, and the Notorious B.I.G. enter the National Recording Registry

LOS ANGELES (AP) — ABBA, Biggie, Blondie and Rudolph are entering America's audio canon. New inductees into the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress include ABBA 's 1976 album “Arrival,” The Notorious B.I.G.
Participant, studio behind 'Spotlight,’ ‘An Inconvenient Truth,’ shutters after 20 years

Participant, studio behind 'Spotlight,’ ‘An Inconvenient Truth,’ shutters after 20 years

Participant, the activist film and television studio that has financed Oscar winners like “Spotlight” and socially conscious documentaries like “Food, Inc,” and “Waiting For Superman” is closing its doors after 20 years.
Canada's art installation at Venice Biennale rooted in research, history, beauty

Canada's art installation at Venice Biennale rooted in research, history, beauty

Hundreds of thousands of tiny glass beads will soon be twinkling in the sun across the entire Canadian pavilion at the Venice Biennale, Canada's newly revealed entry in one of the world's most prestigious art fairs.

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Nonfiction 1. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) 2. The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt, narrated by Sean Pratt and the author (Penguin Audio) 3.
What Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse can tell us about the public domain and remix culture

What Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse can tell us about the public domain and remix culture

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The giant stuffed bear, its face a twisted smile, lumbers across the screen. Menacing music swells. Shadows mask unknown threats. Christopher Robin begs for his life.
Artist and curators refuse to open Israel pavilion at Venice Biennale until cease-fire, hostage deal

Artist and curators refuse to open Israel pavilion at Venice Biennale until cease-fire, hostage deal

VENICE, Italy (AP) — The artist and curators representing Israel at this year’s Venice Biennale announced on Tuesday they won't open the Israeli pavilion exhibit until there is a cease-fire in Gaza and an agreement to release hostages seized by Hamas
Salman Rushdie's 'Knife' is unflinching about his brutal stabbing and uncanny in its vital spirit

Salman Rushdie's 'Knife' is unflinching about his brutal stabbing and uncanny in its vital spirit

NEW YORK (AP) — In Salman Rushdie's first book since the 2022 stabbing that hospitalized him and left him blind in one eye, the author wastes no time reliving the day he thought might be his last.
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