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What makes a standing ovation last 22 minutes at Cannes?
CANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival is on, which means stopwatches are out. Nowhere are the length of standing ovations at high-wattage premieres more carefully recorded and parsed than in Cannes.
May 22, 2023 3:05 PM
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Book Review: 'V Is For Victory' explores FDR's bid to win public and industry support during WWII
“V Is For Victory: Franklin Roosevelt’s American Revolution and the Triumph of World War II” by Craig Nelson (Scribner) There are plenty of battles that were crucial to the Allies' victory in World War II, and even more books chronicling them.
May 22, 2023 1:53 PM
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Book Review: In 'Brave the Wild River,' the true story of 2 scientists who explored the Grand Canyon
PHOENIX (AP) — “Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon” by Melissa L. Sevigny (W. W.
May 22, 2023 1:29 PM
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Q&A: Liv Ullmann, cinema royalty and major Cannes draw, looks back
CANNES, France (AP) — Very few are capable of capturing people's attention at the Cannes Film Festival like Liv Ullmann. At 84, Ullmann is unabashed cinema royalty, and directors have flocked to greet her at this year's festival.
May 22, 2023 12:47 PM
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Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen says he was attacked outside Florida hotel in March
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen says he was blindsided during an attack on him outside a South Florida hotel following a concert earlier this year.
May 22, 2023 12:21 PM
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Book Review: Brandon Taylor is back with a new campus novel, 'The Late Americans'
“The Late Americans,” by Brandon Taylor (Riverhead Books) Brandon Taylor burst onto the literary scene three years ago, publishing two widely acclaimed books in quick succession.
May 22, 2023 10:31 AM
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At Cannes, Polish filmmaker's 'In the Rearview' spotlights Ukrainians escaping war
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — When Polish filmmaker Maciek Hamela first began evacuating Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s war on their country, he wasn't intending to make a film.
May 22, 2023 8:53 AM
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Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 28-June 3
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 28-June 3 May 28: Actor Carroll Baker is 92. Singer Gladys Knight is 79. Singer Billy Vera is 79. Singer John Fogerty is 78. Musician Jerry Douglas of Alison Krauss and Union Station is 67.
May 22, 2023 8:05 AM
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Australian Indigenous TV host quits program over racist backlash
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Prominent Australian Indigenous journalist Stan Grant quit television hosting duties on Monday in response to online racist abuse over his comments during King Charles III's coronation about historic Aboriginal dispossessio
May 22, 2023 8:04 AM
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Independent bookselling expanded again in 2022, with new and diverse stores opening nationwide
NEW YORK (AP) — Near the end of 2021, Jessica Callahan was living in Columbus, Ohio, working as a social science researcher and wondering if there was a better way to support herself.
May 22, 2023 7:07 AM
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