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Shakira will receive the Video Vanguard Award at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards next month. Previous recipients include Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, and Madonna.
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This week’s new entertainment releases include an album from the 20-member K-pop super group NCT, ”Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” swings into streaming.
Hundreds of riders in various states of dress -- or undress – are riding through some of Philadelphia’s main streets for the 14th Philly Naked Bike Ride.
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British Museum’s director resigns, says he didn’t take warning about possible theft seriously enough
The director of the British Museum says he’s stepping down amid investigations into the theft or disappearance of hundreds of items from its massive collection, including gold jewelry, semi-precious gems and antiquities dating to the 15th century B.C.
Israel’s far-right national security minister has lashed out at supermodel Bella Hadid for criticizing his recent fiery televised remarks about Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
World Wrestling Entertainment star Bray Wyatt has died. He was 36. WWE announced that he died “unexpectedly” on Thursday but did not mention a cause of death.
The trustees of a southwestern Indiana university have voted to expand a performing arts center dedicated to the late comic Red Skelton.
When the camera shutter blinked inside a jail in downtown Atlanta on Thursday, it both created and documented a tiny inflection point in American life.
Jerome Kapp went from undrafted rookie wide receiver to social media sensation after doing his best Eminem impression.
The release of “Dune: Part Two,” one of the fall’s most anticipated films, has been postponed from November until next year. Warner Bros. confirmed the shift Thursday.
A lawyer for the family of a Marine killed in Afghanistan says he’ll file a new version of a $25 million lawsuit accusing actor Alec Baldwin of unleashing his social media followers against them after a federal judge tossed out the last one.
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As Israel’s first and only female prime minister, Golda Meir may have broken a glass ceiling. But she had a prickly relationship with feminism, a label she did not embrace.
Fran Drescher says the strike she’s leading as head of the actors union is a huge moment for both Hollywood and the world of work beyond it.
Buck Meek is out with his third album “Haunted Mountain.” It is an accessible and ear-pleasing fusion of twangy guitar and lovely lyrics honoring the heart.
Journalism has seen a substantial rise in philanthropic spending over the past 5 years, a study says
A study points to a “substantial” increase in philanthropic funding for journalism over the past five years, particularly to outlets that serve poor and minority communities.
Julian Edelman is joining “Fox NFL Kickoff” for the upcoming season. The former Patriots receiver who won three Super Bowls with New England is replacing Sean Payton on the show, which airs Sunday mornings during the season.
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“San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time” is a two-part documentary on MGM+ that concludes Sunday. It explores the rise and fall of that city’s progressive cultural experiment, including a soundtrack by Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Sly and the Family Stone and Steve Miller.
A 38-year-old Burmese hip-hop artist has been found guilty of criticizing Myanmar’s military-controlled government and has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, according to a family member.
