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Elaine May to receive PEN award named for Mike Nichols

Elaine May to receive PEN award named for Mike Nichols

NEW YORK (AP) — Elaine May is receiving a literary prize named for a director and stage performer she knew well.
Prime Video adds two-part documentary on The Kids in the Hall to streamer lineup

Prime Video adds two-part documentary on The Kids in the Hall to streamer lineup

TORONTO — A two-part documentary about Canadian comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall is headed to Prime Video after debuting next month at the South by Southwest festival.
CNN president resigns after relationship with co-worker

CNN president resigns after relationship with co-worker

NEW YORK (AP) — CNN President Jeff Zucker abruptly resigned Wednesday after acknowledging a consensual relationship with another network executive — an entanglement that came to light during an investigation of now-fired anchor Chris Cuomo.
Review: Finding yourself in ‘The Worst Person in the World’

Review: Finding yourself in ‘The Worst Person in the World’

There is a fallacy of youthful restlessness that’s easy to forget when it’s mostly in the rearview mirror: It’s possible to both not know what you want while also being pretty sure of what you don’t.
SXSW plots in-person film fest with 'Atlanta,' 'Lost City'

SXSW plots in-person film fest with 'Atlanta,' 'Lost City'

NEW YORK (AP) — After the pandemic forced the South by Southwest Film Festival to turn virtual the last two years, the Austin, Texas, festival is plotting a largely in-person event this March that will feature the premieres of the third season of Don
Slow down: States get infrastructure cash for speed cameras

Slow down: States get infrastructure cash for speed cameras

WASHINGTON (AP) — Drivers, beware: Speed cameras could be on their way to a location near you thanks to President Joe Biden's infrastructure law .
Doctors: Cancer patients cured a decade after gene therapy

Doctors: Cancer patients cured a decade after gene therapy

In 2010, doctors treated Doug Olson’s leukemia with an experimental gene therapy that transformed some of his blood cells into cancer killers. More than a decade later, there's no sign of cancer in his body.
Review: Our favorite crash-test dummies return in 'Jackass'

Review: Our favorite crash-test dummies return in 'Jackass'

Pity those in charge of COVID-19 protocols on “Jackass Forever.” Imagine, just for starters, the challenges of monitoring the health of participants in something called the “Vomitron.
Pandemic creates openings for would-be entrepreneurs

Pandemic creates openings for would-be entrepreneurs

NEW YORK (AP) — The number of Americans looking to start their own business is on the rise, as the coronavirus pandemic creates opportunities for some would-be entrepreneurs.
'Queen of Italian cinema' Monica Vitti dies at age 90

'Queen of Italian cinema' Monica Vitti dies at age 90

ROME (AP) — Monica Vitti, the versatile movie star of Michelangelo Antonioni’s “L’Avventura” and other Italian alienation films of the 1960s, and later a leading comic actress, has died. She was 90.
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