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Research biologist based in Berlin receives $10,000 prize given to unpublished Black poets

NEW YORK (AP) — A biologist's debut poetry collection that weaves science with a condemnation of slavery and colonialism has received a $10,000 literary award.
Ang Lee to receive DGA Lifetime Achievement Award

Ang Lee to receive DGA Lifetime Achievement Award

NEW YORK (AP) — Ang Lee, the protean filmmaker of “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and “Brokeback Mountain,” will receive the Directors Guild of America's lifetime achievement award.
The Onion's bid for Infowars is still in court as judge reviews auction

The Onion's bid for Infowars is still in court as judge reviews auction

A bankruptcy judge scrutinizing The Onion’s bid for Alex Jones ’ Infowars platform was expected to hear a second day of testimony Tuesday after an auctioneer defended the satirical news outlet’s winning offer . It is not clear how quickly U.S.
After withdrawing as attorney general nominee, Matt Gaetz lands a talk show on OANN television

After withdrawing as attorney general nominee, Matt Gaetz lands a talk show on OANN television

NEW YORK (AP) — Following the short-circuited effort to become President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general, Matt Gaetz is joining the conservative One America News Network to host a weeknight political talk show.
Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, has died at 81

Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, has died at 81

NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who went from borrowing money to release her first book to spending decades as a literary celebrity who shared blunt and conversational takes on everything from racism and
Jerry Seinfeld, Kumail Nanjiani among headliners at Just For Laughs Vancouver

Jerry Seinfeld, Kumail Nanjiani among headliners at Just For Laughs Vancouver

VANCOUVER — Jerry Seinfeld is among the big names set to headline Just For Laughs Vancouver. The comedy festival announced its lineup Tuesday morning. In addition to Seinfeld, who's due to perform twice on Feb.
OpenAI releases AI video generator Sora but limits how it depicts people

OpenAI releases AI video generator Sora but limits how it depicts people

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — OpenAI has publicly released its new artificial intelligence video generator Sora but the company won't let most users depict people as it monitors for patterns of misuse.
10 new TV shows from 2024 that are worth watching before the new year

10 new TV shows from 2024 that are worth watching before the new year

It could be argued that 2024 wasn't the best year for television. Highly anticipated shows like the final season of “Stranger Things," “The Last of Us” and “The White Lotus” didn't even make it on the calendar and will instead return in 2025.
Christopher Nolan on ‘Interstellar’s’ cosmic success 10 years later

Christopher Nolan on ‘Interstellar’s’ cosmic success 10 years later

The hardest movie ticket to get this weekend was for a film audiences have been able to watch at home for years: Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar.” The science fiction epic starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway earned $4.
'Super cool': Gabriel LaBelle on first Golden Globes nod for playing Lorne Michaels

'Super cool': Gabriel LaBelle on first Golden Globes nod for playing Lorne Michaels

Vancouver's Gabriel LaBelle says snagging his first Golden Globe nomination feels so "surreal" he hasn't wrapped his head around it yet — though that might be because he was among the last to hear the news.
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