While concert halls and theaters are ready to welcome back both performers and audiences, the continuing COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a challenge.
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Royal jewels, Kobe Bryant’s sneakers set for Geneva auction
Among the items going under the hammer in the lakeside Swiss city will be a diamond bracelet that once belonged to France’s Marie Antoinette.
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Jon Bon Jovi ‘feeling fine’ after breakthrough COVID case forces him to cancel show
The rest of the band tests negative for the virus.
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Warren man’s career in storytelling takes a supernatural turn
Paul Guernsey edits The Ghost Story website and anthologies of contemporary supernatural fiction.
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Baldwin shooting highlights risks of rushed film production
The New Mexico set of ‘Rust,’ where Alec Baldwin shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, had inexperienced crew members, apparent safety lapses and a serious labor dispute.
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Movie set, site of fatal shooting, showed ‘some complacency’ with weapons
Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza says 500 rounds of ammunition – a mix of blanks, dummy rounds and suspected live rounds – were found while searching the set of the Western ‘Rust.’
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Grammys CEO trying to regain music industry’s trust
Harvey Mason Jr., who took the helm of the Recording Academy in May, says the organization is moving in the right direction.
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Mort Sahl, whose political comedy changed standup, dies at 94
Sahl helped revolutionize standup comedy and inspired new generation of comedians, including Bill Cosby, George Carlin and the team of Mike Nichols and Elaine May.
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Potential legal woes mount after ‘Rust’ shooting tragedy
Crew members say five days before the fatality, Alec Baldwin’s stunt double accidentally fired two live rounds after being told the gun didn’t have any ammunition.
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TV looks more like U.S. diversity, and viewers like it, study says
Television shows that reflect the nation’s increasing racial and ethnic diversity are finding favor with industry gatekeepers and viewers.