LONDON – Elton John has urged British lawmakers to do more to fight HIV and AIDS, saying the U.K. can be the first country in the world “to defeat this awful virus.” The British star spoke to lawmakers and campaigners in the grand Speaker’s House of Parliament on Wednesday evening at an event honoring his … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Daryl Hall has accused his longtime music partner John Oates of committing the “ultimate partnership betrayal” by planning to sell his share of the Hall & Oates duo’s joint venture without the other’s permission, Hall said in a court declaration supporting his lawsuit to keep the transaction paused. In the declaration filed … Read more
NASCAR has added two new partners and streaming elements to a seven-year media rights deal announced Wednesday that will run from 2025 through the 2031 season. The new media rights deal is worth $7.7 billion when the previously announced $1.1 billion agreement with CW is included, according to Sports Business Journal. NASCAR did not reveal … Read more
Ballet San Antonio’s version of the timeless classic includes a cast of 25 professional ballet dancers, along with 100 local children. SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio’s professional ballet company is preparing to debut the holiday classic, The Nutcracker, at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts. Ballet San Antonio’s version of the timeless classic includes a … Read more
NEW YORK – The irreverent feminist website Jezebel is making a comeback less than a month after it was shut down. Paste Magazine, a digital pop culture publication based in Atlanta, announced Wednesday that it was buying Jezebel.com from G/O Media, which closed it and laid off its staff earlier this month. In an announcement … Read more
LONDON – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak escalated his war of words with the leader of Greece on Wednesday, accusing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of trying to “grandstand” over the disputed Parthenon Marbles and breaking a promise to the U.K. government. Mitsotakis, meanwhile, said the dispute had helped draw international attention to Greece’s longstanding claim … Read more
MARRAKECH – Italian director Matteo Garrone hopes that the way his film “Io Capitano” frames the journey taken by Senegalese teenagers to Europe as an adventure, albeit a harrowing one, will make it more compelling to audiences regardless of politics. The film, which played over the weekend at the Marrakech International Film Festival, accompanies aspiring … Read more