Entertainment
Placido Domingo's European cultural award delayed
Milan, Oct 17 (AP/UNB) — Placido Domingo will not receive a European cultural award this weekend in Vienna as previously announced.
UK's Prince William, Kate see Pakistani cultural hub Lahore
Lahore, Oct 17 (AP/UNB) — Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate are touring Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore, where they will visit a cancer hospital previously visited by William's mother, the late Princess Diana.
'Patsy and Loretta' highlights bond between iconic singers
Nashville, Oct 17 (AP/UNB) — Writer-director Callie Khouri is drawn to stories about female friendships and country music, and her latest television film "Patsy and Loretta" combines those passions into the true story of a friendship between two of country music's most powerful voices.
Jojo Rabbit director felt shame dressing as Hitler for movie
Los Angeles, Oct 17 (AP/UNB) — Drawing on his own Jewish heritage and experiences growing up surrounded by prejudice, writer-director-actor Taika Waititi was excited to make a movie against hate through a satire of the Nazi culture at the height of WWII, until he saw himself dressed as Adolf Hitler for the first time. He said he felt "shame and embarrassment."
Ghost hunter's work gets TV afterlife in 'The Holzer Files'
Los Angeles, Oct 17 (AP/UNB) — Ask the daughter of paranormal researcher and "Ghostbusters" inspiration Hans Holzer whether she's got any scary Halloween memories to share, and Alexandra Holzer doesn't disappoint.
Musicians Hall of Fame to honor group with New Jersey roots
Hackensack, Oct 17 (AP/UNB) — Seven years after hitting the road to perform and share their stories of recording with some of the biggest names in pop music, a New Jersey-based group of former A-list session musicians is being recognized for its efforts.
Homeless opera singer performs first concert after going viral online
Los Angeles, Oct 16 (UNB) - The crowd cheered as Emily Zamourka took the stage.
Hollywood 'fixer' Scotty Bowers dies; he wrote tell-all book
New York, Oct 16 (AP/UNB) — Scotty Bowers, a self-described Hollywood "fixer" whose memoir offered sensational accounts of the sex lives of such celebrities as Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, has died. He was 96.
Musicians Hall of Fame to honor group with New Jersey roots
Hackensack, Oct 16 (AP/UNB) — Seven years after hitting the road to perform and share their stories of recording with some of the biggest names in pop music, a New Jersey-based group of former A-list session musicians is being recognized for its efforts.
Felicity Huffman starts serving prison time in college scam
San Francisco, OCT 16 (AP/UNB) — "Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman — aka inmate No. 77806-112 — reported Tuesday to a federal prison in California to serve a two-week sentence in a college admissions scandal that underscored the lengths some wealthy parents will go to get their children into top universities.