Streaming and its ripple effects are at the center of the dispute.
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‘Some Like It Hot’ leads Tony Award nominations with 13 nods
The message of self-acceptance and respect for all was echoed across Broadway, from a revival of ‘Parade’ to a Black actor-led ‘Death of a Salesman’ to the new play ‘Ain’t No Mo.’
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Hollywood writers go on strike over fair pay; late-night shows will go dark
Writers Guild members say they’re making much less money and working under more strained conditions with the explosion of streaming.
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Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84
His 1965 debut album ‘Lightfoot!’ ushered in a new folk voice.
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Aerosmith announces farewell tour, including hometown Boston date, in September
The 40-date run of shows, which includes a stop in the band’s hometown of Boston on New Year’s Eve, will end Jan. 26 in Montreal.
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‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ hits $1 billion, is No. 1 for 4 weeks
The Nintendo video game adaptation dominated April in theaters, smashing records along the way.
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USM guitar teacher scores big, as Buffalo orchestra premieres his concerto
As an artist lecturer at the Osher School of Music, José Manuel Lezcano balances teaching, performing and composing.
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Andy Warhol portrait of OJ Simpson goes on auction block
The portrait is billed by the auction house as a work that brings together two of the most recognizable names of the 20th century.
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Fox ratings tumble in Tucker Carlson slot after his firing
In the wake of Carlson’s firing, viewing at the conservative network Newsmax has shot up for Eric Bolling, who hosts a show in the same 8 p.m. Eastern slot.
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Jerry Springer, politician-turned-TV ringmaster, dies at 79
Jerry Springer, the former Cincinnati mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show unleashed strippers, homewreckers and skinheads to brawl and spew obscenities on weekday afternoons, has died.