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Sara Stridsberg
Swedish Academy misconduct crisis deepens as member leaves
STOCKHOLM - The Swedish Academy said on Sunday another member would step down, compounding one of the worst crises to hit an institution that picks the winners of the Nobel Literature prize.The prestigious Academy has become embroiled in allegations of sexual misconduct by the husband of one of its members and is reeling over the admission that the names of some prize-winners - the subject of intense speculation and on which many people place bets - were leaked in advance."The Swedish Academy wants to inform that Sara Stridsberg told the academy on April 27 that she wishes to leave her duties as a member," the committee said in a statement, giving no further details.Earlier this month, Academy chief Sara Danius stepped down and four other members also announced their withdrawal...
April 29, 2018

Swedish Academy misconduct crisis deepens as member leaves

Actor and comedian Bill Cosby exits the Montgomery County Courthouse after a jury convicted him in a sexual assault retrial in Norristown, Pennsylvania on Friday. - Reuters
After Cosby conviction, #MeToo movement hopes for more
NEW YORK - The conviction of cultural icon turned national pariah Bill Cosby on sexual assault charges was a bittersweet victory for advocates of women making similar charges against powerful men in Hollywood, the media and elsewhere.And those advocates say they hope it will lead to more such convictions amid the groundswell of allegations that have come forward since the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke late last year, unleashing the #MeToo movement."I think now there is tremendous awareness of how these crimes have been covered up and papered over for years," US District Attorney Kevin Steele said after the jury convicted the comedian on Friday."And all women that are out there standing up and telling their truth, I, we, support them and encourage them to keep it up,"...
April 28, 2018

After Cosby conviction, #MeToo movement hopes for more

Chance the Rapper
Chance the Rapper apologizes for backing Kanye's Trump love
NEW YORK - Rap superstar Kanye West's professed love for President Donald Trump sent new shockwaves Saturday through the music world with Chance the Rapper apologizing for seemingly sympathetic remarks.West, re-emerging from a year-long absence as he promotes upcoming albums and his fashion line, on Thursday tweeted his "love" of "my brother" Trump and appeared wearing one of the president's signature "Make America Great Again" caps.Twitter observers noted an exodus of leading artists who unfollowed West including Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar and Drake.But one rare voice of support was Chance the Rapper, a fast-rising star from West's hometown of Chicago who tweeted, "Black people don't have to be Democrats" and predicted that the next US...
April 28, 2018

Chance the Rapper apologizes for backing Kanye's Trump love

Winning wildlife photo 'likely' stuffed animal
LONDON - The winner of a prestigious wildlife photography competition last year was disqualified on Saturday after organizers said it was "highly likely" the anteater depicted was a stuffed specimen usually on display at a national park visitor center. An image showing the animal eating from an ant hill in Brazil's Emas National Park had won an award at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest in London's Natural History Museum. The striking image called "The Night Raider" was taken by Marcio Cabral and won the "Animals in their Environment" category. "Evidence was presented to the Museum by third parties that it is highly likely the animal in the awarded photograph is a taxidermy specimen," the museum said in a statement. "After a...
April 28, 2018

Winning wildlife photo 'likely' stuffed animal

Part of Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis is seen in Qingdao, Shandong province, China on Saturday. - Reuters
China's Wanda opens its answer to Hollywood
QINGDAO - A massive "movie metropolis" billed as China's answer to Hollywood opened on Saturday, aiming to boost the domestic film industry and attract foreign producers.A total of 50 billion yuan ($7.9 billion) has been invested in building the studio complex in the eastern port city of Qingdao, according to the project's initiator, Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda, which is owned by one of China's richest men Wang Jianlin.But the opening lacked the high-wattage star power that turned out for the project's inauguration in 2013, when Hollywood A-listers Leonardo DiCaprio, John Travolta and Nicole Kidman showed up for a lavish event.The waning celebrity interest comes as debt-laden Wanda has been forced to carry out a fire sale of its real estate holdings...
April 28, 2018

China's Wanda opens its answer to Hollywood

In this April 23, 2018 file photo, Britain's Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, holds her newly-born son, Prince Louis of Cambridge, as she shows him to the media outside the Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital in central London. - AFP
Prince William and Kate name baby son Louis
LONDON - Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate have named their baby son Louis, royal officials said Saturday, prompting online comments on popular culture references and even an anti-Brexit message in the unusual moniker."The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to announce that they have named their son Louis Arthur Charles," said a statement from Kensington Palace, the couple's London residence."The baby will be known as His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Cambridge," it said.The name likely pays tribute to William's great-great uncle Louis Mountbatten, who was killed by the IRA in 1979, while Charles is the name of William's father.But the Daily Mail tabloid pointed out it was also a favorite for French kings and had "a distinctly...
April 28, 2018

Prince William and Kate name baby son Louis

From left, actors Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Patrick Wilson, director James Wan, actress Amber Heard and actor Jason Momoa attend a Warner Bros event at CinemaCon 2018 in The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Wednesday. - EPA
Disney and Warner Bros. go head to head at CinemaCon
LAS VEGAS - Hollywood rolled out the big guns at the CinemaCon convention on Wednesday as Disney and Warner Bros. locked horns with rival presentations of their upcoming movies.Disney kicked off the day of the big beasts at the annual Las Vegas film industry get-together with footage from its hotly anticipated "Solo: A Star Wars Story," while Warner answered the challenge by wowing fans with new images from "Aquaman."Disney traditionally keeps back its juiciest surprises for its own biennial D23 Expo, but delighted delegates with a look at the first meeting between Alden Ehrenreich's young Han Solo and Donald Glover's Lando Calrissian.Scenes from the Ron Howard movie - the second "Star Wars" spinoff after "Rogue One" (2016) - showed the...
April 25, 2018

Disney and Warner Bros. go head to head at CinemaCon

Meghan Markle
Meghan Markle ties the knot - but not with Prince Harry
LOS ANGELES - A little less than a month before her royal wedding to Britain's Prince Harry, Meghan Markle has said "I do" - on television.Markle fans who can't wait until the actress walks down the aisle next month can tune into the seventh season finale of the legal drama "Suits" - which sees Markle's character Rachel tie the knot with Mike, played by Patrick J. Adams."I wanted to marry you from the second I met you," Mike says in a preview of the episode, to air Thursday."You are the husband I've always wanted," Rachel says, marking a happy ending for the two actors leaving the series."We know there's another wedding on the horizon for Ms. Markle but just seeing her here in all of her bridal resplendence is a fairytale...
April 25, 2018

Meghan Markle ties the knot - but not with Prince Harry

Naruto the monkey's selfies prompted animal rights group PETA to file a lawsuit on his behalf.
US court rules monkey does not own selfie copyright
SAN FRANCISCO - A US court has ruled that a monkey who snapped a selfie on a wildlife photographer's camera does not own the copyright to the image, which became an internet sensation.The ruling late Wednesday is expected to draw a line under a protracted legal battle between British photographer David Slater and the animal rights group PETA, which filed a suit on behalf of Naruto the monkey.The case began in 2011 when the crested macaque monkey approached a camera Slater had set up on the forested Indonesian island of Sulawesi and managed to press the button, taking a picture of himself with what appeared to be a broad grin on his face.The picture recorded on Slater's camera quickly went viral, and become one of the most shared selfies ever.But in 2015, People for the Ethical...
April 25, 2018

US court rules monkey does not own selfie copyright

Meek Mill
Rapper Meek Mill freed from jail after months-long campaign
PHILADELPHIA - Rapper Meek Mill, who had been incarcerated for five months on a probation violation, was released from a Pennsylvania jail on Wednesday, his attorney said, after the state's top court granted him bail, capping a star-laden campaign to have him freed.The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered a lower court to release the "All Eyes on You" rapper and grant him a new hearing because of "credibility issues with a police officer who was a 'critical witness'" in his 2008 gun and drug convictions, court documents show.Meek Mill's attorney, Joe Tacopina, said on Wednesday that the 30-year-old rapper had been released from jail near Philadelphia."I'd like to thank God, my family and all my public advocates for their love, support and...
April 25, 2018

Rapper Meek Mill freed from jail after months-long campaign

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