LAS VEGAS — Conor McGregor’s improbable challenge of Floyd Mayweather Jr. could be seen by a staggering 50 million people in the United States as fans and the curious gather in small and large parties.
The fight Saturday night threatens the pay-per-view revenue record set by Mayweather…
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NEW YORK — Netflix has lured Shonda Rhimes, the well-regarded creator of TV series “Scandal” and “Grey’s Anatomy,” from ABC, its latest big get as media companies old and new fight for viewers’ attention.
The streaming service’s announcement late…
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A social media campaign to derail HBO’s planned modern-day Southern slavery drama quickly caught fire, prompting the cable channel to ask detractors to withhold judgment until they see “Confederate.”
The campaign, with “OscarsSoWhite” activist…
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Activate Drama is presenting the classic story of “The Wizard of Oz” at the Dunn Center as part of two simultaneous, three-weeklong camps running from July 10-29. Performances will be at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for students and seniors.…
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Fans of “The Hobbit,” “The Lord of the Rings” or just good entertainment in general will be thrilled with the newest production at the Imperial Centre slated to open this weekend.
Area young people have been working for six weeks to produce this stage adaptation of…
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NEW YORK — “Spider-Man: Homecoming” swung past expectations, opening with an estimated $117 million in North America and giving a Sony Pictures a much needed hit.
“Homecoming” was one of the biggest tests yet for the notion that domestic moviegoers are growing weary of…
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CONCORD, N.H. — A beloved Claude Monet painting is back at New Hampshire’s Currier Museum of Art after an eight-month tour, along with three others that show the artist’s evolution.
The exhibit “Monet: Pathways to Impressionism” opened Saturday and runs until Nov. 13…
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Remy Ma has ended rival Nicki Minaj’s seven-year winning streak at the 2017 BET Awards, a show highlighted by ‘90s R&B and groups popular in that decade, as well as five wins for Beyonce.
Ma, who was released from prison in 2014, won best female hip hop artist Sunday in Los Angeles,…
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A play written by a local writer had a successful premiere in the nation's capital last week.
“You Wouldn't Expect,” written by Marilynn Barner Anselmi, recounts the experiences of four of the almost 8,000 victims of the N.C. Eugenics Program. The play is set in the backdrop…
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