NEW YORK -- David Byrne is adapting his stage play “American Utopia" for the printed page.
Critics of Oprah book club title put new novel on trial
05.03.2020 - 05:21 / abcnews.go.com
TUCSON, Arizona -- When Oprah Winfrey chose the novel “American Dirt” for her book club, she imagined engaging in an impassioned television dialog about the narrative, which follows a Mexican mother and her son fleeing to the United States.
Instead, Winfrey ended up organizing a show that put the book, author Jeanine Cummins and Winfrey herself on trial. After critics complained about the novel's portrayal of Latinos, she turned the forum into a debate about the marginalization of Latino voices,
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23.03.2020 / 15:37
Who is Benee? The New Zealand singer taking over TikTok with Supalonely
In humanity's quest to discover every great song, we’re constantly finding new ways to dig out brand new bops - though recently it seems like more and more are slipping into our consciousness via TikTok.
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22.03.2020 / 05:35
Show goes on: DiDonato, Beczala sing opera from apartment
NEW YORK -- Joyce DiDonato and Piotr Beczala made sure the show went on, albeit in an unusual format and venue — from the living room of DiDonato's New York City apartment.
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21.03.2020 / 23:35
Ryan Murphy donates medical supplies left over from Pose to coronavirus effort
Ryan Murphy has donated medical supplies used during filming for Pose to a hospital treating coronavirus victims in the US.
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17.03.2020 / 04:13
New Isabel Wilkerson book, 'Caste,' to come out in August
NEW YORK -- Isabel Wilkerson's first book since her Pulitzer Prize winning “The Warmth of Other Suns” is a years-long project that will explore what she calls the “unseen skeleton” of hierarchy in American life.
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16.03.2020 / 16:19
Show Goes Online For Metropolitan Opera Singers During Coronavirus Lockdown
Joyce DiDonato and Piotr Beczala made sure the show went on, albeit in an unusual format and venue — from the living room of DiDonato’s New York City apartment. The American mezzo-soprano and Polish tenor had been scheduled to star in Massenet’s Werther at the Metropolitan Opera starting Monday (March 16). The Met’s shutdown because of the coronavirus outbreak caused the cancellation of the
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13.03.2020 / 07:13
‘NCIS’ Dramas, ‘The Good Fight’ Among CBS TV Series Shuting Down Production Over Coronavirus
By Nellie Andreeva
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13.03.2020 / 02:45
Billie Eilish postpones string of tour dates over Covid-19 fears
Billie Eilish has postponed a string of tour dates in North America, as the entertainment industry continues to grapple with the fallout of Covid-19.
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09.03.2020 / 10:23
BTS member Suga takes over Times Square and ARMY flock to take pictures with Min Yoongi; See Pics & Videos
It is Suga Day! Min Yoongi turns 26 today and BTS, along with the ARMY, is making sure he has a memorable birthday. On one hand, the Bangtan Boys revealed how they surprised Yoongi with a cake before they headed out for dinner. On the other hand, a few BTS fans in New York are taking to Twitter to reveal their way of celebrating the BTS member's birthday. From fan art to their favourite videos of the K-Pop star, ARMY has flooded our timelines with Suga.
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08.03.2020 / 12:25
Woody Allen book pulped after walkout at publisher
A US publishing house has cancelled plans to publish a memoir by Woody Allen, the award-winning film director who has been accused of sexual abuse. Hachette Book Group (HBG) acted on Friday a day after its employees staged a walkout in New York and Boston to protest against the publication.
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07.03.2020 / 01:33
‘Oprah’s Book Club’ Attempts a More Nuanced, If Awkward, ‘American Dirt’ Conversation (Column)
Even after years of doing her book club and weathering her share of controversies, Oprah Winfrey clearly wasn’t prepared for the backlash she received after picking “American Dirt” as the first selection for her Apple TV Plus series. Jeanine Cummins’ book about Mexican migrants has both become a bestseller and earned loud backlash, most notably from Latinx writers who have not, unlike Cummins, gotten a seven-figure advance to tell their stories.
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06.03.2020 / 02:26
‘Oprah’s Book Club’ Ditches March Pick ‘My Dark Vanessa’ After ‘American Dirt’ Controversy
Following the storm surrounding one pick for her book club on Apple TV Plus, Oprah has reined back on another.
abcnews.go.com
05.03.2020 / 22:46
Winfrey reversed upcoming book selection after controversy
NEW YORK -- Oprah Winfrey reversed her book club selection of Kate Elizabeth Russell’s upcoming “My Dark Vanessa” after the novel was briefly the subject of online controversy, a spokeswoman confirmed Thursday.
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05.03.2020 / 10:06
Oprah Winfrey Tackles 'American Dirt' Book Club Controversy With Author for Apple TV+
When Oprah Winfrey chose the novel American Dirt for her book club, she imagined engaging in an impassioned television dialogue about the narrative, which follows a Mexican mother and her son fleeing to the U.S. Instead, Winfrey ended up organizing a show that put the book, its author Jeanine Cummins and Winfrey herself on trial.