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Music Review: Violent Femmes debut, a cult favorite, turns 40 with an expanded new edition

Music Review: Violent Femmes debut, a cult favorite, turns 40 with an expanded new edition

In 1983, Milwaukee trio Violent Femmes released their self-titled debut, an album that would quickly enter the college-rock pantheon for its spirited acoustic punk .
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Greek author Vassilis Vassilikos, whose political novel inspired award-winning film 'Z,' dies at 89

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek novelist Vassilis Vassilikos, whose political book “Z” inspired the Academy Award-winning film of the same name, died Thursday in Athens at age 89.
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Extreme weather, guilt tipping and, yes, Barbie: We're over you, 2023

Extreme weather, guilt tipping and, yes, Barbie: We're over you, 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — All things Barbie , going pantless, humungo Stanley Cup bottles and pressure tipping. There's plenty from 2023 to leave behind come the new year. Extreme weather hit historic heights. Fakeness took a huge turn with the rise of AI.
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Director Lepage and dancer Cote to premiere wordless 'Hamlet' ballet in Toronto

Director Lepage and dancer Cote to premiere wordless 'Hamlet' ballet in Toronto

TORONTO — Robert Lepage and Guillaume Cote have reimagined "Hamlet" without one of its most famous features: the script.
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Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and a laureate of booze and beauty, dies at age 65

Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and a laureate of booze and beauty, dies at age 65

LONDON (AP) — Shane MacGowan, the boozy, rabble-rousing singer and chief songwriter of The Pogues, who infused traditional Irish music with the energy and spirit of punk, died Thursday, his family said. He was 65.
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Breaking the chains: Creator of comic strip 'Mutts' frees his Guard Dog character after decades

Breaking the chains: Creator of comic strip 'Mutts' frees his Guard Dog character after decades

NEW YORK (AP) — Something is different on the comics pages this week. In the panels of “Mutts,” there's the long-delayed sight of freedom.
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Elton John addresses Britain's Parliament, urging lawmakers to do more to fight HIV/AIDS

Elton John addresses Britain's Parliament, urging lawmakers to do more to fight HIV/AIDS

LONDON (AP) — Elton John has urged British lawmakers to do more to fight HIV and AIDS, saying the U.K. can be the first country in the world “to defeat this awful virus.
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Daryl Hall accuses John Oates of 'ultimate partnership betrayal' in plan to sell stake in business

Daryl Hall accuses John Oates of 'ultimate partnership betrayal' in plan to sell stake in business

NASHVILLE, Tenn.
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Toronto-area pianists, choreographers among Ontario performing arts award winners

Toronto-area pianists, choreographers among Ontario performing arts award winners

TORONTO — A Métis playwright, a pianist who combines baroque and Middle Eastern music and a dance industry veteran are among the winners of this year’s Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prizes.
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Feminist website Jezebel will be relaunched by Paste Magazine less than a month after shutting down

Feminist website Jezebel will be relaunched by Paste Magazine less than a month after shutting down

NEW YORK (AP) — The irreverent feminist website Jezebel is making a comeback less than a month after it was shut down. Paste Magazine, a digital pop culture publication based in Atlanta, announced Wednesday that it was buying Jezebel.
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