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Steve Miller Band cancels tour, cites extreme weather concerns

Steve Miller Band cancels tour, cites extreme weather concerns

Classic rocker Steve Miller has canceled his U.S. tour because he said severe weather including extreme heat and unpredictable flooding poses a danger to his band, its fans and crew. The tour was set to kick off in August and run through early November, with nearly three dozen stops across the U.S. including cities in New York, Tennessee, Florida and …

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What does AI mean for the future of screenwriting in Hollywood?

What does AI mean for the future of screenwriting in Hollywood?

Since its launch in November 2022, hundreds of millions of people have used ChatGPT to write wedding toasts, college essays, apology texts, bad jokes and even worse poetry. Billy Ray — Oscar-nominated screenwriter and unapologetic human being — is not one of them. Ray, whose writing credits include “Shattered Glass,” “Captain Phillips” and “The Hunger Games” (that now-iconic Nicole Kidman …

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Festival fans arrive as Tomorrowland seeks solutions after stage fire – Euronews.com

Festival fans arrive as Tomorrowland seeks solutions after stage fire  Euronews.com Fire engulfs main stage of Tomorrowland festival days before opening  BBC Tomorrowland festival in ‘race against time’ to open after fire destroys stage  The Telegraph Fire engulfs main stage of Belgium’s Tomorrowland music festival ahead of Friday start  AP News Flames engulf Tomorrowland’s main stage 2 days before festival starts  The Washington Post Source …

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Connie Francis dies, months after her 60s song goes viral on TikTok.

Connie Francis dies, months after her 60s song goes viral on TikTok.

Mark Savage Music Correspondent Getty Images Connie Francis sold millions of records, and was the first female recording artist to top the US Billboard Charts Connie Francis, who was at one time the world’s biggest-selling female artist, has died at the age of 87. The musician, whose hits included Stupid Cupid and Who’s Sorry Now, had recently enjoyed a resurgence …

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Netflix Greenlights Assassin’s Creed Live-Action Series

Netflix Greenlights Assassin’s Creed Live-Action Series

Netflix has officially greenlit the live-action Assassin’s Creed series, with Emmy nominees Roberto Patino (DMZ, Westworld, Sons of Anarchy) and David Wiener (Halo, Homecoming, The Killing) set as creators, showrunners, and executive producers. The Assassin’s Creed live-action series is a high-octane thriller centered on the secret war between two shadowy factions: one set on determining mankind’s future through control and …

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Connie Francis, ‘Pretty Little Baby’ singer, dies at 87

Connie Francis, ‘Pretty Little Baby’ singer, dies at 87

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and ‘60s whose hits included “Pretty Little Baby” and “Who’s Sorry Now?” — the latter would serve as an ironic title for a personal life filled with heartbreak and tragedy — has died at age 87. Her death was announced Thursday by her friend and publicist, Ron …

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Flames engulf Tomorrowland’s main stage 2 days before festival starts – The Washington Post

Flames engulf Tomorrowland’s main stage 2 days before festival starts  The Washington Post Fire engulfs main stage of Belgium’s Tomorrowland music festival ahead of Friday start  AP News Flames engulf Tomorrowland’s main stage 2 days before festival  MSN Fire engulfs main stage of Tomorrowland festival days before opening  BBC Tomorrowland EDM festival continues in shadow of destroyed main stage  USA Today Source link

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