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By ITZEL LUNA Associated Press A portion of filmmaker Guillermo del Toro’s prized horror memorabilia collection was auctioned off Friday, with the highest-ticket item selling for $325,000. Del Toro, one of the industry’s most respected filmmakers and long-time horror buff, auctioned over 100 of the 5,000 items in his collection. The other two parts of

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and ANDREW DALTON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast Group brought Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show back to their local TV stations on Friday night, ending a dayslong TV blackout for dozens of cities across the U.S. The companies suspended the program on Sept. 17 over

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Aaron Sorkin is diving back into the world of Facebook with a “Social Network” follow-up featuring Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg and a newly minted Oscar winner as a whistleblower. Sony Pictures said Friday that “The Social Reckoning” will star Mikey Madison (“Anora”) as Facebook engineer Frances Haugen and

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” isn’t part of the New York Film Festival’s lineup, but its agitated sense of inheritance and keeping a fighting spirit alive are all over this year’s cinematic convergence at Lincoln Center. The New York Film Festival kicks off

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Thirty-six years after he teamed up with Keanu Reeves to play a pair of well-intentioned dimwits on the big screen, Alex Winter finds himself beside the same guy on Broadway playing another set of sweet, low-bulbed guys. The two actors have had different trajectories in

By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Zara Larsson is no stranger to packing dance floors around the world, boasting a catalog with several songs that have earned more than a billion streams. But despite possessing all the individual pieces a superstar career requires, her jigsaw has yet to be fully completed

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — iHeartRadio has unveiled its star-studded 2025 Jingle Ball lineup, including performances by Ed Sheeran, Monsta X, Alex Warren, BigXthaPlug, Jelly Roll, Jessie Murph, Laufey, mgk (formerly Machine Gun Kelly), The Kid Laroi, Olivia Dean and more. The 10-city tour will hit the Dallas-Fort Worth area,

By DAVID BAUDER AP Entertainment Writer If Neko Case had just one word to describe her first solo album in seven years, she would settle on “formidable.” Fair enough. Writers have twisted themselves into knots trying to describe Case’s sound — “gothic Americana” is one iteration — yet it’s generally a thrill ride through shifting

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A London court on Friday threw out a terror-related charge against a member of the controversial Irish rap group Kneecap, basing its decision on a technical error in the way the charge was brought forward. Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who is also referred to by his anglicized

By JAMEY KEATEN and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Eurovision Song Contest organizers said Friday that member broadcasters will vote in November on whether Israel can participate in the musical extravaganza next year, as calls have mounted for the country to be excluded over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. According to spokesperson Dave

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A woman has sued Universal Orlando Resort, claiming she was injured on a roller coaster at its newest theme park. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, comes a week after a man died from blunt impact injuries after going on the same ride. Sandi Streets filed the negligence

By LESLIE AMBRIZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Thomas Anderson spent about 20 years writing “One Battle After Another.” After two decades, it’s never felt more relevant. The epic action thriller, inspired by Thomas Pynchon’s “Vineland,” hits theaters Friday. With a running time of 2 hours and 50 minutes, “One Battle After Another”

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday approved a $1.5 billion settlement between artificial intelligence company Anthropic and authors who allege nearly half a million books had been illegally pirated to train chatbots. U.S. District Judge William Alsup issued the preliminary approval in San Francisco federal court

By BERENICE BAUTISTA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The long-held secrets of the Kahlo family, including those of legendary artist Frida, are about to be unlocked for the world with the opening of the Casa Kahlo Museum this weekend. Although located very close to the iconic Casa Azul in Coyoacán’s historic center, the Casa

By LESLIE AMBRIZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seven years after her last album and 35 years into a powerhouse career, Mariah Carey continues her reign as the queen of pop and R&B with “Here for It All.” If good things come to those who wait, fans are about to audibly feast on Carey’s

By LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Merriam-Webster on Thursday announced a major overhaul of its popular “Collegiate” dictionary. The company has added more than 5,000 terms. Here’s a few of them with definitions — and some usage examples of our own. Beast mode DEFINITION: An extremely aggressive or energetic style or

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Laila Lockhart Kraner first slipped on the headband and cat ears for “Gabby’s Dollhouse” at age 11, she couldn’t have predicted how her character’s mantras of positivity and resilience and “failing fantastically” without giving up would shape her own life. Six years later,

By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Max Mara takes a sexy power turn for next summer, showing lots of skin with a touch of fetishism in a collection previewed Thursday during Milan Fashion Week. Creative director Ian Griffiths created soft volumes out of organza and technical mesh that enhanced shoulders and hips

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — There is an intimate portrait of a lesbian couple, a painting of young naked men enjoying themselves by the water and one of a flamboyantly dressed, androgynously looking person at a fairground. Queer art has often been neglected and marginalized in the past but a new

By LINDSEY BAHR and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are more likely to watch newly released movies from the comfort of their own homes instead of heading out to a theater, according to a new poll. About three-quarters of U.S. adults said they watched a new movie on streaming instead of in

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Want to switch to Apple Music because you can’t find your favorite indie band on Spotify? Or maybe you’re on Amazon Music but saw a new subscriber offer on Tidal that’s too good to pass up. There are a variety of reasons to change music providers.

By LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Word nerd alert: Merriam-Webster announced Thursday it has taken the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries with a fresh edition that adds over 5,000 new words, including “petrichor,” “teraflop,” “dumbphone” and “ghost kitchen.” The 12th edition of “Merriam-Webster’s

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Brett Goldstein might want to break your heart. Or at least give you a proper ugly cry. In the new film “All of You,”streaming on Apple TV+ Friday, audiences are presented with a sticky conundrum: What if your soulmate, and your best friend, were different people? Reactions might differ

By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Alessandro Dell’Acqua’s No. 21 collection for next spring and summer, presented Wednesday during Milan Fashion Week, is a study in lightness, as a hedge against the heavy times. “I believe that in moments of heaviness and uncertainty, sometimes taking a moment of lightheartedness and clearing your

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rihanna and A$AP Rocky have announced the birth of their third child, a girl. Rihanna announced the birth of Rocki Irish Mayers in an Instagram post Wednesday. The post featured one photo of the multihyphenate, 37, with the baby and another photo of baby shoes. It was captioned simply with Rocki’s

By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Silvia Venturini Fendi has taken full creative control of her family’s fashion house, unleashing her powers on a co-ed Spring-Summer 2026 collection previewed during Milan Fashion Week on Wednesday that displayed the heritage Italian brand’s craft and fantasy. A color block Peekaboo bag with the opening