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Vanessa Sears takes another run at Shakepeare’s Juliet in jukebox musical ‘& Juliet’
Brandon Sun
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June 2, 2025
TORONTO – Canadian stage actress Vanessa Sears is resurrecting her role as hopeless romantic Juliet Capulet, with a playful pop music twist. Mirvish Productions says the Deep River, Ont., native leads the all-Canadian cast of jukebox musical “&...
U.S. Politics! Elon's out, tariffs in court, and Trump vs. Harvard
CBC/Radio-Canada
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June 2, 2025
Front Burner Elon is out of the White House, tariffs face legal challenges, and the administration's full-frontal attack on Harvard. We catch up on the latest political news from the U.S. CBC News · Posted: Jun 02, 2025 8:00 AM EDT | Last Updated:...
Best new music: Hotline TNT flourish on ‘Break Right’
Radio Milwaukee - Wisconsin
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Every Monday, 88Nine music director Erin Wolf shares a sonic gem she found using her nearly 20 years of new-music exploration experience. You can hear all her discoveries at 2 p.m. every Sunday on What’s All This: Adventures in New Music. Hotline...
95 WIIL ROCK BREAKDOWN 06/02/2025…. Metallica/Excel…. Ozzy…. Stryper….
95 WIIL ROCK - Illinois
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June 2, 2025
Source: YouTube Metallica’s self-titled Black Album has officially surpassed 20 million copies sold in the U.S., making it the first metal album to reach this rare milestone. Released in 1991, it now joins only 13 other albums in music history to...
New photo book by Metallica’s Kirk Hammett highlights his ‘holy grail’ of rare six-strings
Los Angeles Times
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June 2, 2025
For Metallica’s Kirk Hammett, there is one electric guitar that stands above the rest in his arsenal for the metal band’s ongoing M72 world tour. He thinks of it as his Excalibur, he says. It is a 1959 Gibson Les Paul once owned by the late Peter...
Book Review: Desi Arnaz biography highlights triumphs of Lucy’s favorite foil
Alberta Prime Times
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June 2, 2025
Once a second banana, always a second banana when in the shadow of a brighter star. For musician and actor Desi Arnaz, that shadow belonged to Lucille Ball, his wife and co-star on the ground-breaking 1950s sitcom “I Love Lucy.” Etched in...
Pro AV Newsmakers: Extron Bolsters Leadership, Bose Professional's New Digs
AVNetwork
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June 2, 2025
InfoComm 2025 is inching closer, but the Pro AV wheel hasn't stopped turning. This past week there were more new hires, promotions, and partnerships... although surprisingly, no acquisitions. Keep up with the Pro AV news cycle and see what you may...
'It’s everybody’s history’
Columbia Basin Herald - Washington State
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June 2, 2025
MOSES LAKE — Juneteenth isn’t just an African American observance, it’s a part of American history. That’s what the organizers of this year’s Juneteenth event want to get across. “It’s a celebration of freedom and equality for everybody today, in...
Forbes Daily: Musk's White House Tenure Ends With Questionable Legacy
Forbes
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It’s shaping up to be anything but a cruel summer for Taylor Swift, who announced Friday she bought back the rights to her first six albums from Shamrock Capital. The billionaire pop star, who Forbes estimates is worth $1.6 billion, re-recorded...
Rainbow Rodeo comes to DC: Brooke Eden on WorldPride, parenthood and the power of queer joy in country music
WUSA 9 - Washington D.C.
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June 2, 2025
Country star Brooke Eden opens up about Pride, motherhood and reclaiming her voice ahead of her WorldPride DC debut on Pennsylvania Avenue. WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — Country music artist Brooke Eden will headline one of the biggest moments of...
Insider NJ’s Morning Intelligence Briefing: 6/2/2025
InsiderNJ - New Jersey
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June 2, 2025
Below is Insider NJ's Morning Intelligence Briefing: QUOTE OF THE DAY: "In our polling, we see Mikie Sherrill ahead of the rest of the pack overall, with a significant margin in what we’re looking at, because in large part… of that progressive...
‘You’re Really Not a Town Without a Post Office’: Community’s Post-Helene Fight for Survival
Daily Yonder - Kentucky
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June 2, 2025
When calamity strikes, as it often has in the Appalachian community of Swannanoa, North Carolina, the “proud, fierce, and maybe a little crazy” working folks who live in the valley along the Swannanoa River “get up off their knees and get to fix’n...
It's Pride Month. Here's what drag performers in St. John's are thinking about
CBC/Radio-Canada
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June 2, 2025
On the first day of Pride Month, Quidi Vidi Brewery in St. John's was filled with rainbow flags, loud pop music and dancing drag performers during its brunch hour. June is usually a time of celebration for the 2SLGBTQ+ community, but the feeling...
Over 100 people have died in hit-and-runs in the tri-county since 2015. Here's how we compare.
The Post & Courier - South Carolina
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Kelly Farmer was a beloved musician and Goose Creek public works employee. To everyone who knew him, he was a caring and outgoing person who always tried to find the bright side in things. But in the early morning hours of April 13 on Dorchester...
Theater review: The Hmong women are tough and funny in Jungle Theater’s powerful ‘Sixpack’
Pioneer Press - Minnesota
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June 2, 2025
The cast of the Jungle Theater’s premiere production of Katie Ka Vang’s “Sixpack” features Pagnia Xiong (front) and, from left, Megan Kim, Dorothy Vang, Ashley Horiuchi, Phasoua Vang and Dexieng “Dae” Yang. It plays through June 29. (Courtesy...
WCT welcomes new artistic director, to honour company's legacy during 50th season
Castanet
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Western Canada Theatre is celebrating its 50th season with a slate of productions it says will harken back to the company’s history while also introducing new leadership. The 2025-26 season will feature an all-Canadian lineup of shows and will...
Wayne Hancock And More Join Butte's 2025 Folk Festival Lineup
95.5 KMBR - Montana
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June 2, 2025
The final headlining performers for the 2025 Montana Folk Festival have been announced and fans are in for some big-time performers this July in the Mining City. The festival will be taking place July 11th through the 13th on and near the Original...
‘All of the music I’ve ever made belongs to me’ : Taylor Swift wins long battle to own masters
The Citizen (South Africa)
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June 2, 2025
Taylor Swift has been embroiled in a longstanding battle with Big Machine Records since 2019, following her decision to leave the label. Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has repurchased the masters of all six albums she released under the record...
What to Stream: Nintendo's Switch 2, Addison Rae album and 'Presence'
Niagara Gazette - New York
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NEW YORK — A Shaquille O’Neal docuseries about his time at Reebok’s basketball division and Mario Kart World on Nintendo’s Switch 2 are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming...
‘Kunst im Untergrund’ Maps Queer Histories on Berlin’s U2 Line
Berlin Art Link
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June 2, 2025
June 2, 2025 “This is my traffic over the night / and how / should I range my pride / each oceanic morning…” So begins Frank O’Hara’s ‘Walking to Work’ (1952), spiralling through the city in a queered motion between dislocation and declaration....