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Hong Kong orchestra quarantines after member contracts COVID

HONG KONG — About 100 members of a Hong Kong orchestra are being quarantined after one of its members tested positive for the coronavirus.

Review: In 'S---house,' a college coming-of-age comedy

You would assume a college comedy with the unprintable title of “S—-house” to be another sad, low-brow retread of “Animal House.” You would almost bet on it.

Bollywood's powerful file suit against Indian news channels

NEW DELHI — Top Bollywood filmmakers and industry unions have filed a lawsuit against two popular TV news channels, asking them to refrain from "irresponsible, derogatory and defamatory remarks against Bollywood and its members.
Tanya Talaga, Colm Feore among those in inaugural slate of Canadian Audible Originals

Tanya Talaga, Colm Feore among those in inaugural slate of Canadian Audible Originals

TORONTO — Author and Indigenous rights activist Tanya Talaga, and actors Colm Feore and Yannick Bisson are among the talent in a new slate of Canadian original projects bound for Audible.ca.

With concert halls shut, NY Philharmonic takes to sidewalk

NEW YORK — With performance halls shut because of the coronavirus pandemic, the best concert venue a violinist could hope for one recent October Friday was a sidewalk in the Bronx.
Actor Jon Cryer turns to B.C. ring-finder to search for lost wedding band

Actor Jon Cryer turns to B.C. ring-finder to search for lost wedding band

VANCOUVER — An actor is sharing his gratitude towards a Vancouver service specializing in finding lost rings after losing his own wedding band, kicking off a panicked search attempt.

New this week: David Byrne, 'The Amazing Race' & Tommy Lee

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 18-24

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 18-24: Oct. 18: Actor Dawn Wells (“Gilligan’s Island”) is 82. Singer Russ Giguere of The Association is 77. Actor Joe Morton is 73. Actor Pam Dawber is 70. Gospel singer Vickie Winans is 67.

Review: 'A Song for the Dark Times' contains two mysteries

“A Song for the Dark Times,” by Ian Rankin (Little, Brown) Ian Rankin’s best-known character, John Rebus, typically resides in the dark world of the human soul and things are no different in “A Song for the Dark Times,” Rankin’s newest Inspector Rebu

Review: New thriller tweaks the `unreliable female narrator'

“Goodnight Beautiful,” by Aimee Molloy (Harper) Early on in the deliciously twisty “Goodnight Beautiful,” one of the main characters, a charismatic guy who we’re getting the sense is being stalked by a fan, is reading Stephen King’s "Misery.