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AI chatbots hit the dating scene, becoming the lovelorn’s modern-day Cyrano
Marie Lansley recently started a new job in a new city while searching for a new partner. In her dating pursuits, the freshly minted San Franciscan said she’s been “trying everything”— including some help from artificial intelligence. AI chatbots have become — for her and many others — de facto dating coaches and relationship experts. […]
The Minions and their ‘big boss’ Chris Meledandri keep a blockbuster machine humming
NEW YORK | When Illumination founder and chief executive Chris Meledandri earlier this month received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, he wondered how many visitors it will have. “In years to come, as people walk down Hollywood Boulevard, they’ll come across my star,” he said to the assembled crowd. “And unless they’re […]
What to Stream: Paul Simon, ‘In the Hand of Dante,’ ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ and Star Fox
A Paul Simon concert special and Season 2 of the live-action “Avatar: The Last Airbender” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: a new Larry David series celebrating […]
The AIDS Memorial Quilt made a fearful epidemic powerfully human
It is more than 50 tons of fabric and compassion, and the Library of Congress describes it as the largest communal art project in the world. The AIDS Memorial Quilt was stitched from the lives of those dying from an epidemic that many in the government and public feared and failed to address. There was […]
Take this simple step as you approach retirement
An important job in the two or so years leading up to retirement—right up there with figuring out your healthcare coverage and winding down your work activities—is building up a cash cushion. In addition to being there as a source of funding when you eventually retire, cash has the salutary effect of providing a buffer […]
Anne Hathaway is pregnant with her third child
NEW YORK | Anne Hathaway is pregnant with her third child. On Friday, the Oscar-winning actor posted an Instagram video in which she grins as she reveals a baby bump and hurries off camera. The 43-year-old Hathaway captioned the video “Baby, I’m yours” and for the soundtrack used the Barbara Lewis hit of the same […]
Clive Davis helped launch or shape the careers of these music stars, across genres and decades
The legendary music executive Clive Davis, who has died at age 94, was known for deep, trusting relationships with the artists he represented. It was a mutual respect that allowed him to shape their careers — and them to shape his. Here’s a look at how Davis worked with some of the varied acts — […]
In Taylor Swift’s beach town, every clue becomes a wedding rumor
WESTERLY, R.I. | When a large tent appeared next door to Taylor Swift’s Watch Hill estate this week, it didn’t take long for speculation about the superstar’s impending nuptials to ripple through the affluent New England seaside village — and the internet. Soon, fans were swapping theories online, photographers were staking out vantage points and […]
A look at other presidential libraries as the Obama Presidential Center opens to the public
NEW YORK | Whenever historian Geoffrey Ward visits the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum to do research, he finds himself caught up in the spirit of FDR himself, the sense of landed contentment and cheerful disarray that helped define his public image. “It feels like you’re stepping back into his world,” Ward said […]
Movie Review: ‘The Death of Robin Hood’ drains the blood, and life, out of an old English legend
In the opening moments of Michael Sarnoski’s “The Death of Robin Hood,” Hugh Jackman’s Robin shelters on a cold and desolate peatland. A young attacker (Jade Croot) emerges from the dark emptiness beyond his campfire. He grabs her, tells her it was a mistake to bathe. He could smell her downwind. Then he puts a […]