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Anthony Bourdain attends the Turner Network 2016 Upfronts in New York on May 18, 2016. Biographers try as best they can to walk in the shoes of their subjects. Charles Leerhsen, author of “Down and Out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain”, took it a step further: he slept in the same French hotel room where Bourdain killed himself, earning a unique perspective — and pushback. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

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Anthony Bourdain biography is a profile of a man spiraling
By MARK KENNEDY - AP Entertainment Writer
Mon,10/10/22-10:07AM , 66 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Biographers try as best they can to walk in the shoes of their subjects. Charles Leerhsen took it a step further: He slept in the same French hotel room where Anthony Bourdain killed himself, earning a unique perspective — and pushback.
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Actor Kevin Spacey leaves court following the day's proceedings in a civil trial, Thursday, Oct 6, 2022, in New York, accusing him of sexually abusing a 14-year-old actor in the 1980s when he was 26. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

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EXPLAINER: A look at the Kevin Spacey-Anthony Rapp trial
By MARK KENNEDY - AP Entertainment Writer
Mon,10/10/22-8:29AM , 118 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — The second week of Kevin Spacey’s #MeToo-era trial starts Tuesday in New York — but no criminal charges are involved.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks at an Apple event on the campus of Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., on Sept. 7, 2022. Apple Music is about to reach a huge numerical milestone — offering an eye-popping 100 million songs available on the streaming service. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

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Whole lotta zeros: Apple Music crosses 100M song barrier
By MARK KENNEDY - AP Entertainment Writer
Mon,10/03/22-9:02AM , 112 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Apple Music is about to cross a huge milestone, offering its eye-and-ear-popping 100 millionth song on the streaming service.

The music giant tells The Associated Press that internal data indicates Apple Music will reach the heady mark on Monday. Every day, 20,000 singers and songwriters release music on the service.
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This image released by Universal Pictures shows, from left, Billy Eichner, Harvey Fierstein and Luke Macfarlane in a scene from "Bros." (Universal Pictures via AP)

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Review: 'Bros' makes rom-com history and then joins in it
By MARK KENNEDY - AP Entertainment Writer
Wed,09/28/22-11:29AM , 237 Reads
“Bros,” the latest romantic comedy to hit theaters, is absolutely revolutionary. And totally conventional. It's a film where both extremes can be true at the same time.
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