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Photos by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade 2024Taha Mandviwala as Pi and puppeteers Anna Leigh Gortner, Shiloh Goodin and Toussaint Jeanlouis as Richard Parker. By Kharisma McIlwaine Ang Lee’s 2012 “Life of Pi “— a visually stunning, Oscar-winning adaptation of Yann Martel’s novel — earned four Academy Awards for its groundbreaking use of CGI and emotional…

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This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows David Corenswet in a scene from “Superman.” (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP) By Jake Coyle ASSOCIATED PRESS It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a … a purple and orange shape-shifting chemical compound? Writer-director James Gunn’s “Superman” was always going to be a strange chemistry of filmmaker…

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This photo combination shows Jon Stewart, left, posing for a photo outside the Department of Veterans Affairs, July 26, 2024, in Washington and Stephen Colbert being interviewed at The Vatican, June 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, Riccardo De Luca) By Alicia Rancilio and Andrew Dalton ASSOCIATED PRESS CBS is axing “The Late Show With Stephen…

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In this courtroom sketch, Sean “Diddy” Combs reacts after he was convicted of prostitution-related offenses but acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have put him behind bars for life, Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Manhattan federal court in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP) associated press NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs…

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Parkway fireworks show— Photo by J. Fusco for Visit Philadelphia To headline Philadelphia’s July 4th concert and fireworks PHILADELPHIA – Welcome America, Inc. is featuring an exciting lineup of talent, new and returning programming, and free family-friendly events for the 2025 Wawa Welcome America Festival, Philadelphia’s annual July Fourth celebration. The festival will feature an…

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The Johnson HousePhoto: Jessica Burghaus By Constance Garcia-Barrio Low clouds threatened rain on June 14 at the Germantown Juneteenth Festival. In fact, showers had swept through earlier in the day, delaying the celebration, but gray skies didn’t deter many festival goers. The Johnson House Historic Site, located at 6306 Germantown Avenue, hosted and sponsored the…

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This photo provided by the New York Public Library shows the exterior of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York on May 7, 2025. (Jonathan Blanc/New York Public Library via AP) By Jaylen Green ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — It is one of the largest repositories of Black history in the…

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Youth marchers from Philadelphia’s Juneteenth parade in 2022.Photo: Bill Z. Foster By Terry Tang Associated Press It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. The resulting Juneteenth holiday — its name combining…

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Jamie Foxx accepts the ultimate icon award during the BET Awards on Monday, June 9, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) By Jonathan Landrum Jr. associated press LOS ANGELES — The BET Awards delivered a night of major star power and poignant moments Monday night, marking the ceremony’s 25th anniversary…

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Misty Copeland poses for a portrait on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP) By Jocelyn Noveck associated press NEW YORK — Ten years ago this month, Misty Copeland sat in front of a hastily arranged news conference at American Ballet Theatre, fighting back tears of pride over her new role:…

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