AP Entertainment Digest for Tuesday, Aug. 4
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TUESDAY, April 4
UPDATES with ELECTION 2020-KANYE WEST, JAY Z SCHOOL, TV-FIXER UPPER
BOOKS-WINFREY-WILKERSON — Oprah Winfrey has chosen Isabel Wilkerson’s “Caste” as her new book club selection. Wilkerson looks at American history and the treatment of Blacks and finds what she calls an enduring, unseen and unmentioned caste system. Winfrey tells The Associated Press that the book “could change the way we see each other.” By National Writer Hillel Italie. SENT: 880 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020-KANYE WEST — Kanye West withdrew his petition to appear as a presidential candidate on New Jersey’s ballot. By Mike Catalini. SENT: 417 words, photos.
JAY Z SCHOOL — Jay-Z’s entertainment company is partnering with Brooklyn’s Long Island University to launch the Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment. The new school will begin enrolling students for the fall 2021 semester, and 25% of the incoming class will receive Roc Nation Hope Scholarships. By Music Writer Mesfin Fekadu. SENT: 399 words, photos.
TV—FIXER UPPER — Chip and Joanna Gaines are returning to “Fixer Upper.” The series made the couple do-it-yourself celebrities during its five seasons on HGTV. The new run of “Fixer Upper” will be part of Magnolia Network, a joint venture between the Gaines and Discovery Inc. SENT: 192 words, photo.
MEDIA-ERODING TRUST — A new study by the Knight Foundation and Gallup finds that Americans’ distrust of the news media only seems to be worsening. The study of attitudes finds that nearly half of American feel that the news media is very biased, which the Knight Foundation calls a “corrosive” attitude that could undermine democracy. By Media Writer David Bauder. SENT: 500 words.
TV-Q&A-DATING AROUND — Ben Samuel, breakout contestant from Netflix’s “Dating Around,” discusses his popularity and life after the show. By Gary Gerard Hamilton. SENT: 735 words, photos, video.
NIELSENS — Coverage of the top prime-time programs from the week of July 27-Aug. 2. By Television Writer Lynn Elber. UPCOMING: 450 words, photo if available.
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REVIEWS
FILM REVIEW-AN AMERICAN PICKLE. By Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. SENT Tuesday: 667 words, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-THE SECRET GARDEN. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. UPCOMING: 700 words by 6 p.m. Wednesday, film stills.
FILM REVIEW-WAITING FOR THE BARBARIANS. By National Writer Jocelyn Noveck. UPCOMING: 700 words by 6 p.m. Wednesday, film stills.
MUSIC REVIEW-DEEP PURPLE. By Pablo Gorondi. UPCOMING Wednesday.
BOOK REVIEW-THE FIRST TO LIE BY HANK PHILLIPP RYAN. Reviewed by Bruce DeSilva. SENT Monday: 320 words, cover image.
BOOK REVIEW-THE HOLLOW ONES BY GUILLERMO DEL TORO AND CHUCK HOGAN. Reviewed by Rob Merrill. SENT Tuesday: 420 words, cover image