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WEDNESDAY, March 18
ADDS stories MUSIC-KELSEA BALLERINI and MUSIC REVIEW-MORRISSEY. PUSHES story TV-THE ENGLISH GAME to Thursday
VIRUS OUTBREAK-LIVING ROOM CONCERTS — John Legend says if he can’t perform live for his fans because of social distancing and the growing coronavirus, he’ll livestream a performance from his living room. Chris Martin, Keith Urban and more stars are performing concerts from their homes for fans and livestreaming through Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and more while the world buckles down. By Music Writer Mesfin Fekadu. UPCOMING Wednesday: 800 words, photos by 5 p.m.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-ENTERTAINMENT-WHAT'S HAPPENING — A roundup of celebrity response and developments in the entertainment world to coronavirus. SENT: 300 words, photos. wILL BE UPDATED.
FILM-Q&A-BRIAN DE PALMA — Brian De Palma's latest lurid crime thriller isn't a movie but a book. In a wide-ranging conversation, the 79-year-old director talks about his frustrations with today's movies, his plans for a Harvey Weinstein-inspired movie and entry into fiction writing. By Film Writer Jake Coyle. UPCOMING: 1,500 words by 2 p.m. EDT, photos.
With: FILM-Q&A-BRIAN DE PALMA-ABRIDGED
MUSIC-KELSEA BALLERINI — Kelsea Ballerini is oversharing both on social media and in songs. The country star navigates fame and pop music on her third album “kelsea," and she's cataloging all those inner conversations, anxieties and obsessions in song form. By AP Entertainment Writer Kristin M. Hall. UPCOMING: 600 words, photos and video.
PIXAR-TURING PRIZE WINNER — Two Pixar programmers, Ed Catmull and Patrick Hanrahan, who developed computer-graphics techniques essential to animated movies and special effects in films and video games are the winners of this year's Turing Award. The $1 million prize, funded by Google, is the technology industry’s version of the Nobel Prize.
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REVIEWS:
FILM REVIEW-THE BANKER — By AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr. UPCOMING: 700 words by Wednesday at 6 p.m. Film stills.
MUSIC REVIEW-MORRISSEY. By AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMING Thursday: 350 words, photo
MUSIC REVIEW-ALLEN AND MASEKELA. Reviewed by Pablo Gorondi. UPCOMING Wednesday: 250 words, photos.
MUSIC REVIEW-GORDON LIGHTFOOT: Reviewed by Pablo Gorondi. SENT Tuesday: 309 words, photos.
MUSIC REVIEW-DAVE SIMONETT. By Scott Stroud. MOVED Tuesday: 298 words, photos by 5 p.m.
BOOK REVIEW-THE BOY FROM THE WOODS BY HARLAN COBEN. Reviewed by Jeff Ayers. UPCOMING Wednesday: 450 words, photos.
BOOK REVIEW-DARLING ROSE GOLD BY STEPHANIE WROBEL. Reviewed by Oline H. Cogdill. UPCOMING Wednesday: 450 words, photos.