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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.

“It’s a huge, huge number,” Rachel Newman, Apple’s global head of editorial and content, told the AP. “It really is possible to create music and record it and release it more than ever before in the history of music, which we think is pretty incredible.”

Apple Music says the milestone cements it as the world’s largest catalog of music, more than YouTube Music’s 80 million songs, Spotify’s 82 million tracks and podcasts, and Amazon Music’s 90 million songs.

While the actual song that brings Apple Music across the threshold won’t be known, there’s a good chance it will not originate from the U.S. or even be in English as the service sees more and more music arrive from all over the world.

When iTunes was launched, the service had music in 200 languages and dialects, with half of the content in English. Now, 40% of Apple Music’s offerings are in English and the number of languages and dialects are up to 350. The platform's top charts — once the domain of the U.S., U.K, Canada and Australia — are now populated by tunes from Japan, Colombia, Ghana, Nigeria and South Korea.

The milestone has been fast approaching as the globe gets more digitalized. The number of Apple Music songs has doubled in the last four years, from 50 million in 2018, with the pandemic believed to have accelerated the timetable as people in isolation looked for creative outlets.

The 100 millionth song could perhaps come from an artist as yet unknown, Apple Music added.

Apple Inc. started iTunes in 2003 with 200,000 songs feeding its iPods and launched Apple Music seven years ago — now feeding iPhones — with subscribers in 167 countries and regions.

It also says its customers are not just listening to whatever's new; they're exploring back catalogues of artists. In 2015, when Apple Music launched, the top 1,000 songs made up 20% of the plays. Now they make up 10%. The average song's release date is from March 7, 2017, a number pulled down by listeners going back in time.

The music streamer is celebrating the milestone by launching on Monday a new editorial series called Apple Music Today. The streamer's editorial team tells the story behind one new or old song — now with 100 million to choose from each time.

“We believe that it’s both an opportunity for us to help all of our subscribers connect to music that they may have forgotten about or not know about,” Newman said. “And, also importantly, finding a new platform for storytelling. We believe that’s one of the things that we’re doing to preserve the artistry in music."

<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22MARK%20KENNEDY%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer</a>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.“It’s a huge, huge number,” Rachel Newman, Apple’s global head of editorial and content, told the AP. “It really is possible to create music and record it and release it more than ever before in the history of music, which we think is pretty incredible.”Apple Music says the milestone cements it as the world’s largest catalog of music, more than YouTube Music’s 80 million songs, Spotify’s 82 million tracks and podcasts, and Amazon Music’s 90 million songs.While the actual song that brings Apple Music across the threshold won’t be known, there’s a good chance it will not originate from the U.S. or even be in English as the service sees more and more music arrive from all over the world.When iTunes was launched, the service had music in 200 languages and dialects, with half of the content in English. Now, 40% of Apple Music’s offerings are in English and the number of languages and dialects are up to 350. The platform's top charts — once the domain of the U.S., U.K, Canada and Australia — are now populated by tunes from Japan, Colombia, Ghana, Nigeria and South Korea.The milestone has been fast approaching as the globe gets more digitalized. The number of Apple Music songs has doubled in the last four years, from 50 million in 2018, with the pandemic believed to have accelerated the timetable as people in isolation looked for creative outlets.The 100 millionth song could perhaps come from an artist as yet unknown, Apple Music added.Apple Inc. started iTunes in 2003 with 200,000 songs feeding its iPods and launched Apple Music seven years ago — now feeding iPhones — with subscribers in 167 countries and regions.It also says its customers are not just listening to whatever's new; they're exploring back catalogues of artists. In 2015, when Apple Music launched, the top 1,000 songs made up 20% of the plays. Now they make up 10%. The average song's release date is from March 7, 2017, a number pulled down by listeners going back in time.The music streamer is celebrating the milestone by launching on Monday a new editorial series called Apple Music Today. The streamer's editorial team tells the story behind one new or old song — now with 100 million to choose from each time.“We believe that it’s both an opportunity for us to help all of our subscribers connect to music that they may have forgotten about or not know about,” Newman said. “And, also importantly, finding a new platform for storytelling. We believe that’s one of the things that we’re doing to preserve the artistry in music."

Whole lotta zeros: Apple Music crosses 100M song barrier

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<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22LYNN%20ELBER%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By LYNN ELBER </a> <a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22LYNN%20ELBER%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">AP Television Writer</a>

LOS ANGELES (AP) — What’s fall got to do with the fall TV season? Summer had yet to roll up its Labor Day beach blanket when two major series,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-jrr-tolkien-fd0cb001423116666d8d5f762990b7dd">“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”</a>&nbsp;and “House of the Dragon” arrived.

While the broadcast pattern of a strict September-to-May season has been undermined by streaming and cable efforts to keep audiences in thrall year-round, there remains a certain industry loyalty to tradition — and the expectation that people watch more TV when days grow shorter and colder.

That means viewers still have new shows to sample and favorites to rediscover, including some that have been gone too long. (OK, “The Crown” is worth the two-year wait.). To help sort through the clutter, here’s a curated list of series that have proven their entertainment value or show promise.

<a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80025678">“THE CROWN”</a>

Season five tackles the British royal family’s Roaring ’90s, when Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s ill-fated marriage boiled over into bitter public recriminations. The real-life reign of Queen Elizabeth II ended with her death at&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/queen-elizabeth-ii-funeral-bfe59d9c8f31d339f2cec2f8479cc3ce">age 96 in September,</a>&nbsp;but her character (newcomer Imelda Staunton) remains the drama’s steady center. Respect also is due to the power behind the TV throne, “The Crown” creator Peter Morgan, who compellingly weaves together history (with some storytelling adjustments) and the imagined nuances of life behind palace doors. Helen Mirren, who won a best actress Oscar for 2006's “The Queen,” written by Morgan, calls him a fearless writer with a “real sense of the importance of research holding the whole thing up.” Debuts Nov. 9 on Netflix.

<a href="https://www.amcplus.com/">“INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE”</a>

Vampires are having their moment in the sun — apologies, moon. Joining “Vampire Academy” and “What We Do in the Shadows” is the O.G. of modern blood-sucker dramas,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdX2FhxsHIY">“Interview with the Vampire.”</a>&nbsp;Based on the Anne Rice novel adapted for the Tom Cruise-Brad Pitt hit 1994 movie, the series stars Jacob Anderson and Sam Reid as Louis and Lestat and Bailey Bass as their teen protege, Claudia. Eric Bogosian plays the title’s interviewer, intent on drawing out Louis’ centuries-long history. Rather than a horror story, creator-producer Rolin Jones says he sees it as a gothic romance, a “very excitable, aggressive, toxic, beautiful love story” that includes “queer sexuality” and aesthetics. It's already renewed for season two. Debuts Oct. 2 on AMC and AMC+.

The journalism maxim of “names make news” can be applied to TV shows generally and “Alaska Daily” in particular. It stars two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank (“Boys Don’t Cry,” “Million Dollar Baby”) and was created by another Oscar winner: Tom McCarthy, co-writer of the fact-based journalism movie “Spotlight.” In&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phE4ioJ63Cw">“Alaska Daily,”</a>&nbsp;Swank’s New York investigative reporter moves to Anchorage to rebuild a shredded reputation and finds stories that demand coverage, including the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/california-san-francisco-native-americans-5fa3ae24c6dbbd9e9ceca432bae32181">ongoing crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women.</a>&nbsp;McCarthy says the Alaska setting was partly inspired by reporting on the issue and it would be “almost negligent” to overlook it. Debuts Oct. 6 on ABC.

<a href="https://www.netflix.com/browse">“FROM SCRATCH”</a>

Adapting an autobiography for the screen is a delicate task, but&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBHKSQ4MrJE">“From Scratch”</a>&nbsp;was in good hands. Actor Tembi Locke (“Never Have I Ever,” “Eureka”), the author of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/feff2946068b42fb935c74538b9664fc">“From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily and Finding Home,”</a>&nbsp;created and produced the series with her sister Attica Locke, a producer on “Little Fires Everywhere.” The pair decided that Tembi Locke’s story of her marriage to an Italian man, over his mother’s resistance to the American interloper, and its aftermath would benefit from fictionalizing the characters. “Having that bit of distance gave us great latitude to play,” Tembi Locke says. Zoe Saldana stars opposite Eugenio Mastrandrea. Debuts Oct. 21 on Netflix.

<a href="https://www.disneyplus.com/series/star-wars-andor/3xsQKWG00GL5">“ANDOR”</a>

Who doesn't love a good origin story, especially one set in the “Star Wars” galaxy?&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PboKpnin_Wg">“Andor,”</a>&nbsp;which tells the backstory of future rebel hero Cassian Andor, will “walk you right into ‘Rogue One’” in 24 episodes, said series creator-executive producer Tony Gilroy, who was the 2016 movie's co-writer. The first dozen episodes that comprise season one will cover a pivotal year for Cassian, with season two bridging the remaining four years to connect to the film. Diego Luna reprises his big-screen role and says he intends to “challenge everything you think about Cassian.” Streaming now on Disney+.

<a href="https://www.hulu.com/series/shermans-showcase-57304dc7-1477-4d28-9ba8-48c5723fe07d">“SHERMAN'S SHOWCASE”</a>

Sherman McDaniels is the fictitious host of the long-running (also fictitious) musical variety series in the mode of “Soul Train” and “Solid Gold.” In reality,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfsKrAPg608">“Sherman's Showcase”</a>&nbsp;is a sketch show that gives creators, executive producers and stars Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle free reign to satirize any and everything, from funk (music that involves “way too many people”) to fashion to celebrities, including series co-executive producer John Legend; supermodel Iman as played by Issa Rae, and the questionably over-confident Sherman himself (Salahuddin). For those who loved Morris Day in “Purple Rain,” Riddle says his guest appearance is a season two highlight. Debuts Oct. 26 on IFC.

<a href="https://www.peacocktv.com/">"THE CALLING"</a>

Writer-producer David E. Kelley, whose Emmy-winning track record includes “Ally McBeal,” “Boston Legal” and “Big Little Lies,” is switching it up with a police drama based on Israeli crime writer Dror Mishani’s character of inspector Avraham “Avi” Avraham. In “The Calling,” Avi is a NYPD detective whom Kelley describes as a “deeply mysterious, spiritual and compelling detective unlike any protagonist I’ve encountered before.” Israeli actor Jeff Wilbusch (“Unorthodox”) leads the cast that includes Juliana Canfield (“Succession”) and Karen Robinson (“Schitt’s Creek”). Also on board are two Oscar-winners: director Barry Levinson (“Rain Man”) and composer Hans Zimmer ("Dune," “The Lion King”). Debuts Nov. 10 on Peacock.

<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22LYNN%20ELBER%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By LYNN ELBER </a> <a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22LYNN%20ELBER%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">AP Television Writer</a>LOS ANGELES (AP) — What’s fall got to do with the fall TV season? Summer had yet to roll up its Labor Day beach blanket when two major series,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-jrr-tolkien-fd0cb001423116666d8d5f762990b7dd">“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”</a>&nbsp;and “House of the Dragon” arrived.While the broadcast pattern of a strict September-to-May season has been undermined by streaming and cable efforts to keep audiences in thrall year-round, there remains a certain industry loyalty to tradition — and the expectation that people watch more TV when days grow shorter and colder.That means viewers still have new shows to sample and favorites to rediscover, including some that have been gone too long. (OK, “The Crown” is worth the two-year wait.). To help sort through the clutter, here’s a curated list of series that have proven their entertainment value or show promise.<a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80025678">“THE CROWN”</a>Season five tackles the British royal family’s Roaring ’90s, when Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s ill-fated marriage boiled over into bitter public recriminations. The real-life reign of Queen Elizabeth II ended with her death at&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/queen-elizabeth-ii-funeral-bfe59d9c8f31d339f2cec2f8479cc3ce">age 96 in September,</a>&nbsp;but her character (newcomer Imelda Staunton) remains the drama’s steady center. Respect also is due to the power behind the TV throne, “The Crown” creator Peter Morgan, who compellingly weaves together history (with some storytelling adjustments) and the imagined nuances of life behind palace doors. Helen Mirren, who won a best actress Oscar for 2006's “The Queen,” written by Morgan, calls him a fearless writer with a “real sense of the importance of research holding the whole thing up.” Debuts Nov. 9 on Netflix.<a href="https://www.amcplus.com/">“INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE”</a>Vampires are having their moment in the sun — apologies, moon. Joining “Vampire Academy” and “What We Do in the Shadows” is the O.G. of modern blood-sucker dramas,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdX2FhxsHIY">“Interview with the Vampire.”</a>&nbsp;Based on the Anne Rice novel adapted for the Tom Cruise-Brad Pitt hit 1994 movie, the series stars Jacob Anderson and Sam Reid as Louis and Lestat and Bailey Bass as their teen protege, Claudia. Eric Bogosian plays the title’s interviewer, intent on drawing out Louis’ centuries-long history. Rather than a horror story, creator-producer Rolin Jones says he sees it as a gothic romance, a “very excitable, aggressive, toxic, beautiful love story” that includes “queer sexuality” and aesthetics. It's already renewed for season two. Debuts Oct. 2 on AMC and AMC+.“ALASKA DAILY”The journalism maxim of “names make news” can be applied to TV shows generally and “Alaska Daily” in particular. It stars two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank (“Boys Don’t Cry,” “Million Dollar Baby”) and was created by another Oscar winner: Tom McCarthy, co-writer of the fact-based journalism movie “Spotlight.” In&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phE4ioJ63Cw">“Alaska Daily,”</a>&nbsp;Swank’s New York investigative reporter moves to Anchorage to rebuild a shredded reputation and finds stories that demand coverage, including the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/california-san-francisco-native-americans-5fa3ae24c6dbbd9e9ceca432bae32181">ongoing crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women.</a>&nbsp;McCarthy says the Alaska setting was partly inspired by reporting on the issue and it would be “almost negligent” to overlook it. Debuts Oct. 6 on ABC.<a href="https://www.netflix.com/browse">“FROM SCRATCH”</a>Adapting an autobiography for the screen is a delicate task, but&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBHKSQ4MrJE">“From Scratch”</a>&nbsp;was in good hands. Actor Tembi Locke (“Never Have I Ever,” “Eureka”), the author of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/feff2946068b42fb935c74538b9664fc">“From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily and Finding Home,”</a>&nbsp;created and produced the series with her sister Attica Locke, a producer on “Little Fires Everywhere.” The pair decided that Tembi Locke’s story of her marriage to an Italian man, over his mother’s resistance to the American interloper, and its aftermath would benefit from fictionalizing the characters. “Having that bit of distance gave us great latitude to play,” Tembi Locke says. Zoe Saldana stars opposite Eugenio Mastrandrea. Debuts Oct. 21 on Netflix.<a href="https://www.disneyplus.com/series/star-wars-andor/3xsQKWG00GL5">“ANDOR”</a>Who doesn't love a good origin story, especially one set in the “Star Wars” galaxy?&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PboKpnin_Wg">“Andor,”</a>&nbsp;which tells the backstory of future rebel hero Cassian Andor, will “walk you right into ‘Rogue One’” in 24 episodes, said series creator-executive producer Tony Gilroy, who was the 2016 movie's co-writer. The first dozen episodes that comprise season one will cover a pivotal year for Cassian, with season two bridging the remaining four years to connect to the film. Diego Luna reprises his big-screen role and says he intends to “challenge everything you think about Cassian.” Streaming now on Disney+.<a href="https://www.hulu.com/series/shermans-showcase-57304dc7-1477-4d28-9ba8-48c5723fe07d">“SHERMAN'S SHOWCASE”</a>Sherman McDaniels is the fictitious host of the long-running (also fictitious) musical variety series in the mode of “Soul Train” and “Solid Gold.” In reality,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfsKrAPg608">“Sherman's Showcase”</a>&nbsp;is a sketch show that gives creators, executive producers and stars Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle free reign to satirize any and everything, from funk (music that involves “way too many people”) to fashion to celebrities, including series co-executive producer John Legend; supermodel Iman as played by Issa Rae, and the questionably over-confident Sherman himself (Salahuddin). For those who loved Morris Day in “Purple Rain,” Riddle says his guest appearance is a season two highlight. Debuts Oct. 26 on IFC.<a href="https://www.peacocktv.com/">"THE CALLING"</a>Writer-producer David E. Kelley, whose Emmy-winning track record includes “Ally McBeal,” “Boston Legal” and “Big Little Lies,” is switching it up with a police drama based on Israeli crime writer Dror Mishani’s character of inspector Avraham “Avi” Avraham. In “The Calling,” Avi is a NYPD detective whom Kelley describes as a “deeply mysterious, spiritual and compelling detective unlike any protagonist I’ve encountered before.” Israeli actor Jeff Wilbusch (“Unorthodox”) leads the cast that includes Juliana Canfield (“Succession”) and Karen Robinson (“Schitt’s Creek”). Also on board are two Oscar-winners: director Barry Levinson (“Rain Man”) and composer Hans Zimmer ("Dune," “The Lion King”). Debuts Nov. 10 on Peacock.

'Crown,' 'Interview With the Vampire' among TV highlights

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A Spanish judge on Tuesday approved a trial for Colombian pop singer Shakira on charges of tax fraud.

Spanish prosecutors accused the entertainer in 2018 of failing to pay 14.5 million euros ($13.9) in taxes on income earned between 2012 and 2014. Prosecutors are seeking an eight-year prison sentence and a hefty fine if she is found guilty of tax evasion.

Shakira, 45, has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and rejected a deal with authorities to avoid going to trial. Her public relations firm has said that she has already paid all that she owed and an additional 3 million euros ($2.8 million) in interest.

The date for the trial has yet to be set.

The case hinges on where Shakira lived during 2012-14. Prosecutors in Barcelona have alleged the Grammy winner spent more than half of that period in Spain and should have paid taxes in the country, even though her official residence was in the Bahamas.

Shakira, whose full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, has been linked to Spain since she started dating soccer player Gerard Pique. The couple, who have two children, used to live together in Barcelona but recently ended their 11-year relationship.

Spain has cracked down on soccer stars like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo over the past decade for not paying their full due in taxes. Both players were found guilty of evasion and received prison sentences that were waived for first-time offenders.

Associated PressBARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A Spanish judge on Tuesday approved a trial for Colombian pop singer Shakira on charges of tax fraud.Spanish prosecutors accused the entertainer in 2018 of failing to pay 14.5 million euros ($13.9) in taxes on income earned between 2012 and 2014. Prosecutors are seeking an eight-year prison sentence and a hefty fine if she is found guilty of tax evasion.Shakira, 45, has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and rejected a deal with authorities to avoid going to trial. Her public relations firm has said that she has already paid all that she owed and an additional 3 million euros ($2.8 million) in interest.The date for the trial has yet to be set.The case hinges on where Shakira lived during 2012-14. Prosecutors in Barcelona have alleged the Grammy winner spent more than half of that period in Spain and should have paid taxes in the country, even though her official residence was in the Bahamas.Shakira, whose full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, has been linked to Spain since she started dating soccer player Gerard Pique. The couple, who have two children, used to live together in Barcelona but recently ended their 11-year relationship.Spain has cracked down on soccer stars like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo over the past decade for not paying their full due in taxes. Both players were found guilty of evasion and received prison sentences that were waived for first-time offenders.

Shakira to face trial for tax fraud in Spain

<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22The%20Associated%20Press%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By The Associated Press</a>

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.

— Andrew Dominik’s long-delayed, NC-17 rated epic about Norma Jean Baker, or Marilyn Monroe, is finally here.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIsFywuZPoQ">“Blonde,”</a>&nbsp;which will be available on Netflix on Wednesday, looks at the life and mythology of the Hollywood icon, played by Ana de Armas, through an experimental and fictionalized lens, with stunning recreations of classic film moments from “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” and “The Seven Year Itch,” brought to life by Chayse Irvin’s cinematography, Jennifer Johnson’s costumes, and de Armas’s committed performance. But this is no celebration of Hollywood’s “Golden Age” or one of its brightest stars;&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/film-review-blonde-marilyn-monroe-ana-de-armas-ecbab4be86b557ee7446cde4aa6f6d55">it’s an often brutal critique of that industry and the surrounding culture and how it failed her time and time again.</a>

— For something infinitely lighter and seasonally appropriate, head over to Disney+ on Friday for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idc0EOmKr30">“Hocus Pocus 2,”</a>&nbsp;which brings the witchy Sanderson Sisters (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy) back to Salem. The first film, which was released in 1993, was neither a box office success nor a critical favorite by any stretch, but kept a hold on those who saw and loved it as children. And almost every years since, “Hocus Pocus” has had a spike in sales around Halloween time. This sequel adds some TV comedy favorites to the mix like “Veep’s” Tony Hale and Sam Richardson and “Ted Lasso’s” Hannah Waddingham.

— In a new documentary&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VLy1A4En4U">“Nothing Compares,”</a>&nbsp;Irish filmmaker Kathryn Ferguson looks at the life and career of Sinéad O’Connor, from her rise to her de facto exile from the pop establishment and beyond. The film, which begins streaming on demand for Showtime subscribers on Friday before premiering on air on the channel on Oct. 2, uses archival footage, some previously unseen, and a new interview with O’Connor to tell her story.

—&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FD2mUonh5s&amp;t=13s">The first video from Björk’s new album</a>&nbsp;shows her in a psychedelic mushroom forest with a phalanx of bass clarinet players, which seems pretty on-brand. The Icelandic star releases “Fossora” on Friday and says the title is a word she made up — the feminine version of the Latin word for “digger.” Björk has described the collection as a “mushroom album.” Two of the album’s tracks, “Sorrowful Soil” and “Ancestress,” were inspired by the death of her mother. Her last album was “Utopia,” which was light and airy.&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/bjork/status/1564925437775679490">“This time around/the feeling was landing/on the earth and digging my feet into the ground,”</a>&nbsp;she wrote on social media.

— Rita Wilson is flexing her big-name connections with her new album, “Rita Wilson Now &amp; Forever: Duets,” out Tuesday. It sees Mrs. Tom Hanks collaborating with numerous artists, including Elvis Costello, Keith Urban, Willie Nelson, Smokey Robinson, Leslie Odom Jr., Josh Groban and Jackson Browne. Each tune explores songs from the ‘60s and ‘70s, from the Bee Gees’ “Massachusetts” to Fleetwood Mac’s “Songbird.” She sings&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhldYIUFgHM">“Let It Be Me” with Browne,</a>&nbsp;“Slip Slidin’ Away” with Nelson and “Where Is The Love?” with Robinson.

— Can’t make it to Broadway for one of the fall’s loveliest shows? Then just stream the cast album of James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods,” with an all-star cast including Sara Bareilles, Brian d’Arcy James, Patina Miller, Phillipa Soo, Gavin Creel and Joshua Henry. In the musical, several classic Grimm fairy tales are thrown into a blender and then emerge intertwined, unmoored and unfinished.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obs0mcrxan0">Bareilles’ version of “Moments in the Woods” is utterly sublime.</a>&nbsp;The stream starts Friday.

— Kerry Washington ("Scandal") is behind the camera as an executive producer for Hulu's&nbsp;<a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dztaqk6reLlc&amp;data=05%7C01%7Clelber%40ap.org%7C120be7b535b54cdf189e08da9c1b8e29%7Ce442e1abfd6b4ba3abf3b020eb50df37%7C1%7C0%7C637993939529063176%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=mppmWc6wUrTCbCWcdY22kOUu7EA66jMQcJ9V6hJ6tu4%3D&amp;reserved=0">“Reasonable Doubt,”</a>&nbsp;debuting Tuesday. Emayatzy Corinealdi stars as a L.A. defense attorney who chooses results over protocol and has a complicated personal life. Jay-Z's debut album and discography are cited as inspiration for the show and episode titles, with hip-hop, R&amp;B and neo-soul featured on the soundtrack. Michael Ealy and Sean Patrick Thomas co-star in the first scripted drama from Disney's Onyx Collective, which focuses on programming from creators of color and underrepresented voices.

— Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin play a mother-son odd couple in CBS' new dramady&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9vjjpnMtRw">“So Help Me Todd,”</a>&nbsp;debuting Thursday. The Oscar-winning Harden's attorney Margaret Wright is organized to a fault; Astin's Todd is the black sheep in a successful family, an effective private eye who lost his license because he balked at following the rules. She decides the best cure for her wayward but talented offspring is to put him to work for her law firm as in-house investigator, and he accepts. Humor, mysteries and family dysfunction are promised to ensue.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOp5IQuOII8">— “How I Got Here”</a>&nbsp;combines a roots-discovery trip, family bonding and travelogue, which pretty much means something for everyone. In each episode, a parent returns to their native country — young adult child in tow — to explore the sacrifice and circumstances that led to their decision to seek a new home. Each 10-day trip allows time to sample the local food, scenery and cultural highlights in countries including Chile, Israel, Italy and Zambia. The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.byutv.org/">BYUtv</a>&nbsp;series debuts at 2:30 p.m. EDT Sunday followed that night by episode two in its regular 6 p.m. slot.

<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22The%20Associated%20Press%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By The Associated Press</a>Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.MOVIES— Andrew Dominik’s long-delayed, NC-17 rated epic about Norma Jean Baker, or Marilyn Monroe, is finally here.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIsFywuZPoQ">“Blonde,”</a>&nbsp;which will be available on Netflix on Wednesday, looks at the life and mythology of the Hollywood icon, played by Ana de Armas, through an experimental and fictionalized lens, with stunning recreations of classic film moments from “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” and “The Seven Year Itch,” brought to life by Chayse Irvin’s cinematography, Jennifer Johnson’s costumes, and de Armas’s committed performance. But this is no celebration of Hollywood’s “Golden Age” or one of its brightest stars;&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/film-review-blonde-marilyn-monroe-ana-de-armas-ecbab4be86b557ee7446cde4aa6f6d55">it’s an often brutal critique of that industry and the surrounding culture and how it failed her time and time again.</a>— For something infinitely lighter and seasonally appropriate, head over to Disney+ on Friday for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idc0EOmKr30">“Hocus Pocus 2,”</a>&nbsp;which brings the witchy Sanderson Sisters (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy) back to Salem. The first film, which was released in 1993, was neither a box office success nor a critical favorite by any stretch, but kept a hold on those who saw and loved it as children. And almost every years since, “Hocus Pocus” has had a spike in sales around Halloween time. This sequel adds some TV comedy favorites to the mix like “Veep’s” Tony Hale and Sam Richardson and “Ted Lasso’s” Hannah Waddingham.— In a new documentary&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VLy1A4En4U">“Nothing Compares,”</a>&nbsp;Irish filmmaker Kathryn Ferguson looks at the life and career of Sinéad O’Connor, from her rise to her de facto exile from the pop establishment and beyond. The film, which begins streaming on demand for Showtime subscribers on Friday before premiering on air on the channel on Oct. 2, uses archival footage, some previously unseen, and a new interview with O’Connor to tell her story.— AP Film Writer Lindsey BahrMUSIC—&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FD2mUonh5s&amp;t=13s">The first video from Björk’s new album</a>&nbsp;shows her in a psychedelic mushroom forest with a phalanx of bass clarinet players, which seems pretty on-brand. The Icelandic star releases “Fossora” on Friday and says the title is a word she made up — the feminine version of the Latin word for “digger.” Björk has described the collection as a “mushroom album.” Two of the album’s tracks, “Sorrowful Soil” and “Ancestress,” were inspired by the death of her mother. Her last album was “Utopia,” which was light and airy.&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/bjork/status/1564925437775679490">“This time around/the feeling was landing/on the earth and digging my feet into the ground,”</a>&nbsp;she wrote on social media.— Rita Wilson is flexing her big-name connections with her new album, “Rita Wilson Now &amp; Forever: Duets,” out Tuesday. It sees Mrs. Tom Hanks collaborating with numerous artists, including Elvis Costello, Keith Urban, Willie Nelson, Smokey Robinson, Leslie Odom Jr., Josh Groban and Jackson Browne. Each tune explores songs from the ‘60s and ‘70s, from the Bee Gees’ “Massachusetts” to Fleetwood Mac’s “Songbird.” She sings&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhldYIUFgHM">“Let It Be Me” with Browne,</a>&nbsp;“Slip Slidin’ Away” with Nelson and “Where Is The Love?” with Robinson.— Can’t make it to Broadway for one of the fall’s loveliest shows? Then just stream the cast album of James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods,” with an all-star cast including Sara Bareilles, Brian d’Arcy James, Patina Miller, Phillipa Soo, Gavin Creel and Joshua Henry. In the musical, several classic Grimm fairy tales are thrown into a blender and then emerge intertwined, unmoored and unfinished.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obs0mcrxan0">Bareilles’ version of “Moments in the Woods” is utterly sublime.</a>&nbsp;The stream starts Friday.— AP Entertainment Writer Mark KennedyTELEVISION— Kerry Washington ("Scandal") is behind the camera as an executive producer for Hulu's&nbsp;<a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dztaqk6reLlc&amp;data=05%7C01%7Clelber%40ap.org%7C120be7b535b54cdf189e08da9c1b8e29%7Ce442e1abfd6b4ba3abf3b020eb50df37%7C1%7C0%7C637993939529063176%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=mppmWc6wUrTCbCWcdY22kOUu7EA66jMQcJ9V6hJ6tu4%3D&amp;reserved=0">“Reasonable Doubt,”</a>&nbsp;debuting Tuesday. Emayatzy Corinealdi stars as a L.A. defense attorney who chooses results over protocol and has a complicated personal life. Jay-Z's debut album and discography are cited as inspiration for the show and episode titles, with hip-hop, R&amp;B and neo-soul featured on the soundtrack. Michael Ealy and Sean Patrick Thomas co-star in the first scripted drama from Disney's Onyx Collective, which focuses on programming from creators of color and underrepresented voices.— Marcia Gay Harden and Skylar Astin play a mother-son odd couple in CBS' new dramady&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9vjjpnMtRw">“So Help Me Todd,”</a>&nbsp;debuting Thursday. The Oscar-winning Harden's attorney Margaret Wright is organized to a fault; Astin's Todd is the black sheep in a successful family, an effective private eye who lost his license because he balked at following the rules. She decides the best cure for her wayward but talented offspring is to put him to work for her law firm as in-house investigator, and he accepts. Humor, mysteries and family dysfunction are promised to ensue.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOp5IQuOII8">— “How I Got Here”</a>&nbsp;combines a roots-discovery trip, family bonding and travelogue, which pretty much means something for everyone. In each episode, a parent returns to their native country — young adult child in tow — to explore the sacrifice and circumstances that led to their decision to seek a new home. Each 10-day trip allows time to sample the local food, scenery and cultural highlights in countries including Chile, Israel, Italy and Zambia. The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.byutv.org/">BYUtv</a>&nbsp;series debuts at 2:30 p.m. EDT Sunday followed that night by episode two in its regular 6 p.m. slot.— AP Television Writer Lynn Elber

New this week: 'Reasonable Doubt,' 'Blonde' and Björk

<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22HILLEL%20ITALIE%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer</a>

NEW YORK (AP) — The chief of the U.S. Capitol Police during the Jan. 6 siege has a book deal. Steven A. Sund's “Courage Under Fire: Under Siege and Outnumbered 58 to 1 on January 6” will come out Jan. 3, just shy of the two-year anniversary of the riot by supporters of President Donald Trump.

"It’s time to break my silence and reveal everything that I know happened,” Sund said in a statement released Monday by Blackstone Publishing.

Sund resigned under pressure soon after Jan. 6 and testified the following month that he hadn't seen an FBI field report warning of potential violence. He said the overrunning of the U.S. Capitol was the result of widespread failures.

“No single civilian law enforcement agency — and certainly not the USCP — is trained and equipped to repel, without significant military or other law enforcement assistance, an insurrection of thousands of armed, violent, and coordinated individuals focused on breaching a building at all costs,” he testified.

According to Blackstone, Sund will provide “a detailed and harrowing minute-by-minute account of the attack” and trace “Sund’s extraordinary journey from his command post on January 6 to his explosive behind-closed-doors testimony before the January 6 committee.” Sund will include a “never-before-heard accounting of a call from the White House” during the siege and “never-before-detailed conversations” between himself and Congressional leadership.

Last week, Random House and Celadon Books announced that they will release editions of the Jan. 6 committee's final report once it is completed. Random House will include a foreword by Rep. Adam Schiff, a California Democrat, and Celadon's book will feature an epilogue by Rep Jamie Raskin, a Democrat from Maryland. Both congressmen are committee members.

<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22HILLEL%20ITALIE%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer</a>NEW YORK (AP) — The chief of the U.S. Capitol Police during the Jan. 6 siege has a book deal. Steven A. Sund's “Courage Under Fire: Under Siege and Outnumbered 58 to 1 on January 6” will come out Jan. 3, just shy of the two-year anniversary of the riot by supporters of President Donald Trump."It’s time to break my silence and reveal everything that I know happened,” Sund said in a statement released Monday by Blackstone Publishing.Sund resigned under pressure soon after Jan. 6 and testified the following month that he hadn't seen an FBI field report warning of potential violence. He said the overrunning of the U.S. Capitol was the result of widespread failures.“No single civilian law enforcement agency — and certainly not the USCP — is trained and equipped to repel, without significant military or other law enforcement assistance, an insurrection of thousands of armed, violent, and coordinated individuals focused on breaching a building at all costs,” he testified.According to Blackstone, Sund will provide “a detailed and harrowing minute-by-minute account of the attack” and trace “Sund’s extraordinary journey from his command post on January 6 to his explosive behind-closed-doors testimony before the January 6 committee.” Sund will include a “never-before-heard accounting of a call from the White House” during the siege and “never-before-detailed conversations” between himself and Congressional leadership.Last week, Random House and Celadon Books announced that they will release editions of the Jan. 6 committee's final report once it is completed. Random House will include a foreword by Rep. Adam Schiff, a California Democrat, and Celadon's book will feature an epilogue by Rep Jamie Raskin, a Democrat from Maryland. Both congressmen are committee members.

Former U.S. Capitol Police chief has deal for Jan. 6 book

<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22JAKE%20COYLE%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer</a>

NEW YORK (AP) —&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/rihanna">Rihanna</a>&nbsp;will take center stage at February's Super Bowl halftime show.

The singer, who declined to perform in the 2019 Super Bowl halftime show out of solidarity with&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/colin-kaepernick">Colin Kaepernick</a>, will headline the 2023 Super Bowl, the NFL announced Sunday along with Jay-Z's Roc Nation and Apple Music. Rihanna posted an image on Instagram of an arm outstretched holding an NFL football.

“Rihanna is a generational talent, a woman of humble beginnings who has surpassed expectations at every turn," said Jay-Z, whose Roc Nation is an executive producer of the show, in a statement. “A person born on the small island of Barbados who became one of the most prominent artists ever. Self-made in business and entertainment.”

The Super Bowl will take place at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 12. After years of Pepsi's sponsorship, the upcoming halftime show will be sponsored by Apple Music.

Rihanna earlier said she turned down a similar opportunity for the 2019 Super Bowl that was ultimately headlined by Maroon 5. At the time, many artists voiced support for Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who protested police brutality against Black people and minorities by kneeling during the national anthem in 2016.

“I couldn’t dare do that. For what?” Rihanna told Vogue in 2019. “Who gains from that? Not my people. I just couldn’t be a sellout. I couldn’t be an enabler. There’s things within that organization that I do not agree with at all, and I was not about to go and be of service to them in any way," she said of the league.

Kaepernick accused the NFL of colluding to keep him out of the league in a case that was eventually settled in early 2019.

In 2019,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/nyc-wire-music-colin-kaepernick-ap-top-news-hip-hop-and-rap-722bd83b75fc41909591a2a749ed14c9">the NFL partnered with Roc Nation</a>&nbsp;(which manages Rihanna) to help pick performers for the Super Bowl and strategize on the halftime show. The widely acclaimed 2022 halftime show featured Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J. Blige.

With sales of more than 250 million records worldwide, Rihanna ranks as one of the best-selling female artists ever. Her last album was 2016's “Anti.” Rihanna last performed publicly at the Grammy Awards in 2018.

In the years since, Rihanna has occasionally teased her music return. Earlier this year, she had her first child with the rapper ASAP Rocky.

<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22JAKE%20COYLE%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer</a>NEW YORK (AP) —&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/rihanna">Rihanna</a>&nbsp;will take center stage at February's Super Bowl halftime show.The singer, who declined to perform in the 2019 Super Bowl halftime show out of solidarity with&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/colin-kaepernick">Colin Kaepernick</a>, will headline the 2023 Super Bowl, the NFL announced Sunday along with Jay-Z's Roc Nation and Apple Music. Rihanna posted an image on Instagram of an arm outstretched holding an NFL football.“Rihanna is a generational talent, a woman of humble beginnings who has surpassed expectations at every turn," said Jay-Z, whose Roc Nation is an executive producer of the show, in a statement. “A person born on the small island of Barbados who became one of the most prominent artists ever. Self-made in business and entertainment.”The Super Bowl will take place at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 12. After years of Pepsi's sponsorship, the upcoming halftime show will be sponsored by Apple Music.Rihanna earlier said she turned down a similar opportunity for the 2019 Super Bowl that was ultimately headlined by Maroon 5. At the time, many artists voiced support for Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who protested police brutality against Black people and minorities by kneeling during the national anthem in 2016.“I couldn’t dare do that. For what?” Rihanna told Vogue in 2019. “Who gains from that? Not my people. I just couldn’t be a sellout. I couldn’t be an enabler. There’s things within that organization that I do not agree with at all, and I was not about to go and be of service to them in any way," she said of the league.Kaepernick accused the NFL of colluding to keep him out of the league in a case that was eventually settled in early 2019.In 2019,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/nyc-wire-music-colin-kaepernick-ap-top-news-hip-hop-and-rap-722bd83b75fc41909591a2a749ed14c9">the NFL partnered with Roc Nation</a>&nbsp;(which manages Rihanna) to help pick performers for the Super Bowl and strategize on the halftime show. The widely acclaimed 2022 halftime show featured Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J. Blige.With sales of more than 250 million records worldwide, Rihanna ranks as one of the best-selling female artists ever. Her last album was 2016's “Anti.” Rihanna last performed publicly at the Grammy Awards in 2018.In the years since, Rihanna has occasionally teased her music return. Earlier this year, she had her first child with the rapper ASAP Rocky.

Rihanna to headline the next Super Bowl halftime show

After off-screen drama threatened to consume Olivia Wilde's “Don't Worry Darling,” the Warner Bros. release opened No. 1 at the box office, debuting with $19.2 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles, “Don't Worry Darling”&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/harry-styles-venice-film-festival-olivia-wilde--54b69289f86e9034245126dd69981c4a">was engulfed by a storm of controversies</a>&nbsp;that revolved around everything from Pugh's allegedly strained relationship with Wilde to whether Styles might have even spit on co-star Chris Pine at the film's Venice Film Festival premiere. (Styles denied it.) The movie, too, was torched by critics (38% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) and arrived in theaters with more baggage than any recent release.

For an original film that cost $35 million to make, a $19.2 million launch was solid — and slightly more than the studio had forecast. A large number of moviegoers — including plenty of Styles fans — turned up to see what all the fuss was about.

But the release of “Don't Worry Darling," playing in 4,113 theaters, was also no home run. Audiences gave it a B- CinemaScore, and ticket buyers fell off on Saturday after more promising results on Thursday and Friday. Warner Bros. said the audience was 66% female. The film added $10.8 million internationally.

Jeff Goldstein, distribution chief for Warner Bros., estimated that “the background noise had a neutral impact." The studio, he said, was "pleased with these results given our modest production budget.”

The audience scores and tapering-off ticket sales suggest “Don’t Worry Darling” may struggle to hold well in the coming weeks. But its good-enough debut means that Wilde’s film didn't turn into the complete fiasco that some pegged it to be.

Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for data firm Comscore, said that, ultimately, bad publicity was good publicity for Wilde's follow-up to her directorial debut, the 2019 teen comedy “Booksmart.”

“The latest from Olivia Wilde benefited from the heightened awareness and mainstream press coverage that made ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ the virtual water cooler film of the moment and raised its FOMO factor to even greater heights and this paid big dividends at the box office," said Dergarabedian.

Last week's top film,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/viola-davis-the-woman-king-movie-1fa2cb2f5297c4d0425c8ddb6aa9d0db">Gina Prince-Bythewood's African epic “The Woman King,"</a>&nbsp;starring Viola Davis, slid to second place with $11.1 million in its second weekend of release. That was a modest 42% dip for the Sony Pictures release, a sign of resiliency for the acclaimed action drama.

Third place went to a familiar box-office force. The Walt Disney Co.'&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/james-cameron-avatar-sequel-blockbuster-movies-b6d3d8a5877e129a4b4ece1fc8c077af">rerelease of James Cameron's “Avatar"</a>&nbsp;grossed $10 million domestically and $20.5 million internationally, 13 years after its initial run in theaters. Cameron's remastered “Avatar,” playing in 1,860 theaters, was again especially popular in 3-D, which accounted for a whopping 93% of its domestic sales. A prelude to the upcoming December release of the long-awaited sequel “Avatar: The Way of Water,” the rerelease further pads the all-time worldwide box office record for “Avatar," which now surpasses $2.85 billion.

Holding well in fourth place was “Barbarian,” the Airbnb thriller from Disney and 20th Century Studios. In its third weekend of release, the film added 550 theaters and fell just 26% from the weekend prior. “Barbarian” has thus far grossed $28.4 million against a $4 million budget.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.

8. “DC League of Super Pets,” $1.8 million.

10. “Minions: The Rise of Gru,” $1 million.

<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22JAKE%20COYLE%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer</a>After off-screen drama threatened to consume Olivia Wilde's “Don't Worry Darling,” the Warner Bros. release opened No. 1 at the box office, debuting with $19.2 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.Starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles, “Don't Worry Darling”&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/harry-styles-venice-film-festival-olivia-wilde--54b69289f86e9034245126dd69981c4a">was engulfed by a storm of controversies</a>&nbsp;that revolved around everything from Pugh's allegedly strained relationship with Wilde to whether Styles might have even spit on co-star Chris Pine at the film's Venice Film Festival premiere. (Styles denied it.) The movie, too, was torched by critics (38% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) and arrived in theaters with more baggage than any recent release.For an original film that cost $35 million to make, a $19.2 million launch was solid — and slightly more than the studio had forecast. A large number of moviegoers — including plenty of Styles fans — turned up to see what all the fuss was about.But the release of “Don't Worry Darling," playing in 4,113 theaters, was also no home run. Audiences gave it a B- CinemaScore, and ticket buyers fell off on Saturday after more promising results on Thursday and Friday. Warner Bros. said the audience was 66% female. The film added $10.8 million internationally.Jeff Goldstein, distribution chief for Warner Bros., estimated that “the background noise had a neutral impact." The studio, he said, was "pleased with these results given our modest production budget.”The audience scores and tapering-off ticket sales suggest “Don’t Worry Darling” may struggle to hold well in the coming weeks. But its good-enough debut means that Wilde’s film didn't turn into the complete fiasco that some pegged it to be.Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for data firm Comscore, said that, ultimately, bad publicity was good publicity for Wilde's follow-up to her directorial debut, the 2019 teen comedy “Booksmart.”“The latest from Olivia Wilde benefited from the heightened awareness and mainstream press coverage that made ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ the virtual water cooler film of the moment and raised its FOMO factor to even greater heights and this paid big dividends at the box office," said Dergarabedian.Last week's top film,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/viola-davis-the-woman-king-movie-1fa2cb2f5297c4d0425c8ddb6aa9d0db">Gina Prince-Bythewood's African epic “The Woman King,"</a>&nbsp;starring Viola Davis, slid to second place with $11.1 million in its second weekend of release. That was a modest 42% dip for the Sony Pictures release, a sign of resiliency for the acclaimed action drama.Third place went to a familiar box-office force. The Walt Disney Co.'&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/james-cameron-avatar-sequel-blockbuster-movies-b6d3d8a5877e129a4b4ece1fc8c077af">rerelease of James Cameron's “Avatar"</a>&nbsp;grossed $10 million domestically and $20.5 million internationally, 13 years after its initial run in theaters. Cameron's remastered “Avatar,” playing in 1,860 theaters, was again especially popular in 3-D, which accounted for a whopping 93% of its domestic sales. A prelude to the upcoming December release of the long-awaited sequel “Avatar: The Way of Water,” the rerelease further pads the all-time worldwide box office record for “Avatar," which now surpasses $2.85 billion.Holding well in fourth place was “Barbarian,” the Airbnb thriller from Disney and 20th Century Studios. In its third weekend of release, the film added 550 theaters and fell just 26% from the weekend prior. “Barbarian” has thus far grossed $28.4 million against a $4 million budget.Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.1. "Don't Worry Darling," $19.2 million.2. “The Woman King,” $11.1 million.3. “Avatar,” $10 million.4. “Barbarian,” $4.8 million.5. “Pearl,” $1.9 million.6. “See How They Run,” $1.9 million.7. “Bullet Train,” $1.8 million.8. “DC League of Super Pets,” $1.8 million.9. “Top Gun: Maverick," $1.6 million.10. “Minions: The Rise of Gru,” $1 million.

'Don't Worry Darling' shrugs off drama, opening with $19.2M

By JAMES BELL 
Hays Post

A small and colorful piece of nature, the butterfly, was the
subject of a Girl Scout camp last Saturday at the Sternberg Museum of Natural
History, 3000 Sternberg Dr.

During the event area youths learned about butterflies,
their life cycle, diet, classification and dangers to the species through lessons
and hands-on activities.

“Last year, we did this event for the first time just for
Hays troops,” said Jessica Albers, who presented during the event. “We had
such a fun time, we wanted to open it up to girls from the whole northwest side
of the state.”

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“We have over 50 girls attending the event today, all the
way from kindergarten through the 11th grade,” she continued. “So, we're really
excited to be able to offer this.”

While fun, she said the day also helped the scouts achieve
honors.

“In addition to it being a fun event, it's also a journey in
a day, which means that we're following the steps that are required by the Girl
Scouts in order to earn the Citizen Scientist Badge,” Albers said. “And then
they'll also be doing some hands-on projects that help our community sustain
butterflies in the future.”

Just as butterflies are a small but essential part of the
natural world, among the day’s activities, participants contributed to a
much larger effort attempting to capture and tag perhaps the most well-known
American butterfly, the monarch, as they safely captured and identified butterflies
on the Howard Reynolds Nature Trail, adjacent to the museum’s main building.

The Monarch Watch Tagging Program started in 1992 as a large-scale
effort to track the world’s only migratory insect from locations across North America
to their winter home in Mexico.

Each year over 250,000 monarchs are tagged, according to
Monarch Watch. Each tag, harmless to the butterfly, is entered into a database
that helps with research that answers questions about the origins of the butterflies
that reach Mexico, their pace, mortality rates and geographic distribution.

While the program has been ongoing for 30 years, much of
their work has become better known in recent years as U.S. and Canadian Wildlife services have
noted the risks to the species as a result of environmental factors, including
habit loss and the destruction of the monarch caterpillar's only food source, Milkweed.

In July, the monarch entered the International Union for
Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species&nbsp;as Endangered.

Perhaps as a testament to the day's purpose, few
Monarch butterflies were seen through the morning, and only one was captured,
tagged and released.

But as participants left for the day, one last activity was
designed to help in the effort to help monarch conservation efforts.

“We're going to make seed bombs with wildflower seeds that
butterflies are attracted to,” Albers said. “Hopefully, the areas where the seed
bombs are deposited, wildflowers will bloom up and next year, and we'll have
more habitat for the butterflies that migrate next year.”

Along with the tangible efforts to learn about butterflies,
the event also offered an opportunity to learn about more than just insects.

During the day, Dodge City Girl Scout leader Maegan Seifried
shared with participants how small impacts can have large implications, colloquially
known as the Butterfly Effect.

“The flap of a butterfly's wing can determine whether or not
a tornado hits the town,” Seifried said. “In your life, that might make a big
impact. You don't know how big of an impact, right? Because a butterfly doesn't
know that it just diverted this tornado from Kansas, right? It's not even
thinking about that. It's just thinking about where am I going to sleep and
what am I going to do. Where's the water? So let's think about, as you leave today. I want you to remember that even your smallest action can make consequences, to
take care of yourself, to take care of your friends, to take care of the
planet. Take care of the people that don't like you. To take care of the
butterflies.”

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/9/1663959935537.jpeg" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>By JAMES BELL 
Hays PostA small and colorful piece of nature, the butterfly, was the
subject of a Girl Scout camp last Saturday at the Sternberg Museum of Natural
History, 3000 Sternberg Dr.During the event area youths learned about butterflies,
their life cycle, diet, classification and dangers to the species through lessons
and hands-on activities.“Last year, we did this event for the first time just for
Hays troops,” said Jessica Albers, who presented during the event. “We had
such a fun time, we wanted to open it up to girls from the whole northwest side
of the state.”<a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/cfe52f81-0fda-433e-9f20-6f58f815659d">Related Story: 'Bicycling with Butterlies' author talks about ride following monarch migration</a><figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/9/1663959864286.jpeg" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>“We have over 50 girls attending the event today, all the
way from kindergarten through the 11th grade,” she continued. “So, we're really
excited to be able to offer this.”While fun, she said the day also helped the scouts achieve
honors.“In addition to it being a fun event, it's also a journey in
a day, which means that we're following the steps that are required by the Girl
Scouts in order to earn the Citizen Scientist Badge,” Albers said. “And then
they'll also be doing some hands-on projects that help our community sustain
butterflies in the future.”<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/9/1663959876736.jpeg" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>Just as butterflies are a small but essential part of the
natural world, among the day’s activities, participants contributed to a
much larger effort attempting to capture and tag perhaps the most well-known
American butterfly, the monarch, as they safely captured and identified butterflies
on the Howard Reynolds Nature Trail, adjacent to the museum’s main building.The Monarch Watch Tagging Program started in 1992 as a large-scale
effort to track the world’s only migratory insect from locations across North America
to their winter home in Mexico.Each year over 250,000 monarchs are tagged, according to
Monarch Watch. Each tag, harmless to the butterfly, is entered into a database
that helps with research that answers questions about the origins of the butterflies
that reach Mexico, their pace, mortality rates and geographic distribution.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/9/1663959784180.jpeg" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>While the program has been ongoing for 30 years, much of
their work has become better known in recent years as U.S. and Canadian Wildlife services have
noted the risks to the species as a result of environmental factors, including
habit loss and the destruction of the monarch caterpillar's only food source, Milkweed.In July, the monarch entered the International Union for
Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species&nbsp;as Endangered.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/9/1663959806465.jpeg" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure><figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/9/1663959794974.jpeg" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>Perhaps as a testament to the day's purpose, few
Monarch butterflies were seen through the morning, and only one was captured,
tagged and released.But as participants left for the day, one last activity was
designed to help in the effort to help monarch conservation efforts.“We're going to make seed bombs with wildflower seeds that
butterflies are attracted to,” Albers said. “Hopefully, the areas where the seed
bombs are deposited, wildflowers will bloom up and next year, and we'll have
more habitat for the butterflies that migrate next year.”<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/9/1663959766159.jpeg" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>Along with the tangible efforts to learn about butterflies,
the event also offered an opportunity to learn about more than just insects.During the day, Dodge City Girl Scout leader Maegan Seifried
shared with participants how small impacts can have large implications, colloquially
known as the Butterfly Effect.“The flap of a butterfly's wing can determine whether or not
a tornado hits the town,” Seifried said. “In your life, that might make a big
impact. You don't know how big of an impact, right? Because a butterfly doesn't
know that it just diverted this tornado from Kansas, right? It's not even
thinking about that. It's just thinking about where am I going to sleep and
what am I going to do. Where's the water? So let's think about, as you leave today. I want you to remember that even your smallest action can make consequences, to
take care of yourself, to take care of your friends, to take care of the
planet. Take care of the people that don't like you. To take care of the
butterflies.”<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/9/1663959749838.jpeg" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>

A little bit of nature teaches big lessons during Hays Girl Scout event

On this episode of the Post Podcast Hays Arts Council executive director Brenda Meder stops by to share the latest from the council.

On this episode of the Post Podcast Hays Arts Council executive director Brenda Meder stops by to share the latest from the council.<div><iframe title="Hays Arts Council prepares next exhibitions" allowtransparency="true" height="300" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=gd98a-12cfd14-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=3267a3&font-color=auto&logo_link=podcast_page&btn-skin=3267a3&size=300" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

🎙 Post Podcast: Hays Arts Council prepares next exhibitions

<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22MARK%20KENNEDY%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer</a>

NEW YORK (AP) — There's a new nature documentary series that promises to show viewers incredible animal behavior in vibrant clarity. Heard that all before? Well, this one is on steroids.

<a href="https://disneyplusoriginals.disney.com/show/super-natural">“Super/Natural,”</a>&nbsp;a six-part series from National Geographic now streaming on Disney+, has tapped “Avatar” creator James Cameron as executive producer, and he's added special effects on top of leading-edge filmmaking technology.

The effects sometimes morph the animals into something like stars in a Marvel movie, with their bellows distorting the air, lumbering attacks that cause shock waves in sand or pheromones from an insect rendered as bursting noxious clouds. Even trees light up when sugars move through their roots.

“We’re not actually falsifying or turning it into a superhero movie. We’re giving an access portal for our limited senses into a natural world that goes far, far beyond anything that we can sense directly,” Cameron told reporters recently.

The episodes are arranged by theme — eat or be eaten, the mating game and bloodlines are some of the topics — and viewers get a visual treat as cameras capture everything from fireflies in Mexico producing a synchronized light show to bottlenose dolphins teaming up with Brazilian fishermen to catch mullet.

Videographers armed with the latest science data underwent 80 animal shoots in 25 countries to create the series, using such high-tech gear as high-speed cameras and drones. Cameron listed what they tried to capture — infrasound, ultrasound, ultraviolet and infrared, among them.

“What’s our purpose in this? Not just to entertain, but absolutely to teach and to show the wonder, the majesty, the complexity, of nature,” said Cameron. “We’re going to pull out every trick we know as entertainers, as storytellers, to try to get that engagement.”

So unlike a traditional nature documentary where adding effects is a strict non-no, “Super/Natural” allows us to feel what bat sonar might look like, see what a bumblebee sees or how bears communicate with invisible clues.

“The bear can smell pheromones, but we can’t see it. It’s a visual medium; it’s not a smell medium,” he said. “It is real. It’s just that we can’t see it. So we have to use the effects to see as they see or to smell as they smell.”

The series is narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch, who is lively, sly and delicious in his descriptions. "The female of the species is into some pretty freaky stuff,” he says of vampire spiders. Of cicadas popping out after 17 years underground, he drily adds: “America’s biggest speed dating event is about to begin.”

Cameron was full of praise for Cumberbatch: “He doesn’t just narrate it; he acts it,” he said. “He gets you inside what’s happening in a way that I think is very relatable.”

Cameron, an ardent environmentalist and vegan, sees “Super/Natural” as a logical extension of his latest filmmaking, which includes the upcoming fantasy&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/james-cameron-avatar-sequel-blockbuster-movies-b6d3d8a5877e129a4b4ece1fc8c077af">“Avatar: The Way of Water.”</a>&nbsp;In both, he hopes to reawaken a sense of wonder for the natural world.

“The natural history stuff is not just a side gig to making ‘Avatar’ movies. To me, they go together perfectly as something that’s equally exciting to me,” he said. “It always awakens in me this sense of amazement at how complex nature is.”

That amazement is captured in the series with images of glow-in-the-dark flying squirrels soaring the length of a football field, burrowing owls copying the sound of a snake rattle to scare away predators and devil rays leaping 6 feet out of the ocean.

Cameron's last documentary series on animals was “Secrets of the Whales" narrated by Sigourney Weaver. The director has fond memories from growing up in Canada of exploring the woods, trapping insects and watching birds.

“It blows your mind how amazing nature is, things that we just take for granted, and how nature has developed all these different amazing strategies for these animals and these plants over millions of years.”

He also took a gentle swipe at the attention the latest images from the James Webb Space Telescope have garnered, from Neptune's rings to galaxy clusters.

“This is the only planet we know of for sure — evidence-based — that has life. And it’s an amazing planet,” he said. "There’s hundreds of millions of species here as opposed to Mars, where we don’t even know if there’s one species.

“I love Mars. I love exploration in space and underwater. But we have to take care of this planet. We have to understand it before we destroy it.”

<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22MARK%20KENNEDY%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer</a>NEW YORK (AP) — There's a new nature documentary series that promises to show viewers incredible animal behavior in vibrant clarity. Heard that all before? Well, this one is on steroids.<a href="https://disneyplusoriginals.disney.com/show/super-natural">“Super/Natural,”</a>&nbsp;a six-part series from National Geographic now streaming on Disney+, has tapped “Avatar” creator James Cameron as executive producer, and he's added special effects on top of leading-edge filmmaking technology.The effects sometimes morph the animals into something like stars in a Marvel movie, with their bellows distorting the air, lumbering attacks that cause shock waves in sand or pheromones from an insect rendered as bursting noxious clouds. Even trees light up when sugars move through their roots.“We’re not actually falsifying or turning it into a superhero movie. We’re giving an access portal for our limited senses into a natural world that goes far, far beyond anything that we can sense directly,” Cameron told reporters recently.The episodes are arranged by theme — eat or be eaten, the mating game and bloodlines are some of the topics — and viewers get a visual treat as cameras capture everything from fireflies in Mexico producing a synchronized light show to bottlenose dolphins teaming up with Brazilian fishermen to catch mullet.Videographers armed with the latest science data underwent 80 animal shoots in 25 countries to create the series, using such high-tech gear as high-speed cameras and drones. Cameron listed what they tried to capture — infrasound, ultrasound, ultraviolet and infrared, among them.“What’s our purpose in this? Not just to entertain, but absolutely to teach and to show the wonder, the majesty, the complexity, of nature,” said Cameron. “We’re going to pull out every trick we know as entertainers, as storytellers, to try to get that engagement.”So unlike a traditional nature documentary where adding effects is a strict non-no, “Super/Natural” allows us to feel what bat sonar might look like, see what a bumblebee sees or how bears communicate with invisible clues.“The bear can smell pheromones, but we can’t see it. It’s a visual medium; it’s not a smell medium,” he said. “It is real. It’s just that we can’t see it. So we have to use the effects to see as they see or to smell as they smell.”The series is narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch, who is lively, sly and delicious in his descriptions. "The female of the species is into some pretty freaky stuff,” he says of vampire spiders. Of cicadas popping out after 17 years underground, he drily adds: “America’s biggest speed dating event is about to begin.”Cameron was full of praise for Cumberbatch: “He doesn’t just narrate it; he acts it,” he said. “He gets you inside what’s happening in a way that I think is very relatable.”Cameron, an ardent environmentalist and vegan, sees “Super/Natural” as a logical extension of his latest filmmaking, which includes the upcoming fantasy&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/james-cameron-avatar-sequel-blockbuster-movies-b6d3d8a5877e129a4b4ece1fc8c077af">“Avatar: The Way of Water.”</a>&nbsp;In both, he hopes to reawaken a sense of wonder for the natural world.“The natural history stuff is not just a side gig to making ‘Avatar’ movies. To me, they go together perfectly as something that’s equally exciting to me,” he said. “It always awakens in me this sense of amazement at how complex nature is.”That amazement is captured in the series with images of glow-in-the-dark flying squirrels soaring the length of a football field, burrowing owls copying the sound of a snake rattle to scare away predators and devil rays leaping 6 feet out of the ocean.Cameron's last documentary series on animals was “Secrets of the Whales" narrated by Sigourney Weaver. The director has fond memories from growing up in Canada of exploring the woods, trapping insects and watching birds.“It blows your mind how amazing nature is, things that we just take for granted, and how nature has developed all these different amazing strategies for these animals and these plants over millions of years.”He also took a gentle swipe at the attention the latest images from the James Webb Space Telescope have garnered, from Neptune's rings to galaxy clusters.“This is the only planet we know of for sure — evidence-based — that has life. And it’s an amazing planet,” he said. "There’s hundreds of millions of species here as opposed to Mars, where we don’t even know if there’s one species.“I love Mars. I love exploration in space and underwater. But we have to take care of this planet. We have to understand it before we destroy it.”

James Cameron turns to Earth before release of new 'Avatar'

<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22JOE%20REEDY%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By JOE REEDY &nbsp;AP Sports Writer</a>

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amazon Prime Video's first regular-season game as the exclusive home of “Thursday Night Football” was a big hit.

Kansas City’s 27-24 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers last Thursday averaged 15.3 million viewers across all platforms according to Nielsen and Amazon's first party measurement.

Prime Video vice president Jay Marine said in a note to staff earlier this week that “our measurement shows that the audience numbers exceeded all of our expectations for viewership.”

The game averaged 13.0 million using only Nielsen's ratings. That is a 47% increase from last year's Week 2 game between Washington and the New York Giants, which averaged 8.84 million on NFL Network.

It was also the most-watched program across broadcast or cable, with CBS' “Young Sheldon” coming in second at 3.5 million.

Amazon has told advertisers it is estimating an average audience of 12.6 million viewers for the season based on Nielsen numbers. The additional numbers from Amazon's tracking comes from the company's ability to measure viewing across connected TVs, their apps and who might be watching a separate feed on Twitch.

Amazon signed a three-year agreement with Nielsen last month to track ratings. It is the first time Nielsen is tracking and include ratings from a streaming service.

The game also brought in a record number of subscribers to the company's Prime service. Marine said signups to Prime during the game outpaced Prime Day, Cyber Monday and Black Friday.

This is the first season of an 11-year agreement for Prime Video to air 15 Thursday night games.

<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22JOE%20REEDY%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By JOE REEDY &nbsp;AP Sports Writer</a>LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amazon Prime Video's first regular-season game as the exclusive home of “Thursday Night Football” was a big hit.Kansas City’s 27-24 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers last Thursday averaged 15.3 million viewers across all platforms according to Nielsen and Amazon's first party measurement.Prime Video vice president Jay Marine said in a note to staff earlier this week that “our measurement shows that the audience numbers exceeded all of our expectations for viewership.”The game averaged 13.0 million using only Nielsen's ratings. That is a 47% increase from last year's Week 2 game between Washington and the New York Giants, which averaged 8.84 million on NFL Network.It was also the most-watched program across broadcast or cable, with CBS' “Young Sheldon” coming in second at 3.5 million.Amazon has told advertisers it is estimating an average audience of 12.6 million viewers for the season based on Nielsen numbers. The additional numbers from Amazon's tracking comes from the company's ability to measure viewing across connected TVs, their apps and who might be watching a separate feed on Twitch.Amazon signed a three-year agreement with Nielsen last month to track ratings. It is the first time Nielsen is tracking and include ratings from a streaming service.The game also brought in a record number of subscribers to the company's Prime service. Marine said signups to Prime during the game outpaced Prime Day, Cyber Monday and Black Friday.This is the first season of an 11-year agreement for Prime Video to air 15 Thursday night games.

Prime Video averages 15.3M viewers in its NFL season opener

The Copper Street Brass is the premier brass chamber ensemble in Minnesota and one of only a handful of self-sustaining brass groups in the country. They were founded in 2008 as a professionally trained classical chamber music ensemble with two trumpets, horn, trombone and tuba. They perform&nbsp;exclusively their own music, which is an original blend of musical styles from Mozart to&nbsp;Madonna, and&nbsp;perform dozens of concerts and outreach programs each season.&nbsp;In Colby, they will present “That 70s Show," which includes music from 1770s, 1870s and 1970s.&nbsp;

The Mission of the Copper Street Brass is to represent the “Evolution of the Brass Quintet” through inventive concerts, engaging educational programs, and original musical arrangements. Also used in instrumentation are keyboards, guitar, percussion, and electronic instruments. Copper Street Brass performs their concert at 3 p.m. CDT Sunday, Oct. 2, in the Cultural Arts Center, Colby, KS. Partial support for this program is given by the Dane G. Hansen Foundation. Admission is season ticket or at the door; Adults, $20; Students, $10.

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 </figure>News releaseThe Copper Street Brass is the premier brass chamber ensemble in Minnesota and one of only a handful of self-sustaining brass groups in the country. They were founded in 2008 as a professionally trained classical chamber music ensemble with two trumpets, horn, trombone and tuba. They perform&nbsp;exclusively their own music, which is an original blend of musical styles from Mozart to&nbsp;Madonna, and&nbsp;perform dozens of concerts and outreach programs each season.&nbsp;In Colby, they will present “That 70s Show," which includes music from 1770s, 1870s and 1970s.&nbsp;The Mission of the Copper Street Brass is to represent the “Evolution of the Brass Quintet” through inventive concerts, engaging educational programs, and original musical arrangements. Also used in instrumentation are keyboards, guitar, percussion, and electronic instruments. Copper Street Brass performs their concert at 3 p.m. CDT Sunday, Oct. 2, in the Cultural Arts Center, Colby, KS. Partial support for this program is given by the Dane G. Hansen Foundation. Admission is season ticket or at the door; Adults, $20; Students, $10.

Copper Street Brass will present 'That 70s Show' in Colby

<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22STEPHEN%20SMITH%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By STEPHEN SMITH Associated Press</a>

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Actor Anthony Mackie was not carrying his Captain America shield when he returned to his hometown of New Orleans to help repair hurricane-damaged roofs but for people in his old neighborhood knowing their tarp-covered roofs were getting repaired was a blockbuster hit.

Mackie is working with GAF, one of the country’s leading roofing manufacturers, to fix roofs for homeowners in New Orleans who sustained damage during last year’s Hurricane Ida. The project is especially close to Mackie’s heart. The actor who is currently portraying Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe grew up in New Orleans working at his family’s roofing business.

“It gives me a sense of pride that I’m doing my people a service. I know what people go through in this neighborhood because I was born in this neighborhood, I grew up in this neighborhood,” he said. “It’s important to me to bring back the gifts and blessings I received outside the city.”

GAF, a subsidiary of Standard Industries that makes things like shingles, underlayment and other roofing related products for homes and businesses, has committed to installing 500 roofs throughout the Gulf Region. That includes 150 roofs in the 7th Ward of New Orleans, an area that was hammered by both Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and then Ida that hit on the same day 16 years later. The roofing effort is part of the company’s Community Matters program started in 2020 that has already repaired or replaced 3,000 roofs.

New Orleans resident Larae Barard said she had just been talking with her mother about her concerns for her roof when she got the call saying her roof would be fixed.

“They said, ‘We want to fix your roof.’ I said, ’Really?! This must be a miracle,” she said. “After Ida, my roof was in terrible shape. It had a blue tarp on it for now almost a year and a month... So thank God I have a new roof.”

GAF is also training people in roofing skills through their GAF Roofing Academy. They teamed with Rebuilding Together New Orleans who is supplying the labor while GAF is supplying the materials and paying the costs. William Stoudt, Executive Director of Rebuilding Together New Orleans, said the groups were specifically looking to help those who didn’t have the financial or physical wherewithal to repair their roof on their own — homeowners who were often elderly or disabled and were making less than $35,000 a year.

“Who are the people that are going to struggle the most to come back? We’re talking about low-income homeowners. We’re talking about elderly, disabled, maybe veterans or single female family head of household. We’re talking about people who make New Orleans who it is,” Stoudt said.

The company and Mackie were in New Orleans recently to remove blue tarps on homes that had been damaged by Ida and replace the tarps with new roofs.

Mackie, whose family owns Mackie One Construction, grew up working in the roofing business before going on to an acting career that has included such hits “We Are Marshall” and “The Hurt Locker.” In recent years he’s appeared in numerous Avengers movies as Sam Wilson — aka Falcon — and is taking over the Captain America role.

Mackie jokingly remembers the time he fell off a roof when he was working in his family’s construction business. A thick layer of mud cushioned his fall. That memory didn’t stop him this time around from getting back on the roof and helping pull off tarps and pop off old shingles. Mackie said the resources that GAF is putting toward the project is helping people who wouldn’t be able to otherwise afford to get their home repaired.

“There’s so many houses in this neighborhood and city that are still tarped. When you fly into New Orleans, it’s become a sea of blue tarps. The hundred and fifty homes that GAF is doing in the 7th ward, that breaks a lot of barriers down for people that won’t be able to afford to do that. The 500 homes that they’ve committed to doing, that breaks a lot of barriers down for people,” he said.

<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22STEPHEN%20SMITH%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By STEPHEN SMITH Associated Press</a>NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Actor Anthony Mackie was not carrying his Captain America shield when he returned to his hometown of New Orleans to help repair hurricane-damaged roofs but for people in his old neighborhood knowing their tarp-covered roofs were getting repaired was a blockbuster hit.Mackie is working with GAF, one of the country’s leading roofing manufacturers, to fix roofs for homeowners in New Orleans who sustained damage during last year’s Hurricane Ida. The project is especially close to Mackie’s heart. The actor who is currently portraying Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe grew up in New Orleans working at his family’s roofing business.“It gives me a sense of pride that I’m doing my people a service. I know what people go through in this neighborhood because I was born in this neighborhood, I grew up in this neighborhood,” he said. “It’s important to me to bring back the gifts and blessings I received outside the city.”GAF, a subsidiary of Standard Industries that makes things like shingles, underlayment and other roofing related products for homes and businesses, has committed to installing 500 roofs throughout the Gulf Region. That includes 150 roofs in the 7th Ward of New Orleans, an area that was hammered by both Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and then Ida that hit on the same day 16 years later. The roofing effort is part of the company’s Community Matters program started in 2020 that has already repaired or replaced 3,000 roofs.New Orleans resident Larae Barard said she had just been talking with her mother about her concerns for her roof when she got the call saying her roof would be fixed.“They said, ‘We want to fix your roof.’ I said, ’Really?! This must be a miracle,” she said. “After Ida, my roof was in terrible shape. It had a blue tarp on it for now almost a year and a month... So thank God I have a new roof.”GAF is also training people in roofing skills through their GAF Roofing Academy. They teamed with Rebuilding Together New Orleans who is supplying the labor while GAF is supplying the materials and paying the costs. William Stoudt, Executive Director of Rebuilding Together New Orleans, said the groups were specifically looking to help those who didn’t have the financial or physical wherewithal to repair their roof on their own — homeowners who were often elderly or disabled and were making less than $35,000 a year.“Who are the people that are going to struggle the most to come back? We’re talking about low-income homeowners. We’re talking about elderly, disabled, maybe veterans or single female family head of household. We’re talking about people who make New Orleans who it is,” Stoudt said.The company and Mackie were in New Orleans recently to remove blue tarps on homes that had been damaged by Ida and replace the tarps with new roofs.Mackie, whose family owns Mackie One Construction, grew up working in the roofing business before going on to an acting career that has included such hits “We Are Marshall” and “The Hurt Locker.” In recent years he’s appeared in numerous Avengers movies as Sam Wilson — aka Falcon — and is taking over the Captain America role.Mackie jokingly remembers the time he fell off a roof when he was working in his family’s construction business. A thick layer of mud cushioned his fall. That memory didn’t stop him this time around from getting back on the roof and helping pull off tarps and pop off old shingles. Mackie said the resources that GAF is putting toward the project is helping people who wouldn’t be able to otherwise afford to get their home repaired.“There’s so many houses in this neighborhood and city that are still tarped. When you fly into New Orleans, it’s become a sea of blue tarps. The hundred and fifty homes that GAF is doing in the 7th ward, that breaks a lot of barriers down for people that won’t be able to afford to do that. The 500 homes that they’ve committed to doing, that breaks a lot of barriers down for people,” he said.

'Captain America' fixes hurricane hit roofs in New Orleans

Smoky Valley Arts and Folklife Center

LINDSBORG - A look at the works of John Heter will be the next exhibition at the Smoky Valley Arts and Folklife Center in Lindsborg.

The center, in partnership with The Raymer Society, will host a John Heter (1944-2013) retrospective exhibition from Sept. 30 through Oct. 30. A reception for the exhibition is scheduled for 2-4 p.m. Oct. 2.

The Smoky Valley Arts and Folklife Center, 114 1/2 S. Main Street, is open 1-5 p.m. Friday through Sunday.

Heter was a lifelong artist and craftsman who worked in many mediums and was a talented musician. He came to Lindsborg in 1970 to attend Bethany College and spent the rest of his life as a Lindsborg resident. His early paintings were the street scenes of Lindsborg, as viewed from his southwest corner studio/apartment in the second story of the Sundstrom Building. Heter and many other Bethany art students lived in these second-story apartments called “The Slums” during the late 1960s and 1970s.

Heter worked for The Simmental Shield Magazine and Kansas Business News in the 1970s as a layout and paste-up artist. Several of his paintings were featured on the covers of these publications. After his tenure with the magazines, he worked for MCDS in McPherson, until his retirement in 2006. He continued to work on his art after retiring.

Over his life, Heter painted scenes from his experiences in various subjects. His unique style of not blending the colors in his work gives a “paint by number” effect that makes his paintings distinctive. Heter was always experimenting with different mediums, including scratchboard drawings, scrimshaw on old piano ivories, and assemblages from piano parts that he called “Kachinas” or “Piano Men.” Drawing from his musical talents, he created musical instruments as art objects and as actual working instruments later in his life.

This retrospective represents many of the mediums in which Heter worked. Heter’s work is in private collections thought out the United States, and the works in this exhibition are all on loan from many of them.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/9/1663808745766.jpeg" alt=""Untitled," a view of the corner of Lincoln and Main from John Heter's studio in the Sundstrom, circa the mid-70s. Image courtesy Smoky Valley Arts and Folklife Center." />
 <figcaption>"Untitled," a view of the corner of Lincoln and Main from John Heter's studio in the Sundstrom, circa the mid-70s. Image courtesy Smoky Valley Arts and Folklife Center.</figcaption>
 </figure>Smoky Valley Arts and Folklife CenterLINDSBORG - A look at the works of John Heter will be the next exhibition at the Smoky Valley Arts and Folklife Center in Lindsborg.The center, in partnership with The Raymer Society, will host a John Heter (1944-2013) retrospective exhibition from Sept. 30 through Oct. 30. A reception for the exhibition is scheduled for 2-4 p.m. Oct. 2.The Smoky Valley Arts and Folklife Center, 114 1/2 S. Main Street, is open 1-5 p.m. Friday through Sunday.Heter was a lifelong artist and craftsman who worked in many mediums and was a talented musician. He came to Lindsborg in 1970 to attend Bethany College and spent the rest of his life as a Lindsborg resident. His early paintings were the street scenes of Lindsborg, as viewed from his southwest corner studio/apartment in the second story of the Sundstrom Building. Heter and many other Bethany art students lived in these second-story apartments called “The Slums” during the late 1960s and 1970s.Heter worked for The Simmental Shield Magazine and Kansas Business News in the 1970s as a layout and paste-up artist. Several of his paintings were featured on the covers of these publications. After his tenure with the magazines, he worked for MCDS in McPherson, until his retirement in 2006. He continued to work on his art after retiring.Over his life, Heter painted scenes from his experiences in various subjects. His unique style of not blending the colors in his work gives a “paint by number” effect that makes his paintings distinctive. Heter was always experimenting with different mediums, including scratchboard drawings, scrimshaw on old piano ivories, and assemblages from piano parts that he called “Kachinas” or “Piano Men.” Drawing from his musical talents, he created musical instruments as art objects and as actual working instruments later in his life.This retrospective represents many of the mediums in which Heter worked. Heter’s work is in private collections thought out the United States, and the works in this exhibition are all on loan from many of them.

Heter retrospective exhibition next up for Lindsborg cultural center

By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina Post

The Sunset Sinners opened the Salina Downtown entertainment season in May, so its only fitting that they close the summer with another downtown concert.

The&nbsp;End of Sinner Summer&nbsp;event is scheduled for 3-6 p.m. Saturday at the downtown stage at N. Santa Fe Avenue and W. Ash Street.

"We're looking forward to playing back in Salina this Saturday. We kind of kicked off the new downtown stage the first part of May, so it will be cool to end the summer series with the&nbsp;End of Sinner Summer!" Sunset Sinners drummer Blake Blackim told Salina Post.

"The weather should be great! Live music and beer...What could go wrong?" Blackim continued, giving a hat tip to one of the band's songs,&nbsp;What Could Go Wrong.

Image courtesy&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063523718596">Doc &amp; the Disorder Facebook page</a>

Doc and The Disorder are scheduled to open the concert at 3 p.m. with the Sunset Sinners taking the stage at 4 p.m., according to information from Salina Downtown. The event, sponsored by Salina Downtown and Wedel Financial Group, is open to the public at no charge.

"We do ask that you please do not bring your dogs," Salina Downtown noted in a news release.

Beer, hard seltzer, and water will be available for sale in the beer garden and the Food by Bonnie food truck will be on hand.

Additionally, there will be information about BOOM!, the upcoming street art and mural festival.

READ:&nbsp;<a href="https://salinapost.com/posts/c30e7886-4121-4150-95e2-7664f45a8bb8">Street art and mural festival coming to downtown Salina</a>

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/7/1658023054552.jpeg" alt="The Sunset Sinners, from left,&nbsp;Brad Johnson, Tony Bowell, Blake Blackim, and Chris Brungardt.&nbsp;Photo by Jeff Haines Photography courtesy Blake Blackim&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;" />
 <figcaption>The Sunset Sinners, from left,&nbsp;Brad Johnson, Tony Bowell, Blake Blackim, and Chris Brungardt.&nbsp;Photo by Jeff Haines Photography courtesy Blake Blackim&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</figcaption>
 </figure>By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina PostThe Sunset Sinners opened the Salina Downtown entertainment season in May, so its only fitting that they close the summer with another downtown concert.The&nbsp;End of Sinner Summer&nbsp;event is scheduled for 3-6 p.m. Saturday at the downtown stage at N. Santa Fe Avenue and W. Ash Street."We're looking forward to playing back in Salina this Saturday. We kind of kicked off the new downtown stage the first part of May, so it will be cool to end the summer series with the&nbsp;End of Sinner Summer!" Sunset Sinners drummer Blake Blackim told Salina Post."The weather should be great! Live music and beer...What could go wrong?" Blackim continued, giving a hat tip to one of the band's songs,&nbsp;What Could Go Wrong.<figure>
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 </figure>Image courtesy&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063523718596">Doc &amp; the Disorder Facebook page</a>Doc and The Disorder are scheduled to open the concert at 3 p.m. with the Sunset Sinners taking the stage at 4 p.m., according to information from Salina Downtown. The event, sponsored by Salina Downtown and Wedel Financial Group, is open to the public at no charge."We do ask that you please do not bring your dogs," Salina Downtown noted in a news release.Beer, hard seltzer, and water will be available for sale in the beer garden and the Food by Bonnie food truck will be on hand.Additionally, there will be information about BOOM!, the upcoming street art and mural festival.READ:&nbsp;<a href="https://salinapost.com/posts/c30e7886-4121-4150-95e2-7664f45a8bb8">Street art and mural festival coming to downtown Salina</a>