Arts
Spike Lee on the collision of his two passions, the Knicks and cinema, in Cannes
CANNES, France (AP) — There’s no sufficient way of explaining what it’s like to be…
Ex-assistant tells of cleaning up booze, drugs and baby oil after Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex marathons
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs ‘ one-time personal assistant testified Wednesday that he…
Jim Morrison bust stolen from Doors singer’s Paris grave in the ‘80s has finally been recovered
PARIS (AP) — Police have found a bust of Jim Morrison that was stolen nearly…
Indian author Banu Mushtaq wins International Booker Prize with short story collection
LONDON (AP) — Indian author Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi won the International Booker…
Nova Scotia-shot ‘Washington Black’ to make summer premiere on Disney Plus
TORONTO — The limited series adaptation of Esi Edugyan’s 2018 Giller Prize-winning novel “Washington Black”…
George Wendt, who played beloved barfly Norm on ‘Cheers’ and found another home onstage, dies at 76
NEW YORK (AP) — George Wendt, an actor with an Everyman charm who played the…
‘Money does no good in a bank’: World Central Kitchen’s Jose Andres urges donors to give more
José Andrés remembers when he went to Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake that the…
EU will provide emergency funds to help keep Radio Free Europe afloat after US cuts
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union agreed Tuesday to provide emergency funds to help keep…
CRTC hears debate on including a ‘cultural element’ in new definition of CanCon
OTTAWA — The federal broadcast regulator is considering whether it should include a “cultural element”…
Harris Dickinson is one of the most in-demand actors, but he had to direct a film first
CANNES, France (AP) — Harris Dickinson is sitting on a rooftop terrace in Cannes, trying…
Natalie Sue’s ‘I Hope This Finds You Well’ among Leacock humour writing prize finalists
Calgary writer Natalie Sue’s debut novel about the absurdities of office life is one of…
Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen is forced into a draw in a showdown against ‘the world’
BERLIN (AP) — Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen was forced into a draw Monday by…
‘Dried out prune’? ‘Corrupt’ and ‘incompetent’? It’s getting nasty between Springsteen and Trump
They have some similarities, Bruce Springsteen and Donald Trump — guys in their 70s with…
Former FBI director James Comey calls controversy over Instagram post ‘a bit of a distraction’
NEW YORK (AP) — Former FBI director James Comey says that he’s still a bit…
SAG-AFTRA files unfair labor practice charge over use of AI to make Darth Vader’s voice in Fortnite
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood’s actors’ union filed an unfair labor practice charge against Llama…