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Edmund White, a groundbreaking gay author, dies at 85
NEW YORK (AP) — Edmund White, the groundbreaking man of letters who documented and imagined…
Pop singer Jessie J says she has been diagnosed with early breast cancer
NEW YORK (AP) — The English pop singer Jessie J says she has been diagnosed…
Broadway has found its Gen Z audience – by telling Gen Z stories
NEW YORK (AP) — Kimberly Belflower knew “John Proctor is the Villain” needed its final…
CBC’s Heather Hiscox to retire this fall, network adds reality show with people on autism spectrum
TORONTO — After two decades of waking up the nation, CBC News Network veteran Heather…
Edmund White, a groundbreaking gay author, dies at 85
NEW YORK (AP) — Edmund White, the groundbreaking man of letters who documented and imagined…
‘John Candy: I Like Me’ to open 50th edition of Toronto International Film Festival
TORONTO — A documentary about late Canadian comic John Candy will open the 50th edition…
Rock band Heart offering reward for instruments stolen from New Jersey venue
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Two irreplaceable instruments owned by members of the rock band…
Stephen King on ‘The Life of Chuck,’ the end of the world and, yes, joy
NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen King ’s first editor, Bill Thompson, once said, “Steve has…
Stephen A. Smith signs deal with SiriusXM for radio shows on sports, current events
Stephen A. Smith is expanding his broadcasting portfolio beyond ESPN — and he won’t be…
Ex-White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre left Democratic Party, publisher of her book says
NEW YORK (AP) — Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has a book out…
Cynthia Erivo mines the depths of her soul for ‘I Forgive You,’ her ‘honest, human’ album
NEW YORK (AP) — It began as it always should, with her voice. The second…
British translator Karen Leeder and German writer Durs Grünbein win Griffin Poetry Prize
TORONTO — As German writer Durs Grünbein accepted the Griffin Poetry Prize at a ceremony…
British writer Bernardine Evaristo receives accolade for breaking literary boundaries
LONDON (AP) — Bernardine Evaristo doesn’t like boundaries. For the Booker Prize -winning novelist, rules…
Weinstein retrial nears end as lawyers argue: sexual predator or #MeToo ‘poster boy’?
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein ‘s lawyer portrayed him as the falsely accused “original…
Where’s Marty McFly’s guitar? Search is on for ‘Back to the Future’ prop 4 decades later
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Marty McFly grabbed a guitar in “Back to the Future” and…