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Actress Rose Byrne honored as Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year with parade and roast
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Dozens of cheering fans lined the streets of Cambridge Friday to…
Let the revelry begin: Rio mayor hands city’s key to King Momo as Carnival kicks off
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The mayor of Rio de Janeiro gave King Momo the…
Journalist Don Lemon pleads not guilty to civil rights charges in Minnesota church protest
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former CNN host turned independent journalist Don Lemon pleaded not…
Taylor Swift rumors spiked ticket sales for Pebble Beach golf tournament
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Taylor Swift boosted ticket sales to the AT&T Pebble Beach…
After 800 episodes, ‘The Simpsons’ creators look back – and ahead
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eight hundred episodes, 37 seasons, and one four-fingered family that refuses…
Canadian films sank by more than 40 per cent at box office in 2025, says Telefilm
Canadian films took a dramatic nosedive at the domestic box office in 2025, according to…
Love on the big stage: Couples star in Broadway’s ‘Aladdin’ and ‘The Lion King’
NEW YORK (AP) — This Valentine’s Day, Rodney Ingram will be doing what he loves…
Music Review: A post-‘Brat’ Charli xcx broods on the ‘Wuthering Heights’ soundtrack
Charli xcx’s soundtrack for Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Emily Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights” is a brooding…
Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling on the surprisingly sweet BDSM romance ‘Pillion’
Alexander Skarsgård doesn’t usually watch his movies more than once with an audience. But “Pillion,”…
Netflix’s ‘Culinary Class Wars’ has transformed South Korea’s fine dining scene
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — When South Korean chef Jun Lee opened his restaurant SOIGNÉ…
Christian Siriano invites New York Fashion Week guests into his surrealist dream
NEW YORK (AP) — Christian Siriano barely had 48 hours to design his finale gown…
From YouTuber to NASCAR driver: Cleetus McFarland expands his racing resume at Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Garrett Mitchell is better known as “Cleetus McFarland” to his…
Search for Nancy Guthrie now seeks nearby security videos from the month before she vanished
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Investigators in Arizona want residents near Nancy Guthrie ‘s home to…
Pene Pati rises from doubted Samoan singer to one of opera’s most-watched new stars
NEW YORK (AP) — Pene Pati was cautioned as a 20-year-old not to pursue a…
Mexico freezes Miss Universe co-owner’s bank accounts during organized crime investigation
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s anti-money laundering office has frozen the bank accounts of the…
Joan Chen wants to show desire has no age in ‘Montreal, My Beautiful’
Joan Chen has a resume stacked with lauded performances in the U.S. and China, yet…
PEN America names Summer Lopez and Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf as permanent CEOs
NEW YORK (AP) — PEN America announced Thursday that interim CEOs Summer Lopez and Clarisse…
‘Love Story’ revisits JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette. It’s stirred some backlash
With just a single photo released from their wedding day, much of the relationship between…
Love is found in unexpected places at the Berlin Film Festival
BERLIN (AP) — A surprising and touching Afghan political rom-com that is said to feature…
Barbara Hannigan, James Cameron win Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards
TORONTO — Barbara Hannigan has had what most people would consider a very busy year:…
FBI combs desert terrain for clues in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Fresh surveillance images from Nancy Guthrie’s porch the night she went…
Cardi B’s cameo in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show leads to dispute on prediction markets
CHICAGO (AP) — Cardi B was part of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show. What…
Kennedy Center head warns staff of cuts and ‘skeletal’ staffing during renovation closure
As the Trump administration prepares to close the Kennedy Center for a two-year renovation, the…
James Van Der Beek, the ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star who later mocked his own hunky persona, has died at 48
NEW YORK (AP) — James Van Der Beek, a heartthrob who starred in coming-of-age dramas…