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’22 Minutes,’ Nelly Furtado among early Canadian Screen Award winners
TORONTO — CBC sketch comedy “This Hour Has 22 Minutes,” TSN’s soccer coverage and singer…
Pardoned reality TV star Todd Chrisley says prison opened his eyes to injustices in the system
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Pardoned reality TV star Todd Chrisley said Friday that the experience…
Carrie’s voice is back. So is the show’s soul as ‘And Just Like That…’ grows up
PARIS (AP) — “She’s messy. It can be messy. But it’s real.” So says Cynthia…
Taylor Swift has regained control of her music, buys back first 6 albums
NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift has regained control over her entire body of work.…
A show inside a cathedral featured raw chickens in diapers. The German president was in the audience
BERLIN (AP) — A performance inside a Catholic cathedral in Germany earlier this month that…
With ‘Atmosphere,’ Taylor Jenkins Reid leaves the Evelyn Hugo-verse behind and travels to space
Taylor Jenkins Reid recalls a moment writing her new novel, “Atmosphere: A Love Story,” set…
What to Stream: ‘Mountainhead,’ Bono documentary and Elizabeth Banks and Jessica Biel play sisters
NEW YORK (AP) — “Succession” creator Jesse Armstrong’s satirical drama “Mountainhead” and Elizabeth Banks and…
Big Ocean breaks new ground as K-pop’s first deaf group
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Big Ocean, a three-member K-pop group composed entirely of artists…
Japan’s palace confirms former princess Mako has first baby
TOKYO (AP) — Former Japanese princess Mako Komuro has given birth to her first child,…
A controversial flag invited art gallery visitors to ‘please walk on me.’ It lasted 19 days
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand flag printed with the words “please walk…
Russell Brand pleads not guilty to charges of rape and sexual assault in London court
LONDON (AP) — Actor and comedian Russell Brand pleaded not guilty in a London court…
Margaret Atwood calls Canada-U.S. tensions ‘most direct threat since the War of 1812’
TORONTO — Margaret Atwood says it feels “very weird” to see reality mirror “The Handmaid’s…
Former Creedence Clearwater front man John Fogerty celebrates 80th with show in Manhattan
NEW YORK (AP) — As he turned 80 this week, John Fogerty was in a…
Performers and opera lovers see ‘The Central Park Five’ as a show of resistance against Trump
DETROIT (AP) — As Detroit Opera officials made plans last fall to bring a production…
Ex-assistant testifies Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sexually assaulted her and used violence to get his way
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs ’ former personal assistant testified Thursday that the…
It’s not a reprint. Why Sacred Harp singers are revamping an iconic pre-Civil War hymnal
BREMEN, Ga. (AP) — Singers at Holly Springs Primitive Baptist Church in West Georgia treat…
Bodies of 5 missing musicians of Mexican regional music band are found near Texas border
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — The bodies of five musicians, members of a Mexican regional…
Chiuri leaves Dior, joining a growing list of high-profile global fashion exits
PARIS (AP) — Maria Grazia Chiuri, the first woman to lead Dior’s women’s collections, announced…
Ryan Coogler hosts ‘Sinners’ screening in Mississippi town where film is set
Clarksdale, Miss. (AP) — Hundreds of people packed inside a local auditorium Thursday to see…
Quebec committee recommends restricting social media accounts for youth under 14
QUÉBEC — A committee of Quebec legislature members is recommending that social media accounts be…
Trump suffered ‘mental anguish’ from disputed CBS News interview with Harris, lawyer says
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump suffered “mental anguish” from CBS News’ editing of…
Judge finds man charged with stalking Jennifer Aniston is mentally incompetent to stand trial
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge declared Thursday that a man is mentally incompetent to…
Cosmetics company E.l.f acquires Hailey Bieber’s Rhode beauty brand for $1 billion
NEW YORK (AP) — E.l.f. Beauty has acquired Hailey Bieber’s Rhode skincare brand in a…
Tributes to acclaimed African literature giant Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who has died at 87
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — In a bookstore in Kenya’s capital, the proprietor arranged a shelf…