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Oscars to add stunt design award for its 100th ceremony
After many years of impassioned calls for an Oscar recognizing the art of the stunt,…
P.E.I. university backs down after artist accuses administration of censorship
CHARLOTTETOWN — The University of Prince Edward Island is backing away from a demand that…
Mourners pay tribute to merengue icon Rubby Pérez, who died in the Dominican roof collapse
Fans and countrymen on Thursday shared their remembrances of Dominican Republic music icon Rubby Pérez,…
Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey put a lot of internal work into ‘The Last of Us’
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Five years after the end of the first season’s events,…
Live from London, it’s Saturday night! ‘SNL’ taking sketch comedy across the pond
LONDON (AP) — Live from London, it’s Saturday night! Wait, London? You heard that correctly.…
Influencer Andrew Tate accused of pointing gun at woman’s face ahead of London civil case
LONDON (AP) — One of four women suing influencer and self-styled misogynist Andrew Tate for…
Prada agrees to buy rival fashion house Versace in a deal valued at $1.4 billion
ROME (AP) — The Prada Group announced a deal Thursday to buy crosstown Milan fashion…
Cannes Film Festival sets lineup with Ari Aster, Wes Anderson and, yes, Spike Lee
PARIS (AP) — New films from Wes Anderson, Ari Aster, and Richard Linklater will compete…
Pope Francis meets privately with King Charles and Queen Camilla during his Vatican convalescence
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis met privately with King Charles III and Queen Camilla on…
Folksy philosophies of Ted Lasso comedy series at heart of N.S. university course
HALIFAX — A professor at Dalhousie University is offering a course using the philosophies of…
At a little known Rolls-Royce museum in Pennsylvania farm country, volunteers dote over iconic cars
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Mike Fowler had been faintly aware that a museum of Rolls-Royce…
Universal will build its first European theme park on a site near London
LONDON (AP) — Universal has chosen the homeland of Harry Potter to build its first…
New York jury awards $1.68 billion to women who accused writer and director Toback of sexual abuse
A New York jury on Wednesday awarded $1.68 billion in damages to 40 women who…
Rogers boardroom drama to hit stage as live theatre production in December
TORONTO — A bombastic boardroom battle for control of the Rogers telecom empire is hitting…
Woman can testify Weinstein used force to rape her despite his acquittal, judge rules
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who says Harvey Weinstein trapped her in a Manhattan…
Jasmeet Raina says love and sex storyline in ‘Late Bloomer’ tackles South Asian taboos
TORONTO — Jasmeet Raina opens Season 2 of his Crave dramedy “Late Bloomer” with a…
Holocaust survivor Ruth Sigal recognized with Vancouver honour, memoir reissue
A Holocaust survivor who dedicated her life to raising awareness about the horrors her family…
‘Civil War’ filmmaker and a former SEAL built a new kind of combat movie in ‘Warfare’
Filmmaker Alex Garland wanted to make a different kind of war film. Would it be…
Marvin Levy, Steven Spielberg’s longtime publicist and an Oscar-recipient, dies at 96
Marvin Levy, Steven Spielberg’s publicist for over four decades and the only person in his…
Trump administration appeals court decision ordering AP journalists back into White House events
The Trump administration said Wednesday it would appeal a federal court decision that ordered it…
Albums from Miles Davis, Mary J. Blige, Elton John and Minecraft enter National Recording Registry
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Albums from Elton John, Miles Davis, Tracy Chapman, Mary J. Blige…
Controversial podcast host Joe Rogan signs a new deal with Spotify for up to a reported $250 million
NEW YORK (AP) — Spotify has penned a new multi-year partnership deal with controversial podcast…
‘Argylle,’ with checkered reviews, flops with $18M for the big-budget Apple release
NEW YORK (AP) — Apple has had its first box office flop. “Argylle,” the $200-million…
US porn actor who advocates for Palestinians visits Iran on trip unacknowledged by Tehran
JERUSALEM (AP) — An American porn actor who has advocated for Palestinians online during Israel’s…