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Bizarrap, Daddy Yankee to headline halftime show at NFL’s first game in Spain
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NFL’s first game in Spain will feature a Latin music…
Peacock’s ‘All Her Fault’ is a thriller about a missing kid that explores pressures on modern moms
NEW YORK (AP) — After a long day at work, you rush to pick up…
LGBTQ+ representation on primetime TV grows thanks to shows like ‘Abbott Elementary’ and ‘Hacks’
NEW YORK (AP) — TV shows like “Abbott Elementary,” “Hacks,” “Heartstopper,” “The Last of Us”…
David Common named next host of CBC News Network’s ‘CBC Morning Live’
TORONTO — Veteran CBC journalist David Common says he’s well aware that many Canadians gripe…
Grammy Museum announces Selena exhibit with items displayed outside of Texas for the first time
NEW YORK (AP) — Thirty years after Tejano music legend Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was killed at…
Kyle Edwards wins Governor General’s Literary Award for fiction
Anishinaabe journalist Kyle Edwards’ novel about a high school hockey team in north-end Winnipeg has…
The Louvre urged to speed up security upgrades in audit conducted before the heist
PARIS (AP) — France’s court of auditors urged the Louvre museum to speed up its…
High-kicking Radio City Rockettes mark 100 years with Christmas Spectacular
NEW YORK (AP) — A staple of the New York City holiday season is marking…
Noteworthy and influential people who’ve died this year
Known around the world for her groundbreaking research on chimpanzees, conservationist Jane Goodall was among…
Motion Picture Association tells Meta to stop using PG-13 to refer to Instagram teen account content
The Motion Picture Association is asking Meta to stop referring to content shown to teen…
Fortnite maker Epic Games and Google say they’re settling 5-year legal fight over Android app store
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Video game maker Epic Games has reached a “comprehensive settlement” with…
In ‘Sentimental Value,’ art imitates life and vice versa
NEW YORK (AP) — Joachim Trier, Stellan Skarsgård and Renate Reinsve have gathered in a…
Designer Olivier Rousteing leaves Balmain after 14 years fusing couture craft with pop-era bravado
PARIS (AP) — Designer Olivier Rousteing is stepping down as creative director of the Balmain…
Bad Company, one of rock’s supergroups, pushes the doors open at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
NEW YORK (AP) — Bad Company singer-songwriter Paul Rodgers treasures one of his last phone…
‘Predator: Badlands’ sticks its 2 stars together to take the franchise to new places
SAN DIEGO (AP) — “Predator: Badlands” belongs to a long-established cinema subgenre: two opposed people…
Who needs a trailer? Cineplex bets on mystery with ‘surprise’ movie premieres
Cineplex wants to bring new meaning to the term “no spoilers.” Canada’s largest theatre chain…
NBC’s ‘Stumble’ is a mockumentary about a cheer team with plenty of tumbling runs and heart
NEW YORK (AP) — Bodies go flying and tumbling in NBC’s latest comedy series, “Stumble,”…
Frida Kahlo portrait could sell for $60 million and shatter records at Sotheby’s
LONDON (AP) — Frida Kahlo’s face is one of the best known in art, thanks…
New film ‘Nuremberg’ highlights psychiatrist who analyzed Hermann Göring
NEW YORK (AP) — A once-overlooked army psychiatrist tasked with analyzing Hermann Göring and other…
Munich’s famous river wave has vanished after a cleanup. Surfers hope it will return soon
MUNICH (AP) — Germany’s famous river-surfing wave in Munich has mysteriously disappeared, leaving Bavarian surfers…
Kristen Stewart urges solidarity and honesty in emotional keynote at Academy Women’s Luncheon
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a rooftop space filled with Hollywood’s most influential figures, actor…
Helen Mirren will receive the Golden Globes’ Cecil B. DeMille award
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Helen Mirren has portrayed multiple queens, a prime minister, a detective,…
Malaysian rapper Namewee detained in murder investigation of Taiwanese influencer
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A popular ethnic Chinese Malaysian rapper and filmmaker was detained…
Children’s author Robert Munsch donates letters, story drafts to Guelph Public Library
Children’s author Robert Munsch is donating his stash of story drafts, publisher notes and fan…