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‘Pure nightmare’: Montreal-based musician wins $1.5 million in defamation lawsuit
CALGARY – A Quebec-based electronic music artist hopes to get his career and life back…
Music Review: Kacey Musgraves’ ‘Deeper Well’ trades country-pop hooks for deep, folk-y meditation
Just over a decade ago, Kacey Musgraves emerged as a fresh new voice in country…
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Top New Shows (US): 1. Letters from an American, Heather Cox Richardson 2. Archetypes, Lemonada…
Romanian court grants UK’s request to extradite Andrew Tate, once local legal cases are concluded
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A court in Romania’s capital on Tuesday granted a request by…
Libraries struggle to afford the demand for e-books, seek new state laws in fight with publishers
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Whenever bestselling author Robin Cook releases a new medical thriller, the…
A new generation of readers embraces bell hooks’ ‘All About Love’
NEW YORK (AP) — In the summer of 2022, Emma Goodwin was getting over a…
Nile Rodgers of disco group Chic, classical music innovator Esa-Pekka Salonen win Polar Music Prize
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Nile Rodgers, American songwriter and co-founder of the influential 1970s disco band…
Japanese animation studio founder Miyazaki isn’t ready to retire just yet, after latest Oscar win
TOKYO (AP) — Ghibli, the Japanese studio that just won its second Oscar for feature…
Ukraine’s first Oscar is hailed as a reminder of war’s horrors as Russian drones strike buildings
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine awoke Monday to another day of war — Russian drones…
Kate, Princess of Wales, apologizes for altering family photo that fueled rumors about her health
LONDON (AP) — Kate, Princess of Wales, apologized Monday for “confusion” caused by her altering…
‘Oppenheimer’ crew keeps it low key, other winners revel at Vanity Fair’s Oscar after-party
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Christopher Nolan stood as staid and nonchalant as ever as…
Oscars get audience bump from ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer,’ but ratings aren’t quite a blockbuster
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Barbenheimer” brought a bump not a boom to Oscars ratings. An…
Al Pacino says Oscars producers asked him to omit reading best picture nominees
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Al Pacino says he was following the instructions of the Oscars…
Messi the celebrity dog made it to the Oscars. Here’s how the show pulled off his (clapping) cameo
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Messi the dog did attend the Oscars after all. The breakout…
Emma Stone won, but Lily Gladstone didn’t lose
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Academy Awards were full of sure-things, long-awaited anointments and easy…
Oscar Moments: Talk of war and peace, a coronation for Nolan, a naked John Cena and Ken-demonium!
There was talk of war — past conflicts, and current ones — and pleas for…
Where to watch this year’s Oscar-winning films online
The Oscars are over and the winners are now on the books, but you’re still…
Book Review: A coming-of-age story of a young Black man who works for an Obama-adjacent candidate
Vinson Cunningham, theater critic for the New Yorker, makes a cheeky move with his debut…
Book Review: Tessa Hulls feeds her family’s ghosts by bringing them to light in rich graphic memoir
When Tessa Hulls sets out to tell her family’s story, she’s feeding their ghosts in…
‘The Zone of Interest’ director condemns war in Gaza as he accepts Oscar for best international film
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The harrowing Holocaust drama “ The Zone of Interest,” which explores…
’20 Days in Mariupol’ wins best documentary Oscar, a first for AP and PBS’ ‘Frontline’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mstyslav Chernov’s “20 Days in Mariupol,” a harrowing first-person account of…
Colman Domingo, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Lily Gladstone were among the awards season’s fashion MVPs
NEW YORK (AP) — This year’s red carpet season failed to disappoint, fashion-wise, with plenty…
Fight between Disney and DeSantis appointees over district control gets a July court hearing
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The court fight between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees…
Denmark’s recently abdicated Queen Margrethe designs the costumes and set for a ballet
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish Queen Margrethe, who surprised her country by abdicating earlier this…