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Quebec TV, radio host Paul Houde dies at age 69
MONTREAL – Quebec actor, television and radio host Paul Houde died suddenly on Saturday morning…
A fusion of eras, cultures and styles hits Paris Fashion Week runways
PARIS (AP) — On a rain-soaked Saturday at Paris Fashion Week, the luxury world saw…
Haruki Murakami unveils his new short story at a Tokyo literary event
TOKYO (AP) — Only 1,100 lucky audience members were there to hear the yet-to-be published…
Iris Apfel, fashion icon known for her eye-catching style, dies at 102
NEW YORK (AP) — Iris Apfel, a textile expert, interior designer and fashion celebrity known…
How (and where) to watch Oscar-nominated films online
The winner in the Oscar nominations race Tuesday after a bruising year for the film…
Film director who was shot by Alec Baldwin says it felt like being hit by a baseball bat
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A movie director who was shot by Alec Baldwin during…
Iranian singer who won Grammy for Mahsa Amini protest anthem is sentenced to prison in Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian singer who won a Grammy presented by…
Prince Harry gets OK to use key evidence in phone hacking case against Daily Mail publisher
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry scored a tactical victory in his battles with British tabloids…
Key events in the life of pioneering contralto Marian Anderson
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Key events in the life of pioneering contralto Marian Anderson, whose name…
Aaron Zigman’s ‘Émigré’ oratorio, about Jews who fled Nazi Germany for Shanghai, has US premiere
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Zigman goes back to the 1940s in composing “Émigré,” an…
African American Film Critics group celebrates Black Hollywood and beyond while building its stature
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Filmmaker Ava DuVernay remembered working as a publicist years ago, struggling…
New Jersey gambling regulator who advised nation on integrity and oversight retires
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — David Rebuck, who oversaw New Jersey’s development of nation-leading internet…
Movie Review: The colossal melancholy of Ceylan's 'About Dry Grasses'
Nuri Bilge Ceylan makes long films, by movie standards, but short ones by Russian literature…
Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar
The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city…
An Oscars comeback? How the film academy went global and found its footing again
For a few years, the Oscars looked to be hanging on by a thread. Viewership…
'Nobody needs an extra coat': Apparel sector braces for another year of no splurging
TORONTO – Despite an unseasonably warm winter, there’s a chill across the Canadian retail landscape.…
India’s richest man is bringing Rihanna and 1,200 guests to a pre-wedding bash for his son
JAMNAGAR, India (AP) — It might be the biggest party this small west Indian city…
Scandinavian Airlines medevac plane lands in Malaysian island where Norwegian king is hospitalized
LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) — A Scandinavian Airlines medical evacuation plane arrived on Friday in Malaysia’s…
'What I love to do': Meet Ruby Chopstix, Manitoba's first drag artist-in-residence
WINNIPEG – Ruby Chopstix’s rise to Winnipeg stardom literally started from the bottom. Deep in…
Private plane carrying Grammy winner Karol G makes emergency landing in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A private airplane carrying singer Karol G made an emergency landing…
What will win at the Oscars? AP’s film writers set their predictions
Ahead of the 96th Academy Awards on March 10, Associated Press Film Writers Jake Coyle…
Assistant director says armorer handed gun to Alec Baldwin before fatal shooting of cinematographer
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Courtroom testimony in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by…
Judge holds veteran journalist Catherine Herridge in civil contempt for refusing to divulge source
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge held veteran investigative reporter Catherine Herridge in civil contempt…
Oscar winner John Williams among 19 new members of American Academy of Arts and Letters
NEW YORK (AP) — After composing some of the most famous soundtracks in history, and…