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Amanda Leduc, Katie Kitamura among 15 authors longlisted for Carol Shields Prize
TORONTO — Books by Amanda Leduc, Megha Majumdar and Katie Kitamura are among the 15…
‘Dancing with the Stars’ pro Mark Ballas leaps back to Broadway in ‘Chicago’
NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Ballas is returning to Broadway in “Chicago” and the “Dancing…
After training in deep snow and bitter cold, ex-reality show star seeks to win the Iditarod again
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Riches and paid appearances haven’t followed Jessie Holmes since he won…
Finnish pair wins a barrel of ale in annual ‘wife-carrying’ contest in England
LONDON (AP) — To have and to hold took on a new meaning for about…
Urban salsa music pioneer Willie Colón remembered at New York funeral
NEW YORK (AP) — Family, friends and fans gathered Monday morning in New York to…
White House war promo videos marry action movies, sports and video games to real-life combat footage
Peaceful and violent, in video game screenshots and movie clips and on professional playing fields,…
Justice Department and Live Nation reach settlement over illegal monopoly case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department touted a tentative settlement of its antitrust lawsuit against…
Margot Robbie, Oprah watch Blazy transform Chanel with color and craft
PARIS (AP) — Chanel ‘s Matthieu Blazy is still building. Six months into his tenure…
Simon & Schuster names former Amazon executive Greg Greeley as CEO, succeeding Jonathan Karp
NEW YORK (AP) — Upending a longtime tradition of promoting from within its ranks, Simon…
Tommy DeCarlo, who became longtime singer of Boston after a Myspace tribute, dies at 60
Tommy DeCarlo, who became the lead singer of classic rockers Boston for nearly 20 years…
Toronto Film Critics Association aims to bring members back after mass resignations over Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers’ edited speech
TORONTO — The Toronto Film Critics Association says it will make changes to its awards…
Multiple gunshots fired near Rihanna’s LA home and a woman is taken into custody
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police took a woman into custody after she fired…
Paris Hilton launches recovery fund for women business owners after disasters
The pop culture star, advocate and entrepreneur Paris Hilton launched an initiative Monday to support…
A sweeping biography of Robert McNamara wins $50,000 book prize
NEW YORK (AP) — A deep and wide-ranging biography of former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara…
Director Mendonça Filho of ‘The Secret Agent’ reflects on memory and success of Brazilian cinema
MEXICO CITY (AP) — For the second consecutive year, the hypercompetitive category of best international…
Elton John to be celebrated at Glenn Gould Prize Gala in Toronto in May
TORONTO — Elton John will be feted at the Glenn Gould Prize Gala in Toronto…
Stars hit Paris runways, but fall’s real trend was dressing for hard times – and real life
PARIS (AP) — The celebrities came first, as they always do at the Paris runways.…
Q&A: Activists, ‘sister-friends’ Gloria Steinem and Leymah Gbowee channel their bond into a new book
Leymah Gbowee, the Liberian peace activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, says she doesn’t pay…
Fox News apologizes for showing old video of a hatless Donald Trump at a dignified transfer ceremony
Fox News apologized for airing old video of a hatless President Donald Trump during coverage…
‘Country’ Joe McDonald, ’60s rock star, proud protest counterculture icon, dies at 84
NEW YORK (AP) — “Country” Joe McDonald, a hippie rock star of the 1960s whose…
Denmark is set to explore if gastronomy can be recognized as an art form
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Imagine dining on “edible plastic” made from algae and collagen from…
Pixar’s ‘Hoppers’ bounds to No. 1 as Warner Bros.’ ‘The Bride!’ is on life support
Disney and Pixar’s environmental adventure “Hoppers” topped the North American box office this weekend with…
Who will win at the Oscars? AP’s film writers make their predictions
The Oscars just got more interesting. With a few late-game curveballs, courtesy of the Actor…
Dutch museum makes ‘needle in a haystack’ confirmation of Rembrandt painting
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A painting that was once rejected as a work by…