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33 years since Oscar nom, Montreal filmmaker Joyce Borenstein feels sense of closure
MONTREAL — Joyce Borenstein spent hours in her Montreal-area apartment, surrounded by the paintings of…
Italy buys Caravaggio painting for about $35 million, one of its largest payouts for a single work
ROME (AP) — Italy has bought a rare portrait by baroque painter Caravaggio for 30…
Ken Follett’s next epic heads to Victorian Britain, where strict morals meet secret passions
NEW YORK (AP) — Ken Follett’s next historical epic is a story of forbidden romance…
Prosecutor says Rihanna, A$AP Rocky, 3 kids were home when woman charged with attempted murder fired
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rihanna, her partner A$AP Rocky, their three children and her mother…
Registration of U.S. nurses in B.C. soars amid recruitment push
This summer, Alex Alvarez will pack her belongings and make the 3,500-kilometre trek with her…
Dudamel says Chalamet shows ignorance in claiming ‘no one cares’ about opera and ballet
NEW YORK (AP) — Famed conductor Gustavo Dudamel said Timothée Chalamet showed ignorance when the…
Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis adapt ‘Scarpetta’ book series for TV
NEW YORK (AP) — When Jamie Lee Curtis’ blockbuster film “True Lies” premiered worldwide, it…
Former CBC anchor says the broadcaster ‘silenced and intimidated’ him
OTTAWA — Former CBC television reporter and anchor Travis Dhanraj told a House of Commons…
Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu close Paris Fashion Week with competing visions of nature
PARIS (AP) — Louis Vuitton ‘s Nicolas Ghesquière built a fake mountain range inside the…
Best cat? Funniest prop? Ahead of the Oscars, the AP hands out its own awards
Awards season has a way of diminishing the movie year into a handful of films…
Gustavo Dudamel’s tenure as New York Philharmonic music director opens at Radio City Music Hall
NEW YORK (AP) — When Gustavo Dudamel first walked into the New York Philharmonic music…
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…