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Oscars to go host-less for 2nd straight year on ABC
PASADENA, Calif. – The Oscars are going without a host again this year. ABC Entertainment…
Acclaimed Conceptual artist John Baldessari dies at 88
LOS ANGELES – John Baldessari, who pioneered a new genre of art in the 1970s…
Lizzo, Tool, Tame Impala headline Bonnaroo festival
NASHVILLE – After dominating 2019, singer-rapper Lizzo will be the first female act to headline…
Walter Learning, a key figure in Canadian theatre, dies in Fredericton at age 81
FREDERICTON – Walter Learning, the founder of Theatre New Brunswick and a key figure in…
Review: Book narrates life in Appalachian Mountains
“Hill Women: Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains,” Ballantine Books, by…
‘1917,’ ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’ win Golden Globes
The 77th Golden Globes were meant to be a coronation for Netflix. Instead, a pair…
New high school puts focus on environment, climate change
NEW ORLEANS – A new high school in New Orleans is preparing students for careers…
Eagle watching tours offered at 3 Kentucky parks
FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet has announced the dates for…
Emotions run high in desert at Palm Springs awards gala
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – Hollywood kicked off the year’s compressed awards season with an emotional…
‘Open wound:’ Talk by poet who worked with Indigenous woman’s killer to go ahead
REGINA – The University of Regina is being urged to cancel a lecture by a…
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019
A lauded writer who brought to light stories overshadowed by prejudice. An actress and singer…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro keeps to far right, faces tough 2nd year
SAO PAULO – Heading into his second year as Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro has held…
Pop culture in 2010s marked gains in diversity, inclusion
NEW YORK – When the family-friendly Hallmark Channel recently pulled, under pressure from a conservative…
‘It’s not niche anymore:’ Climate change themes everywhere in Canadian art
Brett Story made a film about climate change that doesn’t once use the phrase. Instead,…
UK honours Olivia Newton-John, Sam Mendes, Steve McQueen
LONDON – Singer Olivia Newton-John and directors Sam Mendes and Steve McQueen all received high…
A list of new Order of Canada recipients
OTTAWA – Here is a list of the newest recipients of the Order of Canada,…
‘Queen of Giraffes’ among new Order of Canada recipients with global influence
OTTAWA – Talk about sticking her neck out for Canada. The latest cohort of appointments…
Jackson Wink MMA Academy to offer fans ‘travel workouts’
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Jackson Wink MMA Academy, the storied mixed martial arts gym that has…
Pop culture in 2010s marked gains in diversity, inclusion
NEW YORK – When the family-friendly Hallmark Channel recently pulled, under pressure from a conservative…
Elizabeth Spencer, ‘Light In the Piazza’ author, dies at 98
NEW YORK – Elizabeth Spencer, a grande dame of Southern literature who bravely navigated between…
Dancer born with one hand makes Radio City Rockettes history
NEW YORK – A dancer born with one hand is the first person with a…
Alaska arts worker says she lost job over her governor posts
JUNEAU, Alaska – A former employee of the Alaska State Council on the Arts said…
Toy stores hope playtime inside their shops leads to sales
PARAMUS, N.J. – Jaelyn Farrell climbed into a tree fort, played in fake sand and…
2019 Breakthrough Entertainer: A star-making year for Majors
NEW YORK – How is a great actor made? For Jonathan Majors, the 30-year-old breakout…