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Inside the Met Gala: Under a petal-filled sky, guests honor Black style, hail a ‘monumental night’
NEW YORK (AP) — “Well, it took a minute,” said Spike Lee, surveying the glittering…
Singer-songwriter Lizzy McAlpine makes her Broadway debut, coming at a ‘perfect time’
NEW YORK (AP) — Lizzy McAlpine is surrounded by music these days. She’s making her…
Rise of the finfluencers: How to navigate financial advice on social media
Thousands of videos on how to invest, save your first $100,000 or pay off hefty…
Soprano Patricia Racette to become artistic director of the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Soprano Patricia Racette will become artistic director of the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, filling…
How Lytton Chinese History Museum rose from the ashes, almost four years after fire
LYTTON — Lorna Fandrich recalled walking into the burned out site of the Lytton Chinese…
Met Gala pays tribute to Black fashion and designers and includes Rihanna pregnancy surprise
NEW YORK (AP) — Rihanna shut down a rainy Met Gala on Monday in a…
Michigan governor candidate says miscarriage prompted her to prioritize reproductive health access
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Ahead of a nationally watched bid to become Michigan’s next governor,…
Many ‘Superfine’ tributes to André Leon Talley at the Met Gala
André Leon Talley’s presence could be felt everywhere at the Met Gala on Monday. The…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ says he’s ‘a little nervous’ as sex trafficking trial gets underway
NEW YORK (AP) — The federal sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, whose wildly…
Rihanna is expecting baby No. 3 with A$AP Rocky, the rapper confirms at the 2025 Met Gala
NEW YORK (AP) — At a historic edition of the Met Gala with tons of…
New York Times wins 4 Pulitzers, New Yorker 3; Washington Post wins for coverage of Trump shooting
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times won four Pulitzer Prizes and the New…
Janelle Monáe embraces dandyism at the Met Gala with help from an Oscar winner and tequila diamond
Janelle Monáe embraced Black dandyism’s elegance at the Met Gala in an all-star collaboration with…
Novelist Percival Everett and playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins among Pulitzer winners in the arts
NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett’s novel “James,” his radical reimagining of “The Adventures of…
Trump has threatened a 100% tariff on movies made outside the US. Here’s what we know
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is eyeing Hollywood for his next round of…
A Trump film tariff would send Canadian screen industry into ‘chaos,’ say local producers
When Daniel Bekerman set out to produce “The Apprentice” — last year’s biopic about U.S.…
Brazilian judge orders arrest of man over alleged plot targeting Lady Gaga concert in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian judge on Monday ordered the arrest of a…
Weyni Mengesha, d’bi.young anitafrika among Metcalf performing arts prize winners
TORONTO — Soulpepper artistic director Weyni Mengesha and dub poet d’bi.young anitafrika are among the…
Ann Telnaes, who quit Washington Post in protest, wins Pulitzer for ‘fearlessness’ in commentary
NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime editorial cartoonist for The Washington Post who quit in…
New Met Gala exhibit ‘Superfine’ gives voice to emerging Black designers
NEW YORK (AP) — When the email came from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jacques…
The stories behind all of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ name changes as the hip-hop mogul heads to trial
In the criminal indictment for this week’s sex trafficking trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, the…
Entrepreneurs working to find funds to restore historic theatres across the Prairies
EDMONTON — Not a day goes by that David Stupnikoff doesn’t think about the Princess…
Trump threatens a 100% tariff on foreign-made films, saying the movie industry in the US is dying
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is opening a new salvo in his tariff…
Theater producer Jeffrey Seller, behind ‘Rent’ and ‘Hamilton,’ shines a light on his own journey
NEW YORK (AP) — Jeffrey Seller, the Broadway producer behind such landmark hits as “Rent,”…
A giant sculpture of Gandalf riding an eagle departs Wellington airport for good
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — For more than a decade, passengers at New Zealand ’s…