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‘Three Billboards’ wins, women make waves at UK film awards
LONDON – The ferocious female-led tragi-comedy “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” was the big winner…
Eugenides, Chernow voted into arts academy
NEW YORK – Jeffrey Eugenides, a Pulitzer Prize winning novelist, was in an especially inventive…
On the Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera art trail in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY – With her unibrow, braided updo, colorful clothing and moustache, the late Mexican…
Junos not naming replacement nominees after Hedley withdraws from 3 categories
The Juno Awards will not be naming replacement nominees now that embattled rockers Hedley have…
Petition calls for separating LGBT materials in Iowa library
ORANGE CITY, Iowa – Residents in northwest Iowa are fighting over a petition that calls…
‘Fortune Teller’ anchors Caravaggio installation in Mexico
MEXICO CITY – The celebrated painting “The Fortune Teller” by Caravaggio is going on display…
Edmonton Fringe festival’s porta-potty fundraising campaign flushed with donors
EDMONTON — One of North America’s largest Fringe festivals says a new fundraising campaign that…
‘Sinners’ surges past ‘Minecraft’ to lead box office
NEW YORK (AP) — Brand names, not filmmakers or stars, are said to rule the…
Adam Silver calls NBA ratings for opening weekend of playoffs ‘fantastic’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday that television ratings from the…
Australia celebrates end to ‘Vegemite-gate’ after product back on shelves in Toronto
Canada and Australia have shaken hands to end a potential diplomatic dust-up over a yeast-based…
Visitor buildings burn in grass fire that swept Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village
EDMONTON — Firefighters who battled a wind-fanned grass fire that spread to the Ukrainian Cultural…
Ex-NFL player Shannon Sharpe accused of rape in $50 million civil lawsuit
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A young woman who says she was raped and threatened by…
Wrexham wins and returns into automatic promotion spot with two rounds left
BLACKPOOL, England (AP) — Wrexham was back in the driver’s seat for promotion from English…
Universal Epic Universe is the theme park resort’s biggest bang yet in Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — From Harry Potter to Super Mario Bros. to Frankenstein’s monster, Universal…
Canadian drummer arrested on child sexual abuse material charges in California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joseph Seiders, drummer for Canadian indie rock band The New Pornographers,…
Canadian drummer arrested on child sexual abuse material charges in California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joseph Seiders, drummer for Canadian indie rock band The New Pornographers,…
Judge won’t take further steps to enforce his order in AP case against Trump administration
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge who ordered the Trump administration to stop blocking The…
Jacob Elordi talks weight loss and on-screen romance for ‘The Narrow Road to the Deep North’
BERLIN (AP) — Jacob Elordi is gearing up for another busy year. He’ll soon be…
Katy Perry gears up for sci-fi inspired world tour
ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) — In less than a year, Katy Perry has released an album,…
Judge denies Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ request to delay May 5 trial
NEW YORK (AP) — The sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs will proceed as…
Harvey Weinstein can stay in hospital during #MeToo retrial, judge rules
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein has been moved to a New York City hospital…
Is he Christ? Is he Moses? Superman’s religious and ethical undertones add to his mystique
Superman was born Kryptonian, raised Methodist and sketched into existence by two Jewish teens in…
‘Crown jewel’: HBC’s charter among the art and artifacts it seeks to auction off
TORONTO — Hudson’s Bay has asked a court to allow it to put the royal…
‘Sinners,’ shot on IMAX film, is a historic first for female cinematographers
Cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw didn’t realize she was going to make history on “Sinners.” The…