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Thomas King’s revelation he is not Indigenous sends ripples through culture sector
TORONTO — Thomas King’s revelation that he has no Indigenous ancestry sent ripples through Canada’s…
Philadelphia Art Museum court filings accuse former Canadian director of theft
The Philadelphia Art Museum is accusing its former Canadian director of stealing funds through unauthorized…
World champion curler, veteran broadcaster Colleen Jones dies at 65
Colleen Jones, a world champion curler whose effervescent personality made her a popular presence on…
Canadian drama ‘La Médiatrice’ wins International Emmy for best short-form series
A French-language Canadian drama about a family mediator whose own life implodes has won an…
Barry Hertz’s ‘Fast & Furious’ book pops the hood on power struggles driving the franchise
TORONTO — Before “The Fast and the Furious” became one of the world’s most lucrative…
American menswear designer Jeffrey Banks is finally sharing his story and starting a new chapter
NEW YORK (AP) — Designer Jeffrey Banks spent years co-authoring seven books on fashion before…
Clair Obscur leads the AP’s list of 2025’s top video games
It’s been a difficult year for the people who create video games, with layoffs persisting…
Incarcerated writers will be able to connect with literary world through new PEN America site
NEW YORK (AP) — Writers in U.S. prisons will have a new path to getting…
Rick Atkinson’s Revolutionary War trilogy to be adapted into graphic editions
NEW YORK (AP) — Prize-winning military historian Rick Atkinson, a comic book fan growing up,…
‘Father Ted’ writer Graham Linehan cleared of harassing transgender activist
LONDON (AP) — The co-creator of British TV sitcoms “Father Ted” and the “IT Crowd”…
News from outside disappears in North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — For two hours every day, Lee Si-young and her colleagues…
BBC leaders grilled by lawmakers over its standards after Trump threatened to sue
LONDON (AP) — The BBC’s chairman acknowledged Monday that it was too slow in responding…
Court order prevents LA coroner from releasing details of teen’s body found in singer d4vd’s Tesla
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police have blocked the county coroner’s office from releasing…
Celebrated ‘Inconvenient Indian’ author Thomas King says he’s not Indigenous
Celebrated author Thomas King says that despite believing so nearly all his life, he is…
Udo Kier, striking German actor from ‘My Own Private Idaho’ and ‘Ace Ventura,’ dies at 81
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Udo Kier, the German actor whose icy gaze and strange,…