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‘Greatest of all time’: Joe Flaherty created memorable, still funny ‘SCTV’ characters
Forty years after he invented them, Joe Flaherty’s characters can still raise a smirk, and…
The Tropicana Las Vegas, a mob-era casino and Sin City landmark, closes after 67 years
LAS VEGAS (AP) — In the 1971 film “Diamonds are Forever,” James Bond stays in…
Music Review: Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams sing about the power of love on ‘All This Time’
LOS ANGELES – Drawing from personal experience, husband-and-wife duo Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams sing…
Authors with Canadian links among 8 winners of US$175,000 Windham-Campbell Prizes
NEW YORK – Three authors with links to Canada are among this year’s recipients of…
Bell Media president Sean Cohan says layoffs were necessary to reach company’s goals
TORONTO – Bell Media president Sean Cohan says recent layoffs and programming cuts are something…
This mob-era Las Vegas casino is officially closed. Here are some big moments in its 67 years
LAS VEGAS (AP) — From its lavish opening in 1957 on a Las Vegas Boulevard…
John Sinclair, a marijuana activist who was immortalized in a John Lennon song, dies at 82
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — John Sinclair, a poet, music producer and counterculture figure whose…
‘SCTV’ cast remember Joe Flaherty: ‘funniest at the table,’ a mentor to young comics
Joe Flaherty earned guffaws among fans of “SCTV” and “Freaks and Geeks,” but the comedian…
With some laughs, some stories, some tears, Don Winslow begins what he calls his final book tour
NEW YORK (AP) — Don Winslow, embarking on what he calls his final book tour,…
Claire Jiménez’s ‘What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez’ wins the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
NEW YORK (AP) — Claire Jiménez’s “What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez,” a hard-hitting and comic…
Pepe Aguilar is putting Mexican culture at the front and center with ‘Jaripeo: Hasta Los Huesos’
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Pepe Aguilar feels like a superhero when he puts on his…
Miranda Lambert, Billie Eilish, Nicki Minaj submit letter to AI developers to honor artists’ rights
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stevie Wonder, Miranda Lambert, Billie Eilish, Nicki Minaj, Peter Frampton, Katy…
Police say JK Rowling committed no crime with tweets slamming Scotland’s new hate speech law
LONDON (AP) — J.K. Rowling did not break the law with tweets criticizing Scotland’s new…
Wallace Peeples, activist-influencer otherwise known as Wallo267, has memoir out in September
NEW YORK (AP) — Wallace Peeples has lived many lives — activist, speechmaker, podcaster, social…
Apple Store–Podcasts
Top New Shows (US): 1. Murder in the Hollywood Hills, Dateline NBC 2. Mind the…
Maryse Condé, prolific ‘grande dame’ of Caribbean literature, dead at age 90
NEW YORK (AP) — Maryse Condé, an acclaimed French-language novelist from Guadeloupe who in novels,…
Klaus Mäkelä, just 28, to become Chicago Symphony Orchestra music director in 2027
Klaus Mäkelä was hired Tuesday to succeed Riccardo Muti as music director of the Chicago…
Tesla sales fall nearly 9% to start the year as competition heats up and demand for EVs slows
DETROIT (AP) — Tesla sales fell sharply last quarter as competition increased worldwide, electric vehicle…
Take your daughter to work, Broadway edition: ‘Hadestown’ welcomes Jon Jon Briones and his daughter
NEW YORK (AP) — Jon Jon Briones had the best vantage point to watch his…
Anthony M. Kennedy to reflect on his life and his years on the Supreme Court in two-volume memoir
NEW YORK (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy has a two-volume memoir…
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce earn Webby Award nominations, along with Sydney Sweeney, Ryan Gosling
NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift and her Super Bowl-winning boyfriend Travis Kelce, along with…
Japan’s royal family makes formal debut on Instagram as world’s oldest monarchy tries to draw youth
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s imperial family made an Instagram debut with a barrage of posts…
Music Review: Vampire Weekend’s frenetic, challenging ‘Only God Was Above Us’ is an ode to New York
American rock band Vampire Weekend returns with their most challenging record to date, the frenetic…
Barbara Rush, actor who co-starred with Frank Sinatra and Paul Newman among others, dies at 97
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Barbara Rush, a popular leading actor in the 1950 and 1960s…