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Sami Michael, Iraqi-born and award-winning Israeli author and activist, dies at 97
JERUSALEM (AP) — Sami Michael, an award-winning Iraqi-Israeli author who was known for writing poignantly…
Book Review: Short story anthology ‘The Black Girl Survives in This One’ challenges the horror canon
Ahh, the Final Girl — a point of pride, a point of contention. Too often,…
Book Review: ‘City of Ruins’ completes a masterful Don Winslow trilogy
Years ago, when novelist Don Winslow first read Aeschylus, he recognized that the Greek father…
Q&A: Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine set out to seduce a king in ‘Mary & George’
LONDON (AP) — One of the original momagers, Mary Villiers knew how to use her…
Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 7-13
Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 7-13: April 7: Country singer Bobby Bare is…
James Patterson launches true crime series on Fox Nation
NEW YORK (AP) — James Patterson is launching a true crime series on the streaming…
Gillian Anderson and Rufus Sewell recreate a royal media disaster in Prince Andrew drama ‘Scoop’
LONDON (AP) — As the past few weeks have shown, British royalty and the media…
‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” roars to an $80 million box office opening
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Godzilla-King Kong combo stomped on expectations as “ Godzilla x…
More than 400 Canadian artists sign letter denouncing ‘anti-trans’ policies
More than 400 Canadian artists from the worlds of music, film and literature are denouncing…
‘Like a cartel:’ Shootings point to turf war over rights to screen South Indian films
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – The day Thomas Shajan was expecting to see a South Indian action…
Chance Perdomo, star of ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ and ‘Gen V,’ dies in motorcycle crash at 27
Actor Chance Perdomo, who rose to fame as a star of “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”…
15 years later, Winstead recalls ‘Scott Pilgrim’ shoot: ‘Toronto was our playground’
TORONTO – Just like the evil movie exes who can’t get over her “Scott Pilgrim”…
UK counterterrorism police investigate an attack on an Iranian TV presenter outside his London home
LONDON (AP) — British counterterrorism police are investigating the stabbing of an Iranian television presenter…
Woman in Northern Ireland finds people who can understand her — in Newfoundland
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Whitney McCullough says she has always felt like people outside her…
Doris Kearns Goodwin and Laurie Anderson to receive medals from American Academy of Arts and Letters
NEW YORK (AP) — Doris Kearns Goodwin, Laurie Anderson and the president of the Harlem…
Tyla, South Africa’s amapiano angel, manifests stardom in debut album
NEW YORK (AP) — Tyla grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa, practicing acceptance speeches in…
Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting…
Tori Spelling files for divorce from Dean McDermott after 18 years of marriage
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tori Spelling filed for divorce Friday from her husband and former…
Music Review: Beyoncé’s epic ‘Act ll: Cowboy Carter’ defies categorization, redefines American style
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Nothin’ really ends / For things to stay the same they…
New trial denied for ‘Rust’ armorer convicted in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge on Friday rejected an effort by a…
Colman Domingo and Taylor Hackford are some paying tribute to Louis Gossett Jr. after death at 87
Famous fans and co-stars react to the death of Louis Gossett Jr., who died at…
Owning Wrexham is hitting Ryan Reynolds in the wallet. Club owes its celebrity owners more than $11M
Owning a soccer club is hitting Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds in the wallet. Wrexham, the…
The irony of Steve Martin’s life isn’t lost on him
NEW YORK (AP) — Steve Martin has long marveled at the many phases of his…
In ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,’ the Titans are the stars
There was no question who the stars were on “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.”…