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Films about Indigenous influences, declawing cats among Hot Docs world premieres
A documentary about the ways Indigenous people have shaped modern western culture and a closer…
Kate’s been the reliable face of a modern monarchy. Now she’s at the center of a media backlash
LONDON (AP) — She’s one of the most photographed women in the world. But attention…
Oscars’ strikes tributes highlight solidarity, and the possible labor struggles to come
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood has been able to put on a show of happiness…
Kate’s photo scandal shows how hard it is for the UK monarchy to control its narrative
LONDON (AP) — The scandal over Kate, Princess of Wales’ family snapshot is a new…
Beyoncé’s new album will be called ‘Act II: Cowboy Carter’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyoncé is full of surprises — and on Tuesday, dropped yet…
Enrique Mazzola extends contract as music director of Lyric Opera of Chicago through 2030-31
CHICAGO (AP) — Enrique Mazzola extended his contract as music director of the Lyric Opera…
Nicole Scherzinger and Sarah Jessica Parker are among the nominees for London’s Olivier Awards
LONDON (AP) — An acclaimed revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Sunset Boulevard” and a play…
Oscars international broadcast cuts ’20 Days in Mariupol’ win, sparking criticism in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The shortened version of the international broadcast of the 96th Oscars…
‘Pure nightmare’: Montreal-based musician wins $1.5 million in defamation lawsuit
CALGARY – A Quebec-based electronic music artist hopes to get his career and life back…
Music Review: Kacey Musgraves’ ‘Deeper Well’ trades country-pop hooks for deep, folk-y meditation
Just over a decade ago, Kacey Musgraves emerged as a fresh new voice in country…
Apple Store/Apple Podcasts
Top New Shows (US): 1. Letters from an American, Heather Cox Richardson 2. Archetypes, Lemonada…
Romanian court grants UK’s request to extradite Andrew Tate, once local legal cases are concluded
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A court in Romania’s capital on Tuesday granted a request by…
Libraries struggle to afford the demand for e-books, seek new state laws in fight with publishers
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Whenever bestselling author Robin Cook releases a new medical thriller, the…
A new generation of readers embraces bell hooks’ ‘All About Love’
NEW YORK (AP) — In the summer of 2022, Emma Goodwin was getting over a…
Nile Rodgers of disco group Chic, classical music innovator Esa-Pekka Salonen win Polar Music Prize
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Nile Rodgers, American songwriter and co-founder of the influential 1970s disco band…
Japanese animation studio founder Miyazaki isn’t ready to retire just yet, after latest Oscar win
TOKYO (AP) — Ghibli, the Japanese studio that just won its second Oscar for feature…
Ukraine’s first Oscar is hailed as a reminder of war’s horrors as Russian drones strike buildings
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine awoke Monday to another day of war — Russian drones…
Kate, Princess of Wales, apologizes for altering family photo that fueled rumors about her health
LONDON (AP) — Kate, Princess of Wales, apologized Monday for “confusion” caused by her altering…
‘Oppenheimer’ crew keeps it low key, other winners revel at Vanity Fair’s Oscar after-party
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Christopher Nolan stood as staid and nonchalant as ever as…
Oscars get audience bump from ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer,’ but ratings aren’t quite a blockbuster
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Barbenheimer” brought a bump not a boom to Oscars ratings. An…
Al Pacino says Oscars producers asked him to omit reading best picture nominees
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Al Pacino says he was following the instructions of the Oscars…
Messi the celebrity dog made it to the Oscars. Here’s how the show pulled off his (clapping) cameo
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Messi the dog did attend the Oscars after all. The breakout…
Emma Stone won, but Lily Gladstone didn’t lose
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Academy Awards were full of sure-things, long-awaited anointments and easy…
Oscar Moments: Talk of war and peace, a coronation for Nolan, a naked John Cena and Ken-demonium!
There was talk of war — past conflicts, and current ones — and pleas for…