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The Eurovision Song Contest is back. Here’s how and who to watch
LONDON (AP) — The Eurovision party is officially underway: a week of power pop, outrageous…
Defense concedes Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs had violent outbursts, but say no federal crimes occurred
NEW YORK (AP) — The public knew Sean “Diddy” Combs as a larger-than-life music and…
Manitoba committee to study support for journalism could be running by summer
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is aiming to have an all-party committee on journalism up…
A timeline of the rise and fall of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
For more than two decades, Sean “Diddy” Combs was one of hip-hop’s most opportunistic entrepreneurs,…
Designer Prabal Gurung reflects on tough childhood, resilience and runway success in a new memoir
NEW YORK (AP) — Designer Prabal Gurung has always been a storyteller. First, it was…
As Biden-era ‘junk fee’ rule takes effect, Ticketmaster says it will display fees more clearly
As a Biden administration ban on so-called “junk fees” took effect Monday, Ticketmaster said it…
The innovative ice-cream makers at Salt & Straw serve up secrets and recipes in a new cookbook
NEW YORK (AP) — If you’re intimidated by the idea of making ice cream at…
Cannes makes it official: No nudity on the red carpet
CANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival red carpet is perhaps the most rigidly…
The Paris robbery of Kim Kardashian changed how celebrities think about exposure
PARIS (AP) — The ring gleamed in Instagram posts. So did the diamond necklace and…
How a bloody Zoom pitch helped Vancouver filmmaker take ‘Final Destination’ reins
Vancouver filmmaker Zachary Lipovsky says it took innovative thinking — and a fake decapitation —…
Cannes, the global Colosseum of film, readies for 78th edition with new challenges on the horizon
Nowhere is the border-crossing nature of cinema more evident than the Cannes Film Festival, which…
A landscape transformed: As it responds to cuts in federal programs, the arts community reels
NEW YORK (AP) — Poet Marie Howe, one of this year’s winners of the Pulitzer…
‘Andor’ is ending. It brought untold stories of trauma and humanity to ‘Star Wars’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The complex effects of personal trauma have not traditionally been the…
South Korean conductor Myung-Whun Chung named La Scala’s first-ever Asian musical conductor
MILAN (AP) — South Korean conductor Myung-whun Chung was named on Monday the new musical…
Trump administration fires top copyright official days after firing Librarian of Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has fired the nation’s top copyright official, Shira Perlmutter,…
Classified, Kellie Loder, Maggie Andrew big winners out of East Coast Music Awards
ST. JOHN’S — Atlantic music stars Classified, Kellie Loder and Maggie Andrew emerged as top…
‘Thunderbolts’ and ‘Sinners’ top box office charts once more
Marvel’s “Thunderbolts” and Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” dominated the North American box office charts again this…
Amber Heard reveals names of twin babies in Mother’s Day post
Amber Heard is now a mother of three. The actor on Sunday wrote on Instagram…
How AI helps push Candy Crush players through its most difficult puzzles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Players swiping their way through more than 18,700 levels of Candy…
Quebec sovereigntists watch Alberta referendum talk with optimism, disdain
MONTREAL — As Alberta flirts with the possibility of a referendum on separation, Quebec sovereigntists…
Mexican American singer Johnny Rodriguez, whose 1970s country hits topped charts, dies at 73
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Country music star Johnny Rodriguez, a popular Mexican American singer best…
Herschel Segal, founder of Canadian brands Le Château and DavidsTea, has died
MONTREAL — Specialty tea provider DavidsTea Inc. says co-founder Herschel Segal, who also launched the…
Koyo Kouoh, 2026 Venice Art Biennale curator, dies suddenly at age 58
ROME (AP) — Koyo Kouoh, the curator of the 2026 Venice Art Biennale, has died…
Judge rejects claim that Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was treated differently because of his race
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs was not treated differently because of his race…