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Bikers help Springsteen, stranded on the side of the road
FREEHOLD, N.J. – Coming across Bruce Springsteen on a broken down motorcycle on the side…
Rowling talks about ‘Fantastic Beasts’ at New York screening
NEW YORK – J.K. Rowling came to town for a movie and a cause. The…
Industry veterans get honorary Oscars at Governors Awards
LOS ANGELES – The president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says…
‘Challenging language:’ Edmonton academic studies versions of 1st Inuit novel
EDMONTON – The story reaches out of an Arctic past stretching back to long before…
Leonard Cohen’s son Adam thanks public for support following singer’s death
MONTREAL – The outpouring of love and affection that has followed Leonard Cohen’s death did…
Rocker Leon Russell dies in Nashville
NASHVILLE – Leon Russell, who performed, sang and produced some of rock ‘n’ roll’s top…
Actress Woodley’s pipeline protest trial is delayed 1 month
MANDAN, N.D. – Trial has been delayed by a month for actress Shailene Woodley, who…
NY music festival founded by Pete Seeger is returning
BEACON, N.Y. – Organizers say a New York music festival founded by the late folk…
Tom Ford tackles revenge, artifice with stylish ‘Nocturnal Animals’
TORONTO – Impeccably dressed, meticulously poised and graciously polite, style icon Tom Ford is in…
British farce ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ heading to Broadway
NEW YORK – A hit comedy from London that’s been called “‘Fawlty Towers’ meets ‘Noises…
The Latest: German illusionist’s porn trial begins in Vegas
LAS VEGAS – The Latest on the trial of German illusionist Jan Rouven Fuechtener in…
Spotify’s Top 10 most viral tracks
The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of…
Spotify’s Top 10 most streamed tracks
The following list represents the most streamed tracks on Spotify, based on the number of…
PBS journalist Gwen Ifill dies of cancer
NEW YORK – Gwen Ifill, co-anchor of PBS’ “NewsHour” with Judy Woodruff and a veteran…
Award-winning ‘Corner Gas’ star Janet Wright dead at 71
Award-winning stage and screen actress Janet Wright, the frank-talking and resilient comedy star best known…
Taste Canada Awards hands out 22 medals honouring culinary writing
TORONTO – Two books about gluten-free food won gold and silver medals Monday in a…
Review: Josh Groban can’t save indulgent ‘Natasha, Pierre’
NEW YORK – You may not just passively consume “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet…
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson named People’s ‘Sexiest Man Alive’
NEW YORK – Former WWE champ Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson can add People’s “Sexiest Man…
Fantasy author Cashore has 2-book deal
NEW YORK – Kristin Cashore, author of the million-selling “Graceling Realm” fantasy series, has a…
‘Finding Dory’ among new DVD releases for the week ending Nov. 19
A look at some DVDs scheduled to be released in the weeks ahead. For the…
‘Black Mirror’ reflects a high-tech world with wicked style
NEW YORK – William Shatner’s bumpy flight. Burgess Meredith’s smashed eyeglasses. The fateful misinterpretation of…
From fashion to film, gift-worthy coffee table books abound
NEW YORK – Come holiday time, there’s never a shortage of splashy coffee table books…
Kendrick is authentic, engaging in ‘Scrappy Little Nobody’
“Scrappy Little Nobody” (Touchstone), by Anna Kendrick Anna Kendrick has charmed her fans in films…
Q&A: Edmonton singer Ruth B on life after Vine, working with Lorde’s producer
TORONTO – Striking viral gold on Vine was one thing, but Ruth B says she’s…