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Spanish film icon Almodovar chosen as Cannes’ jury president
PARIS – Cannes Film Festival organizers have announced that flamboyant Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar will…
Co-defendant in French art heist says he destroyed paintings
PARIS – A co-defendant in one of the world’s biggest art heists testified in court…
Paris Jackson to guest star on Fox TV drama ‘Star’
LOS ANGELES – Paris Jackson is ready for her close-up. Fox TV said Monday that…
Oprah Winfrey to be ‘special contributor’ to ’60 Minutes’
NEW YORK – Oprah Winfrey has been named a “special contributor” to CBS News’ “60…
‘Superior Donuts’ stars Judd Hirsch as owner of kneady shop
NEW YORK – On his new sitcom, “Superior Donuts,” Judd Hirsch plays the owner of…
Prince Albert says Grace Kelly’s home will reopen in 2018
PHILADELPHIA – Prince Albert of Monaco says the childhood home of his late mother, Princess…
Review: Emily Estefan ably steps out of her parents’ shadow
Emily Estefan, “Take Whatever You Want” (Alien Shrimp Records) She arrives with a last name…
Pharrell Williams, wife welcome triplets to join son, 8
Pharrell Williams and his wife, Helen Lasichanh, have welcomed triplets. Williams’ publicist says that “the…
Music Review: LeAnn Rimes is a sultry survivor on ‘Remnants’
LeAnn Rimes “Remnants” (RCA U.K./ Thirty Tigers / Sony RED) Somewhere in between a debut,…
The top 10 books on Apple’s iBooks-US
iBook charts for week ending January 29, 2017 (Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN,…
Muppets, Edgar Wright headed to SXSW film festival
NEW YORK – The latest from writer-director Edgar Wright and a behind-the-scenes documentary about the…
‘Do Not Say We Have Nothing’ by Madeleine Thien tops Maclean’s fiction list
Here are the top 10 hardcover fiction and non-fiction books in Canada for the week…
PBS’ ‘Nova’ seeking periodic-table fans to fund TV special
LOS ANGELES – Geeks of America, PBS’ “Nova” wants you to open up your minds…
N.S. artists Classified and Ria Mae lead East Coast Music Award nominations
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – Two Halifax-area hit-makers dominated East Coast Music Awards nominations announced Tuesday.…
Jamie Barton wins Met Opera’s Beverly Sills Award
NEW YORK – Mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton has been given this year’s Beverly Sills Artist Award…
Special agent who once helped capture El Chapo has book deal
NEW YORK – A former special agent who once helped capture the Mexican drug lord…
Wisconsin artist who cast Mary Tyler Moore sculpture dies
MADISON, Wis. – Gwendolyn Gillen, a Wisconsin artist whose bronze sculpture of Mary Tyler Moore…
U. of Mich. video game cache serves as an archive, at play
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The University of Michigan collects video games. Lots of them. The…
Reality show comparisons in Trump announcement inescapable
NEW YORK – President Donald Trump’s past life as a television showman provided an irresistible…
Video game simulation has New England rallying to edge Falcons in Super Bowl
A video game simulation has the New England Patriots lifting the Vince Lombardi Trophy. The…
One-woman performer behind Amargosa Opera House dies at 92
LAS VEGAS – Marta Becket, a dancer and performance artist who spent decades presenting one-woman…
Fans bail as Lauryn Hill is 3 hours late for Pittsburgh show
PITTSBURGH – Only a fraction of the audience had stuck around when singer-rapper Lauryn Hill…
At Men’s Fashion Week, a collection was out of this world
NEW YORK – Inspiration for one elegant collection at Men’s Fashion Week in New York…
Tamron Hall exits NBC after learning she was losing ‘Today’
NEW YORK – NBC said Wednesday that news anchor Tamron Hall is leaving the network,…