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Residente feels freer after first solo album success
NEW YORK – Whatever happens Thursday at the Latin Grammys, Residente can relax. The Puerto…
Ex-NHL enforcer John Scott tries acting, ponders next move
Not a lot of things rattle John Scott. Come on. He was a 6-foot-8, 260-pound…
Strong ratings for country awards – with an asterisk
NEW YORK – After two years of record low ratings, the Country Music Association Awards…
Canadian ‘Arrow’ star Stephen Amell speaks out amid allegations against producer
VANCOUVER – Canadian “Arrow” star Stephen Amell is offering to help “in any way, shape…
Stars sign on to support UNICEF World Children’s Day
NEW YORK – David Beckham, Millie Bobby Brown and Hugh Jackman are among celebrities and…
Julia Roberts says ‘Wonder’ shows radical power of kindness
LONDON – “Wonder” could have been designed as an antidote to the headlines. It’s a…
Review: Not even Wonder Woman can save ‘Justice League’
It’s hard not to feel a little bad for the DC Comics films at this…
Medical records request dispute in Weinstein case resolved
NEW YORK – An unnamed actress has sued Harvey Weinstein alleging he committed sexual battery…
David Chariandy wins Writers’ Trust fiction prize for ‘Brother’
TORONTO – David Chariandy’s novel “Brother” has won the $50,000 Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize.…
Rose McGowan plans ‘not guilty’ plea on Virginia drug charge
WASHINGTON – Actress Rose McGowan says she’ll plead not guilty when she’s arraigned Thursday on…
6 Czechs ‘fined’ for sporting Borat mankinis in Kazakhstan
PRAGUE, Czech Republic – A group of six Czech tourists who dressed up in skimpy…
Plummer calls his replacement of Spacey in film ‘ironic’
NEW YORK – Christopher Plummer says he doesn’t feel like he’s replacing Kevin Spacey in…
Jay Baruchel to play ‘Hard Right Jay’ on ‘Letterkenny’
TORONTO – Canadian comedy star Jay Baruchel is joining the hit hoser series “Letterkenny.” CraveTV…
Review: ‘Mudbound’ a moving, literary epic of family, race
Perhaps it’s a sign of the times that after seeing an epic story as poetically…
Linkin Park dedicating new live album to Chester Bennigton
NEW YORK – Linkin Park is releasing a new live album that the band is…
‘Manufacturing Consent’ co-author Edward Herman dies at 92
NEW YORK – An author, educator and longtime critic of American foreign policy who co-wrote…
Staples in fine form as album chronicles America’s divide
Mavis Staples, “If All I Was Was Black” (Anti/Epitaph) Mavis Staples seems to grow in…
Review: Mickey Hart calibrates universal rhythms on ‘RAMU’
Mickey Hart, “RAMU” (Verve Forecast) There’s plenty of movement on Mickey Hart’s 14th studio album,…
The Latest: Bail conditions tightened in FIFA bribery case
NEW YORK – The Latest on the U.S. trial of three South American soccer officials…
In ‘Three Billboards,’ a timely portrait of outrage
NEW YORK – In “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” or anywhere else, Frances McDormand means…
Review: In ‘Wonder,’ a sweetly sincere message movie
It’s hard for us cynical souls to walk into a movie advertised with the tagline…
Five things about Canada’s Walk of Fame
TORONTO – Six people were inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame Wednesday — sprinter Donovan…
Broken Social Scene’s Kevin Drew searches for answers with debut play ‘A&R Angels’
TORONTO – Broken Social Scene’s Kevin Drew is frustrated with the failed promises of the…
Jesmyn Ward, Masha Gessen win National Book Awards
NEW YORK – Jesmyn Ward’s “Sing, Unburied, Sing,” a surreal and poetic novel about a…