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Americana troubadour Todd Snider, alt-country singer-songwriter, dies at 59
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Todd Snider, a singer whose thoughtfully freewheeling tunes and cosmic-stoner songwriting…
Pope Leo XIV celebrates cinema with Hollywood stars and urges inclusion of marginal voices
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV welcomed Spike Lee, Cate Blanchett, Greta Gerwig and…
With the rise of AI ‘slop,’ Canada’s creative sector sets sights on licensing regime
OTTAWA — On Nov. 1, Xania Monet appeared for the first time on the Adult…
College football coach John Beam from ‘Last Chance U’ has died after being shot
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland’s celebrated former football coach John Beam, who was featured in…
White House Historical Association reclaims Rockwell sketches for $7.25 million at auction
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House Historical Association has reclaimed a series of sketches by…
Reaching 67 points is creating a ‘6-7’ frenzy at college basketball games across the country
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma coach Jennie Baranczyk hears the popular catchphrase “6-7” all the…
Buddy Holly crosswalk in Texas hometown to be removed following governor’s order on road safety
HOUSTON (AP) — Fans of the Buddy Holly crosswalk in his hometown of Lubbock, Texas,…
How chummy is too chummy? Epstein emails shine light on relationships between journalists, sources
The emails to and from Jeffrey Epstein released this week shine a light on the…
SAG Awards change name to the Actor Awards starting in 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Screen Actors Guild Awards are now called the Actor Awards.…
Hamilton fighter Denis Puric set for kickboxing showdown in Tokyo
There isn’t much in combat sports that Denis (The Bosnian Menace) Puric hasn’t done. The…
From Disney to Broadway: Meg Donnelly’s ‘Moulin Rouge!’ debut fulfills theater kid dream
NEW YORK (AP) — When she was still just a child, Meg Donnelly gave off…
Critics warn Florida’s new teaching standards rehabilitate aspects of the anti-communist Red Scare
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The daughter of a Hollywood screenwriter who was imprisoned and blacklisted…
Shoplifter swipes $9,700 in baseball and Pokemon cards from Tom Brady shop
NEW YORK (AP) — Police were searching for a shoplifter who stole about $9,700 in…
Maria Reva, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson win Writers’ Trust Awards
TORONTO — Maria Reva didn’t expect her Ukraine-set satire “Endling” to win any awards —…
Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys merge their parallel lives for ‘The Beast in Me’
When prestige TV was first thought to be eclipsing movies, with quality scripts and meaty…
How the funny and feminist fashion in ‘Palm Royale’ further the storytelling
NEW YORK (AP) — When Kristen Wiig steps out of a vintage Rolls-Royce in the…
Ken Burns and Lin-Manuel Miranda offer history lesson to NYC students at Trinity Church
NEW YORK (AP) — On a chilly midweek afternoon, hundreds of New York City high…
Bad Bunny wins album of the year at the 2025 Latin Grammys, capping an electric night
It should come as a shock to no one: The 2025 Latin Grammy Awards were…
In documentary, the late poet Andrea Gibson shared their terminal cancer journey to help others
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Andrea Gibson would be the first to tell you that…
These Norman Rockwell sketches once hung in the White House. On Friday, they’re up for auction
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House Historical Association is bidding to reclaim a series of…
Streaming and parks shine for Disney in Q4, but weakening in cable and at the box office
Disney’s fourth-quarter performance was mixed with a weaker performance from cable and the box office…
Desert raves and apocalyptic doom collide in ‘Sirāt,’ one of the year’s most talked about films
TORONTO (AP) — Oliver Laxe, the spiritually minded, 6-foot-6-inch French-born Galician director, knows that his…
BR-Influencers-Politics
OTTAWA — Influencers have more reach on five major social media platforms than either news…
‘It’s a good day when somebody gives you 13 Andy Warhols’: Art Gallery of Ontario scores major donation
TORONTO — The Art Gallery of Ontario says it has received a significant gift of…