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Controversial Zapata painting will stay on display in Mexico
MEXICO CITY – A controversial painting of a Mexican Revolution hero will remain on exhibit…
Grammy-winner Anderson .Paak supports hometown arts centre
VENTURA, Calif. – Rapper and singer Anderson .Paak is lending his support to an arts…
Ontario poet laureate role created in honour of Hip frontman Gord Downie
TORONTO – Ontario has created a new poet laureate position for the province and named…
Vancouver’s German Christmas market celebrates 10-year anniversary
VANCOUVER – For centuries, communities in Germany have transformed town squares into glittering Christmas markets,…
10 films make shortlist for Oscars’ best international film
LOS ANGELES – Ten international films, including widely acclaimed offerings from South Korea, Spain and…
2019 Breakthrough Entertainer: A star-making year for Majors
NEW YORK – How is a great actor made? For Jonathan Majors, the 30-year-old breakout…
Alaska arts worker says she lost job over her governor posts
JUNEAU, Alaska – A former employee of the Alaska State Council on the Arts said…
‘Queen of Giraffes’ among new Order of Canada recipients with global influence
OTTAWA – Talk about sticking her neck out for Canada. The latest cohort of appointments…
A list of new Order of Canada recipients
OTTAWA – Here is a list of the newest recipients of the Order of Canada,…
UK honours Olivia Newton-John, Sam Mendes, Steve McQueen
LONDON – Singer Olivia Newton-John and directors Sam Mendes and Steve McQueen all received high…
Pop culture in 2010s marked gains in diversity, inclusion
NEW YORK – When the family-friendly Hallmark Channel recently pulled, under pressure from a conservative…
‘Open wound:’ Talk by poet who worked with Indigenous woman’s killer to go ahead
REGINA – The University of Regina is being urged to cancel a lecture by a…
Emotions run high in desert at Palm Springs awards gala
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – Hollywood kicked off the year’s compressed awards season with an emotional…
Eagle watching tours offered at 3 Kentucky parks
FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet has announced the dates for…
‘1917,’ ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’ win Golden Globes
The 77th Golden Globes were meant to be a coronation for Netflix. Instead, a pair…
Review: Book narrates life in Appalachian Mountains
“Hill Women: Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains,” Ballantine Books, by…
Jackie, Tito Jackson return to Gary to tour hometown school
GARY, Ind. – Two of Michael Jackson’s brothers returned to their hometown of Gary, Indiana,…
Oklahoma woman charged with racist vandalism pleads guilty
NORMAN, Okla. – An Oklahoma woman has pleaded guilty to spray-painting racist, anti-gay and anti-Semitic…
‘Joker’ leads Oscar noms; ‘1917,’ ‘Irishman’ close behind
Female filmmakers were shut out, “Parasite” made history and “Joker” edged out “The Irishman,” “1917”…
Cannes does ‘right thing’ in appointing Spike Lee to lead
PARIS – American director Spike Lee will lead the jury of this year’s Cannes Film…
Deaf-blind Ontario woman suing governments over student loan debt inequality
TORONTO – A disabled woman is in an Ontario court this week seeking changes to…
Artist Stan Douglas to represent Canada at 2021 Venice Biennale
OTTAWA – Renowned Vancouver-based artist Stan Douglas will represent Canada at next year’s prestigious Venice…
Ex-Indiana college president charged in Wis. sex sting
STURGEON BAY, Wis. – The fired president of Franklin College in Indiana was charged Wednesday…
Costumers for ‘Riverdale,’ ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ net award nominations
TORONTO – Costume creators for “Riverdale,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” and “Anne With an E” are…