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Grammy Museum to launch 50 years of hip-hop exhibit featuring artifacts from Tupac, Biggie
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammy Museum announced Thursday that it is launching the “Hip-Hop…
French actor Dujardin set for starring role at Rugby World Cup opening ceremony
PARIS (AP) — Award-winning French actor Jean Dujardin’s involvement in the Rugby World Cup opening…
Performing arts center finally opens at ground zero after 2 decades of setbacks and changed plans
NEW YORK (AP) — In a mammoth room behind translucent marble walls, workers are setting…
Film festival season carries on in Toronto, despite a star-power outage
TORONTO (AP) — When the Hollywood actors union announced a strike this summer, Cameron Bailey,…
Ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir to enter Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame
OTTAWA – Decorated ice dance duo Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir and mixed martial arts…
Poet Rita Dove to receive an honorary National Book Award medal for lifetime achievement
NEW YORK (AP) — Poet Rita Dove has a sharp, simple goal in response to…
Music Review: Olivia Rodrigo rages against the machine and bad men with humor on ‘GUTS’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — On Friday, Olivia Rodrigo — the Grammy winner best known for…
Artists want complete control over their public exhibitions. Governments say it’s not that simple
PHOENIX (AP) — If things had gone as originally planned, Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum would…
What’s streaming now: Olivia Rodrigo, LaKeith Stanfield, NBA 2K24 and ‘The Little Mermaid’
Olivia Rodrigo’s much-anticipated sophomore album and LaKeith Stanfield starring in the eight-part horror fantasy series…
Canadian director Atom Egoyan, actors talk ‘Seven Veils,’ U.S. strike at TIFF
TORONTO – Director Atom Egoyan premièred his film “Seven Veils” Friday in a unique collaboration…
From piñata to postage stamp, US celebrates centuries-old Hispanic tradition
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service on Friday rolled out its latest special…
Vicky Krieps on the feminist Western ‘The Dead Don’t Hurt’ and how she leaves behind past roles
TORONTO (AP) — Vicky Krieps noticed that while there’s plenty of instruction for getting into…
TikTok partnerships plentiful in Canada amid bans, foreign interference accusations
TORONTO – In the halls of Parliament, TikTok is banned from civil servants’ phones as…
Music Review: ‘Who’s Next/Life House’ is a dive into The Who’s masterpiece that mostly slipped away
“Who’s Next/Life House” — The Who’s massive new box set — dives deep down the…
‘Freedom Convoy’ lawyers attempt to block Ottawa residents from testifying at trial
OTTAWA – The lawyers defending two of the most prominent organizers of the “Freedom Convoy”…
Sarah Burton, who designed Kate’s royal wedding dress, to step down from Alexander McQueen
LONDON (AP) — The fashion designer who created the wedding dress of Kate, the Princess…
A new documentary reexamines the Louis CK scandal, 6 years later
TORONTO (AP) — Louis C.K. came to the Toronto International Film Festival six years ago…
Roy Kidd, who guided Eastern Kentucky to 2 NCAA Division I-AA football championships, dies at 91
RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Roy Kidd, who coached Eastern Kentucky to two NCAA Division I-AA…
Pulitzer officials expand eligibility in arts categories, letting some non-US citizens compete
NEW YORK (AP) — The Pulitzer Prize Board has revised its longtime rules on eligibility…
Illinois appeals court hears arguments on Jussie Smollett request to toss convictions
CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett’s lawyers told an Illinois appellate court Tuesday it should toss…
‘Everybody loves Wonder Woman’: Calgary college displays statue of iconic superhero
CALGARY – That’s a lot of Gal power. A statue of “Wonder Woman” movie star…
Bea Romer, Colorado first lady who championed state-funded preschool, dies at 93
DENVER (AP) — Former Colorado first lady Bea Romer, who helped establish public funding for…
‘Rustin’ puts a spotlight on a undersung civil rights hero
TORONTO (AP) — Bayard Rustin, the civil rights activist and primary architect of the 1963…
Hillary Clinton joins Jill Biden at the White House to honor recipients of a prestigious arts prize
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden and Hillary Clinton, the first lady and a former first…