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‘Soaring in the Clouds’ artwork dedicated in Houston
HOUSTON – An $830,000 cloud and birds sculpture at the George R. Brown Convention Center…
Industry veterans get honorary Oscars at Governors Awards
LOS ANGELES – The president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says…
Spotify’s Top 10 most viral tracks
The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of…
Award-winning ‘Corner Gas’ star Janet Wright dead at 71
Award-winning stage and screen actress Janet Wright, the frank-talking and resilient comedy star best known…
Lincoln Center names Debora Spar as its next president
NEW YORK – Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has named Debora L. Spar as…
Morgan Freeman to receive AARP lifetime achievement award
Morgan Freeman is adding another lifetime achievement prize to his mantelpiece. AARP said Thursday the…
TV academy gets first black CEO in its 70-year history
LOS ANGELES – A veteran producer is the newly elected chief executive of the Television…
No bones about it, group wants to preserve doggie haven
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. – At Dog Mountain, canines and their human owners can take walks…
Colbert to host Kennedy Center Honors for 3rd straight year
WASHINGTON – Stephen Colbert will return to host the Kennedy Center Honors for the third…
The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
App Store Official Charts for the week ending November 20, 2016: Top Paid iPhone Apps:…
Canadians Lorne Michaels, Frank Gehry receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON – Barack Obama expressed praise for the individual work of Frank Gehry and Lorne…
1926 Lawren Harris painting ‘Mountain Forms’ could chase auction record
TORONTO – A year after the record-breaking sale of a prized Lawren Harris painting, which…
Several animated short films with Canadian ties in running for Oscar
LOS ANGELES – Four animated short films with Canadian ties are a step closer to…
Oscar-winning ‘Heaven Can Wait’ production designer dies
LOS ANGELES – Paul Sylbert, a prolific production designer who won an Oscar for his…
‘Tis the season for savings: 4 tax-planning tips to take advantage of by Dec. 31
TORONTO – Tax planning may be the last thing on Canadians’ minds as they get…
Lawren Harris ‘Mountain Forms’ painting sells for a record-setting $11.2 million
TORONTO – The Lawren Harris painting “Mountain Forms” has set a towering new benchmark in…
The Rolling Stones in French, Lucinda Williams and more pay tribute to Zydeco legend Clifton Chenier
NEW YORK (AP) — The Rolling Stones’Mick Jagger sings in swaggering French. Louisiana native Lucinda…
Museum celebrates Boston’s favourite ducks with new exhibit
BOSTON – The birds of “Make Way for Ducklings” are waddling into Boston’s Museum of…
What happened to the rest of ‘The Brady Bunch’ cast?
NEW YORK – Following the death of Florence Henderson, the matriarch of “The Brady Bunch,”…
‘Harry Potter’ inspires decor in homeowner’s rooms for rent
SPRINGVILLE, Utah – A Springville man is renting rooms to wizardry fans in his “Harry…
In Cuba, tourists find historic moment and limited options
HAVANA – They came for salsa music and mojitos and ended up wandering through a…
Cyber Monday transforms as shoppers are more connected
NEW YORK – The Monday after Thanksgiving is still a time when millions of Americans…
The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
App Store Official Charts for the week ending November 27, 2016: Top Paid iPhone Apps:…
Ohio State attacker stewed over treatment of fellow Muslims
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Somali-born student who carried out a car-and-knife attack at Ohio State…