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The top 10 books on Apple’s iBooks-US
iBook charts for week ending January 22, 2017 (Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN,…
Oscars toast Gibson, not Bening, Adams, and more surprises
LOS ANGELES – Sometimes the biggest surprise on Oscar nomination morning is when there’s no…
Aaron Neville to debut at this year’s French Quarter fest
NEW ORLEANS – For the first time, New Orleans’ homegrown talent Aaron Neville will appear…
Acclaimed actor, director and playwright Joy Coghill-Thorne dead at 90
VANCOUVER – Acclaimed Canadian actor, director and playwright Joy Coghill-Thorne has died at age 90.…
Lily-Rose Depp emerges as star of Deco-inspired Chanel show
PARIS – Singer-model Vanessa Paradis was the image of the doting mother at Chanel’s Art…
Reactions to Tuesday’s Academy Awards nominations
Reactions to nominations for the 89th annual Academy Awards, announced Tuesday from Beverly Hills, California:…
Founder of popular, ‘R-rated,’ hip-hop website dies at 43
SAN DIEGO – Lee O’Denat, who founded the popular, “R-rated,” website WorldStarHipHop.com, has died in…
Top court reviews free speech case of man’s anti-police rap
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania’s highest court is reviewing the conviction of a Pittsburgh man for…
DeVoe: BET miniseries tells ‘authentic’ story of New Edition
ATLANTA – New Edition’s ascension to the top of the charts in the 1980s was…
‘The Mistress’ by Danielle Steel tops Maclean’s fiction list
Here are the top 10 hardcover fiction and non-fiction books in Canada for the week…
Nickelback planning new album after signing global record deal
TORONTO – Nickelback has returned to the studio to work on a new album. The…
Xavier Dolan’s ‘It’s Only the End of the World’ gets six Cesar nominations
A day after missing out on an Oscar nomination, Xavier Dolan learned his French-language drama…
Q&A: ‘Toni Erdmann’ director on Oscar-nominated film, Whitney Houston inspiration
TORONTO – Asking viewers to sit through a three-hour German comedy is a gamble, yet…
Jane Fonda, Richard Perry halt romance, remain friends
LOS ANGELES – Jane Fonda and record producer Richard Perry have split up after eight…
“1984” publisher orders new printing as sales soar
NEW YORK – With “alternative facts” the latest catchphrase, George Orwell’s “1984” is No. 1…
NewsAlert: Actress Mary Tyler Moore is dead at age 80, publicist says
NEW YORK – Actress Mary Tyler Moore is dead at age 80, publicist says. More…
Carnegie Hall’s 2017-18 season features festival on 1960s.
NEW YORK – Carnegie Hall’s 2017-18 season will be highlighted by “The ’60s: The Years…
Damon, Affleck hope ‘Bending the Arc’ inspires millennials
PARK CITY, Utah – The story of the global non-profit Partners in Health is the…
Butch Trucks, founding member of Allman Brothers, dies at 69
NASHVILLE – Drummer Butch Trucks, one of the founding members of the Southern rock legend…
Recovered and renewed: Japandroids return from lengthy break with new album
TORONTO – There was a point about four years ago when the Vancouver band Japandroids…
Christo abandons Over the River project in Colorado
DENVER – The artist Christo said Wednesday he has abandoned his plan to drape translucent…
Gay parts with publisher over deal with far-right pundit
NEW YORK – Angered with her publisher for giving a platform to the “blunt, inelegant…
TV specials pay tribute to Mary Tyler Moore
LOS ANGELES – Television is paying tribute to Mary Tyler Moore, one of its adored…
Sign of the times: Signs from women’s marches being saved
BOSTON – Protest signs that were carried at women’s marches around the world are now…