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Concert fans angry as hyped Bahamas festival is cancelled
MIAMI – Organizers of a much-hyped music festival in the Bahamas cancelled the weekend event…
Alison Wonderland, Diplo to play at Electric Daisy Carnival
LAS VEGAS – Alison Wonderland, Diplo, Jauz, Marshmello, Tiesto and Martin Garrix will perform at…
Catherine Mayer offers gender equality road map in ‘Attack of the 50 Foot Women’
TORONTO – Catherine Mayer says there is not a single country that has achieved gender…
Book publishers see surging interest in the US Constitution and print new editions
NEW YORK (AP) — When Random House Publisher Andrew Ward met recently with staff editors…
Seahawks QB Russell Wilson, wife Ciara welcome baby girl
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and his popstar wife Ciara are now parents to a…
Tom Hanks turns fanboy in breezy chat with Bruce Springsteen
NEW YORK – Bruce Springsteen and Tom Hanks paid tribute Friday night to the late…
The Latest: A salute to First Amendment and jibes for Trump
WASHINGTON – The Latest on the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner and the competing event…
Tokyo jeweler offers gold Darth Vader masks for $1.4 million
TOKYO – “Star Wars” fans with deep pockets might consider it a golden opportunity. A…
John Legend named 1st recipient of new social justice award
SALEM, Mass. – John Legend is expected on a Massachusetts college campus this week to…
Ellen DeGeneres, Steve Harvey among top Daytime Emmy winners
LOS ANGELES – “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” won the Daytime Emmy Award for best entertainment…
Louisville DJ beats record for longest continuous set
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Kentucky DJ has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest…
‘Fixer Upper’ star Chip Gaines speaks out about $1M lawsuit
WACO, Texas – HGTV star Chip Gaines is speaking out on Twitter about a lawsuit…
Shannen Doherty says her breast cancer is in remission
LOS ANGELES – Shannen Doherty says her breast cancer is in remission. In an Instagram…
Barbra Streisand blames sexism for Oscar snubs
NEW YORK – Barbra Streisand says sexism cost her multiple Oscar nominations over the years.…
5 things you don’t know about Baby Groot of ‘Guardians’
LOS ANGELES – Baby Groot was “born” at the end of the first “Guardians of…
Doc ‘Blurred Lines’ by Barry Avrich profiles shadowy contemporary art world
TORONTO – The contemporary art world can be an intimidating one, with its mysterious nature,…
Showtime to air Stone interviews with Vladimir Putin
NEW YORK – Showtime is presenting four hours of director Oliver Stone interviewing Russian president…
Michael Moore to take on Trump on Broadway this summer
NEW YORK – Filmmaker and activist Michael Moore is taking his tough, anti-Donald Trump talk…
Netflix responds to ’13 Reasons’ critics with more warnings
NEW YORK – Netflix is responding to critics of its new show “13 Reasons Why”…
Washington’s hottest ticket? African-American history museum
The hottest ticket in Washington, D.C., right now? It’s for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of…
‘Is this for real?’ Oilers fans help sing U.S. anthem after microphone fails
EDMONTON – Canadian country singer Brett Kissel, decked out in an Oilers jersey and carrying…
No hard feelings for CBS after Dickerson’s Trump interview
NEW YORK – CBS broadcast its morning show live from the White House Monday with…
Netflix rebrands ‘Anne’ TV series as ‘Anne with an ‘E”
TORONTO – So long, “Anne” — hello, “Anne with an ‘E.’” Netflix is rebranding the…
Rei Kawakubo, visionary of fashion, honoured at new Met show
NEW YORK – If you’re someone who likes a lot of guidance and explanation at…