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Emmy nominee Dolly Parton still gets a kick out of Hollywood
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Dolly Parton says she’s excited to be in the Hollywood mix…
The Latest: Animal rights protesters disrupt Burberry show
LONDON – The Latest on London Fashion Week (all times local): 7 p.m. Guests attending…
Actress Kelly Macdonald has separated from husband
NEW YORK – A publicist for Scottish actress Kelly Macdonald says she and her husband,…
Politics and Sean Spicer take centre stage at Emmy Awards
NEW YORK – Weeks after leaving his job, former White House press secretary Sean Spicer…
The Latest: Sterling K. Brown finishes Emmy speech backstage
LOS ANGELES – The Latest on the Emmy Awards, presented Sunday in Los Angeles at…
Rolling Stone magazine to be sold
NEW YORK – Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner plans to sell his company’s controlling stake…
Emmys red carpet includes Issa Rae in revenge red
Tessa Thompson stunned in a bright, multicolored halter gown by Rosie Assoulin, Chris Sullivan represented…
Alice McDermott captures bygone era of Brooklyn
“The Ninth Hour” (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), by Alice McDermott Alice McDermott’s stunning new novel,…
Review: ‘Alone’ is perfect complement to filmdom’s ‘Dunkirk’
“Alone” (Liveright Publishing Co.), by Michael Korda Interest in the 1940 cross-channel evacuation of British…
Herrndorf to step down as head of National Arts Centre after 18 years
OTTAWA – Peter Herrndorf will be stepping down as head of the National Arts Centre…
Linkin Park to perform tribute show for Chester Bennington
LOS ANGELES – Linkin Park will play a one-night-only concert in tribute to late lead…
Street art museum opens in Berlin, a hub for the scene
BERLIN – Street art has a new, permanent home in Berlin. Works by artists from…
White House aide unamused by political Emmy Awards
WASHINGTON – A top White House aide is offering a lacklustre review for the politically-charged…
Review: Michael McDonald’s soulful voice carries ‘Wide Open’
Michael McDonald, “Wide Open” (BMG) There’ s lot of soul in Michael McDonald’s latest album,…
Cambodia selects Angelina Jolie film as Oscar submission
NEW YORK – Angelina Jolie’s “First They Killed My Father” has been named Cambodia’s foreign-language…
Nielsen says 11.4 million watch Emmy Awards
NEW YORK – The Nielsen company estimated that 11.4 million people watched Sunday’s presentation of…
Women won big at Emmys, in front of and behind the camera
NEW YORK – The Emmy statuette depicts a winged woman, and this year’s Emmy telecast…
The 11 sisters of Siervas are a rock band like ‘nun’ other
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. – Eleven nuns take the stage wearing traditional black-and white habits but…
Mexico investigates killing of ‘Narcos’ location scout
MEXICO CITY – Authorities in central Mexico say they are investigating the killing of a…
Jackie Hoffman loses Emmy to Laura Dern, curses on camera
LOS ANGELES – Actress and comedian Jackie Hoffman says she can’t believe the media took…
Box office top 20: ‘It’ totals $218M in two weeks
NEW YORK – The horror hit “It” topped the North American box office for the…
Chappelle and Oliver make #DCPublicSchools an internet hit
WASHINGTON – It started as a fun onstage throwaway line at the Emmy Awards and…
Pierogis made for Broadway find new home in restaurant
NEW YORK – Producers of the now-closed Broadway musical “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet…
Eat less meat: Hollywood’s James Cameron invests in Saskatchewan pea plant
VANSCOY, Sask. – Oscar-winning Hollywood director James Cameron was in the heart of the Prairies…