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Review: In ‘Finding Freedom,’ a chef‘s struggles and success

Review: In ‘Finding Freedom,’ a chef‘s struggles and success

“Finding Freedom,” by Erin French (Celadon) Erin French is a rising culinary star known for intimate gourmet dinners crafted from hyperlocal ingredients.
Prayer vigil planned for stricken rapper DMX

Prayer vigil planned for stricken rapper DMX

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A prayer vigil was planned for Monday outside the suburban New York hospital where rapper DMX remained on life support Sunday following a heart attack.
Books by Steinbeck, Alexie among most objected to in 2020

Books by Steinbeck, Alexie among most objected to in 2020

NEW YORK — The closing of physical libraries because of the pandemic has slowed but not stopped patrons and others from calling for books to be banned or restricted.
Vast archives at JFK Library help bring 'Hemingway' to life

Vast archives at JFK Library help bring 'Hemingway' to life

BOSTON — A new documentary on Ernest Hemingway — powered by vast but little-known archives kept at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston — is shedding new light on the acclaimed novelist.
'Godzilla vs. Kong' stomps to pandemic-best $48.5M opening

'Godzilla vs. Kong' stomps to pandemic-best $48.5M opening

NEW YORK — With the help of a few old friends, the box office rekindled some of its old might over the weekend. “Godzilla vs. Kong” scored easily the best opening of the pandemic with an estimated $48.
Viola Davis, 'Schitt's Creek' among SAG Awards winners

Viola Davis, 'Schitt's Creek' among SAG Awards winners

List of winners for the 27th Screen Actors Guild Awards, presented Sunday in a virtual ceremony: MOVIES Actor: Chadwick Boseman, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” Female actor: Viola Davis, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” Supporting actor: Daniel Kaluuya, “Judas
McBride, Trethewey among winners of Anisfield-Wolf awards

McBride, Trethewey among winners of Anisfield-Wolf awards

NEW YORK — Novelist James McBride, former U.S. poet laureate Natasha Trethewey and science fiction great Samuel R. Delaney are among this year's winners of Anisfield-Wolf awards for books that confront racism and help promote diversity.
Iran spy TV show ignites controversy for 2nd season

Iran spy TV show ignites controversy for 2nd season

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A controversial Iranian TV spy thriller is once again generating buzz in the Islamic Republic, drawing the ire of government officials and complaints from viewers Sunday over alleged censorship in the second season final
The cast of 'Trial of the Chicago 7' on their SAG Awards win

The cast of 'Trial of the Chicago 7' on their SAG Awards win

Instead of congregating on the stage of Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium for their best-ensemble win at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the cast of “The Trial of the Chicago 7” called in on Zoom. For a video conference, they make a starry bunch.
'Trial of the Chicago 7' takes top honours at SAG Awards

'Trial of the Chicago 7' takes top honours at SAG Awards

The starry cast of Aaron Sorkin’s 1960s courtroom drama “The Trial of the Chicago 7” took the top prize Sunday at a virtual Screen Actors Guild Awards where actors of colour , for the first time, swept the individual film awards.
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