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Lee Daniels, Lulu Wang and Taraji P. Henson are among the talent participating in a series of virtual panels about inclusion and equity in Hollywood hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For five months, no rum has flowed for visitors at Jaime Windon's distillery in Maryland, drying up a crucial part of her revenue stream.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Singer Bebel Gilberto never found the chance to slip a pair of headphones onto the ears of her dad, Brazilian music legend João Gilberto, to play the song she wrote for him.

NEW YORK — Jay-Z and Pharrell Williams have teamed up to release a new song about Black ambition titled “Entrepreneur." The track will be released Friday.

NEW YORK — Ethan Hawke has portrayed several real people in recent years, including musician Chet Baker and abolitionist John Brown, but his new role as pioneering inventor and engineer Nikola Tesla presented the challenge of playing a genius.

NEW YORK — Gone, for now, are the days when retirees Bill and Mary Hill could do whatever they please.

Josh Turner, “Country State of Mind” (MCA Nashville) From its title to its songs and sounds, Josh Turner’s “Country State of Mind” is a tribute to his idols and beyond, a compendium of some great country music.

TORONTO — Cineplex Inc. says all its theatres and entertainment venues will be open later this week. The Toronto-based movie exhibitor says 164 theatres, 1,687 screens and 10 entertainment complexes will be in operation again by Friday.

CALGARY — The local news section of a Calgary Herald newspaper from 1883 began with a one-word paragraph: "Cronk." Interspersed between articles were similarly terse and mysterious phrases: "Cronk is good." "Buy Cronk." "Cronk is the drink.

The Waterboys, “Good Luck, Seeker” (Cooking Vinyl) Amid the drum loops, robo rhythms and digitally altered vocals on the Waterboys' new album, there's also the rattle of songwriter Mike Scott's typewriter.