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Annie Ross, jazz singer turned actor, dies at 89 in New York

Annie Ross, jazz singer turned actor, dies at 89 in New York

LOS ANGELES — Annie Ross, a popular jazz singer in the 1950s before crossing over into a successful film career, has died. She was 89.
New literary prize is $50,000 honour for best New York story

New literary prize is $50,000 honour for best New York story

NEW YORK — A new literary award with a $50,000 cash prize will honour those best at telling a New York story.
VIRUS DIARY: Pandemic life, captured digitally (literally)

VIRUS DIARY: Pandemic life, captured digitally (literally)

NEW YORK — In journalism, when we’re trying to explain a complicated story, we often start with raw data. How many? How much? How long? How far? I decided to use this same approach to document my life during the lockdown.
Why are coins hard to find during the pandemic?

Why are coins hard to find during the pandemic?

Why are coins hard to find during the pandemic? The Federal Reserve has seen a significant decline of coins in circulation because people are not spending them as regularly at businesses, many of which are either temporarily closed or not accepting c
The late Nick Cordero to have an album released in his honour

The late Nick Cordero to have an album released in his honour

Nick Cordero, the Broadway actor who spent more than 90 days in a hospital fighting for his life after contracting coronavirus, will have an album released posthumously.
Dior unveils 2021 Cruise in Lecce, Italy's Baroque capital

Dior unveils 2021 Cruise in Lecce, Italy's Baroque capital

MILAN — Dior creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri lured the French fashion house to her childhood haunt of Lecce, in southern Italy, to preview the 2021 cruise collection with a live destination show Wednesday that has become a fashion world rarity
Review: Lori McKenna makes turning out good music look easy

Review: Lori McKenna makes turning out good music look easy

Lori McKenna, “The Balladeer" (CN Records/Thirty Tigers) On “When You're My Age," one of the best cuts from her fine new album “The Balladeer," singer-songwriter Lori McKenna readily concedes that these are challenging times.
'The Quarantine Chronicles' transforms pandemic-set plays into podcasts

'The Quarantine Chronicles' transforms pandemic-set plays into podcasts

A new project is bringing the drama of COVID-19 to your earbuds through a podcast series of pandemic-inspired plays.
Cineplex asks Ontario to make changes to theatre occupancy limits

Cineplex asks Ontario to make changes to theatre occupancy limits

TORONTO — Executives at Cineplex Inc. are asking the Ontario government to loosen restrictions over how many people can occupy its cinemas at a single time.
Nick Cordero cabaret album set for September to honour late Canadian performer

Nick Cordero cabaret album set for September to honour late Canadian performer

TORONTO — A live album recording of a cabaret show from late Canadian stage star Nick Cordero will hit shelves in September. Broadway Records says it will release "Nick Cordero: Live Your Life" on Sept. 17 — what would have been his 42nd birthday.
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