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FX reaches back over 400 years for its next ambitious series, adapting the hit novel 'Shogun'

FX reaches back over 400 years for its next ambitious series, adapting the hit novel 'Shogun'

NEW YORK (AP) — When FX sent screenwriter Justin Marks a copy of James Clavell’s hit 1975 novel “Shogun” with the idea of turning it into a series, he initially couldn't put it down. That's because he was reluctant to pick it up.
Adidas sells another batch of Yeezy sneakers left over from breakup with Ye

Adidas sells another batch of Yeezy sneakers left over from breakup with Ye

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Shoe and sports clothing maker Adidas said Monday it had started a third sale of the Yeezy sneakers it was left with after severing ties with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West.
Book Review: Thomas Mullen’s portrayal of a divided nation in 1943 draws parallels to today

Book Review: Thomas Mullen’s portrayal of a divided nation in 1943 draws parallels to today

It’s 1943, a quarter century after the armistice that ended the so-called Great War, and Americans are once again fighting in foreign lands, battling the ascendant Empire of Japan in the Pacific and confronting Germany’s Afrika Corp along the souther
After drifting apart as kids, Stephen and Robbie Amell lead sci-fi franchise 'Code 8'

After drifting apart as kids, Stephen and Robbie Amell lead sci-fi franchise 'Code 8'

For years, Toronto-born cousins Stephen and Robbie Amell inhabited the same superhero universe but never interacted on screen. “Steve and I knew that we wanted to work together.
Actor Gérard Depardieu faces another sexual assault complaint as #MeToo echoes through French cinema

Actor Gérard Depardieu faces another sexual assault complaint as #MeToo echoes through French cinema

PARIS (AP) — French actor Gérard Depardieu faces another complaint of sexual assault, this time from a movie decorator who alleges he groped her during filming in 2021.
Musicians' muse Pattie Boyd auctions love letters from Eric Clapton and George Harrison

Musicians' muse Pattie Boyd auctions love letters from Eric Clapton and George Harrison

LONDON (AP) — Love letters to Pattie Boyd from both George Harrison and Eric Clapton are going up for sale at Christie’s auction house, alongside clothing, jewelry and other memorabilia from the renowned model and musicians’ muse.
Jann Arden, Rick Mercer plot 16-date Canadian comedy and storytelling tour

Jann Arden, Rick Mercer plot 16-date Canadian comedy and storytelling tour

Canadian funny people Jann Arden and Rick Mercer are joining forces for a cross-country storytelling tour this spring.
'Burn Book' torches tech titans in veteran reporter's tale of love and loathing in Silicon Valley

'Burn Book' torches tech titans in veteran reporter's tale of love and loathing in Silicon Valley

Technology is so pervasive and invasive that it's polarizing people, producing feelings of love and loathing for its devices, online services and the would-be visionaries behind them, according to a longtime Silicon Valley reporter.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 3-9

Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 3-9

Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 3-9: March 3: Singer-guitarist Mike Pender of The Searchers is 83. Movie producer-director George Miller (“Mad Max,” “Babe”) is 79. Actor Hattie Winston (“Becker,” “Rugrats”) is 79.
Rare case containing coveted Wayne Gretzky rookie cards sells for $3.7M

Rare case containing coveted Wayne Gretzky rookie cards sells for $3.7M

REGINA — A case of old hockey cards containing the game's Great One has fetched more than $3.7 million after it was uncovered in a Regina home.
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