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Actor George Clooney, a high-profile Biden supporter and fundraiser, asks president to leave race

Actor George Clooney, a high-profile Biden supporter and fundraiser, asks president to leave race

Movie star and lifelong Democrat George Clooney added his voice to calls for Joe Biden to leave the presidential race on Wednesday, just weeks after headlining a fundraiser that brought in a record single-night haul for the president's reelection cam
Book Review: Gonzo journalist Barrett Brown’s memoir a piquant take on hacktivism’s rise

Book Review: Gonzo journalist Barrett Brown’s memoir a piquant take on hacktivism’s rise

His talents in full flower and basking in public admiration, gonzo journalist and inveterate anti-establishment troublemaker Barrett Brown is jailed in his native Texas on various federal felony charges.
Movie Review: 'Sing Sing' cheers the power of art inside a maximum security prison

Movie Review: 'Sing Sing' cheers the power of art inside a maximum security prison

“Sing Sing” follows the well-trodden path of a motley group of amateur actors as they come together to rehearse and put on a play in front of their peers. It's different this time, though, because everyone is a captive audience.
Kevin Costner's second 'Horizon' film pulled from theatrical release

Kevin Costner's second 'Horizon' film pulled from theatrical release

NEW YORK (AP) — The August theatrical release for the second chapter of Kevin Costner’s ambitious Western epic “Horizon: An American Saga” has been canceled after the first film fizzled in theaters.
Hot Docs president leaving beleaguered film festival as it looks to forge 'new path'

Hot Docs president leaving beleaguered film festival as it looks to forge 'new path'

The beleaguered Hot Docs Film Festival says its president Marie Nelson is leaving her position after just one year.
Can a TikTok star find fame on TV? Boman Martinez-Reid is set to find out in new show

Can a TikTok star find fame on TV? Boman Martinez-Reid is set to find out in new show

TikTok star Boman Martinez-Reid says when Bell Media first offered him his own show there was no concept in mind, but he did have a lot of questions.
Music Review: Clairo aims to 'Charm' on lush and layered new album

Music Review: Clairo aims to 'Charm' on lush and layered new album

Clairo, the Atlanta-based indie pop singer-songwriter, is out and about with “Charm,” her third album overall and first record in three years.
Academics re-evaluating how to teach Munro's work after daughter's abuse revelations

Academics re-evaluating how to teach Munro's work after daughter's abuse revelations

TORONTO — Professors are re-evaluating how they approach teaching the work of Alice Munro following revelations the writer protected her husband after learning he had sexually abused her daughter.
Music Review: 'Louis in London,' a 1968 live album, captures a joyful, late-career Louis Armstrong

Music Review: 'Louis in London,' a 1968 live album, captures a joyful, late-career Louis Armstrong

At the end of his career, every note from Louis Armstrong still exuded the joy of being alive. That’s true of a live album out Friday titled “Louis in London,” heralded in promotional material as his “last great performance.
Pop-soul band Lake Street Dive wants to spread a little joy around. What's wrong with that?

Pop-soul band Lake Street Dive wants to spread a little joy around. What's wrong with that?

NEW YORK (AP) — Lake Street Dive chooses to spread some joy.
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