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NEW YORK — You've probably seen or heard the highly scripted side of Lin-Manuel Miranda. Now get to know the unscripted one.

TORONTO — Kate Winslet will be honoured by this year's Toronto International Film Festival. Organizers say the Oscar-winning actress will receive a TIFF Tribute Award — an honour launched last year for "outstanding contributors to the film industry.

LOS ANGELES — DC is releasing a new “Watchmen” spin off based on the Rorschach character, but the unveiling of the limited comic series has been met with mixed reactions.

NEW YORK — Author Joanna Cole, whose “Magic School Bus” books transported millions of young people on extraordinary and educational adventures, has died at age 75. Scholastic announced that Cole, a resident of Sioux City, Iowa, died Sunday.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Rap superstar Kanye West has qualified to appear on Oklahoma’s presidential ballot, the first state where he met the requirements before the filing deadline. But confusion remains over whether he's actually running.

LOS ANGELES — A Southern California man who authorities say tried to sell $6 million worth of phoney paintings he claimed were created by Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat and other modern masters was sentenced Wednesday to five years in federal pris

Nick Cannon apologized to the Jewish community late Wednesday for his “hurtful and divisive” words, a day after ViacomCBS severed ties with him for the remarks made on a podcast.

LOS ANGELES — Michelle Obama will let her own voice be heard on a new podcast. The former first lady will host “The Michelle Obama Podcast” on the streaming service, the Obama’s Higher Ground and Spotify announced Thursday.

NEW YORK — Darrin Bell, the Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist acclaimed for his sharp takes on race, gender and President Donald Trump, has a two-book deal.

NEW YORK — Mary L. Trump's scathing memoir about her uncle, President Donald Trump, is nearly a million seller on preorders alone.