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Streaming concert, online videos and fireworks app to help mark Canada Day 2020

Streaming concert, online videos and fireworks app to help mark Canada Day 2020

OTTAWA — Canadians are being offered a buffet of online videos, crafts and even a stop-motion animation app to celebrate Canada Day from home.
Brandi Carlile, Brittany Howard lead Americana Awards

Brandi Carlile, Brittany Howard lead Americana Awards

NASHVILLE — Singer songwriter Brandi Carlile has had a productive year and that's led her to be the leading nominee at the Americana Honors and Awards for her roles as a solo artist, a member of the group The Highwomen, as a producer and as a songwri
Review: Neil Young's long-shelved 'Homegrown' a missing link

Review: Neil Young's long-shelved 'Homegrown' a missing link

Neil Young, “Homegrown” (Reprise) Neil Young's “Homegrown," finished 45 years ago but not released until now, is the missing link during one of his most productive and creative periods.
Review: Dylan's 'Rough and Rowdy Ways' masterful, reflective

Review: Dylan's 'Rough and Rowdy Ways' masterful, reflective

Bob Dylan, “Rough and Rowdy Ways” (Columbia) It may have seemed after three-straight records covering traditional pop standards that Bob Dylan didn't have much left to say.
Review: Ottessa Moshfegh offers an eccentric murder mystery

Review: Ottessa Moshfegh offers an eccentric murder mystery

“Death in Her Hands,” by Ottessa Moshfegh (Penguin Press) Dark doesn’t even begin to describe Ottessa Moshfegh’s latest novel, “Death in Her Hands.
Some tribes reopen their casinos despite state opposition

Some tribes reopen their casinos despite state opposition

MASHANTUCKET, Conn. — Drivers heading down state roads leading to Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun in Connecticut are greeted by flashing warnings: “Avoid Large Crowds” and “Don’t Gamble With COVID.
Bars reopening in New Orleans. Will tourists come?

Bars reopening in New Orleans. Will tourists come?

NEW ORLEANS — Bar owners in New Orleans prepared for a soft opening, and an uncertain one, as they began letting customers in Saturday for the first time in months.
Popular Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, 34, found dead

Popular Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, 34, found dead

MUMBAI, India — Popular Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead at his Mumbai residence on Sunday, police and Indian media reports said.
Spike Lee issues apology after defending Woody Allen

Spike Lee issues apology after defending Woody Allen

NEW YORK — After voicing support for Woody Allen and criticizing cancel culture, Spike Lee apologized Saturday for words he said were “wrong.” In an interview Friday on the New York radio station WOR 710, Lee called Allen “a great, great filmmaker.
Beyoncé wants officers charged in black woman's death

Beyoncé wants officers charged in black woman's death

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Beyoncé has joined the call for charges against officers involved in the shooting of Breonna Taylor, a black woman gunned down by officers who burst into her Kentucky home.
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