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Juno Awards reggae nominee Storry on leaving sex work behind for music

Juno Awards reggae nominee Storry on leaving sex work behind for music

TORONTO — When you've lived as many lives as singer-songwriter Storry, there's a reason to split each pivotal experience into its own dramatic chapter.
'Jeopardy!' and 'Wheel of Fortune' to tape, sans audiences

'Jeopardy!' and 'Wheel of Fortune' to tape, sans audiences

LOS ANGELES — "Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune” will tape without studio audiences in response to the ongoing virus outbreak.
Review: Inspiring stories in `The Gift of Forgiveness'

Review: Inspiring stories in `The Gift of Forgiveness'

"The Gift of Forgiveness: Inspiring Stories from Those Who Have Overcome the Unforgivable,” Pamela Dorman Books, by Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt Forgiveness is liberating to the forgiver and the offender.

Pearl Jam postpones Canadian dates on first leg of tour over virus concerns

LOS ANGELES — Pearl Jam is postponing several Canadian dates on its Gigaton world tour because of concerns over the new coronavirus, the band announced Monday.
Review: `The Operator' is fun story but at times falls flat

Review: `The Operator' is fun story but at times falls flat

“The Operator," William Morrow, by Gretchen Berg In Gretchen Berg’s debut novel, “The Operator,” Vivian Dalton is a telephone switchboard operator in small-town 1950s Ohio.
'Exorcist' actor Max von Sydow dies at age 90

'Exorcist' actor Max von Sydow dies at age 90

COPENHAGEN — Max von Sydow, the self-described “shy boy”-turned-actor known to art house audiences through his work with Swedish director Ingmar Bergman and later to moviegoers everywhere when he played the priest in the horror classic “The Exorcist,
First-time Juno nominees Girl Pow-r on embracing social causes with their music

First-time Juno nominees Girl Pow-r on embracing social causes with their music

TORONTO — Several weeks after teenage pop group Girl Pow-r learned they were nominated for their first Juno award, they're still reliving the thrill of the moment.
Zeppelin wins latest battle of the bands in `Stairway' fight

Zeppelin wins latest battle of the bands in `Stairway' fight

LOS ANGELES — A federal appeals court on Monday restored a jury verdict that found Led Zeppelin did not steal “Stairway to Heaven." The 9th U.S.

Barbara Neely, creator of black female sleuth series, dies

NEW YORK — Award-winning mystery writer Barbara Neely, who created the first black female sleuth series in mainstream American publishing, died March 2 after a brief illness, according to her publisher, Brash Books. She was 78.
Laura Smith and her songs to be celebrated by East Coast artists at tribute concert

Laura Smith and her songs to be celebrated by East Coast artists at tribute concert

HALIFAX — As members of the East Coast musical community mourn the loss of singer Laura Smith, they're also preparing a tribute to her life and music. The 67-year-old musician died at her home in Mahone Bay, N.S.
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