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Streisand talks acting, music and destiny after release of her memoir 'My Name is Barbra'

Streisand talks acting, music and destiny after release of her memoir 'My Name is Barbra'

NEW YORK (AP) — Before she's ready to talk about her memoir, Barbra Streisand needs to pull herself away from current events. “I'm watching (expelled Rep.

YouTuber who staged California plane crash gets 6 months in prison for obstructing investigation

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An influencer who staged a California plane crash to make a YouTube video of himself parachuting to safety was sentenced Monday to six months in federal prison for obstructing the investigation by destroying the wreckage, the U.S.
Alicia Keys' semi-autobiographical stage musical 'Hell's Kitchen' moves to Broadway in spring

Alicia Keys' semi-autobiographical stage musical 'Hell's Kitchen' moves to Broadway in spring

NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway audiences will soon be hearing the hit songs of Alicia Keys — not far from where the multiple-Grammy-winner grew up.

Clarification to Dec. 2 obituary about Chad Allan

An obituary that originally moved Dec. 2 may have left the impression that musician Chad Allan was a co-founding member of Bachman-Turner Overdrive. In fact, he was a co-founding member of the band that later became Bachman-Turner Overdrive.

Chad Allan, founding member of Guess Who and the band that became BTO, dies at 80

Celebrated musician Chad Allan, who carved a place in Canadian rock music history for his part in the founding of iconic bands the Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive, has died. He was 80.
David Yee wins $75K Siminovitch Prize for uplifting Asian Canadian theatre community

David Yee wins $75K Siminovitch Prize for uplifting Asian Canadian theatre community

Trailblazing playwright David Yee has been awarded this year's $75,000 Siminovitch Prize for his body of work dedicated to uplifting Asian Canadian voices in theatre.
CBC cutting 600 jobs, some programming as it slashes budget

CBC cutting 600 jobs, some programming as it slashes budget

TORONTO — The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and Radio-Canada will eliminate about 600 jobs and an additional 200 vacancies will go unfilled as it contends with a $125-million budget shortfall.
20 years after 'Sideways,' Paul Giamatti may finally land his first best actor Oscar nomination

20 years after 'Sideways,' Paul Giamatti may finally land his first best actor Oscar nomination

NEW YORK (AP) — When Paul Giamatti made “Sideways” with Alexander Payne, he stayed in a little house in the middle of a large vineyard. At the end of a day of shooting, he would drive home in darkness, with the California hills around him.
Charges dropped against Quebec theatre owner and 'Dragons' Den' star Vincenzo Guzzo

Charges dropped against Quebec theatre owner and 'Dragons' Den' star Vincenzo Guzzo

MONTREAL — Quebec's prosecution service says it has abandoned criminal charges against Vincenzo Guzzo, CEO of a large independent movie theatre chain and investor on CBC Television's "Dragons' Den.
Jonathan Majors assault trial starts with competing versions of a backseat confrontation

Jonathan Majors assault trial starts with competing versions of a backseat confrontation

NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathan Majors listened silently, head-cocked and eyes down, as a Manhattan prosecutor and his defense attorney offered competing accounts of a violent confrontation in the backseat of a car that led to assault charges against the fi
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