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Writers' Trust announces nominees for LGBTQ+ Dayne Ogilvie Prize

Writers' Trust announces nominees for LGBTQ+ Dayne Ogilvie Prize

TORONTO — A memoir, a play and a short story collection have been nominated for the Writers' Trust of Canada's Dayne Ogilvie Prize. The $10,000 award goes to an emerging LGBTQ+ writer for their debut book in any genre.
Richard Linklater's 'Hit Man,' with a movie-star turn by Glen Powell, is a Toronto festival hit

Richard Linklater's 'Hit Man,' with a movie-star turn by Glen Powell, is a Toronto festival hit

TORONTO (AP) — There's been no shortage of hit-man movies at film festivals this fall.
The legend lives on: New exhibition devoted to Chanel's life and work opens at London's V&A Museum

The legend lives on: New exhibition devoted to Chanel's life and work opens at London's V&A Museum

LONDON (AP) — The little black dress. The tweed dress suit. The perfume simply known as No. 5.
4-H teams with Netflix's 'Spy Kids: Armageddon' to launch new learning platform Clover

4-H teams with Netflix's 'Spy Kids: Armageddon' to launch new learning platform Clover

NEW YORK (AP) — The National 4-H Council is growing in a new direction – online – by launching its e-learning platform Clover with a collaboration with Netflix and its new movie “Spy Kids: Armageddon,” the organization announced Wednesday.
'Invisible Beauty' offers a unique take on fashion through eyes of trailblazer Bethann Hardison

'Invisible Beauty' offers a unique take on fashion through eyes of trailblazer Bethann Hardison

NEW YORK (AP) — “I always know, because I've lived life long enough, you can change things," Bethann Hardison said at the start of "Invisible Beauty,” a new documentary focused on her more than five decades in fashion.
Hillary Clinton joins Jill Biden at the White House to honor recipients of a prestigious arts prize

Hillary Clinton joins Jill Biden at the White House to honor recipients of a prestigious arts prize

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden and Hillary Clinton , the first lady and a former first lady, on Tuesday introduced the recipients of a prestigious Japanese award for lifetime achievement in the arts, an event that led Clinton to her first public appear
'Boil Alert' doc examines most 'egregious' examples of water crisis in North America

'Boil Alert' doc examines most 'egregious' examples of water crisis in North America

TORONTO — When documentarian James Burns and Apache guitarist Stevie Salas set out to create a film that examined the ongoing impacts of the water crisis in Indigenous communities, the two knew they wanted the final piece to be an exploration of iden

'Just Ken' no more? Barbie sidekick among 12 finalists for National Toy Hall of Fame

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Norwegian princess to marry American self-professed shaman

Norwegian princess to marry American self-professed shaman

STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — The Norwegian king’s eldest child, Princess Märtha Louise, will marry her Hollywood partner, the self-professed shaman Durek Verrett, next summer, the couple announced Wednesday.
‘Transplant’ creator says 'complete story' of Syrian doc in Canada wraps this season

‘Transplant’ creator says 'complete story' of Syrian doc in Canada wraps this season

TORONTO — CTV’s hit medical drama “Transplant” is coming to an end. CTV says the hour-long series about a Syrian doctor who forges a new life in Canada concludes with its upcoming fourth season. The final 10 episodes kick off Oct.
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