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Singer, TV host Keshia Chanté to host The Black Academy's second Legacy Awards

Singer, TV host Keshia Chanté to host The Black Academy's second Legacy Awards

TORONTO — Singer and TV host Keshia Chanté is set to anchor the second edition of The Black Academy's Legacy Awards this fall. The 90-minute broadcast will air live on CBC and CBC Gem on Sept.
Movie Review: What does it mean to be intersex? ‘Every Body’ sheds light on little-known subject

Movie Review: What does it mean to be intersex? ‘Every Body’ sheds light on little-known subject

Plumes of pink smoke. Explosions of blue. Expectant parents laughing, screaming, fainting, shooting arrows or even guns. The new documentary “Every Body” opens with footage of the often absurd practice of elaborate “gender reveals.
Who wants to be a game show host? These days, you already have to be famous

Who wants to be a game show host? These days, you already have to be famous

NEW YORK (AP) — When producers of “Wheel of Fortune” named Ryan Seacrest — probably the most ubiquitous man on entertainment television — as its next host this week, it surprised virtually no one.
TIFF's first 2023 lineup announcement: Taika Waititi's soccer romp 'Next Goal Wins'

TIFF's first 2023 lineup announcement: Taika Waititi's soccer romp 'Next Goal Wins'

TORONTO — Taika Waititi's long-awaited soccer comedy "Next Goal Wins" will get its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. It's the first film TIFF has confirmed will play at this year's festival.
Deaf-led theatre company to bring reimagined Shakespeare tale to Toronto festival

Deaf-led theatre company to bring reimagined Shakespeare tale to Toronto festival

TORONTO — As a Deaf actor and artist, Dawn Jani Birley has spent much of her career challenging misconceptions and barriers.
That's no pizza: A wall painting found in Pompeii doesn't depict Italy's iconic dish

That's no pizza: A wall painting found in Pompeii doesn't depict Italy's iconic dish

MILAN (AP) — A still-life fresco discovered recently in the Pompeii archaeological site looks like a pizza, but it's not, experts at the archaeological site said Tuesday.
Ryan Seacrest will host 'Wheel of Fortune' after Pat Sajak retires next year

Ryan Seacrest will host 'Wheel of Fortune' after Pat Sajak retires next year

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The category? “Proper Name.” The answer? Ryan Seacrest, who will become the new “Wheel of Fortune” host after Pat Sajak's retirement next year.
A Helsinki deputy mayor is under fire after being caught red-handed spray-painting graffiti

A Helsinki deputy mayor is under fire after being caught red-handed spray-painting graffiti

HELSINKI (AP) — The deputy mayor of Finland’s capital is facing possible legal action, and calls for him to pay compensation for damages and to resign, after he was caught red-handed spray-painting graffiti in a railway tunnel last weekend.
London jury seated in Kevin Spacey sex assault trial on allegations over a decade old

London jury seated in Kevin Spacey sex assault trial on allegations over a decade old

LONDON (AP) — Jurors who will decide the fate of actor Kevin Spacey were sworn in Wednesday in a London court as the Oscar winner faces charges of sexually assaulting four men as long as two decades ago.
USA Today resumes its bestseller list for books after monthslong hiatus

USA Today resumes its bestseller list for books after monthslong hiatus

NEW YORK (AP) — USA Today's weekly list of bestselling books, a publishing fixture that had been on hiatus since December, returned Wednesday.
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