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Review: In Ridley Scott's 'Napoleon,' the emperor has no clothes but plenty of ego

Review: In Ridley Scott's 'Napoleon,' the emperor has no clothes but plenty of ego

For such a famed historical figure, Napoleon has made only fleeting appearances in movies since Abel Gance’s 1927 silent film. Stanley Kubrick had grand designs for a Napoleon epic that went unmade.
King Charles welcomes South Korea's president with state banquet, mingles with K-pop band Blackpink

King Charles welcomes South Korea's president with state banquet, mingles with K-pop band Blackpink

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III hosted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife at a glittering banquet at Buckingham Palace Tuesday, as Britain rolled out the red carpet for a formal state visit aimed at strengthening trade and defense ties
Kai Thomas on the 'surreality' of winning the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for debut

Kai Thomas on the 'surreality' of winning the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for debut

TORONTO — Debut novelist Kai Thomas said he was struck by "surreality" when Margaret Atwood announced he had won the top fiction prize at the Writers' Trust Awards on Tuesday evening.
Native American storytellers enjoying a rare spotlight, a moment they hope can be more than that

Native American storytellers enjoying a rare spotlight, a moment they hope can be more than that

NEW YORK (AP) — The financial crisis of 2008 hit Mary Kathryn Nagle differently. As a playwright and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, she saw parallels to events that negatively impacted Indigenous people centuries ago.
Accuser sues Bill Cosby for alleged abuse dating to 1980s under expiring New York survivors law

Accuser sues Bill Cosby for alleged abuse dating to 1980s under expiring New York survivors law

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who worked as a stand-in at “The Cosby Show” in the 1980s said in a lawsuit Tuesday that Bill Cosby drugged and sexually abused her after offering to mentor her in her acting career.
Review: Bradley Cooper's 'Maestro' leaves many notes of Bernstein unplayed

Review: Bradley Cooper's 'Maestro' leaves many notes of Bernstein unplayed

Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro,” a high-wire act of a biopic, leaps constantly between on stage and off, flying through Leonard Bernstein’s very public life as a conductor while diving into his more private marriage to Felicia Montealegre.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 12-18

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 12-18

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 12-18: Nov. 12: Singer Brian Hyland is 80. Playwright-actor Wallace Shawn (“The Princess Bride”) is 80. Keyboardist Booker T. Jones of Booker T. and the MG’s is 79. Sportscaster Al Michaels is 79.
'Slap in the face': Indigenous women's group reacts to Emmy win for Sainte-Marie film

'Slap in the face': Indigenous women's group reacts to Emmy win for Sainte-Marie film

A group of Indigenous women says the International Emmy Award for a documentary about folk legend Buffy Sainte-Marie, whose First Nations ancestry has been called into question, feels like a "slap in the face.

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Nonfiction 1. The Woman in Me by Britney Spears, narrated by Michelle Williams and Britney Spears - introduction (Simon & Schuster Audio) 2. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry, narrated by the author (Macmillan Audio) 3.
'Your priorities are backwards,' Bell tells CRTC during Online Streaming Act hearing

'Your priorities are backwards,' Bell tells CRTC during Online Streaming Act hearing

Bell Media-owner BCE Inc. wants the federal broadcasting regulator to create a news fund that would provide money to broadcasters and require foreign streamers to contribute to the subsidy through their Canadian content spending.
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