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Could AI pen 'Casablanca'? Screenwriters take aim at ChatGPT

Could AI pen 'Casablanca'? Screenwriters take aim at ChatGPT

NEW YORK (AP) — When Greg Brockman, the president and co-founder of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, was recently extolling the capabilities of artificial intelligence, he turned to “Game of Thrones.
Yeezy shoes still stuck in limbo after Adidas split with Ye

Yeezy shoes still stuck in limbo after Adidas split with Ye

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — It's been nearly seven months since Adidas split with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West , and boxes of his popular Yeezy shoes are still piled up in warehouses. The fate of 1.2 billion euros ($1.
Nathalie Stutzmann, contralto now conductor, to debut at Met

Nathalie Stutzmann, contralto now conductor, to debut at Met

NEW YORK (AP) — While singing on the world’s great stages, Nathalie Stutzmann thought about blond lager. “In Europe it’s very common to have the conductor getting a beer right backstage.
David Myles, The Trews, Kellie Loder among winners at East Coast Music Awards

David Myles, The Trews, Kellie Loder among winners at East Coast Music Awards

HALIFAX — The first group of winners at the 2023 East Coast Music Awards has been announced. Singer-songwriter David Myles, who has four nominations, won album of the year for "It's Only A Little Loneliness.
American author Fatimah Asghar wins inaugural Carol Shields Prize

American author Fatimah Asghar wins inaugural Carol Shields Prize

American author Fatimah Asghar has won the inaugural Carol Shields Prize for Fiction for their debut novel "When We Were Sisters." The $150,000 award celebrates excellence in fiction by women and non-binary authors in Canada and the U.S.

Fatimah Ashgar wins $150,000 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

NEW YORK (AP) — A debut novel by the poet and screenwriter Fatimah Ashgar has won the inaugural Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, a $150,000 honor named for the late Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and given for outstanding work by a woman or non-binary

Ken Lum wins $50,000 Scotiabank Photography Award

TORONTO — Vancouver artist Ken Lum has won the Scotiabank Photography Award.
Prince William pours a pint, meets public before coronation

Prince William pours a pint, meets public before coronation

LONDON (AP) — Prince William has poured a pint of ale and taken a ride on the subway with his wife Kate as part of a royal ramble in central London before King Charles III's coronation .
Why Hollywood writers are striking and the immediate impact

Why Hollywood writers are striking and the immediate impact

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The union representing 11,500 writers of film, television and other entertainment forms are now on strike . It's the first writers’ strike — and the first Hollywood strike of any kind — in 15 years.
Jury finds Ed Sheeran didn't copy Marvin Gaye classic

Jury finds Ed Sheeran didn't copy Marvin Gaye classic

NEW YORK (AP) — British singer Ed Sheeran didn't steal key components of Marvin Gaye’s classic 1970s tune “Let’s Get It On” to create his hit song “Thinking Out Loud,” a jury said with a trial verdict Thursday, prompting Sheeran to joke later that he
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