The Queen of Disco: Donna Summer is posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — There are giants, and then there is Donna Summer. The Queen of Disco and then some, known for such timeless tunes as “Love to Love You Baby,” “I Feel Love,” “Bad Girls,” “Dim All the Lights,” “On the Radio” and “She Works Hard for the Money,” has been posthumously inducted into ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Margaret Cho, Rosie O’Donnell set to participate in Canadian TikToker’s read-along
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
TORONTO — Twenty artists and advocates are joining forces for a “read-along” video in support of LGBTQ+ youth. They’ll read from “Guinea Pigs Don’t Wear Pants,” written by Canadian TikToker Chris Paul Farias, as part of the It Gets Better Queerathon on Wednesday. The forthcoming children’s book, which is due to be published by Rebel ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Movie Review: Wonder and war in ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
When I came down with a cold the day after I saw the third and latest “Avatar” film, “Fire and Ash,” I half-wondered if I had picked it up on Pandora. The promise of Cameron’s 3D trilogy has always been immersion: immersion in a science-fiction world, in technological wonder, in a maybe future of movies. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Britain’s BBC is both beloved and maligned. Now it faces a $10 billion Trump lawsuit
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump is suing the BBC for $10 billion over a television documentary he claims was “false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory and malicious.” Britain’s national broadcaster has apologized to Trump over the way it edited a speech in the program, but insists there is no basis for a defamation claim. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brigitte Macron defends ‘clumsy’ sexist slur against feminist protesters
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — France’s first lady has defended her use of a sexist slur to denounce feminist protesters, saying the comments were “clumsy” but made in private when “I didn’t see that someone behind me was filming.” Speaking to online media outlet Brut, Brigitte Macron acknowledged in a video interview published Monday evening that her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Killings of Rob Reiner and his wife stun Hollywood as decision on charges for their son looms
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police are set to present a case to prosecutors Tuesday following Nick Reiner’s arrest in the killings of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, which stunned their communities in Hollywood and Democratic politics, where both were widely beloved. Prosecutors are set to decide whether and how to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A timeline of Trump’s fights with media, including the BBC and Jimmy Kimmel
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
President Donald Trump’s contentious relationship with news organizations has led to a host of disputes and legal battles, the latest a lawsuit accusing the BBC of defamation and deceptive and unfair trade practices. The president is seeking $10 billion in damages from the British broadcaster. The lawsuit filed Monday accuses the BBC of “splicing together ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump sues BBC for $10 billion, accusing it of defamation over editing of president’s Jan. 6 speech
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Monday seeking $10 billion in damages from the BBC, accusing the British broadcaster of defamation as well as deceptive and unfair trade practices. The 33-page lawsuit accuses the BBC of broadcasting a “false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory, and malicious depiction of President Trump,” calling it “a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Michele Singer Reiner, photographer who inspired 1980s rom-com’s happy end, dies
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
Michele Singer Reiner, a photographer, movie producer and advocate for LGBTQ+ rights who inspired the happy conclusion to the 1980s romantic comedy “When Harry Met Sally…,” has died. She and her husband, director Rob Reiner, were found dead Sunday at their home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. The Reiners’ 32-year-old son, Nick Reiner, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The killings of Rob and Michele Reiner shatter family’s gentle legacy
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Until Sunday’s shocking double killings, few families seemed more apart from the dark side of life than the Reiners. For decades, Rob Reiner and his father, Carl, had embodied a gentle, hopeful spirit in American culture, whether Dick Van Dyke’s lovable antics on the show named for him and created by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘General Hospital’ star Anthony Geary of Luke and Laura fame dies at 78
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
Anthony Geary, who rose to fame in the 1970s and ’80s as half the daytime TV super couple Luke and Laura on “General Hospital,” has died. He was 78. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Anthony Geary, whose portrayal of Luke Spencer helped define General Hospital and daytime television,” ABC said in a ... Read More »
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