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Tories reject allegation they are behind bot posts after Poilievre rally
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on August 6th, 2024
OTTAWA – The Conservatives say they have no connection to a rash of conspicuously similar social-media posts that flooded the X platform following a Pierre Poilievre event in northern Ontario last week. The Conservative leader held a rally at a conference centre in Kirkland Lake on July 31, to what appears in a video to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Billy Ray Cyrus finalizes divorce from singer Firerose 3 months after filing
By Kaitlyn Huamani, The Associated Press on August 6th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Billy Ray Cyrus and Firerose are now divorced. The dissolution of their seven-month marriage was finalized Monday by a Williamson County judge in Tennessee three months after Cyrus filed for divorce. Cyrus, 62, cited irreconcilable differences and “inappropriate marital conduct” when he filed for divorce from the 36-year-old, whose legal name ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ stage play will land on Broadway in spring 2025
By The Associated Press on August 6th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The Upside Down is coming to Broadway. Producers of the “Stranger Things” stage play said Tuesday the franchise’s latest effort will jump to New York City’s Marquis Theatre in spring 2025. It is directed by Stephen Daldry and co-directed by Justin Martin. ” Stranger Things: The First Shadow “ will begin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drake sends fans on treasure hunt with unreleased music, trove of content on new site
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on August 6th, 2024
TORONTO – Drake has offered fans a staggering content dump of photographs, behind-the-scenes videos and songs. The Toronto music superstar unleashed a massive trove of material Tuesday afternoon. It started with three songs posted on his official Instagram account and a clue that pointed his followers to a new account named “plottttwistttttt.” On that Instagram ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fan at Billy Talent concert recounts chaos, ‘sucker punch,’ and ‘one hell of a show’
By Sheila Reid, The Canadian Press on August 6th, 2024
A fan who attended the Billy Talent concert that was disrupted when several thousand people pushed through the fences says that despite the chaos, which saw him get “sucker punched,” the band “put on one hell of a show.” Officials in Port Colborne, Ont. have said the venue at H. H. Knoll Park reached capacity ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tegan and Sara catfish doc, Steven Soderbergh thriller among TIFF Centrepiece lineup
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on August 6th, 2024
A documentary about the catfishing scam that lured in fans of Calgary pop pair Tegan and Sara is heading to the Toronto International Film Festival. “Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara” is among 43 feature films spanning more than 40 countries in TIFF’s Centrepiece program, previously known as Contemporary World Cinema. Other big titles ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yuval Sharon to direct Met Opera’s new stagings of Wagner’s Ring Cycle and `Tristan und Isolde’
By Ronald Blum, The Associated Press on August 6th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Yuval Sharon, an American known for innovative productions, will direct the Metropolitan Opera’s next stagings of Wagner’s Ring Cycle and “Tristan und Isolde,” both starring soprano Lise Davidsen and conducted by music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin. The Met also said Tuesday that Nézet-Séguin’s contract had been extended by six years through 2029-30. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taylor Swift leads the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards nominations, followed by Post Malone
By Maria Sherman, The Associated Press on August 6th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – It’s Taylor Swift’s world, and the MTV Video Music Award nominations are the latest proof. “The Tortured Poets Department” singer once again tops the VMA noms with 10 – eight for her “Fortnight” music video and nods in the artist of the year and best pop categories. She’s followed by her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New York Film Festival sets main slate with movies by Pedro Almodóvar, Sean Baker and Mati Diop
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on August 6th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The New York Film Festival on Tuesday unveiled the main slate for its 62nd edition, with selections including Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or-winning “Anora,” Pedro Almodóvar’s “The Room Next Door” and Mati Diop’s “Dahomey.” Thirty-three features will make up the central lineup of the annual festival presented by Film at Lincoln Center. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Singer-songwriter Ivan Cornejo fuses alternative and regional Mexican music on new album, ‘Mirada’
By Berenice Bautista, The Associated Press on August 6th, 2024
MEXICO CITY (AP) – In singer-songwriter Ivan Cornejo’s world, regional Mexican music can have pop, ballads and also a bit of melancholic lyrics. His most recent and third studio album, “Mirada,” is a mixture of styles, without neglecting his interest in modern corridos and sad sierreño. Cornejo, 20, is originally from California. His maternal grandfather ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From cookbooks to billboards, poets laureate hope to spread the words with help of $50,000 grants
By The Associated Press on August 6th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Twenty-two poets around the country each will be receiving $50,000 grants for projects ranging from a poetry cookbook in Kansas to a billboard campaign in Michigan. On Tuesday, the Academy of American Poets announced its latest round of gifts through the Poet Laureate Fellowship Program, through which it has given out ... Read More »
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