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Disney laying off several hundred employees worldwide
By Canadian Press on June 3rd, 2025
The Walt Disney Co. is laying off several hundred employees worldwide as the entertainment giant looks to trim some costs and adapt to evolving industry conditions. A Disney spokesperson confirmed the action on Tuesday. The exact number of jobs being cut is unknown, but layoffs will occur across several divisions, including television and film marketing, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tarralik Duffy, Hangama Amiri among artists shortlisted for Sobey Art Award
By Canadian Press on June 3rd, 2025
TORONTO — Multidisciplinary artist Tarralik Duffy and textile artist Hangama Amiri are among the six finalists for the prestigious Sobey Art Award. The Sobey Art Foundation and the National Gallery of Canada announced on Tuesday the short list for the $100,000 prize for contemporary visual art. Duffy is known for work that centres contemporary Inuit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!`This House’ makes world premiere, exploring Black history through a family’s legacy in Harlem
By Canadian Press on June 3rd, 2025
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Near the end of “This House,” a heart-wrenching opera given its world premiere last weekend, the matriarch Ida poignantly intones messages to her family on stage and to the audience. “History’s the only thing to survive,” soprano Adrienne Danrich sings before adding: “You may have left us, but we will never ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Book Review: In ‘The Listeners,’ Maggie Stiefvater approaches WWII with a distinct voice
By Canadian Press on June 3rd, 2025
Maggie Stiefvater has brought her magical prose with her to her first adult novel. “The Listeners” takes place at a luxury hotel in West Virginia as World War II begins. In need of a place to store their foreign nationals — i.e. Axis diplomats and their families — the U.S. government takes over the Avallon ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The queens of collaboration in Lucius are finding themselves again musically
By Canadian Press on June 3rd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The magic created by the vocal blend of Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe, collectively known as Lucius, has opened many doors for them in the music industry. Sometimes quite literally — like when they arrived at the home of Joni Mitchell, invited by Brandi Carlile to sing at one of her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Immersive tech reshapes music and film landscape with Bono, Metallica and ‘Matrix’ taking the leap
By Canadian Press on June 3rd, 2025
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — With a mic in hand, Bono belts out “Vertigo,” close enough to reach out and touch, as if you’re sharing the stage with him at the Beacon Theatre in New York. As he performs, the front row seat experience becomes deeply personal, with the U2 frontman seemingly locking eyes with you ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!200-year-old condom decorated with erotic art goes on display in Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum
By Canadian Press on June 3rd, 2025
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands’ national museum has a new object on display that merges art with Amsterdam’s infamous Red Light District: a nearly 200-year-old condom, emblazoned with erotic art. The Rijksmuseum said in a statement that the playful prophylactic, believed to be made around 1830 from a sheep’s appendix, “depicts both the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former CIA Director William Burns has a book deal for the memoir ‘Diplomat Spy’
By Canadian Press on June 3rd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Former CIA director and Biden cabinet official William J. Burns is working on a book about his years leading the intelligence agency. Random House announced Tuesday that it would publish Burns’ “Diplomat Spy: A Memoir of Espionage in Revolutionary Times.” The release date is still to be determined. “It was a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘The Price Is Right’ getting a Canadian spinoff hosted by Howie Mandel
By Canadian Press on June 3rd, 2025
TORONTO — Come on down, eh! A Canadian spinoff of “The Price is Right” headlines Rogers’ new slate of Canadian originals coming to Citytv. The media giant says Canadian comedian Howie Mandel will host a reimagining of the U.S. game show, which begins production this December in Toronto and will air in the spring of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rick Mercer’s long finished ‘Talking to Americans,’ but he’s got new ways to address neighbourly tension
By Canadian Press on June 3rd, 2025
TORONTO — Rick Mercer picks up the bottle of sparkling water he just ordered, puts on his glasses and inspects the label. “Where’s that from? We’re not having that in the shot if it’s American. Jeez,” he says, glancing at the video camera with an impish smile. It’s a product of Italy, but he moves ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How a new planetarium show helped scientists unlock a cosmic secret
By Canadian Press on June 3rd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have unlocked one of the solar system’s many secrets from an unexpected source: a planetarium show opening to the public on Monday. At the American Museum of Natural History last fall, experts were hard at work preparing “Encounters in the Milky Way,” a deep dive into our home galaxy shaped ... Read More »
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