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Architect Frank Gehry’s iconic works in photos
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
Architect Frank Gehry, celebrated for his imaginative, genre-shifting designs, has died at 96. He is known for iconic works such as the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Over his prolific career, Gehry received architecture’s highest honors, including the Pritzker Prize, the RIBA gold medal, the Americans for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vanity Fair parts ways with Olivia Nuzzi amid Robert F. Kennedy Jr. controversy
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Vanity Fair is parting ways with West Coast editor Olivia Nuzzi amid ongoing controversy over her coverage of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. while she was the Washington correspondent for New York magazine. “Vanity Fair and Olivia Nuzzi have mutually agreed, in the best interest of the magazine, to let her contract ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A quicklist of Frank Gehry’s accomplishments as one of the world’s best-known architects
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
The Toronto-born, Los Angeles-based architect Frank Gehry died on Friday. A titan of his field, here’s a summary of some of the awards and accolades he received over a career that spanned more than half a century: In 1974, he was inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects. In 1977, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mexico freezes Miss Universe co-owner’s bank accounts during organized crime investigation
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s anti-money laundering office has frozen the bank accounts of the Mexican co-owner of Miss Universe as part of an investigation into drugs, fuel and arms trafficking, an official said Friday. The country’s Financial Intelligence Unit, which oversees the fight against money laundering, froze Mexican businessman Raúl Rocha Cantú’s bank accounts ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian-born renegade architect Frank Gehry dies at 96
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
Frank Gehry, the Canadian-born renegade architect behind some of the world’s most recognizable buildings, has died at 96. Meaghan Lloyd, chief of staff at Gehry Partners, LLP, says he died on Friday morning at his home in Santa Monica, Calif., following a brief illness. Gehry was known for his unconventional style and daring designs, bringing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Notable early reaction to Netflix’s deal to acquire Warner Bros.
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix’s $72 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. studio and its film and television operations drew quick reactions Friday. Film and television industry entities including guilds and the lobbying group for movie theater owners criticized the deal, warning it would harm consumers and cinema owners. In announcing the deal, Warner Bros. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Frank Gehry, the most celebrated architect of his time, dies at 96
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Frank Gehry, who designed some of most imaginative buildings ever constructed and achieved a level of worldwide acclaim seldom afforded any architect, has died. He was 96. Gehry died Friday in his home in Santa Monica after a brief respiratory illness, said Meaghan Lloyd, chief of staff at Gehry Partners LLP. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What might change for streamers under the proposed $72B Netflix-Warner Brothers Discovery deal
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Two of the most popular streaming services have agreed to combine, in a move that could change the streaming service landscape. Netflix said Friday it will acquire the studio and streaming business of Warner Bros. Discovery, the legacy Hollywood giant behind “Harry Potter” and “Friends,” for $72 billion. The transaction is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What Netflix’s acquisition of Warner Bros. means for the movies
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
Netflix’s deal to acquire Warner Bros., one of Hollywood’s oldest movie studios, poses seismic shifts to the entertainment industry and the future of moviegoing. As one of the remaining “big five” studios, the 102-year-old Warner Bros. is an essential part of movie theater business. The studio currently boasts three of the top five earning films ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. studio and streaming business for $72 billion
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix struck a deal Friday to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, the Hollywood giant behind “Harry Potter” and “Friends,” in a $72 billion deal that would bring together two of the biggest players in television and film and potentially reshape the entertainment industry. Beyond its namesake television and motion picture division, Warner ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Darlene Love reflects on her enduring holiday classic, ‘Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)’
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
Darlene Love will never stop thinking of her holiday classic, “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home).” At this time of year, she couldn’t if she tried. “The post office, grocery store, elevator,” she says with a laugh, listing a few locations where she keeps hearing the song. “It just feels funny that my song is in ... Read More »
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