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Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival returns with star power and cultural legacy
By Canadian Press on July 30th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — No matter the time on Martha’s Vineyard, a shimmering glow will be powered by the star presence of Black filmmakers, actors and tastemakers like Issa Rae, Mara Brock Akil and Michelle Obama who are shaping culture on their own terms. For two-plus decades, the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fans toast Grateful Dead’s 60th with concerts at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park
By Canadian Press on July 30th, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Fans of the Grateful Dead are pouring into San Francisco for three days of concerts and festivities marking the 60th anniversary of the scruffy jam band that came to embody a city where people wore flowers in their hair and made love, not war. Dead & Company, featuring original Grateful Dead ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Movie Review: ‘The Bad Guys 2’ boldly goes bigger but loses its charm along the way
By Canadian Press on July 30th, 2025
The good news for fans of “The Bad Guys” is the new sequel is stellar. But that’s because a good portion is actually set in — are you kidding us? — outer space. “The Bad Guys 2” has clearly lost its moorings. Returning director Pierre Perifel, writers Yoni Brenner and Etan Cohen and the same ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Millions are flocking to grow virtual gardens in viral Roblox game created by teenager
By Canadian Press on July 30th, 2025
Whether it serves as a chill escape from the onslaught of the real world or simply a way to beat vacation doldrums, a viral Roblox game about gardening has become the surprise hit of the summer. Grow a Garden, created by a 16-year-old in a few days, has shattered records for the most concurrent players ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two Canadians and previous winner Kiran Desai on the Booker Prize long list
By Canadian Press on July 30th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Indian author Kiran Desai, who won the Booker Prize and then didn’t publish a novel for almost two decades, is up for the award again with her long-awaited follow-up. “The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny,” the 677-page tale of two young Indians making their way in the United States, is one of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A small Serbian town is home to Robin Hood – in a new TV series
By Canadian Press on July 30th, 2025
SIMANOVCI, Serbia (AP) — Villages and castles from 12th-century England came to life in a small town in Serbia for the filming of a new series about Robin Hood that has just wrapped in the landlocked country in southeast Europe. The 10-episode take on England’s beloved medieval outlaw who, in lore, stole from the rich ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In ‘Sinners’ and his music, Buddy Guy is keeping the blues alive. It hasn’t been easy
By Canadian Press on July 30th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — For Buddy Guy — a stalwart and staunch defender of the blues — there’s nothing more important than keeping his chosen genre at the forefront of conversation. It comes naturally: Guy is one of America’s greatest guitar players, a singular artist with a thick roster of A-list super fans — Eric ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Movie Review: Liam Neeson tries to fill Leslie Nielsen’s gumshoes in a new ‘Naked Gun’
By Canadian Press on July 30th, 2025
Some say directing is 90% casting. In the case of Leslie Nielsen as Lt. Frank Drebin, it was more like 110%. The choice of Nielsen for “Police Squad!” and the subsequent “Naked Gun” movies deserves a special place in the annals of brilliant casting choices. Surely you could say that the masters of spoof — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sen. John Fetterman releases memoir ‘Unfettered’ this fall, looking at political and health battles
By Canadian Press on July 30th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — A long-rumored and “unapologetic” memoir by Sen. John Fetterman will be released this fall, his publisher said. Crown, an imprint of Penguin Random House, announced on Wednesday that “Unfettered” is scheduled for Nov. 11. In the memoir, the Democrat will open up about his rise from mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania, to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A cynic’s struggles: ‘The Book of George’ wins Gabe Hudson Prize
By Canadian Press on July 30th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — A comic novel about a cynic’s struggles to connect with others has won a $10,000 award named for a widely-respected author and editor, the late Gabe Hudson. Kate Greathead’s “The Book of George” is this year’s recipient of the Gabe Hudson Prize, which is administered by the literary publisher McSweeney’s. “The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ became the surprise hit of the summer
By Canadian Press on July 30th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — In the colorful, animated, musical world of “KPop Demon Hunters,” everyone is a fan. The general public rocks T-shirts supporting their favorite idols. They hold light sticks and stare starry-eyed at stadium stages; they scream, they cry, they cheer, they buy the merch. It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, ... Read More »
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