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Takeaways from AP’s report on the religious and moral undercurrents in Superman comics
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
Superman comics are not overtly religious. Yet faith and morality have been baked into this superhero character who was born Kryptonian, raised Methodist and created by two young Jewish men in 1930s Cleveland. Superman’s character has been portrayed in the mold of Christ and Moses given how he constantly upholds the ideals of self-sacrifice, powerful ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!David Cronenberg channels his own grief over wife’s death in ‘The Shrouds’
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
TORONTO — David Cronenberg has confronted death on screen his entire career. But at 82, he’s feeling its creeping presence in his own life. “My relationship with death is getting more and more intimate the older I get. That’s inevitable. Every day in the paper I read about somebody exactly my age who’s just croaked,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Star Wars’ fans wave lightsabers as an upcoming film gets announced in Japan
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
CHIBA, Japan (AP) — The Force was with many Japanese, as well as visitors from abroad, at a “Star Wars” event on Friday where Lucasfilm announced that the next installation in the franchise will hit theaters in May 2027 starring Ryan Gosling. Appearing on stage before a lightsaber-waving crowd at Makuhari Messe center outside Tokyo, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ralph Lauren stays closer to home this time with intimate Manhattan gallery show
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Ralph Lauren, known for staging elaborate runway shows in sumptuous settings like the horsey Hamptons or amid his vintage car collection, took it down a notch for a more intimate show Thursday in a Manhattan gallery space. As celebrities like Anne Hathaway, Michelle Williams, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ariana DeBose and many others ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Haley Joel Osment charged with cocaine possession and being drunk in public
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. (AP) — Oscar-nominated actor Haley Joel Osment has been charged with public intoxication and cocaine possession after his arrest earlier this month at a Northern California ski resort. The Mono County District Attorney’s office announced the misdemeanor charges Thursday against the 37-year-old actor, who starred as a child in movies “The Sixth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Robbie Robertson’s friendship with Martin Scorsese explored in upcoming memoir
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
TORONTO — Late musician Robbie Robertson will share memories of his enduring friendship with filmmaker Martin Scorsese in an upcoming memoir. Penguin Random House Canada says it’s marking November to publish “Insomnia,” a posthumous second memoir from Robertson that explores “the rock legend’s wild ride collaborating with the iconic filmmaker.” Robertson and Scorsese shared a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jury selection heads into next week at Weinstein rape retrial
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens more people were screened Thursday as potential jurors for Harvey Weinstein’s New York rape retrial, but the selection wrapped up for the week with several slots still to be filled. The panel started taking shape Wednesday, when five women and four men were picked for the redo of the landmark ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AP and the Trump administration argue over presidential access before appeals judges
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
The Associated Press and the Trump administration returned to a courtroom Thursday — and will be in another on Friday — as part of the high-stakes battle over who can control which journalists are able to question the president. Lawyers argued before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals about putting in place ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drake complains about Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Super Bowl performance in new defamation claims
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
Hip hop superstar Drake is now complaining about rival rapper Kendrick Lamar’s performance of “Not Like Us” at this year’s Super Bowl, adding it to his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over the diss track and its allegations of pedophilia against Drake. “The Recording was performed during the 2025 Super Bowl and broadcast to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sarah McLachlan plots rescheduled ‘Fumbling Towards Ecstasy’ anniversary tour
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
TORONTO — Sarah McLachlan is resurrecting her “Fumbling Towards Ecstasy” anniversary tour. Nearly half a year after the “Possession” singer-songwriter was forced to scrap the Canadian leg to recover from acute laryngitis, she’s rescheduled the show dates and added several new ones. McLachlan says a 17-date run begins Oct. 15 at Victoria’s Save On Foods ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former OneRepublic bassist to take on California House Republican in tight district
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the fight for the U.S. House, Democrats are hoping pop rock star power will help oust a long-serving Republican east of Los Angeles as the party looks to regain control of the chamber and slow President Donald Trump’s agenda. Tim Myers, a Grammy-nominated former bassist for international hitmakers OneRepublic, announced ... Read More »
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