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The stories behind all of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ name changes as the hip-hop mogul heads to trial
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
In the criminal indictment for this week’s sex trafficking trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, the document lists many of the hip-hop mogul’s aliases. Most people, especially music fans, probably already know them. From “Puff Daddy” to “P. Diddy” and even the obscure “Brother Love,” here’s a look back at Combs’ self-appointed names and what was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Met Gala exhibit ‘Superfine’ gives voice to emerging Black designers
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — When the email came from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jacques Agbobly at first didn’t quite believe it. The Brooklyn-based fashion designer had only been in the business for five years. Now, one of the world’s top museums was asking for two of his designs to be shown in “Superfine: Tailoring ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Met Gala, fashion’s biggest night of the year, is here. Here’s how to watch and follow along
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Pharrell Williams has high hopes for the Met Gala, the first to focus exclusively on Black designers, and the first in more than 20 years to have a menswear theme. “I want it to feel like the most epic night of power, a reflection of Black resiliency in a world that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Book Review: Restauranteur Keith McNally opens up in candid memoir ‘I Regret Almost Everything’
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
Keith McNally has been charming New York City diners since he opened his first restaurant, The Odeon, in 1980, helping transform a then-derelict TriBeCa into a hotspot for the “glitterati.” The Odeon’s glowing neon sign was featured on the cover of Jay McInerney’s 1984 novel “Bright Lights, Big City,” and the restaurant was a regular ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial begins with jury selection
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The federal sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, the hip-hop entrepreneur whose wildly successful career has been dotted by allegations of violence, began on Monday in New York City with jury selection that could last several days. Opening statements by lawyers and the start of testimony are expected next week. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Book Review: People who are part of Andy Warhol’s life chronicle the legacy of American pop art
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
There are celebrities whose persona is as famous, if not more so, than their works, or what made them stars in the first place. Andy Warhol, probably the most important artist to emerge from the 1960s American avant-garde, is one example. His nervous face peering beneath a shock of white hair is as signature as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Entrepreneurs working to find funds to restore historic theatres across the Prairies
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
EDMONTON — Not a day goes by that David Stupnikoff doesn’t think about the Princess Theatre. “I drive by it regularly, and I’ve had other friends and people that have visited, and they have such great memories of it,” said Stupnikoff, a courier service owner and show promoter. “People wish it would come back.” Juxtaposed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Theater producer Jeffrey Seller, behind ‘Rent’ and ‘Hamilton,’ shines a light on his own journey
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Jeffrey Seller, the Broadway producer behind such landmark hits as “Rent,” “Avenue Q” and “Hamilton,” didn’t initially write a memoir for us. He wrote it for himself. “I really felt a personal existential need to write my story. I had to make sense of where I came from myself,” he says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Book Review: Nate Bargatze tries to bring his comedy from screen to page with ‘Big Dumb Eyes’
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
It’s a rite of passage for all comedians: Work like crazy on the stand-up circuit, hit it big, record live specials for a streaming platform, and then write a book that can never quite measure up to your live act. Consider “Big Dumb Eyes: Stories from a Simpler Mind” by Nate Bargatze. I laughed so ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Book Review: Isabel Allende’s latest strong female protagonist is a journalist
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
Best-selling author Isabel Allende has been beloved for decades by millions of passionately loyal readers for her strong female protagonists and epic story lines stretching across the Americas. In novels such as “The House of the Spirits,” “Eva Luna,” and more recently, “Violeta,” indomitable women take center stage and drive dramatic narratives conjured into being ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex trafficking trial is set to begin with jury selection
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs, the hip-hop entrepreneur whose wildly successful career has been dotted by allegations of violence, was brought to a New York courthouse Monday to be tried on charges that he used the influence and resources of his business empire to sexually abuse women. Jury selection was scheduled to begin ... Read More »
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