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The Grammys split the country album category into traditional and contemporary. It might be great
By Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Flashback to February. It’s the 2025 Grammys, and Beyoncé has made history. Not only was she finally awarded the top prize of album of the year, but she also became the first Black woman to win best country album, for “Cowboy Carter.” Recent changes by the Recording Academy have made it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Movie Review: An electric Timothée Chalamet is the consummate striver in propulsive ‘Marty Supreme’
By Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2025
“Everybody wants to rule the world,” goes the Tears for Fears song we hear at a key point in “Marty Supreme,” Josh Safdie’s nerve-busting adrenaline jolt of a movie starring a never-better Timothée Chalamet. But here’s the thing: everybody may want to rule the world, but not everybody truly believes they CAN. This, one could ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!’60 Minutes’ holds off on airing critical piece on Trump deportation policy
By Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2025
AP Media Writer (AP) — CBS News’ “60 Minutes” on Sunday didn’t air a planned story on Trump administration deportations of immigrants to El Salvador, pulling it only hours before airtime at the direction of new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss. The story, where correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi spoke to deportees who had been sent to El Salvador’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 28-Jan. 3 includes Gayle King and Denzel Washington
By Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2025
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 28-Jan. 3 : Dec. 28: Singer-keyboardist Edgar Winter is 79. TV personality Gayle King (“CBS This Morning”) is 71. Actor Denzel Washington is 71. Drummer Mike McGuire of Shenandoah is 67. Country singer-guitarist Marty Roe of Diamond Rio is 65. Actor Malcolm Gets (“Caroline in the City”) is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Home Alone 2’ nailed holiday travel chaos, but flight rules make movie’s plot less plausible today
By Canadian Press on December 21st, 2025
Panic erupts in the McCallister household as soon as the day begins. The parents’ alarm clock never rings, bags and coats spill across the floor, and the family barrels out the door to catch a flight to Florida. The pandemonium intensifies at the airport. There, the McCallisters must dodge fellow holiday travelers and luggage as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Actor James Ransone, known for his role in ‘The Wire,’ dead at 46
By Canadian Press on December 21st, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Ransone, the actor who played Ziggy Sobotka in the HBO series “The Wire” and appeared in many other TV shows and movies, has died. He was 46. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office said in online records that Ransone died by suicide on Friday. Ransone’s film credits include “It: ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Enter stage right: Shaw Festival to bring productions to Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre
By Canadian Press on December 21st, 2025
The Shaw Festival is hopping across the pond — just not the one you might be thinking of. The theatre festival based in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., will take up a three-year artistic residency at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre next year, marking Shaw’s first entry into the busy theatre scene on the other side of Lake Ontario. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nicki Minaj surprises conservatives with praise for Trump, Vance at Arizona event
By Canadian Press on December 21st, 2025
Female rapper Nicki Minaj on Sunday made a surprise appearance at a gathering of conservatives in Arizona that was memorializing late activist Charlie Kirk, and used her time on stage to praise President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, calling them “role models” for young men. The rap star was interviewed at Turning Point ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ launches with $88M domestically, $345M worldwide
By Canadian Press on December 21st, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — “Avatar: Fire and Ash” opened with $345 million in worldwide sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, notching the second-best global debut of the year and potentially putting James Cameron on course to set yet more blockbuster records. Sixteen years into the “Avatar” saga, Pandora is still abundant in box-office riches. “Fire ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tearful Bowen Yang departs ‘SNL’ after emotional Christmas episode hosted by Ariana Grande
By Canadian Press on December 20th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Bowen Yang bid an emotional farewell to “Saturday Night Live” with music, laughter and help from his “Wicked” buddy Ariana Grande. Yang starred in the night’s final sketch, playing a retiring airport lounge worker working his final shift on Christmas Eve, serving eggnog to travelers. He sang “Please Come Home for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bowen Yang will depart ‘SNL’ after Christmas episode hosted by Ariana Grande
By Canadian Press on December 20th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Bowen Yang, coming off a huge year or two of projects, is departing “SNL” mid-season after Saturday’s episode hosted by his “Wicked” buddy Ariana Grande. He joined the show as a writer in 2018, became a featured player the following season and was promoted to the main cast two seasons after ... Read More »
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