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A Lebanese dancer defies extremist threats and social norms with his sold-out performances
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
BEIRUT (AP) — Alexandre Paulikevitch put on his white dress and wig and danced his way to center stage, knowing that the extremist groups who had threatened him before his controversial recital might be waiting for him outside the theater. The Lebanese dancer’s sold-out performance to a cheering crowd at a popular Beirut venue had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Christian Siriano transports New York Fashion Week attendees to the silver screen
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Hidden behind cream curtains, designer Christian Siriano transformed the athleisure aisles of the Herald Square Macy’s department store into a cinematic universe as he ushered his New York Fashion Week runway show attendees on a journey through film from black-and-white gowns to full Technicolor looks. Much like his inspiration for his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taylor Swift can be deposed, but has no role in Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni litigation, lawyer says
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Singer Taylor Swift can answer questions in October — if she is forced — from attorneys involved in the sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit actor Blake Lively brought against Justin Baldoni stemming from their roles in the movie “It Ends With Us,” but she doesn’t have much to offer, her lawyer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dowd says MSNBC reacted to a right-wing mob in firing him for Charlie Kirk commentary
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
Political analyst Matthew Dowd says MSNBC reacted to a “right wing media mob” in firing him for commentary about hateful rhetoric that aired on the network shortly after early reports this week that conservative activist Charlie Kirk had been shot. In a Substack post Friday, Dowd admitted to being “down and a bit disheartened.” The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The voice of calm in TIFF closer ‘Peak Everything’ came from film’s sound engineer
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
TORONTO — When writer-director Anne Émond imagined who would voice the guided meditation track in her eco-anxiety rom-com “Peak Everything,” she pictured a GĂ©rard Depardieu type: a French superstar who would be immediately recognizable. But then she met the film’s sound engineer, Stephen de Oliveira. “I was like, ‘Oh my God, what a voice,'” she ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Photo Gallery: Toronto International Film Festival – Day 8
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
The Toronto International Film Festival continued into its eighth day on Sept. 11. Here are some scenes from the star-studded red carpets for films including “Easy’s Waltz” and “Space Cadet.” This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 12, 2025. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former poet laureate Ada LimĂłn says artists must band together during ‘dangerous times’
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
During her three years as the 24th poet laureate, Ada LimĂłn said her travels around the United States taught her just how many poets the country has. LimĂłn said people would approach her during appearances to tell her they wrote poems regularly in a journal, or on a full moon or with their children. “They ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ego Nwodim leaves ‘Saturday Night Live,’ which adds 5 new cast members
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Ego Nwodim is the latest — and perhaps last — high-profile departure from “Saturday Night Live,” as the long-running sketch show has seen a cast shakeup ahead of its 51st season. Nwodim announced Friday that she is leaving, just days after Hollywood trade outlets reported the Season 51 cast — which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National Book Awards longlists include new works by Angela Flournoy, Susan Choi and Yiyun Li
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — New fiction by Angela Flournoy and Susan Choi, a memoir of tragedy by Yiyun Li and a novel in translation by Nobel laureate Han Kang were among the nominees announced this week for the long lists of the National Book Awards. The National Book Foundation announced 10 books in each of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Steven Spielberg celebrates ‘awesome’ 50th anniversary ‘Jaws’ exhibition at Academy Museum
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Why would anyone keep a prop from the set of “Jaws?” Steven Spielberg was musing about what it felt like while making his 1975 oceanic classic, and how little he thought any of it would matter when shooting the now-legendary opening scene of a woman night-swimming past an ocean buoy. His ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Netherlands is latest to threaten to boycott Eurovision if Israel participates
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — The Netherlands added itself Friday to a number of countries pressuring organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest to drop Israel from the contest because of its war in the Gaza Strip. Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS, one of dozens of public broadcasters that collectively fund and broadcast the contest, said it would not take ... Read More »
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