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Head of Canadian Museum of History looks to move past a tumultuous few years
By Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2023
GATINEAU, Que. – Caroline Dromaguet first started working at the Canadian Museum of History as a summer guide, where as a student she fell in love with the world of museums. Over the years she saw the exhibits change, with her life experience changing, too. The museum is where she got her first “grown-up job,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian R&B singer Jully Black honoured at AFN ceremony for NBA anthem rendition
By The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canadian R&B singer Jully Black was honoured at an AFN Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa Monday night for making an appreciated tweak to the Canadian national anthem at the NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, Utah in February. The Juno Award-winner had swapped out one word in the anthem’s usual opening line ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Geraldine Brooks, Saeed Jones win Anisfield-Wolf prize
By The Associated Press on April 3rd, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Novels by Geraldine Brooks and Lan Samantha Chang and poetry by Saeed Jones are among this year’s winners of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, presented for literature “that confronts racism and explores diversity.” The journalist and activist Charlayne Hunter-Gault was honored for lifetime achievement. Besides Brooks’ “Horse,” Chang’s “The Family Chao” and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Why Leonardo DiCaprio testified at trial of Fugees rapper
By The Associated Press on April 3rd, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Leonardo DiCaprio testified Monday at the trial of former Fugee rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, who is accused of conspiring to funnel money from a Malaysian state fund to Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign. Here is a look at the main characters in the international scandal, and the fund that fueled it. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What’s happening with Twitter blue check marks?
By Matt O'brien, The Associated Press on April 3rd, 2023
Elon Musk had promised to take away all of Twitter’s blue check marks doled out to Hollywood stars, professional athletes, business leaders, authors and journalists unless they start buying a monthly subscription to the social media service. Musk’s goal was to shove the advertising-dependent platform he bought for $44 billion last year into a pay-to-play ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sex abuse trial delayed for ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor
By The Associated Press on April 3rd, 2023
LAS VEGAS (AP) – A Nevada judge postponed on Monday the trial for a former “Dances With Wolves” actor indicted in state court on charges that he sexually abused Indigenous women and girls for a decade in the Las Vegas area. Clark County District Judge Carli Kierny said the trial in the case of Nathan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A duo once more, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon come up for ‘Air’
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on April 3rd, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – While Ben Affleck and Matt Damon were writing “The Last Duel,” their first screenplay together since their 1997 breakthrough, “Good Will Hunting,” they noticed that something in their winding and usually separate careers had been missing. “I remember my wife said to me one day: “˜I haven’t heard you laugh like ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Disney developing live-action ‘Moana’ with Dwayne Johnson
By The Associated Press on April 3rd, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – “Moana” will be the latest Walt Disney Co. animation to get the live-action treatment, and at least one star is coming back. Disney chief executive Bob Iger announced a live-action “Moana” remake is in development Monday in a call with investors. The production is in the early stages – no director ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tanya Tucker, Patty Loveless to join Country Hall of Fame
By Kristin M. Hall, The Associated Press on April 3rd, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Grammy winners Tanya Tucker and Patty Loveless, along with hit country songwriter Bob McDill, will be the newest members of the Country Music Hall of Fame. The Country Music Association announced the 2023 inductees on Monday in Nashville, Tennessee, with Tucker, the “Delta Dawn” singer, entering in the veteran era artist ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stratford Festival posts ‘moderate’ surplus in first fully indoor festival since 2020
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2023
TORONTO – The Stratford Festival says it achieved a “moderate surplus” in its 2022 finances after hosting its first fully indoor season since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The southwestern Ontario theatre company held its annual meeting on Saturday and reported total revenues of $66.2 million for the year, with a surplus of $638,711 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Diversity among TV writers is up but glass ceiling remains: Writers Guild of Canada
By The Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2023
TORONTO – The Writers Guild of Canada says television writers’ rooms are getting more diverse, but there still seems to be a glass ceiling for marginalized groups. The guild released its equity, diversity and inclusion report Monday, which says the percentage of diverse writers working in TV jumped to 35 per cent in 2021 from ... Read More »
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