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Celine brings rock music element into Hollywood fashion show
By Jonathan Landrum Jr., The Associated Press on December 9th, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Celine brought a new line of fashion into the Hollywood spotlight in front of a star-studded audience while infusing rock music into designer Hedi Slimane’s “Age of Indieness” show Thursday night. The fashion brand’s show at iconic Los Angeles landmark The Wiltern introduced glitzy black and gold gowns, faux fur coats, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!K-pop star among 8 to join Japan tycoon Maezawa’s moon trip
By Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press on December 8th, 2022
TOKYO (AP) – Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said Friday that K-pop star T.O.P. will be among the eight people who will join him on a flyby around the moon on a SpaceX spaceship next year. The Japanese tycoon launched plans for the lunar voyage in 2018, buying all the seats on the spaceship. He began ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Céline Dion says she has ‘stiff person syndrome.’ Here’s what that means
By Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press on December 8th, 2022
Canadian superstar Céline Dion’s Instagram announcement that she has been diagnosed with stiff person syndrome is sparking questions about the rare and widely unknown disease. The condition is a “neurological disorder with features of an autoimmune disease,” according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke in the U.S. The name doesn’t do justice ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A look at the Canadian content in ‘Harry & Meghan’
By Cassandra Szklarski, The Canadian Press on December 8th, 2022
There’s scant Canadian content in the first three episodes of Prince Harry and Meghan’s Netflix docuseries, “Harry & Meghan,” but they include brief glimpses of Meghan’s one-time home in Toronto and the family’s Vancouver Island retreat. The first half of the docuseries, which debuted Thursday, traces the famous couple’s high-profile romance, lambastes the British press ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Top Gun’ named best film by National Board of Review
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on December 8th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – “Top Gun: Maverick,” 2022’s biggest box-office hit, has been named the best film of the year by the National Board of Review. Though the National Board of Review, a long-running organization comprised of film enthusiasts and academics, has no overlap or correlation to other awards bodies, the win adds to the ... Read More »
1 response‘Brother,’ ‘Black Ice’ among the films on this year’s Canada’s Top Ten list from TIFF
By Noel Ranosme, The Canadian Press on December 8th, 2022
TORONTO – A coming-of-age film set in Scarborough and an immigrant story that’s been a hit on the awards circuit are among the Toronto International Film Festival’s top selections of the year. TIFF’s annual Canada’s Top Ten list includes Clement Virgo’s latest project “Brother,” based on David Chariandy’s novel about two Trinidadian-Canadian brothers growing up ... Read More »
1 response‘It’s fate.’ 40 years later, Ke Huy Quan is a star, again
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on December 8th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Ke Huy Quan is trying hard not to cry. He’s been crying a lot lately. Quan tends to get emotional any time he contemplates his sudden reversal of fate. Every since “Everything Everywhere All at Once” opened in theaters earlier this year, 51-year-old Quan – who a lifetime ago was the ... Read More »
1 responsePenguin reviewing policies after allegations book depicted assault as consensual
By The Canadian Press on December 8th, 2022
Penguin Random House Canada says it will “reflect” on its procedures after a subject of Leah McLaren’s memoir alleged the writer mischaracterized the woman’s sexual assault as consensual. Zoe Greenberg, a poet and longtime acquaintance of McLaren, a journalist, wrote in a blog post that, after seeing a drafted portion of “Where You End and ... Read More »
1 responseNo bond for woman charged in death of socialite mom
By Claire Savage, The Associated Press on December 8th, 2022
CHICAGO (AP) – A judge declined to ease bond conditions Thursday and release a Chicago woman who is charged with conspiracy in the 2014 death of her wealthy mother during a luxury vacation in Bali. The decision means Heather Mack, 27, will remain in custody without bond while awaiting a July trial in federal court ... Read More »
1 responseThe Year of the Slap: Pop culture moments in 2022
By Jocelyn Noveck, The Associated Press on December 8th, 2022
Taylor Swift was up. Elon Musk was in, out, and in. Tom Cruise was back. BTS stepped aside, and so did Serena Williams, and Tom Brady too – oops, scratch that. But the slap? The slap was everywhere. Ok, so maybe it wasn’t on the level of a moon landing, or selection of a pope. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Celine Dion cancels shows because of stiff person syndrome
By The Associated Press on December 8th, 2022
Celine Dion has put a halt on all performing after being diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder. In an emotional video messages posted in French and English on Thursday on Instagram, Dion said stiff person syndrome was causing spasms that affect her ability to walk and sing. “Unfortunately, the spasms affect every aspect of my ... Read More »
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