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John Lennon gets honored on UK coin collection in what would have been his 85th year
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — John Lennon is being honored in a specially minted British coin collection to mark the year the Beatles great and peace advocate would have turned 85, the Royal Mint said Friday. The coin, which will go on sale on Monday, features a portrait of Lennon that is based on a famous image ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Miami Beach mayor wants to end lease of theater that screened Israeli-Palestinian documentary
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2025
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The mayor of Miami Beach, Florida, wants to terminate a lease and cut financial support for an independent film theater that screened an Oscar-winning documentary about the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis. Mayor Steven Meiner introduced a resolution describing the film “No Other Land” as antisemitic. City commissioners will discuss ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Miami Beach mayor wants to end lease of independent theater that screened Palestine documentary
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2025
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The mayor of Miami Beach, Florida, wants to terminate a lease and cut financial support for an independent film theater that screened an Oscar-winning documentary about the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis. Mayor Steven Meiner introduced a resolution describing the film “No Other Land” as antisemitic. City commissioners will discuss ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!He can pull a train by the strength of his teeth. An Egyptian wrestler sets 3 world records
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2025
CAIRO (AP) — Pulling a train by the strength of your teeth is no easy task. But for Egyptian wrestler Ashraf Mahrous, also known by his nickname Kabonga, it’s just one of several things he can do to show off his astonishing strength. Mahrous this week received formal recognition by the Guinness World Records in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Young Guns 3: Dead or Alive’ to film in New Mexico
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2025
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — It’s been almost 40 years since Emilio Estevez first drew his revolver as Billy the Kid in the iconic Western “Young Guns.” The actor visited the New Mexico State Capitol on Thursday during Film and Media Day to announce that he’ll be coming back to where it all started to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gucci names Demna new aristic director, as he moves from Kering sister brand Balenciaga
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2025
ROME (AP) — Gucci announced Thursday that the Balenciaga artistic director Demna, who goes by one name, will take over the creative direction of the Italian luxury fashion house, starting in July. Gucci and its French parent Kering said in a statement that Demna “has redefined modern luxury, earning global recognition and cementing his authority ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anne Murray to get lifetime achievement award at Junos, Good Charlotte inducts Sum 41
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2025
TORONTO — Anne Murray’s impact on music will be celebrated at this year’s Junos with a lifetime achievement award. Organizers say the East Coast music legend becomes the first artist to get the top honour since its creation in 1989, the year Canadian content champion and Juno namesake Pierre Juneau was its inaugural recipient. At ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iconic pet reindeer in Alaska falls mysteriously ill after someone tampers in his pen
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2025
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An iconic reindeer so beloved that he has been in parades, featured on reality TV shows and visited by schoolchildren on field trips in Alaska’s largest city is fighting for his life after mysteriously falling ill after someone tampered with his pen. Ever since, 8-year-old Star has had pneumonia, digestion issues ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nikki Glaser to return as host of Golden Globes in 2026
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — After a well-reviewed emcee debut, the Golden Globes are bringing back comedian Nikki Glaser to host the 2026 ceremony. Dick Clark Productions, the producer of the award show, announced Thursday that Glaser will return for the 83rd Globes next January. Glaser, the first woman to host the show solo, successfully shepherded ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The one-take wonder of ‘Adolescence,’ a family drama about knife crime
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Each episode of “Adolescence,” the four-part Netflix drama premiering Thursday, was filmed in a single continuous shot. While shooting the British show, which traces the emotional fallout after a teenage stabbing, the camera was handed between operators like a relay race, clipped on and off drones and passed between the fast-moving crew ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Donatella Versace out as creative director of the Milan fashion house, in a shakeup by US owner
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2025
ROME (AP) — Donatella Versace has been replaced as creative director of the fashion house founded by her late brother Gianni Versace, assuming the new role of chief brand ambassador, Versace’s U.S. owner Capri Holdings announced on Thursday. Versace will be replaced by Dario Vitale, who most recently was design director at the Miu Miu ... Read More »
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