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‘Fame’ and ‘Flashdance’ singer-actor Irene Cara dies at 63
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on November 26th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Oscar, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy winning singer-actress Irene Cara, who starred and sang the title cut from the 1980 hit movie “Fame” and then belted out the era-defining hit “Flashdance … What a Feeling” from 1983’s “Flashdance,” has died. She was 63. Her publicist, Judith A. Moose, announced the news ... Read More »
1 responseJustin Trudeau talks allyship during appearance on ‘Canada’s Drag Race’ spinoff
By The Canadian Press on November 25th, 2022
TORONTO – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an appearance on Friday’s episode of “Canada’s Drag Race: Canada vs. the World” to offer the contestants words of inspiration before the main challenge. Trudeau is touted as being the first world leader to visit the competition series founded by RuPaul. During the episode, the prime minister shared ... Read More »
1 responseGovernment announces Suzanne Guèvremont as new head of National Film Board of Canada
By The Canadian Press on November 25th, 2022
MONTREAL – The federal government has announced the new leader of the National Film Board of Canada. Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez today says Suzanne Guèvremont has been appointed as the NFB’s new government film commissioner and chairperson. Guèvremont begins her five-year term on Monday. In a statement, the NFB says Guèvremont has extensive experience in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘The Flatshare’ stars did their own stunts: writing Post-its
By Hilary Fox, The Associated Press on November 25th, 2022
LONDON (AP) – “The Flatshare” stars Jessica Brown Findlay and Anthony Welsh got to do all their own stunts in their new rom-com TV series. The stunts in question? Writing Post-it notes, which sometimes required multiple takes: “I got so many sent back being like, “˜It’s great, but that’s not how you spell that word,'” ... Read More »
1 responseFootball leads Nielsens; Fox’s Hannity helped by Trump
By The Associated Press on November 25th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Here’s the Nielsen company’s list of the 20 most-watched programs on prime-time television for the week of Nov. 14-20. 1. NFL Football: Kansas City at L.A. Chargers, NBC, 17.89 million. 2. NFL Football: Washington at Philadelphia, ESPN, 12.77 million. 3. “NFL Pregame,” NBC, 12.52 million. 4. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 9.95 million. ... Read More »
1 responseChina sentences Chinese-Canadian star Kris Wu to 13 years
By The Associated Press on November 25th, 2022
BEIJING (AP) – A Chinese court on Friday sentenced Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu to 13 years in prison on charges including rape. Beijing’s Chaoyang District Court said Wu was given 11 years and 6 months for a 2020 rape, and 1 year and 10 months for the “crime of assembling a crowd to engage ... Read More »
1 responseSix major works by Lawren Harris sell for $7.3 million at Heffel auction
By The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2022
TORONTO – Six works by Lawren Harris led Heffel’s fall auction Thursday, selling for a total of $7.3 million. One of the canvases, “House in the Ward, Winter, City Painting No. 1,” sold for $2,521,250. A painting by female Automatist painter Marcelle Ferron led the postwar & Contemporary Art session, selling for $1,801,250. Andy Warhol’s ... Read More »
1 responseP.E.I.’s long-running ‘Anne of Green Gables — The Musical’ no longer an annual event
By The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2022
CHARLOTTETOWN – The world’s longest running annual musical theatre production, “Anne of Green Gables ““ The Musical,” will not be staged next year during the Charlottetown Festival. The Confederation Centre of the Arts announced today that from now on the production will be staged every two years. The musical will next return in 2024 for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!High-flying balloon characters star in Thanksgiving parade
By Associated Press, The Associated Press on November 24th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Throngs of spectators lined the streets of New York on Thursday as colorful, high-flying balloons help usher in the holiday season at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Mostly sunny skies and a slight breeze are forecast for the annual tradition, which dates back nearly a century. International cartoon sensation Bluey, the ... Read More »
1 responseAlessandro Michele steps down as Gucci creative director
By Colleen Barry, The Associated Press on November 23rd, 2022
MILAN (AP) – Alessandro Michele is leaving his role as creative director of the Gucci, the fashion house announced Wednesday, bringing an end to an eight-year tenure that sharply redefined Gucci’s codes with romanticism and gender-fluidity, all the while powering revenues for the Kering parent. Womenswear Daily reported Michele’s expected departure on Tuesday, citing sources ... Read More »
1 responseNYPD: No known threats to Macy’s parade, but tight security
By The Associated Press on November 23rd, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – New York is planning tight security around the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in the wake of mass shootings elsewhere in the U.S., police said Wednesday, while stressing that there’s no known, credible threat to the famed event itself. The holiday tradition, which draws throngs of participants and spectators, this year comes ... Read More »
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