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Leslie West, guitarist of rock band Mountain, has died at 75
LOS ANGELES - Leslie West, an iconic guitarist-vocalist who was behind several '70s rock anthems including "Mississippi Queen" with the popular band Mountain, has died. He was 75. His spokesman Steve ...
Dec 24, 2020
From ‘Wonder Woman’ to ‘Star Wars,’ Jenkins' rise continues
Years ago, Chris Pine turned "Wonder Woman" down. Then Patty Jenkins came on board and suddenly without even much of a script he found himself under a kind of spell listening to her vision for the fil...
Dec 24, 2020
Ex-'Survivor' contestant charged with larceny in Virginia
DANVILLE, Va. - A former "Survivor" contestant has been charged in Virginia with grand larceny, authorities said. Jonny Fairplay, who while competing on the show in 2003 became known for orchestrating...
Dec 24, 2020
Warner Bros. sets ‘Furiosa,’ ‘Color Purple’ musical for 2023
A "Mad Max: Fury Road" prequel and an adaptation of "The Color Purple" Broadway musical are coming to theatres in 2023, Warner Bros. said Wednesday. The announcement comes on the heels of the studio's...
Dec 24, 2020
British model, fashion muse Stella Tennant dies at 50
LONDON - Stella Tennant, the aristocratic British model who was a muse to designers such as Karl Lagerfeld and Gianni Versace, died suddenly at the age of 50, her family said Wednesday. Tennant, the g...
Dec 23, 2020
Rage, reckoning come to forefront in ‘Promising Young Woman’
Emerald Fennell wanted to write about female rage. Before #MeToo became ubiquitous, she had been thinking about complacency and the teen movies of her youth where consent was often little more than a ...
Dec 23, 2020
Q&A: Clooney on 'Midnight Sky' and his twilight as an actor
NEW YORK - How has George Clooney been handling isolation? Aside from spending time with his wife, Amal Clooney, and their 3-year-old twins, and editing his new film "The Midnight Sky," he's relied on...
Dec 23, 2020
'Cheer' star pleads not guilty to child porn, sex charges
NAPERVILLE, Ill. - "Cheer" star Jerry Harris has pleaded not guilty to federal child pornography charges and allegations that he solicited sex from minors at cheerleading competitions and convinced te...
Dec 23, 2020
Goodbye 2020: A look at lessons learned, communities forged in a year like no other
There's little doubt that the momentous events of 2020 will leave indelible marks on many Canadians. The arrival of COVID-19 and its rapid spread touched practically every aspect of our lives, from pe...
Dec 23, 2020
Novelist Yu Miri: Olympics not helping Fukushima rebuilding
TOKYO - Yu Miri, who won this year's National Book Award for translated literature, says Tokyo's Ueno Park, where a homeless man kills himself in her award-winning story, looks very clean ahead of nex...
Dec 23, 2020
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Canada is getting a taste of FIFA's World Cup demands
Sarah Mills says a full motorcade with a police escort for the FIFA president is unnecessary, but it shows that the orga...
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