Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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RI issues tax refunds signed by Walt Disney, Mickey Mouse
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Rhode Island mistakenly sent more than 175 tax refund checks signed by Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse, rather than the state treasurer and controller. The Rhode Island Division of Tax...
Jul 31, 2020
TV host Regis Philbin buried at Notre Dame, his alma mater
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Television host Regis Philbin, who died last week at 88, has been buried at the University of Notre Dame following a private funeral service at his alma mater, a school spokesman sa...
Jul 31, 2020
Alan Parker, director of "Midnight Express," dies at 76
LONDON - Alan Parker, a successful and sometimes surprising filmmaker whose diverse output includes "Bugsy Malone," "Midnight Express," and "Evita," has died at 76, his family said. A Briton who becam...
Jul 31, 2020
In an upside-down summer, 'Jaws,' 'E.T.' are hits again
NEW YORK - When historians look back on the top films at the box office in the summer of 2020, they may feel like they've slipped into a time warp, or maybe "Back to the Future." Over the second weeke...
Jul 30, 2020
Gaga, Grande top MTV VMA noms; quarantine categories added
NEW YORK - It's raining nominations for Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande's "Rain on Me" at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, which will present new categories focused on live performances and music videos c...
Jul 30, 2020
Supreme Court of Canada to hear appeal of Quebec comedian on joke complaint
MONTREAL - The Supreme Court of Canada has decided to hear the appeal of Quebec comedian Mike Ward in a human-rights case that touches on the limits of artistic expression and the ...
Jul 30, 2020
Malik B, founding member of The Roots, has died at 47
LOS ANGELES - Malik B, a rapper and founding member of The Roots, has died. He was 47. The group announced the death of the Philadelphia-born emcee in a social media post Wednesday. The cause of death...
Jul 30, 2020
McConaughey writing book based on life-changing adventures
NEW YORK - Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey didn't want to write an ordinary celebrity book. "This is not a traditional memoir, or an advice book, but rather a playbook based on adventures in my life,...
Jul 30, 2020
Tracy Morgan, wife to divorce after 5 years of marriage
LOS ANGELES - Tracy Morgan and his wife of five years are ending their marriage The actor-comedian's representative said in an emailed statement Wednesday that Morgan and Megan Wollover have filed for...
Jul 30, 2020
Writer David Hare turns his COVID-19 into a theatre piece
LOS ANGELES - Oscar-nominated writer David Hare says he's turned his COVID-19 illness into a stage monologue about enduring "this quite extraordinary disease." "Beat the Devil" will open in London as ...
Jul 30, 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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