Entertainment

MILAN (AP) – Five days of womenswear presentations dissolved into more online presentations as Milan Fashion Week began to tail off Sunday, and the fashion crowd prepared to decamp for Paris. The excitement of live runway shows, the return of celebrities and the blast of fashion parties energized Italy’s fashion capital for the first time [...] Read More »

NEW YORK (AP) – The Oscars, Grammys, Emmys and Golden Globes have all held their ceremonies during the pandemic. Now it’s time for the Tony Awards, celebrating an art form that really needs the boost – live theater. Sunday’s show has been expanded from its typical three hours to four, with Audra McDonald handing out [...] Read More »

SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain (AP) – Female actors and filmmakers swept the top awards at the San Sebastian film festival on Saturday, with the Golden Shell for the best film going to “Blue Moon” (“Crai Nou”) by Romanian director Alina Grigore. American actress and producer Jessica Chastain was honored for her portrayal of Christian televangelist Tammy [...] Read More »

UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, met Saturday with a top U.N. official amid the world body’s biggest gathering of the year. The royals came to U.N. headquarters to speak with Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed. All three were due to appear later Saturday at the Global Citizen citizen [...] Read More »

UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, met Saturday with a top U.N. official amid the world body’s biggest gathering of the year. The royals came to U.N. headquarters to speak with Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed. All three were due to appear later Saturday at the Global Citizen citizen [...] Read More »

With the start of a week off beginning Tuesday – I volunteered to help cover the federal election Monday – I was going to keep this column light and bright. After all, we all need a break from the seriousness of life and as we know, I’m a guy who can crack a joke about [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A friend the other day sent me a quote regarding COVID-19 that I found really profound given how the fourth wave is now smashing into us. I don’t know the author of the quote or where it originated but it makes a good point: “If you don’t trust doctors and science to keep [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Prompted by Doug Cameron’s recent Letter to the Editor, I took an online quiz to gauge where I stand on the political spectrum. In his letter, Cameron stated with the election that many voters will be speaking of their devotion to one political party. The quiz at https://canada.isidewith.com/political-quiz may quickly dispel your preconceived [...] Read More »

LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com A few weeks ago here, I wrote about the need for Lethbridge residents to watch out for each other and our neighbourhoods, and how we can protect ourselves with security systems. Since that column, a few people have talked to me about their interest in getting security cameras so they can also keep [...] Read More »

Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald abeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Three years ago this weekend, my dad and I were preparing for an epic adventure, which turned out to be the first and last we’d ever make together. In early 2019, dad lost his second wife and on his own for the first time after being her caregiver, he was lost [...] Read More »