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Is Atlanta still the ‘Hollywood of the South’? A film boomtown faces a test
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Ratledge used to make as much as $9,500 a week working on film sets around Atlanta. Now, he’s on food stamps. The 48-year-old digital imaging technician moved from Indiana to Georgia in 2017 as studios — lured by generous tax credits — turned Atlanta into the “Hollywood of the South,” the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Celebrity chef René Redzepi resigns from iconic Danish restaurant Noma after abuse allegations
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — René Redzepi, founder and celebrity chef at the iconic Danish restaurant Noma that won three Michelin stars and other international accolades for its innovative “New Nordic” cuisine, has stepped down from his post following allegations of abuse and assault at the Copenhagen landmark. Redzepi has been dogged for years by reports ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Slavery exhibit is changing at the African American history museum as a loan agreement ends
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Smithsonian museum exhibit about the maritime journey that millions of Africans were forced to take across the Atlantic to slavery in the Americas will change later this month, when a remnant from one of the first sunken slave ships ever recovered is taken off display in Washington. The National Museum of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sentencing delayed for ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor convicted of sexual assault
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The sentencing for Nathan Chasing Horse following his conviction for sexual assault of Indigenous women and girls has been delayed by a week. The sentencing was scheduled to take place Wednesday, but Judge Jessica Peterson agreed to move the hearing to March 18. It will bring to a close a case ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ass backwards: How a Canadian donkey documentary is defying Oscars conventions
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
When Montreal filmmaker Alison McAlpine first noticed a group of donkeys ambling around an observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert, she couldn’t help but wonder what they were thinking. “I just asked, how do they see this world?” she recalls. That question became the starting point for “Perfectly a Strangeness,” McAlpine’s mesmeric short film following three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oscars presenters add a former host, three nominees and a famous father-son duo
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
It’ll be big year for Pullmans at the Oscars. The show’s producers said Wednesday that Bill Pullman and his son Lewis Pullman have joined the starry roster of presenters for Sunday’s live broadcast of the 98th annual Academy Awards. Also included in this batch are nominees Rose Byrne, Wagner Moura and Delroy Lindo, former Oscars ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How a Canadian documentary following three donkeys is defying Oscars conventions
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
When Montreal filmmaker Alison McAlpine first noticed a group of donkeys ambling around an observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert, she couldn’t help but wonder what they were thinking. “I just asked, how do they see this world?” she recalls. That question became the starting point for “Perfectly a Strangeness,” McAlpine’s mesmeric short film following three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Q&A: Shakira says she feels like she’s just getting started. A Rock Hall nomination begs to differ
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Shakira is on her way to drop her son off at flag football practice. It’s an ordinary experience for a mother who, in the not-so-recent past, has been at the center of some pretty extraordinary circumstances. The boundary-breaking Colombian performer has spent the last year on her first global tour since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Q&A: Shakira says she feels like she’s just getting started. A Rock Hall nomination begs to differ
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Shakira is on her way to drop her son off at flag football practice. It’s an ordinary experience for a mother who, in the not-so-recent past, has been at the center of some pretty extraordinary circumstances. The boundary-breaking Colombian performer has spent the last year on her first global tour since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Q&A: Shakira says she feels like she’s just getting started. A Rock Hall nomination begs to differ
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Shakira is on her way to drop her son off at flag football practice. It’s an ordinary experience for a mother who, in the not-so-recent past, has been at the center of some pretty extraordinary circumstances. The boundary-breaking Colombian performer has spent the last year on her first global tour since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Q&A: Shakira says she feels like she’s just getting started. A Rock Hall nomination begs to differ
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Shakira is on her way to drop her son off at flag football practice. It’s an ordinary experience for a mother who, in the not-so-recent past, has been at the center of some pretty extraordinary circumstances. The boundary-breaking Colombian performer has spent the last year on her first global tour since ... Read More »
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