July 30th, 2025

Entertainment News

The Grateful Dead toasts its 60th with concerts at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park

By Canadian Press on July 29th, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Fans of the Grateful Dead are pouring into San Francisco for three days of concerts and festivities marking the 60th anniversary of the scruffy jam band that came to embody a city where people wore flowers in their hair and made love, not war. Dead & Company, featuring original Grateful Dead ... Read More »

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Tupac Shakur slaying suspect files appeal with Nevada Supreme Court to dismiss charges

By Canadian Press on July 29th, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The man charged with ordering the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas is asking the Nevada Supreme Court to dismiss his murder charges. Duane “Keffe D” Davis filed an appeal with the court Tuesday after a lower court judge upheld his charges. Davis, the only man ever ... Read More »

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs asks for release on a $50 million bond ahead of sentencing in October

By Canadian Press on July 29th, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is asking a judge to free him on a $50 million bond while he awaits sentencing in October after a jury found him not guilty of the most serious federal charges he faced earlier this month. In a court filing Tuesday, Combs’ lawyer argued that conditions ... Read More »

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Toronto’s JFL to welcome comics Gabriel Iglesias, Dropout Improv, Sarah Millican

By Canadian Press on July 29th, 2025

TORONTO — Toronto’s edition of Just For Laughs will welcome standup stars Gabriel Iglesias, Maria Bamford, Big Jay Oakerson and Ron Funches. Organizers announced a first round of comics that also includes “Daily Show” correspondent Al Madrigal, the U.K.’s Sarah Millican and Dropout Improv. Social media star Che Durena along with Jay Jurden and Gina ... Read More »

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Movie Review: Real couple Alison Brie and Dave Franco lead ‘Together,’ a codependency horror film

By Canadian Press on July 29th, 2025

The perils of the dating scene are vast, but there are horrors in long-term relationships too. With intimacy and commitment, there can also come codependency and even convergence. Once individuals, some couples start to dress alike, act alike and even, terrifyingly, look alike. On the comedic end, there’s the smug marrieds table of “Bridget Jones.” ... Read More »

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Book Review: ‘Shade: The Promise of a Forgotten Natural Resource’ calls for better protection

By Canadian Press on July 29th, 2025

The cities of ancient Mesopotamia were oases for travelers trying to escape the sun’s heat. Urban shade was created by the buildings themselves with homes constructed close together and next to alleyways less than 5 feet wide. Communities were built on diagonal grids offering equal amounts of sun and shade throughout the day for both ... Read More »

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Mustafa, Lou-Adriane Cassidy among contenders for first Polaris Song Prize

By Canadian Press on July 29th, 2025

TORONTO — Mustafa’s heartfelt “Gaza is Calling” and Lou-Adriane Cassidy’s theatrical “Dis-moi dis-moi dis-moi” are among the five contenders for the inaugural Polaris Song Prize. The $10,000 cash award recognizing the Canadian song of the year, based on artistic merit, will be shared by its Canadian performers and songwriters. Also vying for the honour is ... Read More »

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Chile hands luxury watches stolen from Keanu Reeves over to the FBI

By Canadian Press on July 29th, 2025

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chilean authorities said Tuesday they turned six valuable watches stolen from Canadian actor Keanu Reeves — including an engraved Rolex worth at least $9,500 — over to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, months after recovering them in a police raid. The FBI will arrange for their return to Reeves, best ... Read More »

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Katy Perry, Justin Trudeau dine together in Montreal restaurant Le Violon

By Canadian Press on July 29th, 2025

MONTREAL — A Montreal restaurant says Justin Trudeau and pop star Katy Perry dropped by for a “chill” meal together and were “kind and warm” to staff. A communications consultant for Le Violon says the former prime minister and “Teenage Dream” singer spent about two hours at the fine-dining spot Monday, located in the trendy ... Read More »

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Apple TV app – Top Movies

By Canadian Press on July 29th, 2025

Top Movie Purchases and Rentals (US) 1. Lilo & Stitch (2025) 2. How to Train Your Dragon (2025) 3. Materialists 4. Final Destination Bloodlines 5. Thunderbolts(asterisk) 6. Ballerina: From the World of John Wick 7. Warfare 8. Sinners 9. Karate Kid: Legends 10. Happy Gilmore The Associated Press... Read More »

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Apple Podcasts – Top New Shows

By Canadian Press on July 29th, 2025

Top New Shows (US) 1. Provoked with Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton, Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton 2. Legends of the Wild, A Field And Stream Production, Sam Soholt ‘ Field & Stream 3. Charlie’s Place, Pushkin 4. Unsupervised with Syd & TP, Dear Media 5. The Hunter, Wondery 6. Fun for All Ages with ... Read More »

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