January 22nd, 2025

Entertainment News

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By Canadian Press on January 14th, 2025

Top Paid Books (US Bestseller List): 1. The House of My Mother by Shari Franke (Gallery Books) 2. The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins (Hay House) 3. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (Entangled Publishing, LLC) 4. Never Say Never by Danielle Steel (Random House Publishing Group) 5. Holmes Is Missing by Brian Sitts & ... Read More »

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Mission to moon carries tiny red Swedish home to space

By Canadian Press on January 14th, 2025

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish artist is about to have the dream of a lifetime fulfilled: A little red model house he created will be launched into space this week and, if all goes according to plan, put on the surface of the moon. The Moonhouse, the size of a big hand, will hitch a ... Read More »

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Hollywood’s awards season dates, and how they’ve been affected by the wildfires

By Canadian Press on January 14th, 2025

Hollywood’s awards season has all but come to a rare halt as the wildfires continue to disrupt life and work in the Los Angeles area. There are near daily updates from the Hollywood guilds and organizations that put on awards shows as the industry navigates the ongoing crisis. Here’s an overview of the major upcoming ... Read More »

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Lucy Walker made a searing film about wildfires in 2021. Now, people may be more inclined to listen

By Canadian Press on January 14th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — When Lucy Walker debuted her harrowing documentary about California wildfires, “Bring Your Own Brigade,” at Sundance in 2021, it was during peak COVID. Not the best time for a film on a wholly different scourge. “It was really hard,” the Oscar-nominated filmmaker says now. “I didn’t blame people for not wanting ... Read More »

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Halifax police seek three postcard paintings by artist Maud Lewis stolen from home

By Canadian Press on January 14th, 2025

HALIFAX — Halifax police are investigating the theft of three Christmas-themed postcards believed to have been painted by Nova Scotia folk artist Maud Lewis. Investigators say three framed cards painted by Lewis were taken from a residence on Cambridge Street in Halifax last November. One depicts pedestrians and a sleigh in winter near a passing ... Read More »

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Mad Men’s Jon Hamm is named Hasty Pudding’s Man of the Year

By Canadian Press on January 14th, 2025

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Actor Jon Hamm, who came to fame starring as ad executive Don Draper on the AMC series “Mad Men,” was named Tuesday as the 2025 Man of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals. The theater group, which dates to 1844 and claims to be the world’s third-oldest still operating, ... Read More »

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Celebrated artwork will be removed from an Iowa park as its creator ends fight to preserve the work

By Canadian Press on January 14th, 2025

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A nationally known outdoor artwork will be removed from a park pond in Des Moines under a settlement announced Tuesday, ending a legal fight between the New York artist who created the work decades ago and a local art center that argued it couldn’t afford needed repairs to the site. ... Read More »

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Apple TV app – Top Movies

By Canadian Press on January 14th, 2025

Top Movie Purchases and Rentals (US): 1. Wicked 2. The Substance 3. Gladiator II 4. Venom: The Last Dance 5. Flow 6. The Wild Robot 7. Conclave 8. Anora 9. A Real Pain 10. Heretic The Associated Press... Read More »

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Apple Podcasts – Top New Shows

By Canadian Press on January 14th, 2025

Top New Shows (US): 1. L.A. on Fire – The Daily 2. SURVIVED: Dianna D’Aiello – Crime Junkie 3. The End of Justine Trudeau’s Canada – The Daily 4. The Reinvention of Jan. 6 – The Daily 5. Trump 2.0: A Criminal Sentencing, Presidential Legacies, and Greenland – The Daily 6. Republicans Take Control of ... Read More »

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Rashida Jones is stepping down as MSNBC president on the eve of Trump inauguration

By Canadian Press on January 14th, 2025

MSNBC President Rashida Jones says she is stepping down after four years leading the liberal news network, her move coming on the eve of a second Trump administration and after changes in corporate ownership. Jones, in a memo to staff on Tuesday, said that she is leaving to “pursue new opportunities.” She’ll be replaced on ... Read More »

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US TikTok users flock to Chinese app Xiaohongshu in protest with TikTok ban looming

By Canadian Press on January 14th, 2025

HONG KONG (AP) — As the threat of a TikTok ban looms, U.S. TikTok users are flocking to the Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu – making it the top downloaded app in the U.S. Some of the “TikTok refugees,” as they call themselves, say the TikTok alternative, a Chinese app, is being chosen in protest ... Read More »

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