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US book critics honor posthumous memoir by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — A posthumous memoir by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Hisham Matar’s novel “My Friends” and a poetry collection by Anne Carson were among the winners Thursday night of the 50th annual National Book Critics Circle awards. Winner in the autobiography category, Navalny’s ”Patriot,” which came out eight months after he died ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blake Lively accuses ‘It Ends With Us’ costar of abusing the courts with countersuit
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Blake Lively asked a judge on Thursday to dismiss a countersuit filed against her by her “It Ends With Us” costar Justin Baldoni, calling his claims “vengeful and rambling” after she sued for sexual harassment and retaliation. Lively’s lawyers wrote in papers filed in Manhattan federal court that Baldoni and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mariah Carey didn’t steal ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ from other writers, a judge says
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2025
A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that Mariah Carey did not steal her perennial megahit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” from other songwriters. Judge Mónica Ramírez Almadani granted Carey’s request for summary judgment on Wednesday, giving her and co-writer and co-defendant Walter Afanasieff a victory without going to trial. In 2023, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A judge says Mariah Carey didn’t steal ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ from other writers
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2025
A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that Mariah Carey did not steal her perennial megahit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” from other songwriters. Judge Mónica Ramírez Almadani granted Carey’s request for summary judgment on Wednesday, giving her and co-writer and co-defendant Walter Afanasieff a victory without going to trial. In 2023, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quinta Brunson files for divorce from Kevin Anik, her husband of 3 years
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The largely private relationship between Quinta Brunson and her husband of three years is over. Brunson, the star and creator of the hit ABC series “Abbott Elementary,” filed to divorce Kevin Anik on Wednesday. Her filing in Los Angeles Superior Court states the pair have an agreement they signed after marriage ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Elton John to receive $100,000 Glenn Gould Prize
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2025
TORONTO — Elton John will receive the 15th Glenn Gould Prize, a $100,000 award for an artist whose work has “enriched the human condition.” The biennial award administered by the Glenn Gould Foundation goes to an artist whose work demonstrates excellence and has been influential “either on their discipline or the broader culture.” The jury, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tegan and Sara, Max Kerman, Fefe Dobson to speak at Toronto’s Departure Festival
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2025
TORONTO — Canadian pop duo Tegan and Sara, Arkells frontman Max Kerman and pop-punk singer Fefe Dobson are set to speak at Toronto’s Departure Festival and Conference. The musicians join previously announced speakers and guests including Bryan Adams, Dallas Green, Matty Matheson, Tia Wood, Shaggy, Jully Black and Mustafa. The six-day conference will also feature ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Remember Me? ‘Coco 2’ in the works at Disney and Pixar
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2025
“Coco” is getting a sequel. Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger said Thursday that “Coco 2” is currently in development at Pixar Animation Studios. “While the film is just in the initial stages, we know it will be full of humor, heart and adventure,” Iger said at the company’s shareholders meeting. The sequel will reunite ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Disney in search of perhaps its greatest sequel – a successor to Bob Iger
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2025
Behind the red carpet movie premieres and new thrill-inducing rides for fans of its amusement parks, there is a quiet search underway to find the successor to Bob Iger, the face of Disney for most of the past two decades. Disney went through the CEO search recently, and it was nearly a disaster. Only two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘A Two-Spirit Journey,’ memoir championed by Shayla Stonechild, wins Canada Reads
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2025
TORONTO — Ma-Nee Chacaby’s memoir “A Two-Spirit Journey,” which she wrote with Mary Louisa Plummer, has won this year’s edition of Canada Reads. Podcaster and wellness influencer Shayla Stonechild championed the book during CBC’s four-day faceoff during which public figures duke it out to decide which book all Canadians should read. Stonechild argued the memoir ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Juno Awards select Hamilton as host city for 2026 ceremony and music events
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2025
TORONTO — The Juno Awards are dropping into Hamilton next year. Organizers at the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences say they’ve selected the Ontario city as host for its 2026 awards show and associated music events. The main Junos ceremony will take place inside Hamilton Arena, formerly FirstOntario Centre, which is finishing off ... Read More »
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