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Fire engulfs main stage of Belgium’s Tomorrowland music festival ahead of Friday start
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
BRUSSELS (AP) — A huge fire on Wednesday at Belgium’s Tomorrowland music festival site has “severely damaged” the main stage two days before the event was due to start, organizers said. No one was injured in the incident. Images shared on local news sites and social media showed flames and plumes of black smoke engulfing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Movie Review: ‘Smurfs’ has Rihanna but not much else
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
Justin Timberlake had “Trolls.” Rihanna has “Smurfs.” Now, we patiently await a “Gummi Bears” with the Biebs. But first we have “Smurfs,” which, like “Trolls,” gets as much mileage as it can from its pop singer-voice actor. Rihanna voices Smurfette and supplies a new song, giving a half-hearted injection of star power to an otherwise ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump’s bid to claw back $9B in foreign aid and public broadcasting funds nears Senate vote
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s request to cancel about $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting spending is nearing passage in the Senate, an action that would have a tiny impact on the nation’s rising debt but could have major ramifications for future spending fights in Congress. Spending bills generally need bipartisan support ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Simple Plan didn’t want to wait until they were ‘really old’ to make a documentary
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
TORONTO — The problem with so many rock documentaries is they too often come out as the artist winds down their career — at least that’s how pop-punk act Simple Plan see it. With their new career-spanning feature-length doc, which premiered this month on Prime Video, the Montreal pop-punk act says they didn’t want to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Movie Review: Nostalgia and gore collide in the new ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
The new “I Know What You Did Last Summer” pretty much follows the plot of the 1997 film of the same name: A bunch of well-to-do young people get stalked and killed by a vengeful killer in a rain slicker with an ice hook. It even has some of the same stars. “It’s 1997 all ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What to know about the killings of an ‘American Idol’ music supervisor and her husband in LA
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police officers conducting a welfare check at a home on Monday discovered two bodies inside with gunshot wounds. The victims were identified as Robin Kaye, a longtime music supervisor for “American Idol,” and her husband, Thomas Deluca. A day later, police arrested a 22-year-old man in connection with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New ‘Knives Out’ mystery and Clement Virgo thriller ‘Steal Away’ among TIFF premieres
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
Clement Virgo’s new psychological thriller and Rian Johnson’s latest “Knives Out” mystery will be among the world premieres lighting up the 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. “Steal Away,” directed by Virgo, stars Angourie Rice and Mallori Johnson as two teenage girls whose intense bond shatters the illusions of their sheltered world. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Recession pop’ and new Christian music surge in the US as streaming growth slows
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Halfway through 2025, a few music trends have become clear, according to Luminate’s 2025 Midyear Report, which was released Wednesday: — In the U.S. and globally, more music is being streamed than ever before… — But growth has slowed. — And in the U.S. specifically, there’s been a resurgence in Christian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In new book, Ellen Burstyn reveals the secret that fueled her award-winning career: poetry
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn has a book coming out next year that reveals how she has been shaped by the power of words. HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced Wednesday that Burstyn’s “Poetry Says It Better” will be released April 28, 2026. Burstyn, 93, is known for such films as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fans say new romance bookstores and online groups are giving the genre some overdue respect
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Romance novels have always spiced up quiet nights. Now, a genre that has sometimes been dismissed as a guilty pleasure is bringing readers and writers together through social media, book clubs and a growing number of romance-specific bookstores. At a recent launch party for Nora Dahlia’s enemies-to-friends romance “Pick-Up” at Lovestruck ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rough times for broadcast networks illustrate changing media landscape
By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Two milestones revealed this week illustrate the diminishing power of broadcast television in the media world — one fueled by the habits of young people and the other by their elders. During June, viewers spent more time watching streaming services than they did for broadcast and cable television combined. That happened ... Read More »
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