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‘Out Standing’ examines sexism in the military, shocking Sandra Perron photo
By Canadian Press on September 25th, 2025
TORONTO — Intent on capturing the broad scope and deep impact of gender discrimination in the military, filmmaker Melanie Charbonneau focused on the little things. Harassment often plays out in small but constant humiliations, says the Quebec director, and she hopes that by examining that, her film “Out Standing” will get under an audience’s skin. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fashion meets Freud. A new exhibit explores clothes through a psychoanalytic lens
By Canadian Press on September 25th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Fashion and Freud? From top hats to stilettos, bustiers to bullet dresses, what we choose to put on our backs is interpreted through the lens of psychoanalysis in a new exhibit five years in the making. Valerie Steele, director of The Museum at FIT, curated nearly 100 designer pieces to offer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ticketmaster to give fans more information after uproar in way Oasis tickets were sold in the UK
By Canadian Press on September 25th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — A company that came under fire during the sale of tickets for British rock band Oasis’ reunion concerts this summer committed Thursday to a series of changes that aim to prevent fans being shocked by the price they end up paying. Following an investigation by the U.K.’s competition watchdog, Ticketmaster agreed that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Streaming is overtaking theaters for movie watchers, an AP-NORC poll finds
By Canadian Press on September 25th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are more likely to watch newly released movies from the comfort of their own homes instead of heading out to a theater, according to a new poll. About three-quarters of U.S. adults said they watched a new movie on streaming instead of in the theater at least once in the past ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Max Mara responds to rising global tensions and temperatures with lightness on Milan runway
By Canadian Press on September 25th, 2025
MILAN (AP) — Max Mara takes a sexy power turn for next summer, showing lots of skin with a touch of fetishism in a collection previewed Thursday during Milan Fashion Week. Creative director Ian Griffiths created soft volumes out of organza and technical mesh that enhanced shoulders and hips with a twirling ruffle effect. Leaf-shaped ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hard pass. Cold brew. Dad bod. Merriam-Webster adds over 5,000 words to ‘Collegiate’ dictionary
By Canadian Press on September 24th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Word nerd alert: Merriam-Webster announced Thursday it has taken the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries with a fresh edition that adds over 5,000 new words, including “petrichor,” “teraflop,” “dumbphone” and “ghost kitchen.” The 12th edition of “Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary” comes 22 years after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What if your soulmate isn’t your best friend? Brett Goldstein asks the question in ‘All of You’
By Canadian Press on September 24th, 2025
Brett Goldstein might want to break your heart. Or at least give you a proper ugly cry. In the new film “All of You,”streaming on Apple TV+ Friday, audiences are presented with a sticky conundrum: What if your soulmate, and your best friend, were different people? Reactions might differ about the choices Simon (Goldstein) and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs returns to court a week before he faces sentencing
By Canadian Press on September 24th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs returns to court Thursday for a hearing that could help decide how long the Grammy-winning producer will stay in prison. Judge Arun Subramanian plans to listen to arguments from lawyers on points of law that could help him decide a sentence for the Bad Boy Records founder, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shaughnessy Cohen Prize goes to history professor’s book on postwar prime ministers
By Canadian Press on September 24th, 2025
The Writers’ Trust of Canada says a history professor from the University of Regina has won this year’s Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. Raymond B. Blake took home the award at the Politics and the Pen fundraiser in Ottawa for his book “Canada’s Prime Ministers and the Shaping of a National Identity.” Jurors say ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alessandro Dell’Acqua’s No. 21 collection brings lightness to heavy times
By Canadian Press on September 24th, 2025
MILAN (AP) — Alessandro Dell’Acqua’s No. 21 collection for next spring and summer, presented Wednesday during Milan Fashion Week, is a study in lightness, as a hedge against the heavy times. “I believe that in moments of heaviness and uncertainty, sometimes taking a moment of lightheartedness and clearing your mind a bit can be good ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kimmel is back on ABC to big ratings, but some affiliates still refuse to air his show
By Canadian Press on September 24th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel is back on his ABC late-night show, but it’s still a mystery when — or if — viewers in cities such as Washington, Seattle and St. Louis will be able to see him again on their televisions. ABC stations owned by the Nexstar and Sinclair corporations took Kimmel off ... Read More »
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