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Music Review: Cult hero Alex G’s ‘Headlights’ is an introspective meditation on fame
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) â Fame is a double-edge sword. Though it comes with obvious perks â money, opportunity, praise â it can also prompt a kind of existential reckoning. Now what? Is this all there is? Am I changed because of it and, if so, for better or for worse? This is the kind of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Book Review: âAlgospeakâ shows just how much social media is changing us
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
How much has social media changed the way we talk and behave? Thatâs the question linguist and content creator Adam Aleksic sets out to answer in his debut book âAlgospeak.â If you already know what words like âyeet,â ârizz,â âbrainrotâ or âblackpilledâ mean, some of this information might not come as a surprise to you. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Book Review: ‘The Mission’ reveals troubling political meddling in CIA after 9/11
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
The meeting place of facts, ego, ignorance and politics typically is a messy arena as Tim Weiner illustrates over and over in this powerful account of the Central Intelligence Agency actions since the 9/11 attacks. The title, âThe Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century,â would seem to suggest a tidy, academic-style analysis. Instead, itâs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Book Review: Madeline Potterâs ‘The Roma’ blends memoir and research to look at a marginalized group
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
âThe Roma: A Travelling Historyâ is a fascinating look at a marginalized and misunderstood group of people who have encountered hostility for centuries. Written by Madeline Potter, a scholar of 19th century Gothic literature, the new book recounts how members of the group long have been maligned, enslaved, deported and murdered. Potter, who grew up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Movie Review: âEddingtonâ is a satire about our broken brains that might re-break your brain
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
You might need to lie down for a bit after âEddington.â Preferably in a dark room with no screens and no talking. âEddington,â Ari Asterâs latest nightmare vision, is sure to divide (along which lines, Iâm canât fathom) but there is one thing I think everyone will be able to agree on: It is an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!BBC Gaza documentary narrated by Hamas official’s son breached editorial guidelines, review says
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
LONDON (AP) â Britain’s media regulator said Monday it will investigate a BBC documentary about children’s lives in Gaza, after a review concluded that the narrator’s father has Hamas links and the program therefore breached editorial guidelines on accuracy. The broadcaster removed the program, âGaza: How To Survive A Warzone,â from its streaming service in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Take a first look at the new Harry Potter as HBO begins filming series
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
HBO has officially started production on the highly anticipated âHarry Potterâ TV series adaption, the network announced Monday, also revealing a first look at the titular character. The photo released by HBO shows Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, donning the signature Hogwarts uniform paired with round-rim glasses and a lightning bolt scar, not unlike the ... Read More »
1 responseMan charged after kilt-wearing attacker smashes case holding Scotland’s Stone of Destiny
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
LONDON (AP) â A man from Australia has been charged with âmalicious mischiefâ for allegedly smashing a glass case holding the Stone of Destiny, an ancient symbol of Scottish nationhood. Arnaud Harixcalde Logan, 35, appeared at Perth Sheriff Court on Monday to face the charge, which is similar to vandalism. Logan, whose address was given ... Read More »
1 responseMartin Cruz Smith, acclaimed author of ‘Gorky Park,’ dies at 82
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) â Martin Cruz Smith, the best-selling mystery novelist who engaged readers for decades with âGorky Parkâ and other thrillers featuring Moscow investigator Arkady Renko, has died at age 82. Smith died Friday âsurrounded by those he loved,â according to his publisher, Simon & Schuster. Further details were not immediately available, but Smith ... Read More »
1 responseElmo’s hacked X account posted racist messages. Sesame Workshop is trying to regain control
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
Sesame Workshop was trying to regain full control over its Elmo account on the X platform Monday after a hacker gained access and posted a string of racist and antisemitic messages. âElmoâs X account was compromised by an unknown hacker who posted disgusting messages, including antisemitic and racist posts. We are working to restore full ... Read More »
1 responseCelebrity birthdays for the week of July 20-26
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 20-26: July 20: Bassist John Lodge of the Moody Blues is 82. Country singer T.G. Sheppard is 81. Singer Kim Carnes is 80. Guitarist Carlos Santana is 78. Guitarist Jay Jay French of Twisted Sister is 73. Drummer Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols is 69. Actor Donna ... Read More »
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