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Donatella Versace out as creative director of the Milan fashion house, in a shakeup by US owner
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2025
ROME (AP) — Donatella Versace has been replaced as creative director of the fashion house founded by her late brother Gianni Versace, assuming the new role of chief brand ambassador, Versace’s U.S. owner Capri Holdings announced on Thursday. Versace will be replaced by Dario Vitale, who most recently was design director at the Miu Miu ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ashley Graham to make her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in the razzle-dazzle musical ‘Chicago’
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Model and entrepreneur Ashley Graham will make her Broadway debut this spring in the musical “Chicago,” adding her celebrity to a show that gleefully skewers celebrity culture. Graham, who made Time’s “100 Most Influential People in the Word” in 2017 and Glamour’s “Woman of the Year” in 2016, will play Roxie ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Movie Review: Soderbergh’s sleek spy thriller ‘Black Bag’ crackles
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2025
If you’re hosting a dinner for half a dozen British intelligence agents with the aim of ferreting out a mole, what should you cook? For George Woodhouse (Michael Fassbender), who’s preparing for four colleagues, plus himself and his wife, Kathryn St. Jean (Cate Blanchett), who, like him, is a high-level operative, it’s chana masala with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Movie Review: Russo brothers’ sci-fi ‘The Electric State’ is big, ambitious and dull
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2025
If an algorithm designed a classic, big-screen spectacle for the small-screen age, “The Electric State” probably wouldn’t be too far off the mark. This is an Amblin-inspired, big-budget adventure with dystopian, science-fiction wonder, nostalgic callbacks, well-liked stars (Chris Pratt! Millie Bobby Brown! Stanley Tucci! Giancarlo Esposito! Ke Huy Quan!) and the directors ( Joe and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Things to know about a potential Trump presidential library in Florida
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2025
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s team is already looking for locations for his presidential library, and Florida may be a top contender. A Florida legislator said Monday that the state has a “high likelihood” of getting its first presidential library. Presidential libraries are significant for post-administration historical archives depicting materials from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jeremy Dutcher joins other musicians and withdraws from East Coast Music Awards amid leadership turmoil
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2025
Jeremy Dutcher says he’s withdrawing his eight nominations from the East Coast Music Awards in solidarity with other musicians boycotting the event. The Wolastoqiyik tenor told The Canadian Press he no longer wants to participate in this year’s awards ceremony as questions swirl about the organization’s direction after the ousting of CEO Blanche Israel in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harvey Weinstein’s looming #MeToo retrial takes shape as judge rules on what jury will hear
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein ‘s #MeToo retrial next month will largely be an abridged version of the original, with one big addition: a charge based on an allegation from a woman who was not a part of the first case. But at a key pretrial hearing Wednesday, the disgraced movie mogul’s lawyers cautioned ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harvey Weinstein appears in court as judge issues rulings shaping his looming #MeToo retrial
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein ‘s #MeToo retrial next month will largely be an abridged version of the original, with one big addition: a charge based on an allegation from a woman who was not a part of the first case. But at a key pretrial hearing Wednesday, the disgraced movie mogul’s lawyers cautioned ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Documentary aims to unlock the unsolved killing of Detroit urban fiction writer Donald Goines
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2025
DETROIT (AP) — Who killed Donald Goines? Producers of a documentary on the life of the prisoner-turned urban fiction writer of novels about the violence, drugs and prostitution that he surrounded himself with in Detroit are hoping the answer hasn’t been lost to time — or the streets. It’s been more than 50 years since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Movie Review: ‘Novocaine,’ with Jack Quaid, is a shot of bloody action-comedy
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2025
Nathan Caine may not be able to feel pain, as the tagline for the new action-comedy “Novocaine” reads, but the same does not apply to audiences. Although he doesn’t scream when his leg is impaled with an arrow or when he sticks his hand in a vat of frying oil, you might. I certainly did. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leading nominee Jeremy Dutcher withdraws from East Coast Music Awards amid leadership turmoil
By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2025
Jeremy Dutcher says he’s withdrawing his eight nominations from the East Coast Music Awards in solidarity with other musicians who are boycotting the event. The Polaris and Juno winner told The Canadian Press he no longer wants to participate in this year’s awards ceremony as questions swirl about the organization’s direction following the ousting of ... Read More »
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