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CBS buys The Free Press website, installs founder Bari Weiss as CBS News editor-in-chief
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Paramount said Monday that it has bought the commentary website The Free Press and installed its founder, Bari Weiss, as the editor-in-chief of CBS News. The announcement, while anticipated, is a bold move for the venerable television news network initiated by new corporate leader David Ellison. Weiss’ experience is in print ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘The Walking Dead’ comes alive in auction for 15-year anniversary
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The eerie zombies from “The Walking Dead” first stepped into viewers’ living rooms on Halloween nearly 15 years ago, unknowingly ushering in a new era for the horror genre. Fans are getting a chance to own some of the franchise’s most coveted items. AMC Networks, in partnership with Heritage Auctions, will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jilly Cooper, British author of bestselling risquĂ© novels, including ‘Rivals,’ dies at 88
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Jilly Cooper, the bestselling British author known for her chronicles of class and sex in risquĂ© novels, including “Rivals” and “Riders,” has died unexpectedly, her agent and family said Monday. She was 88. The author died on Sunday after a fall, according to a statement from literary agency Curtis Brown, who represented ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jilly Cooper, British author of bestselling risquĂ© novels including ‘Rivals’, dies at 88
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — Jilly Cooper, the bestselling British author known for her chronicles of class and sex in risquĂ© novels, including “Rivals” and “Riders,” has died, her agent and family said Monday. She was 88. The author died Sunday after a fall, said a statement from literary agency Curtis Brown, who represented her. “Mum was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jilly Cooper, British author of bestselling risquĂ© novels including ‘Rivals’, has died at 88
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — British author Jilly Cooper, known for her bestselling risquĂ© novels including “Rivals” and “Riders,” has died at age 88, her agent and family said Monday. A statement from her family said that the author’s “unexpected death has come as a complete shock.” Cooper was best known for her books in “The Rutshire ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!British author Jilly Cooper, known for novels ‘Rivals’ and ‘Riders’, has died at 88
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — British author Jilly Cooper, known for her many bestselling novels including “Rivals” and “Riders,” has died at age 88, her agent said Monday. A statement from her family said that the author’s “unexpected death has come as a complete shock.” “The privilege of my career has been working with a woman who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!BR-BOOKS-John-Candy
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
A new biography of Canadian comedy legend John Candy delves into the private battles he faced away from the cameras. Toronto-born author Paul Myers says he didn’t set out to dig up dirt on the “S-C-T-V” funnyman, but wanted to know more about the creative drive that led to indelible performances in “Splash,” “Uncle Buck” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taylor Swift’s ‘The Official Release Party of a Show Girl’ debuts at No. 1 with $33 million
By Canadian Press on October 5th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — This weekend’s box office belonged to two undeniable draws: Taylor Swift and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. It might have looked like a heavyweight matchup, but Swift’s devoted fanbase once again proved unstoppable with her film “The Official Release Party of a Show Girl,” which debuted at No. 1 with $33 million ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alessandro Michele’s Valentino collection puts 70s silhouettes in the Paris spotlight
By Canadian Press on October 5th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Against strobe lights that suggested seediness more than spectacle, Alessandro Michele’s Valentino collection showed restraint where once there was riot. Prim ’70s silhouettes — bows, ruching, velvet skirts — set a mood at Paris Fashion Week of controlled nostalgia. The high point was a draped gold gown with a feathered white collar, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Valentino’s ‘Fireflies’ by Alessandro Michele puts 70s silhouettes in the Paris spotlight
By Canadian Press on October 5th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Against strobe lights that suggested seediness more than spectacle, Alessandro Michele sent out “Fireflies,” a Valentino collection that showed restraint where once there was riot. Prim ’70s silhouettes — bows, ruching, velvet skirts — set a mood at Paris Fashion Week of controlled nostalgia. The high point was a draped gold gown ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oktoberfest ends Sunday with the traditional Bavarian salute
By Canadian Press on October 5th, 2025
MUNICH (AP) — The 190th Oktoberfest came to a close Sunday, wrapping up the world’s largest folk festival with the traditional Bavarian marksmen’s gun salute in Munich. Roughly 6.5 million visitors attended between Sept. 20 and Sunday, German news agency dpa reported, including Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Austrian-born former governor of California spontaneously conducted a live ... Read More »
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