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Kim Sae-ron’s death underscores the huge pressure on South Korean celebrities
By Canadian Press on February 20th, 2025
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In the about 1,000 days between her drunken-driving crash in May 2022 and her death, South Korean mainstream news organizations published at least around 2,000 stories on film actor Kim Sae-rom. They illustrate how the local media often cover a celebrity’s fall from grace. Previously one of the brightest young ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stax Music Academy’s teen students mark 25th anniversary, Black History Month with concert
By Canadian Press on February 19th, 2025
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis music studio where some of America’s most recognizable songs were recorded decades ago is now a museum. But next door, trumpets blare, drums boom, and singers craft the soulful sounds of Stax Records’ biggest hits. At Stax Music Academy, young musicians rehearse the unmistakable intro to “Theme from Shaft,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A YouTuber in India is facing backlash over comments he made on a comedy show. Here’s what to know
By Canadian Press on February 19th, 2025
NEW DELHI (AP) — A famous YouTuber in India is facing public outrage and a police investigation after he made an allegedly obscene remark on a YouTube show, raising questions about freedom of speech in a country where digital creators in the past have come under fire for their content. The controversy began last week ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Movie Review: ‘The Monkey’ is a family drama with guts – the kind that spill all over the place
By Canadian Press on February 19th, 2025
It’s not a toy. Whatever you do, do NOT call it a toy. That’s the chilling message from the spooked airline pilot (Adam Scott) who arrives at a pawn shop, covered in blood that’s not his, trying to get rid of the monkey. It’s an old mechanical organ grinder toy — sorry, NOT a toy! ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé, a pioneer of African cinema, dies at age 84
By Canadian Press on February 19th, 2025
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé, a pioneer of African cinema with a career spanning 50 years, has died at age 84, Malian television announced Wednesday. The cause of Cissé’s death was not announced. The Malian government said Cissé “had just held a press conference to present two trophies as a prelude to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé, pioneer of African cinema, has died at age 84
By Canadian Press on February 19th, 2025
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé, a pioneer of African cinema with a career spanning 50 years, has died at age 84, Malian television announced Wednesday. The cause of Cissé’s death was not announced. The Malian government said Cissé “had just held a press conference to present two trophies as a prelude to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What’s going on with the Kennedy Center under Trump?
By Canadian Press on February 19th, 2025
Until a few weeks ago, the biggest news to come out of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., was its annual celebration of notable American artists. That has changed since the return of Donald Trump. In the first month of his second term, the president has ousted the arts institution’s leadership, filled the board of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Movie Review: Hit man pic ‘Old Guy’ has style, but it’s no bull’s-eye
By Canadian Press on February 19th, 2025
A boomer hit man is given a nightmare final assignment to train his own Gen Z replacement in Simon West’s lifeless action-comedy “Old Guy.” Christoph Waltz’s Danny Dolinski is the one at an unwelcome crossroads in the film. He’s only partially healed from a hand injury that’s rendered him dependent on pills and unable to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Netherlands agrees to return more than 100 artifacts to Nigeria looted during colonial times
By Canadian Press on February 19th, 2025
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands agreed on Wednesday to return a collection of 119 artifacts to Nigeria, the latest objects to be sent back to their homelands as museums grapple with their colonial-era holdings. The artifacts, known as the Benin Bronzes and mostly housed in a museum in Leiden, were looted in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Wicked’ choice: Cynthia Erivo will host the Tony Awards in June
By Canadian Press on February 19th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — “Wicked” star Cynthia Erivo, who has been earning awards left and right, will next be handing them out — she’s been picked to be the host of the Tony Awards. “I am so proud and excited to take on this glorious honor,” Erivo said in a statement. “I am looking forward ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A$AP Rocky has been found not guilty in a shooting trial. Here’s what to know about the case
By Canadian Press on February 19th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury’s acquittal of A$AP Rocky on Tuesday put to rest a case that has hung over the hip-hop star for years and threatened to derail his life and career. Rocky was charged with two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, filed after a November 2021 incident in which ... Read More »
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